Meet Iain Batten: Cancer Survivor, MS Warrior and Alison Learner
Iain Batten is an Alison Learner from South Africa. His remarkable story of overcoming educational challenges, from dyslexia to outdated institutional biases, is an incredible tale of perseverance, commitment and the importance of education. As if his story wasn’t inspirational enough, Iain has also beaten cancer three times and is currently taking the fight to…
A Day in the Life of a Medical Professional: Eurika Mogane
Dr Eurika Mogane is a Health and Wellness Practitioner with a background in medical science. Eurika, from South Africa, has inspired countless individuals (including many Alison Learners) with her incredible story of empowerment and success. Through hard work and commitment, Eurika leveraged various educational opportunities to gain a series of impressive qualifications, including a doctorate.…
Dr. Eurika Mogane: “Online education helps change our perceptions on a number of topics,...
Dr. Eurika Mogane is a doctor and Alison student from South Africa. Motivated by her medical expertise and her belief in the universal good of free education, Eurika took part in the Alison Coronavirus Course Translation Project last year, translating the life-saving course into Zulu. As well her great work on the online learning front,…
Mandela Day 2021: 5 Ways To Take Action and Inspire Change
Every year, 18th July is celebrated across the world as Mandela Day. Commemorating the life and work of Nelson Mandela, the day is about recognising his commitment to instilling equality, combating poverty and changing the world for the better. For us at Alison, Mandela’s legacy of tirelessly working to improve the lives of his fellow…
Ivy Makoni: “Alison opens the door to education for everyone for free.”
Ivy Makoni is an Alison Learner based in Pretoria, South Africa. Besides being an Alison graduate, Ivy also runs the highly successful Facebook group, Alison Students in South Africa, which helps over 3,000 Learners with all their Alison-related queries. Originally from Zimbabwe, Ivy’s incredible story of triumphing over adversity through education makes her a fantastic…
South Africa Youth@Work – Empowering Young People with the Power of Alison
[email protected] is a South African organisation devoted to providing access to work placement, internships and educational programmes to young people in South Africa. [email protected] is both an Implementation Partner of the state’s Youth Employment Service and an Alison collaborator. The Alison Blog caught up with [email protected]’s Director Erica Kempken, as well as two successful [email protected]…
Meet the Employers Recognising Alison’s Graduates in Africa!
All around the world, hundreds of thousands of Alison graduates have transformed their studies with Alison into new jobs. And for every Alison graduate in employment, there’s an employer who has recognised the quality education that Alison provides to all its Learners. Three employers from around the world tell us about their experience of hiring…
How Much Do You Know About South Africa?
Can you find South Africa on a map? What else do you know about this African nation with about 59 million people?
Hazel Kendrick: “Alison courses help me to improve my teaching skills.”
Hazel Kendrick is a lecturer in Business Management in South Africa and finds that Alison’s online courses allow her to stay up to date with her teaching methods. As well as being an Alison learner, Hazel also teaches online and recommends Alison courses to her students. “My name is Hazel Kendrick. I am a lecturer…
Rebecca Melone: “Not only is Alison free but you can study from anywhere at...
Rebecca Melone is an Alison graduate from South Africa. She shares her story of loss and lifelong learning with the Alison Blog. “My name is Rebecca Melone. I am a South African, born and bred. After high school, I had no direction and I wasted a lot of time. Eventually, I took a job with…
