Dennis George
General Secretary, Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)
Dennis Henry George was born on 28 January 1958, in Cape Town and is married to Natalie George. He matriculated from Cape Town College.
Qualifications include:
Industrial Relations Diploma from Damelin Management School,
Labour Law Diploma from University of the Western Cape,
International Training Centre Turin, Italy - Academic work Stockholm, Sweden – Practical work (Diploma - Workers’ Education Programme on International Labour Standards),
Qualified as a Commissioner of the CCMA
Regenesys Business School (Strategic Planning and Management, Financial Management for Non Financial Managers)
Employment:
General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) FEDUSA is the largest politically non-aligned trade union federation in South Africa representing over 400 000 members from 22 Affiliates organizing in a wide variety of sectors in industry.
Tripartite Structures
Member of President Jacob Zuma’s Economic Working Group
Member of the National Skills Authority (NSA) from 1 April 2000 to date
Former member of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) for 5 years and 8 months
Chairperson of the National Board for Further Education and Training (NBFET)
Member on the Millennium Labour Council (MLC)
Represents FEDUSA on the National Economic Labour Development Council (NEDLAC)
Achievements:
Ministerial recognition award for serving on the National Training Board from 26 March 1996 to 12 April 1999
Ministerial recognition award for serving on the South African Qualification Authority from 4 December 1998 to 30 November 1999 and to 15 December 2004
Ministerial recognition award for serving on the National Skills Authority from 1 April 2000 to 1 June 2002
The Minister of Education appointed the General Secretary as Chairperson of the National Board for Further Education and Training in 2003 and re-appointed him for a second term in 2005 until March 2009.
