About

Thirteen years of widening access in South African higher education.

CE App is the continuation of the educational and assessment work that began under the name NO:ME in January 2013. The company has changed shape over the years. The purpose hasn't.

Our story

From NO:ME to CE App.

Founded as NO:ME Psychometrics and Consulting on 10 January 2013 by Karina Olivier and Jean van Vuuren, what began as an RPL for Access service with two private colleges grew into a broad practice in psychometric assessment, organisational development, and educational access.

NO:ME Psychometrics and Consulting founded by Karina Olivier and Jean van Vuuren in Pretoria. First RPL for Access partnerships with two private colleges.
Practice expands. Work grows across NGOs, organisational and personal development, psychometric assessment, research, and educational access.
Practice rebrands to CE App — Career and Educational Applications. The new name reflects the deepening focus on educational assessment and access work.
Restructure into two formal (Pty) Ltd entities. CE App (Pty) Ltd continues the RPL, Entrance Exams, and educational assessment work. NOW Matters (Pty) Ltd is newly established for careers, talent, and workplace solutions.
New CE App RPL platform launching. Career Explorer, Match, and Learn modules joining the family at the end of Q3.
Co-founder

Karina Olivier — now leading Psychometric Studio.

Karina co-founded NO:ME with Jean in 2013 and was instrumental in shaping the practice's psychometric and assessment foundations. She now resides in the Netherlands, where she leads Psychometric Studio (psychometricstudio.com).

NOW Matters — CE App's sister practice — works in association with Psychometric Studio on selected projects. The professional relationship continues across continents.

Need assessment work in the Benelux or DACH region? Contact Psychometric Studio directly at info@psychometricstudio.com.

The products and services we offer today came from listening to what the market actually needed — not from what we wanted to sell. Founders' note, 2013
The team today

A small practice with a long reach.

Jean van Vuuren

Principal

Psychometrist (Independent Practice). HPCSA PMT0074101. Co-founder of NO:ME, Principal of both CE App (Pty) Ltd and NOW Matters (Pty) Ltd.

Corne van Vuuren

Office & Administrative Manager

Manages operations, candidate communications, institutional liaison, and the day-to-day administration of the RPL Management System.

Our standards

The rules we work by.

Want to work with us?

Whether you're a college considering RPL for your programmes, or a candidate looking for an alternative path into higher education — we'd like to hear from you.

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