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Basic Education
ASIDI & Conditional Grants; Education Audit Outcomes: FFC & AGSA inputs
11 Oct 2022
AGSA commended Umalusi for maintaining its clean audit for the past three years. It is encouraging to see the DBE maintain the unqualified audit opinion on its financial statements; however, it is a concern that it continued its non-compliance with laws and regulations, as well as findings on performance ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
HESTIIL Review Report; SMU Vice-Chancellor Inquiry Report
30 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in the National Assembly convened virtually for a briefing on the Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Institutional Landscape (HESTIIL) Review Report which was presented by the HESTILL Ministerial Committee on behalf of the Department of Science ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)
28 Sep 2022
The Committee met virtually to receive a briefing from the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) on matters related to governance, management and skills development interventions in the construction sector. However, the Committee was not pleased that the Ministry was not present as some of the questions required its ...
Basic Education
Seekoegat Closure Petition Report; Mpumalanga Oversight Visit Report; Committee Programme
27 Sep 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider its reports on its oversight visit to Mpumalanga and the petition on the Seekoegat school closure. It also considered and adopted the minutes of its meeting on 20 September.
Members corrected certain information in the Mpumalanga oversight ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Postponement: National Skills Fund: Task Team Review, Investigation Report & implementation of audit action plan; Ministerial Task Team on funding of PSET; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to receive submissions and presentations on the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) on the Student Funding Model, the National Skills Fund (NSF) Forensic Investigation report and the NSF entity report. Matters became problematic turn when the Chairperson ...
Basic Education
DBE Quarter 1 2022/23 performance; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education reported it had achieved six out of nine (67%) of its Quarter 1 2022/23 targets.
Committee members asked about the implementation of the Three Stream curriculum model; prioritising Funza Lushaka graduates; availability of funds to implement compulsory ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Transformation at University of Pretoria
14 Sep 2022
The Committee met to receive a progress report on the transformation journey of the University of Pretoria and its stakeholders, the Student Representative Council (SRC), the Institutional Forum, and the labour unions at the institution.
The University dealt with a range of issues covering its strategic goals, enrolments, funding, ...
Basic Education
Umalusi on International Benchmarking & Subject Analysis of National Senior Certificate
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a presentation from Umalusi on international benchmarking and subject analysis of the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) study. The purpose of the current study is to understand the standing of the NSC in relation to similar qualifications ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Climate Change initiatives and programmes: DSI & CSIR briefing
9 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in the National Assembly convened a virtual meeting for a briefing on climate change initiatives and programmes by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), and a delegation of the ACCESS Research Programme, affiliated with the Council for Scientific and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Master Skills Plan and legislation in post-school education and training: DHET briefing; with Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Master Skills Plan (MSP) and the associated legislation. The MSP was still in its early stages, so the Department could present details only about what it would ...