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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Walter Sisulu University controversy; Skills Training for Post-School Education and Training: HSRC / Labour Market Intelligence Partnership research
6 Sep 2017
The Chairperson opened the meeting by drawing Members’ attention to the issue reported in the media about the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student who had accidentally received a R14 million deposit from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The Committee decided to call a representative from WSU to attend ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2017
The Minister of Higher Education of Training provided the Portfolio Committee with an overview of Departmental highlights for the first quarter of the 2017/18 financial year, with particular emphasis on the resolution of challenges at the University of Zululand and with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. He also disclosed ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
W&RSETA, MerSETA & TETA on their Annual Performance Plans
21 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training convened with three Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) to deliberate on their strategic plans for 2015/16 to 2019/20, and their 2017/18 annual performance plans. The SETAs were the Manufacturing, Engineering and other Related Services SETA (MERSETA), the Transport Education and Training ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Police Involvement in Student Protests; PSIRA on University Security; SASSETA Annual Performance Plan
20 Jun 2017
The South African Police Service (SAPS) on police involvement in student protests
SAPS identified the #FeesMustFall movement as a student led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in response to an increase in fees at South African universities. The protests started at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) and spread ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET on its Quarter 4 performance; Certificate/Diploma backlog: SITA & Umalusi briefing
14 Jun 2017
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA), Umalusi and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) all worked together to achieve success in eradicating the backlogs in issuing certificates. At present, only 665 certificates were outstanding. The number of outstanding certificates represented 0.3 percent of the number of certificates that ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Bank SETA, Insurance SETA & Finance and Accounting SETA on their Annual Performance Plan
7 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by three Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) – from the banking, insurance, and finance and accounting services sectors -- on their strategic and annual performance plans for the 2017/18 period.
The Bank SETA took the Members through an assessment ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Stellenbosch University language policy, transformation, safety & security; Labour Market Intelligence Report: HSRC briefing
31 May 2017
The Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University introduced the briefing on the university’s transformation initiatives by identifying safety on campus, student accommodation, and free and decolonised education, as some of the core challenges it was facing.
The Committee was told that the transformation agenda was one that was led by the university ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Services SETA, Energy and Water SETA, Local Government SETA on their Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister present
24 May 2017
Three organs of the Sector Education Training Authority presented their annual performance plans (APPs) for 2017/18 and strategic plans for 2015/16-2019/20.
The Service SETA (SSETSA) said its strategic plan was based on five priority areas. These were promoting access to skills development, providing expansion and capacitation, improving the relevance of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee Report on Department of Higher Education and Training Budget
10 May 2017
The Committee met to deliberate on its report on the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET’s) Budget Vote 15.
Members agreed that the Committee should closely monitor the progress of the Department because of its important role in the education sector. It was often presented with nice and detailed ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Review of Department of Higher Education & Training's Annual Performance Plan: Auditor-General briefing
15 Mar 2017
The Office of the Auditor General South Africa provided insight on the 2017/18 draft Annual Performance Plans of the Department and its public entities. The review focused on the SMART criteria and whether the performance targets set by the Department and its entities met the criteria.
The AGSA noted that ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
New SETA landscape
8 Mar 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training presented the National Skills Development Plan and Sector Education and Training Authority Landscape to the Committee and shared their developments upon opening the proposal up for public comment and the Department’s plans for transformation and integration of the post-school education and training system. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on its Quarter 3 performance
1 Mar 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training presented the Third Quarter performance report 2016/17. The Department had 38 performance indicators that encompassed 70 targets, but in the quarter under review, there were ten targets, mainly in the core delivery programmes of University Education, Skills Development and the Community Education and ...