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National Skills Fund investigation: update by Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2022
The Committee was briefed on the independent forensic investigation into the National Skills Fund (NSF) commissioned at the behest of the Committee following disclaimed audit outcomes. The Directorate for the Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks), Special Investigating Unit, and the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) were also in attendance.
Nexus, ...
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 ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Science and Innovation 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
On a virtual platform, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) briefed the Committee on the philosophy and key interventions of the Decadal Plan 2022. Its policy priorities include:
• Exploiting new sources of growth: circular economy, the digital economy.
• Modernising agriculture, mining and manufacturing. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
South-West Gauteng & Northern Cape Urban TVET Colleges: overview & gender equality
25 May 2022
The Committee met with the Northern Cape Urban TVET College and the South-West Gauteng TVET College with management, student representatives and labour unions. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) was also present. The colleges were two of the colleges involved in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Report ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Mangosuthu University of Technology: Independent Assessor Report; with Deputy Minister
18 May 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Council of the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and its Student Representative Council, the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU), and the Tertiary Education National Union of South Africa (TENUSA) MUT branch to ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Walter Sisulu University & CHE on accreditation status of some higher education qualifications offered by the institution; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training, Council for Higher Education, Walter Sisulu University and the Student Representative Council to receive a full account on the questioned accreditation status of some qualifications offered by the Walter Sisulu University.
Members were not pleased because of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS, CHE, SAQA & QCTO 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans
20 Apr 2022
The Committee met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, the Council for Higher Education, the South African Qualifications Authority and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, to receive briefings on their strategic and annual performance plans for 2022/23. The entities covered their strategic areas ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Institutional Autonomy of Universities: colloquium with Deputy Minister
29 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee hosted its colloquium on institutional autonomy at the Bellville Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and heard from a range of stakeholders such as the Department, Council of Higher Education, Universities South Africa, HETN, COSATU, South African Union of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Update on Certification Backlog; Proliferation of Illegal Private Colleges; Quality Assurance of the TVET Examinations; with Deputy Minister
23 Mar 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Umalusi to receive an update on the eradication of the certification backlog. The Department of Higher Education and Training also briefed the Committee on the proliferation of illegal private colleges ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Student unrest in tertiary sector; 2022 student admissions; NSFAS support to students; CGE Report on Gender Transformation Investigation in TVET colleges, with Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, Portfolio Committee in Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Multiparty Women’s Caucus met in a virtual meeting to discuss the student unrest in the tertiary sector, 2022 student admissions ...