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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Ministerial Task Team Reports on Black Academics; Review of UNISA & 4IR; Ministerial Inquiry on business processes, systems and capacity of NSFAS; with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2022
Ministerial Task Team (MTT) Report on Black Academics
MTT Report on Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
The Committee met with the Department of Higher Education and Training in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing on the reports of the ministerial task teams on black academics, an independent review of the ...
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Department of Science and Innovation Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on its 2020/21 annual report and annual financial statements. The Deputy Minister was in attendance.
The audit outcome showed that three of the four entities in the portfolio had been ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
HSRC 2020/21 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
19 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on its 2021 annual report.
The Committee heard that a new board had come into office at the beginning of November, although it had not yet been inducted. The outgoing chairperson ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Skills Fund & Services SETA 2020/21 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
17 Nov 2021
The Committee met with the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) to be briefed on their 2020/21 annual reports.
The National Skills Fund reported poor achievement of its performance targets. Its programme for skills development funding achieved only 11 percent ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Science and Innovation, NRF, SANSA, CSIR 2020/21 Annual Reports
12 Nov 2021
Annual Reports 2020/21
Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) portfolio. DSI, National Research Foundation (NRF) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) had clean audits. HSRC regressed from a clean audit to unqualified with findings. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET, NSFAS, SAQA, CHE, QCTO 2020/21 Audits & Annual Reports, with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2021
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the 2020/21 audit outcomes for the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities such as NSFAS, National Skills Fund (NSF), SAQA, CHE, QCTO, TVET colleges and universities.
Members were pleased with the performance of the entities, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DSI on programme of support for District Development model; with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2021
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Science and Innovation on its approach to the District Development Model (DDM). The presentation dealt with the selection of high impact projects to support the delivery of basic services to 35 municipalities, using the DDM as a platform ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
DHET briefing on impact of Covid-19 on the Sector; Review of Funding Model; Distribution of laptops; with Deputy Minister
1 Sep 2021
The Select Committee convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology on the impact of Covid-19 on the post-school education and training (PSET) sector, as well as a review of the Department's funding model and the distribution of laptops.
The Deputy Minister emphasised ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Lessons learnt in respect of multimodal teaching and learning; 2021 registration for universities & TVET colleges; Progress made with NSFAS appeals; with Deputy Minister
26 May 2021
The Committees responsible for overseeing higher education in the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces convened jointly in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on the lessons learnt on multimodal teaching and learning mechanisms, and by the National Student ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Science and Innovation 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 May 2021
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) briefed the Select Committee on its 2021 annual performance plan (APP) and budget vote for the 2021/22 financial year. The meeting took place on a virtual platform.
The presentation by the Department described the strides they had made in their ...