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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations & South African Qualifications Authority on their Budget & Annual Performance Plan 2015/16
25 Mar 2015
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) presented their strategic plans for 2015 to 2019 and their annual performance plans 2015/2016. SAQA outlined its mandate to ensure quality qualifications in South Africa, to ensure that South African qualifications meet appropriate criteria, and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education and Training funding: input by Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC); Auditor-General on Department of Higher Education and Training audit outcomes
11 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (DHET) was briefed by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the funding of students in institutions of higher education.
The FFC indicated that R41.8 billion had been allocated for the 2015/2016 financial year, which was an increase of 7.3% from the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Adult Education and Training and TVET Colleges function shift/migration: progress reports by DHET & North West, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga Provincial Departments of Education
4 Mar 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) briefed the Committee on the function shift and migration of Adult Education and Training (AET)to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges (TVET). Two provincial departments responsible for education, from Northern Cape and North West, also were present to report on ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Funding of Universities: Ministerial Task Team on implementation of review recommendations
25 Feb 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by the reference group and technical team on the development of the funding framework following the Ministerial report on universities. The team had been appointed by the Minister to consider recommendations made in the funding review report. They had been ...
Economic Development
Small Enterprise Finance Agency funding model and use of intermediaries briefing
24 Feb 2015
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) briefed the Committee on its funding model and the use of intermediaries in its operations. The Committee was reminded that SEFA grew from the merger of other financial institutions set up between 2005 and 2012, and was essentially intended to target survivalist and medium ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
TVET colleges and universities: enrolment / registration 2015; NSFAS on 2015 loans/bursaries allocation to students, with Minister present
18 Feb 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) met with the Committee to brief Members on the process of registration and enrolment at universities and Technical and Vocational Education Training Colleges (TVET) for the year 2015. The Department indicated that students enrolling to study scarce skills for the first time ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Safety and Security SETA and Public Service SETA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
19 Nov 2014
The Committee was told that SASSETA had been experiencing governance and administration challenges. The organisation’s environment lacked stability. Several key posts were vacant and there had been a number of resignations and dismissals. A number of investigations had been carried out, resulting in disciplinary processes. Measures had been taken to ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET on progress report in migration process of Technical & Vocational Education & Training colleges, with Minister
12 Nov 2014
The Chairperson opened the meeting with a brief introduction to the migration process. There were currently challenges and anomalies within the post-schooling education sector because it was managed differently by each of the provinces. The migration of this sector to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) was therefore ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Local Government Sector Education & Training Authority & Services SETA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
5 Nov 2014
The Chairperson reflected on the role that SETAs should play in developing the country and contributing to increasing the pool of skilled people. The problem was that this was not currently happening as the SETAs were facing problems with governance, administration, financial management, monitoring and evaluation which resulted in SETAs ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Skills Fund & National Skills Association on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
29 Oct 2014
The National Skills Fund (NSF) and National Skills Association (NSA) presented their annual reports for 2013/14 to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training.
The NSF said its mandate was to fund skills development projects of national priority, as per the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III, section 28 ...