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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SETA new landscape; Post-School Education and Training National Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to receive presentations on progress with the finalisation of the new Sectoral Education and Training Authority (SETA) landscape, and on the National Plan for Post-School Education and Training (PSET). The meeting was attended by both the Minister ...
Energy
Fuel Price: Minister of Energy briefing; with Deputy Minister
21 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Energy (DoE) to discuss the country’s high fuel prices.
At the outset, the Minister was asked to explain why nobody from the DoE had attended the previous meeting. The Minister said this had been due to a miscommunication that the meeting had ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS progress report
16 Aug 2018
Various stakeholders were requested by the Committee to report back on progress made, and to respond to questions posed to them, with regard to National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowance payments. The Committee had conducted its own research at the educational institutions to try and identify the issues, and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Community Education and Training update; Quarter 1 performance; High Level Panel recommendations: DHET briefing
15 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to receive the first quarterly performance report for the 2018/19 financial year, and to receive feedback on the progress made in addressing challenges that had been pinpointed in the Community Education and Training (CET) system.
The DHET ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Gender-Based Violence & Gender Transformation at Higher Learning Institutions: CGE briefing
14 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee for Higher Education and Training was briefed by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on gender-based violence and gender transformation at institutions of higher learning. Officials from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) were also present. The meeting arose out of the Portfolio Committee on ...
Energy
Fuel Price: Department of Energy briefing (postponed)
14 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was supposed to receive a briefing from the Minister and the Department of Energy on the fuel price. The meeting was scheduled because there had been a lot of discussion in the public domain about the high fuel price and the impact it not only ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill [B20-2018]: DHET briefing
1 Aug 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training was present to brief the Committee on the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill [B20-2018].
The primary purpose of the Bill was to prevent the use of fraudulent certification by employees and institutions or the misrepresentation of certification. In the past, hundreds of false ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Student-centred fees model & outstanding allowances: progress report by NSFAS, DHET, USAf, SACPO, SAUS, SAFETSA; with Minister
30 May 2018
The Committee was briefed on progress in the roll-out of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) student-centred model, and the payment of outstanding allowances to students. The entities which provided details of the wide-ranging challenges they faced, as well as recommendations to resolve troublesome areas, were NSFAS, the Department ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education & Training Quarter 4 performance; Certificate backlog: SITA & Umalusi progress report
23 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training met to receive reports from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on its 2017/18 fourth quarter performance. It was also briefed by the DHET, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and the Umalusi quality council on the status of students’ ...
Energy
Energy budget: Committee Report
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Energy reviewed their report on the budget vote of the Department of Energy. One of the main issues of concern was the reduction in the budget by R1.1 billion or 13% less than the previous year. The Members of the Portfolio Committee were aggrieved about the ...