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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: public hearings Day 1
16 Feb 2016
The South African Parastatal and Tertiary Institutions Union (SAPTU) said many of the proposed amendments were necessary for the more effective functioning of the higher education sector. SAPTU comments on the Bill were limited to three main sections: transformation goals and oversight mechanisms; ministerial directives and the appointment of an ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
University and TVET Colleges registration and enrolments, allocation of funding: Department and NSFAS briefings, with Minister present
10 Feb 2016
The Minister of Higher Education and Training attended the meeting at which the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) briefed the Committee on registrations, enrolments and new arrangements at universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges (TVETs) in the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2015 examination results by Umalusi; National Certificate Vocational certification backlog: SITA progress report
3 Feb 2016
The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) briefed the Committee on the quality assurance of Higher Education examination results for 2015. Section 17 of the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance (GENFETQA) Act stipulated that Umalusi must conducts assessments in a certain ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Meeting with Norwegian Standing Committee on Education, Research and Churches
28 Jan 2016
The Portfolio committees on Science and Technology & Higher Education and Training (DHET) had a joint meeting with the Norwegian Standing Committee on Education, Research and Churches. The Norwegian delegation was visiting South Africa to forge partnerships with the Department of Higher Education and Training on matters of research and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: briefing
27 Jan 2016
In its first meeting of 2016, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training on the Higher Education Amendment Bill. The Department held that the Bill did not represent a major policy shift from the original Higher Education Act of 1997. Rather, the Bill seeks ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
TVET & Community Education & Training Colleges migration; SETA overall performance: National Skills Authority briefing
18 Nov 2015
Adult Education and Training / Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) migration
The Department of Higher Education and Training present the requested progress report on the migration of Adult Education and Training (AET) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) from the provinces to the DHET. Staffing numbers ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
University Funding & 2015 MTBPS: hearing with DHET & Council on Higher Education, with Minister
4 Nov 2015
A joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations and the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education heard submissions from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) on the funding of the higher education sector and the post-school education and training ...
Basic Education
Measures to Improve Initial Teacher Education Programmes: DBE, DHET & Education Deans Forum briefing
3 Nov 2015
The Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training, as well as the Education Deans Forum, combined to inform the Committee of measures being taken to improve initial teacher education in South Africa.
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) explained that the need for improving teacher education ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Minister on 2nd Higher Education Transformation Summit & student protest intervention plan; National Skills Fund & CETA Annual Report 2014/15; Higher Education & Training BRRR
28 Oct 2015
The Minister of Higher Education Mr Blade Nzimande, reported on the resolutions of the 2nd Higher Education Transformation Summit, and spoke about the recent student protests. Among other important findings, the summit had been unanimous in its view that levels of funding in the sector were inadequate to match its ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
21 Oct 2015
The Committee discussed and adopted its Fourth Term Programme for this last term of the year - a copy of which, when requested, was not made available to the public.
The Democratic Alliance was concerned that the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) was not being discussed during the meeting. ...