Chairperson, the ANC rises in support of this Report. The portfolio committee undertook a study tour to the Russian Federation on the 14th to the 21st of September 2018 with an aim of learning from their best practices in the Post-School Education and Training sector.
Hon members, many fundamental lessons were learned from this study tour. For instance, in their education system like in South Africa is prioritised from an early age and mainly funded by the state. All spheres of government contributes to the funding of education are responsible for infrastructure of schools and universities.
There is a massive injection to support universities to increase their research output and to develop specialisation in certain areas. Vocational education plays a critical role in training people for the economy. The curriculum is developed by the universities together