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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill: consideration
8 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training met to consider and revert back to a decision on the referral of qualification or part-qualification to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) for verification and evaluation. The legal team presented its input on Clause 32 (1) 9a) (b) and (c) and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill: consideration
7 Nov 2018
The Committee met to continue its consideration and deliberations on the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill, dealing with the contents clause by clause.
The Committee heard that the issue around the ‘data format being determined in consultation with SAQA’ was that there would be a possibility of a disjuncture between ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee reports
31 Oct 2018
The meeting began with the Members proposing several stylistic suggestions and pointing out multiple grammatical errors within the content of the report. Cognisant of time, it was suggested that there should be a Parliamentary unit established for the primary mandate of proofreading and editing the reports after they have been ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill: consideration
30 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training considered the amendments made to the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill. It did not adopt the Bill because it wanted to the check the costs that were associated with it.
The Committee went through the Bill, clause by clause. It deliberated on ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
17 Oct 2018
Higher Education BRRR available once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee considered two Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports (BRRRs). These were the draft report of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, and the report with specific reference to the National Student Financial Aid ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill: deliberations
11 Oct 2018
The Committee received a presentation from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on whether the amendments being affected carried the objects of the National Qualification Framework Amendment Bill. The briefing also looked at whether the Bill could possibly have any legal or constitutional challenges going forward. He then read through his presentation. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Council for Higher Education, SAQA & QCTO 2017/18 Annual Report
10 Oct 2018
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) said the year had seen the higher education landscape regain some degree of normality following the turmoil of the 2016 academic year. A giant step had been taken towards addressing the imperative of social justice by declaring that students from poor ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training 2017/18 Annual Report
9 Oct 2018
Report of the meeting to follow.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Student Financial Aid Scheme 2017/18 Annual Report with AGSA input; with Minister
9 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education met to hear briefings from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report, as well as the National Student Financial Aid Scheme on their annual report.
AGSA reported its findings on the audits of the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS payment of student allowances; with Minister; NQF Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions
12 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training heard briefings by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on updates in the payment of allowances due to students at universities and TVET colleges. The DHET also gave a response on stakeholder’s ...