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Basic Education
High Level Panel Recommendations: Department of Basic Education progress report
30 Oct 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) met with the Committee to present the report of the High-Level Panel (HLP) on the assessment of key legislation and the acceleration of fundamental change in South Africa’s education system.
Pertinent aspects of the presentation included school dropout rates, where it was noted that ...
Basic Education
Initial Teacher Education Programmes; Teacher Development
23 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from a trilateral panel consisting of representatives from the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the South African Council of Educators (SACE) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on initial teacher education (ITE) programmes and teacher development
The DBE said there was ...
Basic Education
Basic Education BRRR; ELRC Collective Agreements; Current matters affecting Basic Education Sector
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a briefing from the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC), updating it on the ELRC’s collective agreements and current matters affecting – and of interest to -- the basic education sector.
The main issue that was ...
Basic Education
Whole School District Approach: NECT progress report; Basic Education BRRR
16 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
This was a roundtable meeting with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), which was given an opportunity to present an updated report on the impact and challenges of its programme.
The NECT said that there had been growth in the programme, but ...
Science and Technology
South African Council of Natural Scientific Professions, CSIR, HSRC, TIA & ASSaf 2017/18 Annual Reports
11 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the CSIR on their 2017/18 Annual Report. The organisation had received a clean audit. The key achievements were that 45 unemployed youth were trained with the MICT-SETA; 13 employment offers were made to MICT-SETA interns; and 200 000 young people were ...
Science and Technology
National Research Foundation & SA National Space Agency 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input
10 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor General on the audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and its entities. Annual reports for 2017/2018 were presented by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF). The Auditor General ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology Quarter 1 performance
12 Sep 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on their First Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report 2018/2019 detailing the Department’s achievements in terms of financial and programme administration. The highlights of the First Quarter Report were an overall quarterly achievement of 19 (86%) out of the Department’s 22 targets ...
Science and Technology
SA Research Infrastructure Roadmap & Integrated Cyber Infrastructure system; South Korea/Japan study tour
5 Sep 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology on the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap and the National Integrated Cyber Infrastructure System. The Committee Report on the 2018 International Study visit to South Korea and Japan was not discussed. Members heard that Senior Officials and National Managers ...
Science and Technology
Convention establishing SKA Observatory; Committee Report on South Korea/Japan Study Tour
29 Aug 2018
The agenda of the meeting was a briefing by the Department of Science and Technology on the Convention establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory and consideration of the Committee’s report on the 2018 International Study Visit to South Korea and Japan.
SKA South Africa briefed members on the purpose of ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Draft Bill: DST briefing
22 Aug 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Draft Bill. The Minister was present at the meeting. The Bill had been ATC on the 29th June and had been referred in terms of Rule 159 to the National Assembly and the National ...