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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 ...
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’ ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Committee Reports
9 May 2018
The Committee adopted reports and minutes of meetings held.
The Committee was concerned with the issue of Gender Based Violence and asked if there was anything the Committee could do about this because this issue required serious attention. The Chairperson said the students should be invited to the meeting as ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Community Education and Training (CET) latest developments: Department briefing
2 May 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training updated the Committee on progress and challenges within the Community Education and Training sector. Areas highlighted were the budget and expenditure of the branch, infrastructure at centres, monitoring and oversight at centres, progress made towards sustainable governance structures and improving the capacity of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Transformation at Public Universities in South Africa: SAHRC Report
25 Apr 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) presented its transformation report to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education. The presentation included the rationale behind conducting national hearings leading up to the report, key findings that were made and recommendations to institutions on how to accelerate transformation. Areas of concern included ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SAQA & Quality Council for Trades and Occupations 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
19 Apr 2018
The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) gave the Committee a brief background on the mandate of the QCTO which included Quality Assurance as a significant part. The QCTO sent an invitation to meet with the current the Minister of Higher Education in helping to bring the mandate together. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) status report
19 Apr 2018
The Chairperson expressed disappointment over the absence of the Council in the oversight meeting and hoped that they would respond to the issues raised in that meeting. The chairperson of the Council tendered an apology for their absence. In her explanation, their absence was mainly because of the composition of ...