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Higher Education
Department of Higher Education and Training on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2017
The Minister of Higher Education of Training provided the Portfolio Committee with an overview of Departmental highlights for the first quarter of the 2017/18 financial year, with particular emphasis on the resolution of challenges at the University of Zululand and with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. He also disclosed ...
Higher Education
W&RSETA, MerSETA & TETA on their Annual Performance Plans
21 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training convened with three Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) to deliberate on their strategic plans for 2015/16 to 2019/20, and their 2017/18 annual performance plans. The SETAs were the Manufacturing, Engineering and other Related Services SETA (MERSETA), the Transport Education and Training ...
Higher Education
Police Involvement in Student Protests; PSIRA on University Security; SASSETA Annual Performance Plan
20 Jun 2017
The South African Police Service (SAPS) on police involvement in student protests
SAPS identified the #FeesMustFall movement as a student led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in response to an increase in fees at South African universities. The protests started at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) and spread ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament 2018/19 draft budget and plans
14 Jun 2017
Developments at Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Committee Puts Record Straight on Purpose of Its Meeting
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament gave the senior managers of the institution a torrid tough time and sent them packing to re-do the financial ...
Higher Education
DHET on its Quarter 4 performance; Certificate/Diploma backlog: SITA & Umalusi briefing
14 Jun 2017
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA), Umalusi and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) all worked together to achieve success in eradicating the backlogs in issuing certificates. At present, only 665 certificates were outstanding. The number of outstanding certificates represented 0.3 percent of the number of certificates that ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Preparatory meeting: adoption of minutes
14 Jun 2017
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament adopted two sets of minutes and discussed matters that arose from the sets of minutes. Issues on the table were around policy documents and feedback that has not been received from the executive authority regarding concerns from previous meetings the ...
Higher Education
Bank SETA, Insurance SETA & Finance and Accounting SETA on their Annual Performance Plan
7 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by three Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) – from the banking, insurance, and finance and accounting services sectors -- on their strategic and annual performance plans for the 2017/18 period.
The Bank SETA took the Members through an assessment ...
Higher Education
Stellenbosch University language policy, transformation, safety & security; Labour Market Intelligence Report: HSRC briefing
31 May 2017
The Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University introduced the briefing on the university’s transformation initiatives by identifying safety on campus, student accommodation, and free and decolonised education, as some of the core challenges it was facing.
The Committee was told that the transformation agenda was one that was led by the university ...
Higher Education
Services SETA, Energy and Water SETA, Local Government SETA on their Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister present
24 May 2017
Three organs of the Sector Education Training Authority presented their annual performance plans (APPs) for 2017/18 and strategic plans for 2015/16-2019/20.
The Service SETA (SSETSA) said its strategic plan was based on five priority areas. These were promoting access to skills development, providing expansion and capacitation, improving the relevance of ...
Higher Education
Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education Training Authority & HWSETA on their Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
17 May 2017
Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education Training Authority (ETDP SETA) on its Annual performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training met to receive the briefings from the Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education Training Authority (ETDPSETA) and the Health and Welfare Sector Education Training Authority ...