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Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Secretary to Parliament response to oversight questions
11 May 2017
Document awaited
The Secretary to Parliament appeared before the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament to provide explanations on matters the Committee had raised during previous meetings between November 2016 and February 2017.
Answers from the Secretary dealt with filling of vacancies; performance management system; centralization ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee Report on Department of Higher Education and Training Budget
10 May 2017
The Committee met to deliberate on its report on the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET’s) Budget Vote 15.
Members agreed that the Committee should closely monitor the progress of the Department because of its important role in the education sector. It was often presented with nice and detailed ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET Annual Performance Plan: FFC & TVET Colleges Governors Council input; NSFAS Student Centred Model
3 May 2017
The Fiscal and Financial Commission (FFC) told the Joint Committee that the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET’s) priority was focused on universities. Grants to universities were going to increase from R28 billion to R38 billion in the next financial year. This increase was a result of the no ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister in attendance
3 May 2017
The Minister of Higher Education and Training told the Committee that analysis of the vote of the Department should be considered in terms of how it had increased enrolment in tertiary institution. Prefacing the presentation of the Department’s annual performance plan, he said the highlighted priorities included funding for Technical ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament’s 2016/17 mid-year performance; Committee’s 2nd term programme, NEHAWU Letter
16 Mar 2017
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament adopted the draft report the on Parliament mid-year performance for the 2016/17 period and considered its second term programme. The Committee further discussed why the Secretary of Parliament did not appear before the Committee to answer on issues the Members ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Review of Department of Higher Education & Training's Annual Performance Plan: Auditor-General briefing
15 Mar 2017
The Office of the Auditor General South Africa provided insight on the 2017/18 draft Annual Performance Plans of the Department and its public entities. The review focused on the SMART criteria and whether the performance targets set by the Department and its entities met the criteria.
The AGSA noted that ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on its Quarter 3 performance
1 Mar 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training presented the Third Quarter performance report 2016/17. The Department had 38 performance indicators that encompassed 70 targets, but in the quarter under review, there were ten targets, mainly in the core delivery programmes of University Education, Skills Development and the Community Education and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Examination certificate backlog challenges and process: Department, Umalusi and State Information Technology Agency briefings
22 Feb 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Umalusi briefed the Committee on the backlog in issuing certification of qualifications. DHET covered the reasons for non-release, the gaps in the 2016 November certification process, the status of that certification and the way forward. Some ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS Student Centred Model: briefing; Action Plan to address issues raised by College management and stakeholders during oversight visit: Department & South West Gauteng TVET College briefing
15 Feb 2017
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme presented the report on the rollout of the new Student Centred Model, which included challenges and progress on student funding applications. The Student Centred Model allowed Matriculants or equivalent pupils that were first-time entrants to Higher Education Institutions, as well as returning students who ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Plan for Post-School Education and Training funding & implementation: DHET progress report
30 Nov 2016
The delegation of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) presented the National Plan for Post-School Education and Training (NP- PSET), covering its vision for Continuing Education and Training (CET), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and Higher Education at the university level.
The delegation of the ...