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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Meeting with Norwegian Standing Committee on Education, Research and Churches
28 Jan 2016
The Portfolio committees on Science and Technology & Higher Education and Training (DHET) had a joint meeting with the Norwegian Standing Committee on Education, Research and Churches. The Norwegian delegation was visiting South Africa to forge partnerships with the Department of Higher Education and Training on matters of research and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: briefing
27 Jan 2016
In its first meeting of 2016, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training on the Higher Education Amendment Bill. The Department held that the Bill did not represent a major policy shift from the original Higher Education Act of 1997. Rather, the Bill seeks ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Broadband rollout: Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services briefing, cancelled
27 Jan 2016
The planned meeting was cancelled because of the late withdrawal of the Department. The Minister had written that it was the protocol of Cabinet not to anticipate or engage publicly on the content of the State Of The Nation Address, and instructed the Department and its entities not to attend ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Over-the-Top (OTT) policy and regulatory options
26 Jan 2016
The Committee met with various role players in the mobile telephony industry to discuss the possibility of regulating so-called Over-the-Top (OTT) service providers. The question of the appropriate governance of OTT services was expected to be a topical issue in 2016, and a platform needed to be created for a ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
TVET & Community Education & Training Colleges migration; SETA overall performance: National Skills Authority briefing
18 Nov 2015
Adult Education and Training / Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) migration
The Department of Higher Education and Training present the requested progress report on the migration of Adult Education and Training (AET) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) from the provinces to the DHET. Staffing numbers ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
University Funding & 2015 MTBPS: hearing with DHET & Council on Higher Education, with Minister
4 Nov 2015
A joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations and the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education heard submissions from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) on the funding of the higher education sector and the post-school education and training ...
Basic Education
Measures to Improve Initial Teacher Education Programmes: DBE, DHET & Education Deans Forum briefing
3 Nov 2015
The Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training, as well as the Education Deans Forum, combined to inform the Committee of measures being taken to improve initial teacher education in South Africa.
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) explained that the need for improving teacher education ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
21 Oct 2015
The Committee discussed and adopted its Fourth Term Programme for this last term of the year - a copy of which, when requested, was not made available to the public.
The Democratic Alliance was concerned that the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) was not being discussed during the meeting. ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Telecommunications and Postal Services Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
The Committee met briefly for the Adoption of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). The matters were reviewed swiftly with minimal dissent, approved and adopted by the Members.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training, NSFAS & Quality Council for Trades and Occupations on their 2014/15 Annual Report; TVET Colleges exam question paper leakage
14 Oct 2015
Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on its 2014/15 annual report. Issues concerning the satisfaction of students at various campuses were deliberated, as well as the Department’s financial challenges -- particularly the fact that the compensation of employees took up a large part ...