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Higher Education
Council on Higher Education (CHE); South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA); Quality Council for Trades and Occupations Annual Reports 2021/22
14 Oct 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO), the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) on their annual reports for 2021/222. The entities reported on their non-financial and financial performance.
The QCTO said it had had to adapt ...
Higher Education
DHET Annual Report 2021/22
12 Oct 2022
Higher Education
DHET & DSI financial & audit performance: FFC & AGSA inputs
12 Oct 2022
The FFC emphasised the urgency for finding a new funding model for higher education that has been mentioned in the 2022 Division of Revenue and that it should be addressed swiftly to introduce the new funding model in 2023/24. The Commission is happy with the performance of DSI and ...
Basic Education
ASIDI & Conditional Grants; Education Audit Outcomes: FFC & AGSA inputs
11 Oct 2022
AGSA commended Umalusi for maintaining its clean audit for the past three years. It is encouraging to see the DBE maintain the unqualified audit opinion on its financial statements; however, it is a concern that it continued its non-compliance with laws and regulations, as well as findings on performance ...
Higher Education
HESTIIL Review Report; SMU Vice-Chancellor Inquiry Report
30 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in the National Assembly convened virtually for a briefing on the Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Institutional Landscape (HESTIIL) Review Report which was presented by the HESTILL Ministerial Committee on behalf of the Department of Science ...
Higher Education
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)
28 Sep 2022
The Committee met virtually to receive a briefing from the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) on matters related to governance, management and skills development interventions in the construction sector. However, the Committee was not pleased that the Ministry was not present as some of the questions required its ...
Basic Education
Seekoegat Closure Petition Report; Mpumalanga Oversight Visit Report; Committee Programme
27 Sep 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider its reports on its oversight visit to Mpumalanga and the petition on the Seekoegat school closure. It also considered and adopted the minutes of its meeting on 20 September.
Members corrected certain information in the Mpumalanga oversight ...
Higher Education
Postponement: National Skills Fund: Task Team Review, Investigation Report & implementation of audit action plan; Ministerial Task Team on funding of PSET; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to receive submissions and presentations on the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) on the Student Funding Model, the National Skills Fund (NSF) Forensic Investigation report and the NSF entity report. Matters became problematic turn when the Chairperson ...
Basic Education
DBE Quarter 1 2022/23 performance; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education reported it had achieved six out of nine (67%) of its Quarter 1 2022/23 targets.
Committee members asked about the implementation of the Three Stream curriculum model; prioritising Funza Lushaka graduates; availability of funds to implement compulsory ...
Higher Education
Transformation at University of Pretoria
14 Sep 2022
The Committee met to receive a progress report on the transformation journey of the University of Pretoria and its stakeholders, the Student Representative Council (SRC), the Institutional Forum, and the labour unions at the institution.
The University dealt with a range of issues covering its strategic goals, enrolments, funding, ...