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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS, CHE, SAQA & QCTO 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans
20 Apr 2022
The Committee met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, the Council for Higher Education, the South African Qualifications Authority and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, to receive briefings on their strategic and annual performance plans for 2022/23. The entities covered their strategic areas ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan & AGSA briefing; with Minister
20 Apr 2022
DHET 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training and the Auditor-General of South Africa to receive briefings on the 2022/23 annual performance plans of the Department and its entities. The Auditor-General was concerned about the usefulness of the performance targets ...
Basic Education
Committee Strategic Planning Session; BELA Bill Public Participation Programme
19 Apr 2022
The purpose of the virtual meeting was to allow Members to reflect on the annual performance and strategic plans of the Committee over the last two years and to discuss its plans for the coming two years. This would allow for the drafting of a comprehensive legacy report by ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Institutional Autonomy of Universities: colloquium with Deputy Minister
29 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee hosted its colloquium on institutional autonomy at the Bellville Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and heard from a range of stakeholders such as the Department, Council of Higher Education, Universities South Africa, HETN, COSATU, South African Union of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge Act and related matters: DSI briefing
25 Mar 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform for an update from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on the implementation of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IK) Act, with particular reference to the regulations and public participation process, the registration of IK documentation centres, and the establishment of the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Update on Certification Backlog; Proliferation of Illegal Private Colleges; Quality Assurance of the TVET Examinations; with Deputy Minister
23 Mar 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Umalusi to receive an update on the eradication of the certification backlog. The Department of Higher Education and Training also briefed the Committee on the proliferation of illegal private colleges ...
Basic Education
Umalusi & SACE 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2022
Annual Performance Plans 2022/23
In a virtual meeting, the Committee generally welcomed the presentations by the Umalusi Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) and the South African Council of Educators (SACE), and congratulated both Councils on successfully navigating through some real challenges and emerging ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Student unrest in tertiary sector; 2022 student admissions; NSFAS support to students; CGE Report on Gender Transformation Investigation in TVET colleges, with Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, Portfolio Committee in Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Multiparty Women’s Caucus met in a virtual meeting to discuss the student unrest in the tertiary sector, 2022 student admissions ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
15 Mar 2022
Annual Performance Plans 2022/23
Members welcomed the presentation in a virtual meeting by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on its annual performance plan, but raised concerns on the learning time that had been lost due to Covid-19, and asked if learners would be able to catch up. They were ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS, Services SETA & NSF on implementation of audit action plan
11 Mar 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform with the National Skills Fund (NSF), the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the Services SETA in the presence of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Auditor-General to receive briefings on the status of the implementation of ...