The table below provides the number of nurses, doctors and dentists who graduated at public higher education institutions from 2013 to 2017.

The table below provides the number of students who graduated with an undergraduate degree in Computer and Information Science at public higher education institutions from 2013 to 2017.

As a preface, this information is held by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic).

a) During the period 1 January to 31 December 2018, a total of 8 655 (eight thousand six hundred and fifty-five) patent applications were filed at the CIPC in the Republic.

Of these 1 884 (one thousand eight hundred ...

1. The learning materials allowance is only available to DHET bursary students at universities. NSFAS stopped book vouchers for a number of reasons:

• Students have been the target of voucher scams on various campuses;
• There were many commercial interests involved, with merchants providing services to students using vouchers for a fee;
• Students were trading the book vouchers for cash outside many shops;
• The voucher ...

1. According to the information provided by entities, the table below shows the amount spent by each Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) on catering (a) in each of the past five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2019.

The table below provides the number of students who graduated with an undergraduate degree in Engineering and Architecture at public higher education institutions from 2013 to 2017.

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

a) (i) The Minister is planning to undertake three international travel missions abroad for 2019/20.

    (ii) The Deputy Minister is planning to undertake two international travel missions abroad for 2019/20.

(b) The table below outlines the (i) destination, (ii) date, (iii) purpose and (iv) number of persons who will travel with the delegation.

1. The appointment and retention of personnel at universities is the responsibility of each institution.

The majority of universities have a normal retirement age of 65. Most of these also allow post retirement employment for a further 3 years (some contract, and some deferred retirement) in selected cases where the expertise is required and under specific conditions. This post retirement employment is specifically allowed ...

1. (a) R14 941 573.00.

(b) (i) – (v) Please refer to the attached table.

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING: -

a) Sixteen government employees within the Department of Higher Education and Training are being paid whilst on undue and/or extended periods of sick leave. This figure includes employees in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Community Education and Training (CET) colleges.

Long Term Incapacity Leave: 16 officials (Higher Education and Training)

b) Cost to government: ...