a) The development of inclusive education competence begins in initial teacher education programmes, and deeper specialisation is developed through continuing professional development programmes.
Universities offer initial teacher education and continuing professional development qualification programmes for teachers based on the policy requirements stipulated in the Policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (PMRTEQ) (Department of Higher Education and Training 2011, revised in 2015).
The ...
There is no provision in the relevant laws and regulations which allows for intervention or support by Ministers in the processing of Presidential pardons.
More »The Department does not collect such information as a matter of routine.
The Department requested all universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college to respond to the question. The table below provides the responses received from 20 universities.
University |
Number of rape incidents |
1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
1 |
2. University of Cape Town |
9 |
3. Central University of Technology ... |
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.
(ii) There are 50 disputes currently faced by the entities reporting to the Department.
(b)-(d) The details of the cause, nature, date of dispute reported and resolved of each dispute are provided in the table below:
Department:
Number of Conciliations | (b) Cause of dispute | (c ) Nature of dispute | (i) Date reported | (ii) ... |
The Department hosted the 6th BRICS Education Ministers Meeting on 10 July 2018 under the theme “Deepening BRICS Education Partnerships and Exchanges”. The meeting aimed to reflect on the successes and challenges related to earlier education commitments made by the BRICS countries. The meeting ensured the exchange of best practices to improve education and training systems as well as pursuing opportunities for skills development. ...
The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Coordination Policy was published on
31 March 2016. The conceptual framework for the RPL policy was the findings and recommendations contained in the Report of the Ministerial Task Team (MTT). The MTT for RPL recommended that RPL must be used for access and credit, and advancement. The RPL policy establishes these as principles of RPL. The establishment of ...
In 2014, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) promulgated
the revised Regulations for Reporting by Public Higher Education Institutions
(R464, Government Gazette No. 37726 of 9 June 2014) which impose a duty on all university councils to report on transformation in their annual reports. In terms of the Regulations, public higher education institutions are required to adopt, implement and report on policies ...
The Centres of Specialisation (CoS) Programme has two key objectives; firstly, to accelerate the rate at which 13 priority trades are produced; and secondly, to build the capacity of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges to play their part in delivering these priority trades. The 13 priority trades were identified after a period of intensive research into the skills required for ...
a) (i) The table below shows the monetary value of damages reported by 13 universities over the (aa) 2015/16, (bb) 2016/17 and (cc) 2017/18 financial years. It is important to note that not all universities have provided information.
Institution |
(aa) 2015-16 |
(bb) 2016-17 |
(cc) 2017-18 |
Details of Damages |
Cape Peninsula of Technology |
R3 600 000 |
R35 000 000 |
R6 900 000 |
Security control office and sports ... |