The sectors (Sports and Arts) were affected by COVID-19 global health pandemic significantly; The Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) as one of the twenty-one (21) Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) is prioritizing, skilling and upskilling as critical enablers towards the reconstruction and recovery of these sectors, as also, amongst others identified in the Economic Reconstruction and ...
As indicated in my media briefing on 24 January 2023 regarding the state of readiness for the academic year 2023, TVET colleges planned headcount enrolment for 2023 is 497 032 for the ministerial approved programmes with additional 59 383 headcount enrolment for programmes that is funded through other funding sources, thus bringing the total planned TVET enrolment for the academic year 2023 to 556 415. ...
The Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types will have no bearing on the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. The policy is directed at higher education institutions only. The TVET colleges will remain as they are and
operate in the same manner they are operating currently. However, my Department is working on improving articulation between TVET colleges and universities and ...
The Department acknowledges the surge in the number of students who are experiencing mental health challenges, especially in relation to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the number of student suicides that are reported. The Department regards addressing mental health is part of a holistic approach to the health and wellbeing of staff and students. Therefore, the Department is funding ...