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TVET College Times Vol 45 June 2016: In pursuit of excellence


Date posted:

2022/11/01

Publication year:

2016

Corporate author/s:

TVET College Times; Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

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journal issue

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pdf

TVET College professionals and students alike are striving for excellence. This becomes very clear when one reads of their accomplishments, some of which are featured in this edition of TVET College Times. To start with, Minister Nzimande addresses the role of student governance in TVET Colleges. Following on this, we take a look at the deliberations of the Human Resource Development Council Summit which was convened in late March under the leadership of the Deputy President. We then hear the Deputy Minister on the issue of Post-School Education and Training (PSET) articulation. In Cutting Edge News, we note reports on statistics in PSET, the progress of the National Skills Authority public hearings, and the announcement of the new South African Qualifications Authority Board. Read about steps that are being taken to; prioritise Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and Student Representative Council communication; and to facilitate connections between employers, students and graduates through the DHET iWil initiative. Policy and Operational Shifts brings news of significant shifts in the structures of the Department of Higher Education and Training, and news on the establishment of Centres of Specialisation in the colleges. We continue our features on HIV/AIDS teaching and learning, the Labour Market Intelligence Project and collaboration in the promotion of the Apply Now campaign. Finally, as Intellectual Debate, we feature a report on the tracer study of the transition of National Certificate Vocational students from TVET Colleges to the labour market.

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