The National Skills Fund (NSF) has made scholarships to study in China available to a number of youth South Africans. All have expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to realise their dreams and to experience a different culture and global perspective. Busiswa Buso is from the small rural town... Read more
Government supports disadvantaged students
Latest news August 1, 2017
Government continues with its efforts to ensure that students from disadvantaged backgrounds have access to Post-School Education and Training (PSET). Official spending figures from the Department of Higher Education and Training show that total amounts via National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), in support of students at universities and... Read more
Students who wish to study in China and Hungary need to gear up for the application opening dates. The two countries offer scholarships to students in three levels of study – bachelors, masters and doctorates. Although opening dates for applications has not been confirmed, the Department of Higher Education... Read more
The National Skills Fund Bursaries
FinanceLatest news August 1, 2017
Do you know that there is a great skills shortage within South Africa! The NSF provides bursaries yearly to aid in closing this gap. The bursaries they provide will all fall under the ‘Scarce Skills Development’ plan. The aim is to increase the number of skilled workers to stabilize... Read more
Research shows that time in prison makes individuals significantly less employable. Providing education, training and employment services for offenders is one of the key ways to support resettlement of ex-offenders back into the community and reduce their risk of re-offending. The NSF and various Sector Education and Training Authorities... Read more
Close to a billion rand for students through NSFAS bursaries
ArchivesFinanceLatest news July 31, 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), through the National Skills Fund (NSF), has been able to open the doors of learning to more than 15 000 academically deserving students. This was achieved by the disbursement of more than R1 billion in bursaries through the National Student Financial... Read more
After years of studying and hard work, scholars look forward to the day when they receive their final matric results. The South African matric results were released on 5 January 2017 and the national pass rate was 76.2% up from 74% in the previous year. Although this is a... Read more
Nations that have excelled in innovation have benefited from substantial government investment in building a higher quality higher education system and training young minds in science, technology, IT and maths (STEM) and related fields said Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of the Republic of Mauritius. Speaking at the British Council’s Going... Read more
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says the latest statistics, showing that more than two-thirds of students studying at the country’s higher education institutions are black Africans, is a cause for celebration. “It is very pleasing that despite our country’s difficult past, as well as the many challenges... Read more
HEAIDS campaign: seventh year and approximately half a million students tested and screened
ArchivesLatest newsTVET colleges July 27, 2017
Hundreds of students were recently tested for HIV and screened for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Tuberculosis (TB) at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University during the promotion of the 2017 First Things First campaign. Now in its seventh year, First Things First has tested nearly 500 000 students for... Read more
