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PE college well represented at 2nd Worldskills SA
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) hosted the second WorldSkills South Africa (WSSA) Competition at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban in February. The WSSA Competition celebrates the talent of young artisans and technicians. It also serves as an advocacy programme to highlight... Read more
HEAIDS campaign: seventh year and approximately half a million students tested and screened
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
From TVET college student to BTech graduate
It has been proven that with a TVET College education, there are no limits to the possibilities. When Gilroy Forbes enrolled at West Coast TVET College, his vision was only to complete a qualification and to get into the labour market. Coming from Saron, a rural town just outside... Read more
TVET college applications open for second semester
TVET college students who wish to apply for funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have until 4 August 2017 to apply. The scheme, which is an entity of the Department of Higher Education and Training, says that only applicants who intend studying or are already studying... Read more
Fine art college illegal
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) would like to reiterate that the annulment of an operating licence for the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design (CFAD) College effected in November 2016 still remains. The Institution has until 31 December 2017 to phase out pipe-line students. Similarly... Read more
Mostly women graduate in construction
Of 200 graduates in the recent Nongoma certificate awards ceremony for students who had completed their training in bricklaying, plastering and carpentry, 126 were female. This was the culmination of a partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlement. In his speech, Nongoma mayor, Sthembiso Mathaba, said that this... Read more
Fraudulent private college operating
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is warning students who are seeking study opportunities to remain vigilant against fraudulent private colleges that continue to operate illegally around the country. In particular, the DHET has received several complaints from Thohoyandou, Venda in Limpopo regarding an illegal institution operating... Read more
Umfolozi TVET College: Grooming future engineers
Umfolozi TVET College Work Based Experience (WBE) Officer and the Tongaat Hulett, (the huge sugar producer) delegation recently held an interactive session with College students who were placed at the Felixton Mill. Each student was invited to the boardroom to speak of what they had learnt since their arrival... Read more
Gert Sibande TVET College participates in ministerial ‘Decade of the Artisan’ promotion
Gert Sibande TVET College recently accompanied the deputy minister of Higher Education and Training, Honourable Mduduzi Manana, in a roll-out promotion of the Decade of the Artisan advocacy campaign. The two-day promotion held in the Gert Sibande region of Mpumalanga Province was sponsored by the Chemical Industries Education and... Read more
The German dual training system has become one of the most successful in the world. The system has gained recognition for having contributed to the lowest unemployment rate of young people between the ages of 16 and 24 in Europe. The Dual system combines continuous apprenticeship training in a... Read more