Apartheid made higher education a very scarce resource. So with the dawning of our democratic dispensation in 1994, it was clear to policy makers that there was a need for private higher education institutions (PHEIs) to continue existing alongside public institutions in order to diversify educational offerings in the higher education sector. PHEIs have thus […]

The Higher Education Quality Committee is responsible for quality assurance of private providers of higher education. We asked Theo Bhengu more about their work in the sector Q: What has been the Higher Education Quality Committee’s (HEQC) main activities since we last spoke to you in February? A: Our section – the Accreditation of Private […]

Q: How does a prospective student tell the difference between a private institution offering qualifications at the Further Education and Training (FET) level (NQF 2-4) and a higher education (HE) institution (NQF levels 5-8)? Students have a right to know from the institution they intend registering with the level at which the programme they are […]