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Fet Colleges

A humble helping hand in the NSA
Article
/ 22 March 2019

A humble helping hand in the NSA

‘Ultimately, we’re stronger when we have one common vision’

By Youlendree Appasamy
Excellence in Teaching Physical Science (FET)
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Excellence in Teaching Physical Science (FET)

‘There’s nothing as fulfilling as helping learners attain the academic goals that they’d never even thought of attempting’

By Thabo Mohlala
Exploring FETs and TVETs as viable alternatives
Article
/ 1 February 2019

Exploring FETs and TVETs as viable alternatives

Your chances of finding or creating work are increased

By Staff Reporter
Blade looks to university campuses to house community-based colleges
Article
/ 2 April 2015

Blade looks to university campuses to house community-based colleges

Blade Nzimande is working towards creating community-based colleges, but South Africans shouldn’t expect fresh buildings to house those institutions.

By Bongani Nkosi
How can we meet our skills needs if we don’t know what they are?
Article
/ 28 November 2014

How can we meet our skills needs if we don’t know what they are?

The state’s ‘scarcity list’ is misleading, its analysis faulty and its data selective and in parts wrong.

By David Balwanz
Blade defends colleges against complaints from private sector
Article
/ 18 November 2014

Blade defends colleges against complaints from private sector

Blade Nzimande has defended public technical colleges, saying that the private sector needs to ensure colleges are offering what they need.

By Bongani Nkosi
FET colleges get an F for audits
Article
/ 7 November 2014

FET colleges get an F for audits

Principals have been given a year to fix their severely flawed administrative systems.

By Bongani Nkosi
College students still waiting on their living allowances
Article
/ 16 September 2014

College students still waiting on their living allowances

Infighting in the FoodBev Seta has prevented the payment of stipends, amid claims the training authority is refusing to honour its contracts.

By Bongani Nkosi
Westcol Student: ‘I’d study anywhere except here’
Article
/ 23 May 2014

Westcol Student: ‘I’d study anywhere except here’

The plight of a Limpopo technical college is no exception, experts say "many are unable to cope".

By Victoria John
Rural colleges need private boost
Article
/ 28 February 2014

Rural colleges need private boost

Revamping vocational training will achieve little in rural areas unless it is linked to job creation.

By Staff Reporter
Blade launches white paper to meet needs of ‘neets’
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Blade launches white paper to meet needs of ‘neets’

Blade Nzimande hopes his white paper on post-school education and training will help millions of young people "out of the doldrums of poverty".

By Victoria John
Limpopo officials warn matrics of bogus FET colleges
Article
/ 12 January 2014

Limpopo officials warn matrics of bogus FET colleges

The Limpopo education department has urged matriculants to ensure the institutions where they want to study are registered.

By Sapa
Turning around the FET colleges
Article
/ 4 October 2013

Turning around the FET colleges

Recently reported problems with the issuing of certificates are being sorted out.

By Staff Reporter
Blade leaves FET graduates in lurch
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Blade leaves FET graduates in lurch

Angry students say the higher education department’s failure to issue qualification certificates is blighting their futures.

By Victoria John
Leaks and delayed results mar FET sector
Article
/ 2 June 2013

Leaks and delayed results mar FET sector

The leaking of exam papers is a perennial problem in the FET sector, causing severe financial and academic problems.

By Bongani Nkosi
RPL is paved with good intentions
Article
/ 13 May 2013

RPL is paved with good intentions

What has become of this policy, which aims to offer a second chance at education success?

By Staff Reporter
Bara nursing college closed indefinitely
Article
/ 16 January 2013

Bara nursing college closed indefinitely

The Chris Hani Baragwanath Nursing College has been closed indefinitely because of student protests, the Gauteng department of health said.

By Sapa
Millions need colleges that work
Article
/ 14 December 2012

Millions need colleges that work

They are the only hope for further education and training for those who cannot go to university.

By Staff Reporter
Making public colleges effective
Article
/ 10 December 2012

Making public colleges effective

Support for students on many levels is needed to improve South Africa’s many colleges.

By Staff Reporter
Match policy with reality and young people stand a chance
Article
/ 10 August 2012

Match policy with reality and young people stand a chance

Ill-conceived, fanciful proposals will not improve South Africa’s education system.

By John Butler Adam and Nico Cloete
KZN students’ discontent just the tip of the iceberg
Article
/ 9 June 2012

KZN students’ discontent just the tip of the iceberg

Unrest over poor governance and management at FET colleges is growing.

By Bongani Nkosi
Student aid scheme clams up
Article
/ 8 June 2012

Student aid scheme clams up

Mystery surrounds the public funding agency’s reasons for suspending its chief executive.

By Bongani Nkosi
From aliens to natives: Nzimande’s higher education demands
Article
/ 1 June 2012

From aliens to natives: Nzimande’s higher education demands

Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has plans to turn students and lecturers nationwide into information technology "natives".

By Victoria John
Unrest sweeps through SA campuses
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Unrest sweeps through SA campuses

Violent demonstrations are sweeping through the country’s FET campuses as students protest against bad management.

By Bongani Nkosi
Blade’s promises are educational
Article
/ 4 May 2012

Blade’s promises are educational

The minister’s budget-vote speech traversed competing priorities.

By David Macfarlane
Streamlined Setas for better skills
Article
/ 26 April 2012

Streamlined Setas for better skills

Proposed changes to occupation-directed training suggest a multifaceted approach to improve its workplace relevance.

By Suzanne Hattingh
Blade’s budget blues: Universities to bear the brunt
Article
/ 23 April 2012

Blade’s budget blues: Universities to bear the brunt

Parliament’s discussion about the financing of SA’s universities and skills development sector begs the question: What is at stake? The answer: A lot.

By David Macfarlane
FET colleges will raise their game
Article
/ 16 March 2012

FET colleges will raise their game

Blade Nzimande is correct to highlight the sector as crucial for the country’s development agenda.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 February 2012

Business training: three blind mice lead the mischief

Until South Africa gets this crucial aspect right, it cannot compete successfully in the global arena.

By Malcolm Birkin
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Article
/ 3 February 2012

Championing education as we did the World Cup

If we were able to rise to the occasion of football’s greatest spectacle, surely we should be able to focus the same energy in improving education.

By Peter Vale
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Article
/ 20 January 2012

Why students fret at the thought of FET

Improved curricula and better-qualified lecturers are needed to ramp up standards and perceptions of FET colleges.

By Bongani Nkosi
Blade’s paper fails to make the cut
Article
/ 20 January 2012

Blade’s paper fails to make the cut

Education minister’s proposals will achieve nothing in our neoliberal environment.

By Sheri Hamilton and Britt Baatjes
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