Studying further doesn’t have to mean academia — exploring the TVET option may yield good results
Students from vocational colleges in the Eastern Cape are furious about late stipends, bad treatment by security on campus and outdated equipment
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Young people see technical colleges as dumping sites instead of places to acquire sought-after skills
The metric is poorly understood and is an inadequate standard by which to rate our education system
The budget is expected to increase next year to R32-billion to fund about 400 920 TVET students and 377 050 university students
The Auditor General says over the last four years, more audit outcomes have regressed than improved
The NMU has launched a meticulously researched diploma that addresses the many critical issues of technical training
Students have been urged to sign outstanding NSFAS bursary agreements to ensure that their 2019 application proceeds smoothly
What is needed is to increase women’s economic participation and contribution to the national output
The progress of free education is off to a good start, but there are still issues that need to be dealt with
People’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing
Circumstances surrounding the stampede are unknown, however, it appears that students started queuing in the early hours of Thursday morning
The online system can assist with the placement of students, who did not apply to any university because of funding, but who now qualify.
Heher says technical and vocational training colleges must become first-choice institutions
The UDM are arguing that a Fees Commission recommendation of an income contingency loans will create an army of debt-trapped graduates.
The EFF has rejected the Heher Commission’s report on the feasibility of fee-free education on the basis that it will create ‘class segregation’
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Some are owed amounts ranging from R88 000 to R384 000 by the higher education department.
‘Sheer incompetence’ and a lack of diligence appear to be holding up the certification process at TVET colleges.
Among the colleges that were forced to close are the Tshwane North and Tshwane South colleges.
They are hungry, disillusioned and angry about the maladminstration and decay on campus.
Identify skills gaps, bring in business and use technology to improve education on the continent.
Government remains mute about missing results and the Eastern Cape’s teacher debacle.
It is essential that the needs of students match those of business, and thus those of the economy.
Blade Nzimande has defended public technical colleges, saying that the private sector needs to ensure colleges are offering what they need.
The education department believes that if the country’s skills base is to expand, college graduates should be given credit for their diplomas.
The plight of a Limpopo technical college is no exception, experts say "many are unable to cope".