Further Education And Training
latest news & developments
A humble helping hand in the NSA
‘Ultimately, we’re stronger when we have one common vision’
Postgraduate opportunities
There are several bursary opportunities still available
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.
FET colleges get an F for audits
Principals have been given a year to fix their severely flawed administrative systems.
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".
Rural colleges need private boost
Revamping vocational training will achieve little in rural areas unless it is linked to job creation.
Turning around the FET colleges
Recently reported problems with the issuing of certificates are being sorted out.
Blade leaves FET graduates in lurch
Angry students say the higher education department’s failure to issue qualification certificates is blighting their futures.
RPL is paved with good intentions
What has become of this policy, which aims to offer a second chance at education success?
Millions need colleges that work
They are the only hope for further education and training for those who cannot go to university.
Making public colleges effective
Support for students on many levels is needed to improve South Africa’s many colleges.
KZN students’ discontent just the tip of the iceberg
Unrest over poor governance and management at FET colleges is growing.
Student aid scheme clams up
Mystery surrounds the public funding agency’s reasons for suspending its chief executive.
Blade’s promises are educational
The minister’s budget-vote speech traversed competing priorities.
Streamlined Setas for better skills
Proposed changes to occupation-directed training suggest a multifaceted approach to improve its workplace relevance.