Technical And Vocational Education And
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Studying further doesn’t have to mean academia — exploring the TVET option may yield good results
Broken promises ruin chances for Eastern Cape students
Students from vocational colleges in the Eastern Cape are furious about late stipends, bad treatment by security on campus and outdated equipment
Exploring FETs and TVETs as viable alternatives
Your chances of finding or creating work are increased
University is not right for everyone
Young people see technical colleges as dumping sites instead of places to acquire sought-after skills
Pass rate says little about schooling
The metric is poorly understood and is an inadequate standard by which to rate our education system
NSFAS receives 400 000 new funding applications
The budget is expected to increase next year to R32-billion to fund about 400 920 TVET students and 377 050 university students
Pattern of wasteful expenditure as audit regression increases
The Auditor General says over the last four years, more audit outcomes have regressed than improved
TVET gets a much-needed boost
The NMU has launched a meticulously researched diploma that addresses the many critical issues of technical training
NSFAS applications for 2019 to open on Monday — Pandor
Students have been urged to sign outstanding NSFAS bursary agreements to ensure that their 2019 application proceeds smoothly
How women can power the future
What is needed is to increase women’s economic participation and contribution to the national output
Government making strides in fee-free tertiary education drive
The progress of free education is off to a good start, but there are still issues that need to be dealt with
Class and social capital affect university students
People’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing
Student hopefuls injured in stampede during Limpopo college registration
Circumstances surrounding the stampede are unknown, however, it appears that students started queuing in the early hours of Thursday morning
Thousands seek last-minute places at universities and colleges
The online system can assist with the placement of students, who did not apply to any university because of funding, but who now qualify.
Tech colleges need better support
Heher says technical and vocational training colleges must become first-choice institutions