Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says there is a catalogue of opportunities available to the Class of 2013 wishing to further their studies. Speaking to journalists in Pretoria on Thursday, Nzimande also announced that on top of the two recently opened universities - one in Mpumalanga and one in the Northern Cape - 12 new Further Education Training (FET) colleges will be opened during the course of the year. Nzimande said this at the backdrop of an increased National Senior … [Read more...] about Further study opportunities for matric class of 2013
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Minister Blade Nzimande to speak in Port Elizabeth
The Minister of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Blade Nzimande will be the keynote speaker at the launch of the Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training (CIPSET) on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 at NMMU's Missionvale Campus. The Centre has been established in response to the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) call for the expansion of the FET sector in South Africa to absorb more than three million young people who are not employed, educated or trained and to … [Read more...] about Minister Blade Nzimande to speak in Port Elizabeth
Call 0800 872222 to verify if a private education institution is legal
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has urged potential students to contact the department’s call centre to verify the existence of private educational institutions before enrolling. The minister said there were bogus institutions which were not registered with the Department of Education and were therefore not legitimate. Some institutions also offered certain subjects in order to get students to register but ended up teaching other subjects. This was in a bid to get … [Read more...] about Call 0800 872222 to verify if a private education institution is legal
SETA Operations Extended
To help the country realise its target of having a skilled workforce, which will ultimately contribute to the creation of jobs, the Department of Higher Education and Training has extended the operation of all SETAs for the next five years, as from 1 April 2011. The term of office of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), certified in 2005, expired on 31 March 2010, but was extended by Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande to 31 March 2011. The minister … [Read more...] about SETA Operations Extended
