Education

Department of Basic Education

The Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, has claimed that a report by the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) provides confirmation that the department was directing its interventions in the right areas.

NEEDU is an independent body that was established in 2009 to provide an analytical account on the state of schools, teaching and learning in South Africa.

Department of Higher Education and Training

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande, has announced departmental developments and progress including the creation of two new universities in his 2013 budget vote speech on 8 May.

For the 2013 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) the department’s budget (excluding direct charges) will increase at an annual average rate of 7.8 per cent over the three years, from R31.6 billion in 2012/13 to R39.5 billion in 2015/16.

Department of Higher Education and Training

The Department of Higher Education and Training has called for comments on the proposed Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) policies and criteria.

The four documents on the QCTO policies for the provisioning of trades and occupations are in terms of the National Qualifications Framework Act (2008).