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Social Development Calls for Legal and Policy Frameworks "Balancing" Work and Family Life

pams — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:37:54 +0200

Department of Social Development

Social development deputy minister Maria Ntuli has called for “comprehensive legal and policy frameworks balancing work and family life”.

In her view, these should allow for “shared care responsibility between men and women, other family members, the state, the private sector and society as a whole”.

Proposed New Higher Education and Training Legislation Could Provide SETAs with Access to "Professional Support"

pams — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:27:45 +0200

Department of Higher Education and Training

Legislation aimed, “amongst other things”, at establishing a South African institute of vocational and continuing education could provide sector education and training authorities (SETAs) with access to “professional support”.

Higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande alluded to this during his 2012/13 budget vote speech.

Correctional Services Implements Regulations on Formal Education for Offenders of School-Going Age

pams — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:32:50 +0200

Department of Correctional Services

Regulations in terms of which no offender or prison inmate of school-going age should leave a correctional services facility “without a grade 12 or ... senior certificate” are now in effect.

Correctional services minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula confirmed this during an address to guests at her department’s 2012 national offender choir competition.

Nzimande Accepts Recommendation to Establish National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences

pams — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:07:28 +0200

Department of Higher Education and Training

Higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande has accepted a recommendation included in the humanities and social sciences charter report to establish a national institute of humanities and social sciences.

According to the minister’s official response to the report, with this in mind he “plans to amend” Higher Education Act 101 of 1997.

Proposed National Senior Certificate for Adults: Comment Invited

pams — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:24:22 +0200

Department of Higher Education and Training

Comment has been invited on proposals for a “national senior certificate for adults” (NASCA) qualification at national qualifications framework (NQF) level four.

Details of the draft qualification can be found in notice 257 of Government Gazette 35172 dated 26 March 2012, with the deadline for written submissions set at 30 days from publication.

FET Colleges Amendment Bill Awaits Presidential Assent

pams — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:59:48 +0200

Department of Higher Education and Training

The Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges Amendment Bill, 2011, has completed its passage through Parliament and is awaiting presidential assent.

According to an article on government’s BuaNews online, higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande said that the amendment bill would be signed into law “shortly”.

Education Districts: Draft Policy Published for Comment

pams — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:25:28 +0200

Department of Basic Education

The department of basic education has published for comment a draft policy on the organisation, role and responsibilities of education districts.

It can be found in notice 180 of Government Gazette 35107 dated 5 March 2012, with the deadline for written submissions set at 18 May 2012.

Draft FET Colleges Amendment Bill and Higher Education Amendment Bill Published for Comment

pams — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:43:11 +0200

Department of Higher Education and Training

A draft Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges Amendment Bill and a draft Higher Education Laws Amendment Bill have been published for comment.

The proposed amendments seek to align the existing statutes with proposals in the green paper on post-school education and training.

Green Paper on Post-School Education to Address African Language Development

pams — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:18:23 +0200

Department of Higher Education and Training

The process of developing a green paper on post-school education and training will also address the issue of African languages.

This is according to notice 103 of Government Gazette 35028 dated 10 February 2012, announcing the establishment of a ministerial advisory panel on developing African languages as languages of scholarship at institutions of higher education.

NQF Level 1 Assessment Process: Proposed Regulations Published for Comment

pams — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:08:25 +0200

Department of Higher Education and Training

Proposed regulations for the national qualifications framework (NQF) level one assessment process have been published for comment.

They can be found in notice 79 of Government Gazette 34988 dated 30 January 2012, with the deadline for submissions set at 30 days from that date.