Learners encouraged to take a look at the education options at TVET colleges
Learners encouraged to take a look at the education options at TVET colleges
Blog Article
5th February 2025
Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has encouraged learners to think about the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges as being a valuable and feasible alternate for advancing their occupations.
The Deputy Minister was talking during an oversight visit to the post-school education and coaching (PSET) establishments within the Western Cape this week.
Gondwe explained the TVET colleges as critical for job creation and youth skills development in the region.
The Deputy Minister frequented the West Coast College Vredenburg Campus, and the Cape Peninsula {University of Technologies (CPUT) Bellville Campus in Cape Town.
Gondwe's visits directed at examining the condition of readiness of bigger education institutions across the nation, ahead with the 2025 educational year.
Throughout the visit at West Coast College, she inspired learners to consider satisfaction in getting artisan techniques as they supply good entrepreneurship possibilities.
"I am very encouraged by what I'm seeing at TVET colleges, I believe they are the future of this country. TVETs are producing artisans with much needed skills [and] also offer opportunities for learners to acquire future skills, such as robotics, AI [Artificial intelligence], and coding," Gondwe said.
At the second part of the visit, students at CPUT expressed problems about college student residences and other services. The Deputy Minister directed the establishment to operate with the Student Representative Council (SRC), to speedily resolve the determined difficulties.
The Deputy Minister’s visit to the Western Cape, follows her recent visit to higher education institutions in the Free State where she visited Goldfields TVET College and the Central University of read more Technology (CUT), at the Welkom campus.
During the visits, the Deputy Minister continues to be accompanied by important senior officials from Higher Education and Training, and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
The Deputy Minister’s dedicated Help Desk has also formed part of the delegation, assisting with all higher education related queries on each visit.
The issue of funding and administrative problems confronted with the NSFAS was within the read more spotlight over the Free State leg in the visits.
"NSFAS needs to get its act together, in order to ensure that student allowances are paid on time with no delays. Delays cause serious challenges for learners; learners need allowances to eat and website to buy hygiene products. This is important for their sense of wellbeing and dignity," Gondwe said.
Gondwe embarked on the state of readiness visits following a plan of action, announced by Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane at the special meeting of the Post letaba tvet college Education and Training sector held in January 2025, website to establish the state of readiness for the 2025 academic year.
The Deputy Minister's oversight is expected to continue in other provinces, with North West higher education institutions being the next on the list.
– SAnews.gov.za