Public Works bursaries a game changer for top achievers
Adopting the habit of working hard from an early age is what secured a bright future for an aspirant mechanical engineer, Olwethu Bitterhout, from the Eastern Cape.
Students urged to grab opportunities to study further
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has called on students to make use of opportunities to further their education so they can be successful and develop a skilled workforce for the country.
- department of higher education and training
- blade nzimande
- post school education and training (pset)
- sol plaatje university
- university of mpumalanga
- sefako makgatho health sciences university
- sector education and training authority’s (setas)
- national skills fund (nsf)
- generic trade preparation programmes
National Student Financial Aid Scheme expands access to higher education
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says tremendous progress has been made in making higher education more accessible to the poor through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) over the years.
Most schools kick-off 2017 academic year smoothly
Teaching and learning commenced well in most schools countrywide, while few interruptions were experienced in other schools on the first day of the academic year.
Drink responsibly during the festive season
Government has called on all South Africans to drink responsibly during the festive season.
No NSFAS means test for social grant recipients
Matriculants who are currently receiving a social grant and are accepted at an institution of higher learning will no longer go through a means test to qualify for financial aid from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
- departments of social development
- bathabile dlamini
- department of basic education
- national student financial aid scheme (nsfas)
- social protection
- national development plan (ndp)
- community and human development cluster
- protocol agreement
- department of higher education and training
- technical vocational education and training (tvet)
- ikusasa student financial aid programme (isfap)
- vision 2030
Improved education performance big step towards Vision 2030
The Social Protection, Community and Human Development Cluster has commended the advances made to improve the state of education in South Africa.
- trends in international mathematics and science study (timss)
- social protection
- community and human development cluster
- human sciences research council
- national development plan (ndp)
- department of social development
- bathabile dlamini
- annual national assessment (ana)
- curriculum and assessment policy statement (caps)
- government
- gauteng
- angie motshekga
- south africa
Matrics need support during release of results
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has urged parents to monitor their children’s behaviour and give them the necessary support when the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results are released in the New Year.
Master leadership programme for public servants
About 40 qualifying public servants are going through the first phase of becoming trainers for the Master Train-the-trainer on Foresight, Innovation, and Leadership Programme: Aligning and Building for South Africa.
Calls for revival of maths
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has called on experts and stakeholders to reinvigorate the teaching of Mathematics in its entirety.