The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) is supporting multiple initiatives that serve to ease the path of South Africans through the education system and into the workforce. The body has allocated R9.3 million to assist 155 CPUT students with historical student debt, R20 million for first-time entering students without NSFAS funding, R90 … Read more
Learners funded by the Insurance Sector Skills Fund (ISSF) have graduated from their studies towards a National Certificate in Wealth Management, the latest in a series of skills development initiatives aimed at supporting South Africa’s insurance industry. The cohort, which comprised both unemployed and employed candidates, graduated from the Ikhwezelihle Training Institute which hosted the … Read more
The Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) played a role in the official launch and handover of the Ngqungqushe Campus and Renewable Energy Training Centre at Ingwe TVET College, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, event. In addition the day provided an avenue for local high school learners and unemployed youth to engage with SASSETA … Read more
More than 70,000 eligible students have been cleared to register after NSFAS intervened to address funding and registration problems at some universities. The relief follows concerns by Unisa and six other technikon students whose NSFAS funding and registration got stuck in administrative and funding problems The intervention comes as NSFAS administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula takes … Read more
South African students who are unable to fund their own studies have several options to choose from, but there is no one-size-fits-all student grant. For those who qualify, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) represents the biggest student funding programme in South Africa, but bursaries, financial aid, government-sponsored opportunities, company-sponsored options, and other funds … Read more
Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Yusuf Cassim, has identified his focus on expanding access to quality education for disadvantaged South African students as a priority after his recent appointment. Cassim stated his intention to champion the cause of those less privileged and to broaden their access to quality education and opportunities … Read more
Stellantis South Africa has partnered with Social Coding South Africa to expand access to coding, robotics, artificial intelligence and digital skills for learners and teachers in underserved communities, with the programme expected to begin reaching schools in early 2027. The initiative will use a mobile computer laboratory to take technology training directly to schools that … Read more