TVET colleges should be fee-free
- Published on 14 Nov 2017
- HR Pulse News Desk
The Heher commission of inquiry has proposed that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges should be fee-free.
Moreover, stipends should be made available to fully fund studies‚ as needed.
The report states that technically qualified‚ work ready graduates were worth investing in because of their potential benefit to the economy. The commission also recommends that an amount of R50-billion from the surplus of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) should be ring-fenced to help fund infrastructure development at TVET colleges. It further proposes improvements to curricula and teaching standards at these institutions.
With regards to free education, President Jacob Zuma will release the Report of the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa. The President established the Commission in January 2016, chaired by Honourable Justice Jonathan Arthur Heher, assisted by Adv Gregory Ally and Ms Leah Thabisile Khumalo.
The Commission Report will be released to the public via The Presidency website and media platforms.President Jacob Zuma received the final report of the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa on 31 August 2017. The commission was established in January 2016 following countrywide students' protests against high costs of higher education.
Some of the protests which were held under the banner #FeesMustFall were violent and property damaged, as students were increasingly demanding access to free, decolonised and quality education.The President established the commission with an expectation to complete its task within eight months after its establishment. However, after the amendment of its terms of reference, the Commission was granted an extension to complete its work by 30 June 2017.
Source: SAnews.gov.za
