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TVET ISSN 2076-7021 College Times Volume 40 March 2015 The Official Quarterly TVET College Newsletter and Journal TVET Colleges: A bedrock of skills development TVET Colleges are a bedrock of IN THIS ISSUE: skills development Cover Story TVET Colleges: elcome to the first edition of TVET attention of international investors. We A bedrock of skills development WCollege Times in 2015! TVET also celebrate those among us who excel Colleges are rising to the challenge in their various fields and in doing so Page 6 of actively playing their role in the provide inspiration. In Campus Matters development of artisans. They are we take a look at internships, review From the Ministry Editorial Team offering a wide variety of skills and Registration 2015, and take some further competencies towards improving inspiration on artisanship initiatives and Page 3 - 5 Editor: Keith Loynes employability thereby adding to the a range of excellent achievements on Cutting Edge News Rotating Assistant Editors: productive capacity of business and campuses. For this edition our Policy Ivan Swart and Heinrich Robertson industry. The evidence for this can be and Operational Shifts column focuses Page 6 - 10 Design & Printing: Blue Dot Ink found on almost every page in the many on specific areas which include inclusive items which have been submitted by our education practices, partnerships Movers and Shakers Copyright contributors. with universities, entrepreneurship development, and function shift. Page 11 - 12 DHET TVET Colleges, Private Bag In From the Ministry, we take a brief Finally, in Intellectual Debate we feature X174, Pretoria 0001, South Africa, overview of the dramatic R5,9 billion a case study on knowledge sharing Campus Matters March 2015 investment in the physical expansion practices amongst lecturers which at Page 13 - 22 of the TVET sector infrastructure which the beginning of the Academic Year TVET Colleges Website is underway and the policy context for might provoke some thought and Policy & Operational Shifts the Decade of the Artisan as outlined ultimately some action from which we www.tvetcolleges.co.za by the Deputy Minister in a provincial may all benefit. Speaking of sharing, Page 23 - 30 launch. Already young South Africans please don’t keep TVET College Times Cover Photograph are clamouring for the opportunity to to yourself but share it around! If you Intellectual Debate benchmark their skills internationally can’t get a print copy, persuade your TVET Colleges: A bedrock of skills with no fewer than 10 000 people college to become a subscriber or Page 30 - 31 development. Photograph supplied by attending the inaugural WorldSkills subscribe yourself for the free online College Contact Details West Coast TVET College. South Africa Skills Show. Read all about copy on www.tvetcolleges.co.za. Armed it in Cutting Edge News! In Movers and with your own copy, TVET College Page 32 Waiver Shakers, we feature a TVET College Times wishes you a very successful student inventor who has attracted the 2015 Academic Year! The views and opinions of contributors do not necessarily reflect those of DHET. TVET College Times and the FROM THE MINISTER DHET accept no liability with regard to authorship and content of articles and photographs and present these Achieving an integrated post-school as the bona fide contributions of correspondents. education and training system take this opportunity, among others, quality and increased diversity of Contributors Ito welcome approximately 38 000 provision. It is a step towards ensuring employees who will join the Department a stronger and more co-operative include improving their management Ester van der Linde, Sharon of Higher Education and Training on relationship between education and and governance, developing the quality Grobbelaar and Deon Halls, Ivan 1 April. These employees form the training institutions and the workplace of teaching and learning, increasing their Swart, Lehlohonolo Mphuthi, bedrock of our TVET College – and and one which is responsive to the responsiveness to local labour markets, Thokozani Ndhlovu and Michael soon to be launched Community needs of individuals, employers in the improving student support services and Radzilani, Monica Tshangana, College – systems. These two sub- public and private sectors, as well as developing their infrastructure. I fully Wanda Möller, Khaye Nkwanyana, systems are essential components of building a developmental state within expect that 2015 will see the continued Nadine Moodaely, Heinrich the post-school education and training a vibrant democracy and flourishing growth and quality-improvement Robertson, Gert Witbooi, Colleen system which comprises twenty-five economy. It is indeed the first time in of our TVET colleges as well the Brennon, Cheslynn Johnson, public universities, fifty TVET Colleges, the history of this country that we have establishment of our first community Jacqueline Layman, Jacqueline shortly to be established Community embarked on such a far reaching ideal. colleges. In addition, emphasis will be Lenting, Sibusiso Mlangeni, Karin Colleges, private TVET Colleges and In 2009, the President established given to strengthening partnerships Hendricks, Tina Little, Gerdri higher education institutions, SETAs, the two new Departments dealing with with employers so as to develop Sarrahwitz, Russell Chisango. National Skills Fund, regulatory bodies education and training, namely, the opportunities for work-integrated such as the South African Qualifications Department of Basic Education (DBE) learning, internships and workplace Contributors send articles to: Authority and the Quality Councils. and the Department of Higher and exposure. The workplace exposure Webmail: www.tvetcolleges.co.za The post-school system comprises all Education and Training (DHET). Since is equally vital for staff so that they FET College Times/Send Your Article education and training provision for then we have taken many steps to may keep abreast of developments in Or use this url: http://www.tvetcolleges. those who have completed school or ensure the development of a post- industry. Conversely such partnerships co.za/Site_FET_College_Times.aspx who have not completed their schooling school system designed to service may also open opportunities for experts and even those who have never attended South Africa’s people and the needs of from industry to teach at colleges and Advertising, Subscriptions school. As I outlined in the White Paper its economy. The comprehensive nature contribute to college syllabi on either and editorial matters: for Post-School Education and Training of this approach is unprecedented in an occasional or an on-going basis. It this contributes to our overall objectives education in this country. In pursuit of is this vision for the future of the TVET E-mail: [email protected] which are to build a fair, equitable, non- the White Paper’s vision we have taken sub-system to which I now welcome you Fax: 012 328 3322 racial, non-sexist and democratic South various steps for TVET colleges to play and to which I bid you to play an active Telephone: 012 312 6182 Africa. It is a step towards building a pivotal role in training our youth and and dedicated part! Closing date for volume 41: a single, co-ordinated post-school provide them with skills needed for the Thursday, 30 April 2015 education and training system which labour market or for self-employment. Dr Blade Nzimande, MP TVET College Times is supported by supports expanded access, improved Key objectives in strengthening colleges Minister of Higher Education & Training subscribers and advertisers 2 TVET COLLEGE TIMES March 2015 FROM THE MINISTRY An estimated R5,9 billion investment in new TVET infrastructure is underway The Department of Higher Education and Training is expanding TVET Colleges as institutions of choice by building more Campuses in SA TVET COLLEGE CAMPUS LOCAL AND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY LIMPOPO PROVINCE he Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande is leading a Letaba Tprocess of elevating Technical and Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) Giyani Greater Giyani Local/Mopani District Colleges as the institutions of choice in the Post-Schooling Education and Training landscape. A number of interventions have been made in the sector including Waterberg Thabazimbi Thabazimbi Local/Waterberg District stabilising governance and management and forging collaboration with industries and SETAs. The Minister, through his Department, is building sixteen new TVET MPUMALANGA PROVINCE Campuses. Gert Sibande Balfour Dipaleseng Local/Gert Sibande District The geographical details of the new TVET college campuses are tabulated below: The current status is that of the sixteen sites, three sites were awarded and handed over to service providers for construction. These are the Thabazimbi, Bhambanana TVET COLLEGE CAMPUS LOCAL AND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY and Nkandla A campuses. Construction work has commenced on the Thabazimbi and Bhambanana campuses. Construction on the Nkandla A campus will commence once the technical aspects of the site have been dealt with. The table below provides EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE the timeframes pertaining to the three sites, including the budget allocated for construction. Eastcape Midlands Graaff-Reinet Camdeboo Local/Cacadu District ASSUMPTION OF Ingwe Ngqungqushe Ngquza Hill Local OR Tambo District TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION BUDGET SITE CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION DATE ALLOCATED Sterkspruit Senqu Local/oe Gqabi District WORK Ikhala Aliwal