Displaying items by tag: department of higher education and training
NSFAS to release funds for new qualifying students
Cabinet has agreed that funding should be reprioritised from the Department of Higher Education and Training budget, in order to ensure that all deserving National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students receive funding support for the 2021 academic year.
No registration fees for NSFAS qualifying students
Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister, Blade Nzimande, says all National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) qualifying students do not have to pay upfront registration fees at universities or colleges.
College students respond to demand for affordable sanitary towels
Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela has applauded the production of sanitary towels by students at Coastal TVET College in KwaZulu-Natal.
Capricorn TVET gives students another chance to apply
The Department of Higher Education and Training has given students another chance to apply at the Capricorn Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Polokwane.
The significance of career guidance for high school learners
University of Johannesburg commended for acting in alleged fraud case
Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has welcomed the swift action taken by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) over alleged fraud by two senior council members.
NMMU students take part in First Things First campaign
Scores of students at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University today participated in the launch of the 2017 First Things First campaign.
National Student Financial Aid Scheme funds more than 2 million students
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has since 2013 funded more than two million students studying at South Africa’s public Universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.
Minister Zokwana reaches out to agri colleges
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, is set to visit agriculture colleges as part of Government Imbizo Focus Week.
Bogus colleges still a huge headache in SA
After five years of clamping down on unregistered colleges, the Department of Higher Education and Training is battling to shut down these bogus institutions.