5th February 2025
Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has inspired learners to consider the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges like a precious and feasible option for advancing their careers.

The Deputy Minister was talking all through an oversight visit for the post-school education and teaching (PSET) institutions in the Western Cape this 7 days.

Gondwe described the TVET colleges as very important for job creation and youth skills development while in the nation.

The Deputy Minister frequented the West Coast College Vredenburg Campus, along with the Cape Peninsula {University of Know-how (CPUT) Bellville Campus in Cape Town.

Gondwe's visits geared toward examining the state of readiness of bigger education institutions across the country, in advance in the 2025 educational year.

During the visit at West Coast College, she encouraged learners to acquire pride in obtaining artisan competencies as they offer wonderful entrepreneurship opportunities.

"I am very encouraged by what I'm seeing at TVET colleges, I believe they are the future of this country. TVETs are producing artisans with much needed skills [and] also offer opportunities for learners to acquire future skills, such as robotics, AI [Artificial intelligence], and coding," Gondwe said.

At the second part of the visit, students at CPUT expressed problems about college student residences as well as other services. The Deputy Minister directed the establishment to operate with the Student Representative Council (SRC), to speedily solve the identified troubles.

The Deputy Minister’s visit to the Western Cape, follows her recent visit to higher education institutions in website the Free State where she visited click here Goldfields TVET College and the Central University of Technology (CUT), at the Welkom campus.

In the visits, the Deputy Minister has been accompanied by crucial senior officials from Higher Education and Training, and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

The Deputy Minister’s dedicated Help Desk has also formed part of the delegation, assisting with all higher education related queries on each visit.

The issue more info of funding and administrative problems faced from the NSFAS was inside the spotlight through the Free State leg in the visits.

"NSFAS needs to get its act together, in order to ensure that student allowances are paid on time with no delays. Delays cause serious challenges for learners; learners need allowances to eat and to buy hygiene products. This is important for their sense of wellbeing and dignity," Gondwe get more info said.

Gondwe embarked on the state of readiness visits following a plan of action, announced by Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane at the special meeting of the Post Education and Training sector held in get more info January 2025, to establish the state of readiness for the 2025 academic year.

The Deputy Minister's oversight is expected to continue in other provinces, with North West higher education institutions being the next on the list.
– SAnews.gov.za