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The Department of Higher Education to host additional workshops for CET Colleges on standardisation of pay and benefits Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has directed that the Department of Higher Education and Training hold additional workshops at all Community Education and Training (CET) Colleges throughout the country to deepen understanding of the standardisation of pay and benefits process and to discuss matters that have been raised by some staff in recent memoranda to the Department as well as through the General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council. read more CET info on standardisation CET circulars about standardisation Frequently Asked Questions Schedule of CET standardisation meetings The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande on the occasion of the Department of Science and Innovation handing over of the Science and Innovation Learning Tools at the Jabula Combined School Hall at Lidgetton West - Pietermaritzburg It gives me great pleasure to be here today as we officially hand over the the Science and Innovation learning tools to the four identified schools of Crystal Springs Primary School, Jabula Combined School, Asithuthuke Combined School and Ingelosi Primary School. read more
Address by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation on the occasion of Chieta and African Alabaster Square Cooperative Certification Ceremony, Ulundi, Kwazulu-Natal It is my greatest honour to be with you today on this important occasion of marking the Chemical Industries Sector Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) Certification Ceremony and the launch of the second phase of the Cooperatives Development Project involving 20 Cooperatives in aloe plant processing. read more Minister Nzimande invites members of the media to the Chemical Industries Sector Education and Training Authority Certification Ceremony The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, invites members of the media to the Chemical Industries Sector Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) Certification Ceremony and the launch of the second phase of the Cooperatives Development Project involving 20 Cooperatives in Aloe Plant processing. read more Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande,on the occation of the inaugration of Vice Chnacellor and The Principal of the Walter Sisulu University, Professor Rushiella Nolundi Songca It is a great honour for me to be addressing you today on this auspicious occasion of the inauguration of the Walter Sisulu University Principal and Vice Chancellor, Prof Rushiella Songca. read more Address by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, at the launch of the Science Centre in Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape We have gathered here this afternoon to launch a brand-new science centre and we do so in a celebratory mood. What is even more lifting is the fact that we celebrate the completion of this science centre in a rural community of Cofimvaba.. read more
Address by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, on the occasion of the Universities South African 2nd National Higher Education Conference Thank you for the invitation to attend and address the 2nd Higher Education Conference which, as I understand, is jointly organized by Universities’ South Africa (USAf) and the Council for Higher Education (CHE). read more
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation statement welcoming new Director-General to the DHET The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, welcomes the appointment of Dr Nkosinathi Sishi as the new Director-General of the Department of Higher Education and Training. read more
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ALERT:BE WARNED OF FRAUDULENT REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS /ORDERS Over the past four years a number of companies have lost tens of thousands of Rands due to alleged fraudulent request for quotations (RFQs) and orders, supposedly from government departments. read more
Public emergency medical services to offer qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework from January 2022 The Minister of Higher Education Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, published a Government Gazette permitting designated public emergency medical services education institutions, commonly known as emergency medical services colleges, to offer accredited emergency medical care qualifications registered on the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF) of the National Qualification Framework from January 2022. read more
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