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PURPOSE

The branch in the Department that is responsible for dealing with TVET Colleges is known as the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) branch and consists of the following programmes and sub-programmes:

TVET Chief Directorates

• Programmes and Qualifications
• Systems Planning and Institutional Support
  
• Examinations and Assessments
• Financial Planning and Coordination
  

TVET Directorates

• Programme and Curriculum Innovation 
  
• Student Development and Support
  
• Monitoring and Evaluation 
  
• Curriculum Development and Support
• Institutional Funding 
  
• Public TVET Colleges
• Private TVET Colleges
• Resulting and Certification
• Item Development and Marking
• Exam Management and Monitoring
  
• Lecturer Development
  

​Office of the Deputy Director General: TVET

The purpose of the branch is to plan, develop, monitor, maintain and evaluate national policy, programmes, assessment practices and systems for vocational and continuing education and training, including for technical and vocational education and training (TVET ) colleges and Community Education and Training Colleges.

General TVET Resources

•  2023 TVET Academic Calendar
  
• Memorandum TE 02 OF 2021 – Urgent notification: Colleges may not register students for Non-Accredited Courses or Subjects
  
• Revised closing date and further information on Call for Nominations of Council Membersfor TVET Colleges
  
• Call for Public Comments on Funding Frameworks for CET and TVET Colleges
  
• Proposed Funding Frameworks for CET and TVET Colleges by Ministerial Committe
  
• Joint Communique 1 of 2016
  
• Centeres of Specialisaiton in the TVET College Sector
• Call for Nominations for External Council Members at various TVET Colleges: (Council Nominee Form)
• Annual monitoring report: Projected 2014 targets on student enrolment planning - Ministerial statement​​
• Continuing Education and Training (CET) Act
  
• TVET College Principals
  
• DHET Regional Managers​
  

​​​Programmes and Qualifications Chief Directorate

Programmes and Qualifications develops and maintains high quality vocational education and training programmes, supports the implementation of student support services, and provides leadership and support for the training and development of lecturers.

Systems Planning and Institutional Support Chief Directorate

Systems Planning and Institutional Support provides the framework, coordination and support to TVET colleges for the efficient and effective management, governance and delivery of vocational and occupational programmes, and manages the TVET colleges' subsidies and transfers.

It also regulates the provision of education and training by private education institutions offering qualifications registered on the general and further education and training sub-framework.

Planning and Institutional Support Resources

Education Labour Relations and Conditions​​​

Student Development and Support Resources

• Framework and Guidelines to Accommodate Students with Disabilities in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges
  
• Report on the investigation of support services offered to students with disabilities in Technical and Vocational Education and Technical Colleges
  
• National Academic Support Guidelines 2021
  DHET NSFAS 2020 TVET Bursary Rules and Guidelines
  
• Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges' 2020 Student Support Services Annual Plan
  
• Policy Framework on Adminstration and Management of Student Admissions in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges
  
• 2017 Bursary Rules and Guidelines
• 2016 Bursary Rules and Guidelines
• Public Further Education and Training College Attendance and Punctuality Policy​

Curriculum Development Directorate

Curriculum Development Resources

• Department of Higher Education and Training National Certificate (Vocational) Qualification NQF Levels 2, 3 & 4 Matrix of Subjects – 2015
  

Chief Directorate: Financial Planning and Coordination
Institutional Funding Directorate

 Institutional Funding

Type    Name    19 12 17 Ministerial Statement    2020 Public Report - University performance within the block grant    2020 Public report - University State budgets    2022 Min Statement approved 22 Dec 2022    23 03 20 University State budgets March 2023 V2 (1) (003)    23 03 20 University State budgets March 2023 V2 (1)    23 03 20 University performance within the block grant, March 2023 V1 (1)    23 03 20 University performance within the block grant, March 2023 V1 (1)    Addendum to Ministerial Statement on University Funding 2020-21, July 2020    Addendum to the Dec 2020 Ministerial Statement on University Funding April 2021 - Table 6 corrected Oct 2021 (2)    Call for Public Comments on the draft National Norms and Standards for Infrastructure Funding of Technical and Vocational E    Disposal of and Alienation of Movable Assets by TVET Colleges    Ministerial Statement on University funding -2024-25 to 2026-27 December 2023    Ministerial Statement on University Funding, Dec 2020    Ministerial Statement on University Funding, Dec 2021    Oct 2022 Addendum to the 2021 Ministerial Statement (1) (1)    The Amendments to the National Norms and Standards for Funding Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges    The National Norms and Standards for Funding Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges    University performance within the block grant, March 2021    University performance within the block grant, March 2022    University Perfromance within the Block Grant    University State budgets, March 2021    University State budgets, March 2022    University State budgets, March 2022    University State Budgets

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TVET College DIirectorate

 TVET College Examination

Type    Name    2015 TVET TIME TABLES    2016 TVET TIME TABLES    201608 Engineering Studies entry forms    2018 TIMETABLES    2018 VALIDATION    2019 TVET Colleges Management Plans    2019 TVET Colleges Time Tables    2020 TVET Colleges Management Plans    2020 TVET Colleges Time Tables    Business Studies 201506    Business Studies Entry Forms    BUSINESS STUDIES NOVEMBER 2015 EXAMINATIONS    ENGINEERING STUDIES 201504    ENGINEERING STUDIES AUGUST 2015 EXAMINATIONS    Engineering Studies Entry Forms    ENGINEERING STUDIES NOVEMBER 2015 EXAMINATIONS    Memo TE41 of 2019 - FINAL MANAGEMENT PLANS AND TIMETABLES FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2020 EXAMINATIONS    MEMO TE51 OF 2016_RELEASE OF 2016.08 RESULTS    NATED TIMETABLES    NATED VALIDATION    NC(V) 2016 11 EXAMINATION ENTRY FORMS    NCV    OFFLINE CAPTURING TOOL DATA BASE    Other TVET College Examination Documents 1    Other TVET College Examination Documents 2    BUSS STUDIES 201611 ENTRY FORMS    ENGINEERING STUDIES 201611 ENTRY FORMS    MEMO TE 02 OF 2021 – URGENT NOTIFICATION TO PRIVATE COLLEGES

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​​Public TVET College Resources

• Planning - Additional Resource Documents  
• Planning Sessions - Presentations    
• Planning Templates and Guidelines  
• Consolidated report on lecture training
• FAQ's - Introducing the new National Certificate (Vocational)
• Final Catalogue for LTSM
• NC(V) Post-training questionnaire
• Number of educators trained per college
• Policy for the NCV qualifications at level 2 to 4 on the NQF Contact list of FET Public Colleges
• Proposed assessment record sheet
• Proposed format of a learning programme​

Private TVET Colleges  Resources

• Amended Commnique on the Submission of Annual Reprts by Registerd Private Colleges
  
• AR Communique 2021
• Annual Report Submission Guidelines Private Colleges
  
• Registration of private educaton providers offering qualifications on the occupational qualifications sub-framework by the Department of Higher Education and Training

Examinations and Assessment Chief Directorate

The National Examination and Assessment Directorate administers and manages the assessment in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges and Community Education.

The activities range from the registration of candidates for examination sittings and appointment of panellists to the setting, printing and distribution of question papers and culminate in the marking, resulting and certification of both TVET college.

In addition, monitoring and support visits are undertaken to examination centres to ensure that examinations and assessment practices are being implemented in line with national policy.

Examinations and Assessment Resources​

Item Development and Marking Directorate

Item Development and Marking Resources

• Mokhele version final adjusted and formatted version 18 October 2020
• Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (16/2006): Public comments on the Draft National Policy pertaining to the Conduct, Administration & Management of examinations of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges (COMMENTS SHOULD REACH THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITHIN 30 WORKING DAYS OF THE PUBLCATION OF THIS NOTICE)
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Resulting and Certification Directorate

Resulting and Certification Resources

• Minimum Admission Requirements for Higher Certificate Diploma and Degree Programmes requiring a National Certificate (Vocational) at Level 4 of the National Qualification Framework​
  
• National Education Policy Act (27/1996): National Policy regarding Further Education and Training Programmes: Approval of the amendments to the certification requirements of the National Certificates (Vocational)
  

Exam Management and Monitoring Directorate

Exam Management and Monitoring Resources

• National Policy on the Conduct of Adult Basic Education and Training Level 4 Examinations ​

Contact

Deputy Director-General
Mr S Zungu
Telephone +27 (0) 12 312 5791
Branch Coordinator
Marilize Locke
Telephone +27 (0) 12 312 5233

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