ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
VOTE 17
REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER
for the year ended 31 March 2015
The Minister approved that the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) be appointed as
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Community Education and Training (CET) sectors.
Inter-departmental Task Teams have been established to make recommendations on:
The transfer of Agricultural Colleges from the concurrent responsibility of the Department of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and their provincial counterparts to the Department; and
The expansion of Veterinary Sciences and the establishment of a second faculty of Veterinary Sciences for
nursing colleges to a national platform also took place.
NSFAS, HESA, the South African Students Union, the CHE, National Treasury, the Department of Performance
of improved policy and regulations governing NSFAS, a sustainable process for allocating the limited funds
the Department and has led to the establishment of the South African International Institute for Maritime Industry
Proclamation enabled all Public Adult Learning Centres to be deemed Community Education and Training
Bursary Rules and Guidelines for the Administration and Management of the Technical and Vocational Education
and
travel and accommodation as this may expose them to litigation.
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