The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, will be addressing the Higher Health webinar on Managing the second wave of COVID-19 within the post-school sector.
Higher Health, the agency of the Department of Higher Education and Training, has supported the COVID-19 response across the Post-School Education and Training System (PSET) since the beginning of the pandemic.
As academic institutions prepare to open, various challenges lie ahead, including:
- A highly transmissible new COVID-19 variant
- Increased infection among all age groups, especially youth
- Over-burdened health facilities and quarantine centres
- Fatigue and attrition among frontline healthcare and essential workers.
The upcoming examination period warrants a need to train and re-energise management, task teams, academia, frontline student support and allied staff. Part of the PSET sector’s preparation to participate in the national COVID-19 vaccine initiative entails training for student leadership, volunteers and peer educators.
Minister Nzimande will be joined by a panelist comprising of the following:
- Dr Sandile Buthelezi, Director General Department of Health
- Professor Tim Tucker, Clinical Virologist
- Dr Kerrigan McCarthy, Clinical Virologist, NICD
- Professor Ahmed Bawa, CEO: Universities South Africa (USAf)
- Dr Sibusiso Chalufu, Executive Director: Student Life- North-West University (NWU) and President: SA Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP)
- Mr Sanele Mlotshwa, President of SA Public Colleges Organisation (SAPCO) and Principal, Majuba TVET College
- Ms Xolile Nkabinde, NEC member of South African Union of Students (SAUS)
- Mr Siphiwe Khumalo, President of South African Technical Vocational Education and Training Student Association (SATVETSA)
Minister Nzimande invites members of the media to join this webinar as follows:
Date: 27 January 2021
Time: 10h45 to 13h00
Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kbtFkX8GTcK4k-CEI2OBbA or follow the discussion on HIGHER HEALTH’s Facebook and YouTube platforms.
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then go on to Higher Health’s page
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YOUTUBE
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