In response to Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande’s call for Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) to open offices at public colleges in deep rural areas and townships, on Tuesday 12 March 2013, the CATHSSETA will officially open an office at the Mthashana FET College’s Kwa-Nongoma Campus in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Minister Nzimande and King Goodwill Zwelithini will be among the high profile guests who will attend the function as the CATHSSETA (Cultural Arts Tourism Hospitality and Sports Education & Training Authority) embarks on a new chapter for the SETA in the integration and coordination of South Africa’s Post-School Education and Training system.
Members of the media are invited to the event:
Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Time: 11h00
Venue: Mthashana Fet College, Kwa-Nongoma Campus, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
“SETAs have an important role to play within our Post-School Education and Training system. They are in contact with the overwhelming number of employers in the country and they have resources necessary to facilitate partnerships between institutions and employers. These partnerships should encourage colleges or universities to establish training partnerships so that students get both theoretical and practical knowledge. We are very excited about what the CATHSSETA is doing in that rural part of KZN,” Minister Nzimande said.
He added that FET Colleges were at the centre of skills delivery to drive the South African economy, reduce unemployment and improve the livelihoods of millions of South Africans. “Establishing partnerships between SETAs and public FET Colleges therefore makes perfect sense for us,” he said.
In direct response to the call by Minister Nzimande for SETAs to partner and equip FET Colleges to be adequately responsive to local, national and international skills requirements, the CATHSSETA in partnership with the Mthashana FET College will also be launching a Career Advisory office, which will provide career advice and guidance to the youth in and around Zululand.
RSVP:
Leko Nkabinde
Cell: 072 217 1610
Trevor Nkosi
Cell: 078 705 7344
