1. SA University enrolments have increased from 495 356 in 1994 to 937 455 in 2011.
2. The department will provide R6 billion to universities from 2012-2015 for Infrastructure projects (R6,6 billion in 2007/11).
- Universities to match this new investment with R2 billion
- Bulk of the funding going to historically disadvantaged Institutions for accommodation and historical backlogs
- 9000 new beds in student accommodation in the next 3 years
- Infrastructure includes improving disability access
- Funding towards Engineering, Health Sciences, Life and Physical Sciences, Teacher Education, Humanities and Social Sciences.
3. National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) expanding access to higher education
- Allocation to University and FET Colleges has increased from R2,375 billion in 2008 to R7 billion in 2012
- 991 759 student-beneficiaries of R25 billion in loans and bursaries between 1991 and 2011
- 28 464 students assisted through NSFAS final year programme; 16 906 graduated with loans converted to full bursaries in 2011
4. Infrastructure allocations
Upgrading and new construction: R1, 114,195 billion to Historically Disadvantaged Universities/Campuses:
- Student housing: R1 412,638 million to HD Universities
- Student housing: R239,136 million to Historically Advantaged Universities
- Engineering: R509,079 million to meet scarce skills needs
- Teacher Education: R662,460 million to meet scarce skills needs
- Life and Physical Sciences: R546,721 million to meet scarce skills needs
- Health Sciences: R442, 519 million to meet scarce skills needs.
- Cooperative Projects: R114,500 million partnerships with HDIs:
- Development of African Languages, Humanities and the Social Sciences: R311,654 million
- Disability Units: R123,835 million upgrading and new infrastructure
- Research infrastructure: R74, 053 million well founded laboratories.
- Project management support: R55 million
5. Improvements in teacher education include:
- Teacher graduates increased from under 6000 in 2008 to 10 300 in 2011
- National service-linked bursary scheme for teacher education students (Funza Lushaka) and earmarked NSFAS loans
- 4 new teacher education campuses to be opened in Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. First one to be opened: January 2013 (Siyabuswa)
- between 2009-2012 universities involved in foundation phase teacher training increased from 13 to 20
- Students in Teacher Education increased from 9672 to 14 401 between 2009-2012
6. Student housing
- Allocation to HDI for student accommodation amounts to R1,4million
- R239,136 million to Historically Advantaged Universities
- PIC and DBSA in discussions with 12 universities about funding to augment government funding
- Norms and standards to be gazetted before 31 March 2013
- Student accommodation to have bias towards 1st Year students
7. FET Colleges
- A total of 100 000 new spaces across all FET Colleges for 2013.
- FET College intervention initiated to improve programme delivery, performance and efficiency
- Task Team finalizing report on the review of NC (V) qualifications
- FET Colleges Turnaround Strategy being implemented
- Qualified CFOs from SAIC deployed in FET Colleges
- Development of the College Council Chamber
- FET College Improvement Project in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape
8. Expansion of the College sector and improving Quality
- Funded programmes enrolment increased by 34% in 2012
- Bursaries to students increased from R100m in 2007 to R1,7billion in 2012
- 237 908 bursary beneficiaries between 2009 and 2011
- Enrolments increase to more than 650 000 in 2011
- Over 49 000 students in Report 191 programmes (N-Courses)
- Re-introduction of N4-N6 for Colleges - towards a National Diploma
- CFOs from SAICA deployed in 40 Colleges
9. Higher Education and Training Funding for Skills Development
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Increased funding allocations for Further and Higher Education:
- R2,5billion allocation towards FET Colleges Expansion and Capacity Building Development Programme
- R404 million for expansion of MBCHB and Veterinary Sciences Programmes at UP
- Plan to fund SA Renewable Energy Training Centre with projected establishment cost of R78,8million; R8,38million operational budget over 3 years
- R212million for Universities to provide on-the-job training
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SETA Management improvements for better performance
- Offices opened in FET Colleges to provide access to SETAs for beneficiaries
- New SETA grant regulations published in Government Gazette
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Learnerships
- 2011/12: 16 180 Workers vs 12 736 Target; 26 523 Unemployed vs 15 253 Target
- Quarter 2, 2012/13 FY: 10 704 Workers and 14 425 Unemployed entered into Programmes
- National Artisan Development Recognition of Prior Learning framework currently being implemented.
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