27/01/2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
26 January 2024
SATVETSA STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF READINESS IN THE TVET SECTOR
STATE OF READINESS
The South African Technical Vocational Education and Training Student Association started the year 2024, with a campaign of dedicating this year as the year of campuses and being visible to all students.
We had our first National Working Committee meeting, which was intended to look at the state of readiness of our TVET Colleges. After that, we had a meeting with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) TVET Branch led by the DDG Mr Zungu, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme(NSFAS), and the South African Public Colleges Organisation (SACPO). We will continue to engage more stakeholders as a resolution by our NWC.
EXAMINATION RESULTS
We would like to congratulate all TVET students who have passed their final year examination, including the Matric class of 2023.
We understand that there are subjects that are currently pending. However, we plead with the students to be patient as the results will be finalized.
We also have noted the code error on examination results however it is important to remind our students that for you to qualify for a Supplementary examination you must have obtained the sub-minimum on your November results which are identified as follows:
γLanguage and Life skills and Computer Literacy - 35 to 39%
γMathematics and Mathematical Literacy - 25 to 29%
γVocational Subjects - 45 to 49%
If the student has obtained the sub-minimum, irrespective of the results code displayed, the student qualifies for the supplemental examination. We want to inform the students of the code error on examination results, which are 08 and 05, and request them to focus rather on the percentage.
PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION PILOT PROJECT
We had our first meeting this year with the NSFAS team responsible for the private accommodation pilot project in the Higher Education Sector on the state of readiness for the project. We woul