BusinessLive reports that vocational training students have vowed to shut down the country’s 50 technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges.
On Wednesday, they cited poor infrastructure, the ban on political groupings on campuses, unqualified lecturers and massive certificate backlogs as the prime reasons for the nationwide standoff with the government. A total shutdown will affect the colleges’ registration process, which began on Monday. SA Further Education and Training Student Association (Safetsa) president Yonke Twani said they have been engaging with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) since 2012 to work together to address the issues, “but the department have (has) been giving us very foolish responses." On Wednesday, DHET Minister Blade Nzimande called for all involved to engage in discussions. He said the department was determined not to let the shutdown go on for long.
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