Engineering News reports that the role of technical vocational education and training (TVET) colleges in SA’s just energy transition is expected to be bolstered by a partnership led by the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) and the Chinese Culture and International Education Exchange Centre (CCIEEC).
“This programme not only seeks to establish a comprehensive renewable energy education and industry system in the country’s TVET colleges but also to enhance the international standards of South African TVET colleges over the next five to ten years,” explained EWSETA CEO Mpho Mookapele. At the launch function held on 31 May, the programme partners bid farewell to 54 learners and six lecturers from TVET colleges who will travel to China for a year-long experiential learning programme. The learners, who will be trained in the field of solar PV manufacturing, are from the Elangeni TVET College in KwaZulu-Natal, Vhembe TVET College in Limpopo, Ingwe College in the Eastern Cape, South West Gauteng and Westcol TVET colleges in Gauteng and the Northern Cape Rural TVET in the Northern Cape. In April, the Seta Integrated High Impact Programme (SIHIP) was launched, outlining a series of initiatives to be undertaken by Setas to drive collaboration and cooperation among Setas, aimed at maximising the impact and effectiveness of Seta programmes towards national development goals. The Just Energy Transition Learner and Lecturer Development Support Programme aligns to the aims of the SIHIP.
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