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1 ANNUAL REPORT2014/15 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAININGA nnual REPORT 2014 /15 Minister of Higher Education and TrainingDr BE NZIMANDE, MPI have the honour of submitting the ANNUAL REPORT of the Department of Higher Education and Training for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March GF QondeDirector-General: Higher Education and TrainingDate: 30 May 201523 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAININGVote 172014/15 ANNUAL ReportTABLE OF CONTENTSPART A: General Information regarding the of from the from the Deputy Minister115.$FFRXQWLQJ 2I FHU V RI 5 HVSRQVLELOLW\ DQG &RQ UPDWLRQ RI WKH $FFXUDF\ RI WKH $QQXDO and other Organisational Reporting to the Minister21 PART B: Performance Information251.$XGLWRU *HQHUDO V 5 HSRUW RQ 3 UHGHWHUPLQHG RI 'HSDUWPHQWDO Policy Developments and Legislation Outcome-Orientated Information by Programme476.

2 Transfer Investment, Maintenance and Asset Management Plan94 PART C: and &RQ LFW RI , of , Safety and Environmental 0 RGL FDWLRQV WR $XGLW Audit and Audit Committee98 PART D: Human Resource Management1011.,QWURGXFWLRQ DQG 2 YHUYLHZ RI +XPDQ Resources Oversight Statistics103 PART E: Financial Information1294 PART AGENERAL INFORMATION6 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAININGVote 172014/15 ANNUAL Report1. General Information regarding the DepartmentThe Department of Higher Education and TrainingPRETORIA OFFICEP ostal Address:Private Bag X174 Pretoria0001 Physical Address:117 - 123 Francis Baard StreetPretoria0002 Tel: 012 312 5911 Fax: 012 323 0291 CAPE TOWN OFFICEP ostal Address:Private Bag X9192&DSH 7 RZQ8000 Physical Address:103 Plein Street&DSH 7 RZQ8001 Tel: 021 469 5175 Fax: 021 461 4761 OTHER USEFUL CONTACTSN ational Career Advisory Helpline: 086 999 0123 National Career Advisory website: ZZZ FDUHHUKHOS RUJ ]Dsms or please call me : 072 204 5056 National Fraud Hotline: 0800 801 801 Departmental Call Centre (Toll free).

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