WHITE PAPER FOR POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION …

1 WHITE PAPER FOR POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAININGBUILDING AN EXPANDED, effective AND INTEGRATED POST-SCHOOL SYSTEMWHITE PAPER FOR POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAININGAs approved by Cabinet on 20 November 2013 Published in 2013 by:Department of Higher EDUCATION and TrainingPrivate Bag X174 Pretoria : 978-1-77018-713-9 ContentsMinister s Preface viiAcronyms ixExecutive Summary xi1. Background and Challenges 12.

2 Main Policy Objectives EDUCATION and social justice A single, coordinated system Expanding access, improving quality and increasing diversity EDUCATION and work Responsiveness 103.

3 The College System Technical and vocational EDUCATION and training colleges Overview Strengthening the colleges Increasing access Programmes and qualifications College relationship with employers Improving teaching and learning Student support Student accommodation Funding Management and governance Community colleges

4 Context A new institutional type Governance and management Institutional development and capacity building Funding Establishing community colleges Other public colleges The South African Institute for Vocational and Continuing EDUCATION and training 254.

5 Universities Overview Differentiation Expanding student access and success Research and innovation for development Staffing the universities Making university EDUCATION affordable Development of the humanities and African languages in universities Community engagement and graduate community service Internationalisation Integration with the rest of the POST-SCHOOL system 415.

6 Private EDUCATION Provision 426. Addressing Disability Policy frameworks The current situation A strategic policy framework on disability 467. Opening Learning through Diverse Modes of Provision Introduction A network of providers and learning support centres A network of high-quality providers A network of shared learning support centres Professional development Quality assurance Equitable access to appropriate technology Collaborative development of quality learning resources

7 Cross-border distance EDUCATION 548. Linking EDUCATION and the Workplace Introduction and overview Introducing central skills planning Changing the roles of the skills levy and grants Existing problems Improving data supply

8 Supporting EDUCATION and training provision in workplaces Supporting provision that is not directly linked to current sectoral priorities: the National Skills Fund Supporting research and innovation through the NSF Building the capacity of the public EDUCATION system to meet skills needs Ongoing attention to strategic goals Changes arising from NSDS III Workplace learning and work-integrated learning The public sector as a training space Strengthening the institutional capacity of the skills system Problems affecting institutional capacity A tighter focus for the SETAs Greater accountability SETA governance

9 The SETA landscape Monitoring and evaluation 689. The National Qualifications Framework, the Quality Councils and an Articulated System The National Qualifications Framework Overview Simplification of the NQF Articulation Quality Councils Configuration and remit of the Quality Councils

10 Assessment and quality assurance 7210. Conclusion 75 Building an Expanded, effective and Integrated POST-SCHOOL System | viiMinister s PrefaceIn January 2012, I released the Green PAPER for POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION and training as a discussion document. The Green PAPER was discussed in various government forums, including Cabinet and the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher EDUCATION and training . It was also discussed at various conferences and seminars by a wide range of stakeholders, many of whom submitted comments to the Department of Higher EDUCATION and training (DHET). These stakeholders included educational institutions, Sector EDUCATION and training Authorities (SETAs), employer groupings, trade unions and other organisations and individuals.