117859 GDE APP 201920 6th proof 26 July

Part A: General Information & Strategic Overview

Target 5: Fund TVET and Community Colleges to respond to country skills need and high level of unemployment by 2024

Outcome: Improved education, training and innovation

Interventions:

• Protocols for secondment of sector specialist developed by 2021 to work in TVET colleges • Sustainable funding model for CETCs alongside a clear vision for this sector • Establish norms for the CETCs • Increased number of Black lecturers supported through the NGAP program • Support and invest in renewable energy, mining and agriculture research infrastructure

Indicators:

• All TVET college curriculum reviewed to align with industry needs • Reach 70 000 learnership annually • Double the number of students enrolled in CETCs

• Improve the throughput of the PSET sector including the agricultural colleges • 20 000 PhD students supported through bursaries through DST and NRF Bursaries.

• 30 000 Research grants to be awarded to Researchers • Policy to fund missing middle students in place by 2021

Target 6: Improve access to post school education from the current 1,2 million to 2,1 million by 2024 and to 3,1 million by 2030

Outcome: Improved education, training and innovation

Interventions:

• Number of students receiving NSFAS bursaries • Adequately fund the PSET system • Increase the number of students attending Foundation Courses

• Changing the composition and improving the qualifications of teaching staff in the PSET sector through increasing the production of PhDs and expanding the proportion of university teachers with PhDs from 46% in 2018 to 60% by 2024.

Indicators:

• Expand participation in the community education and training colleges, technical and vocational training colleges and universities must be expanded from the current 1,2 million full-time equivalent learners or FTEs (17% of 18-24-year olds) to 2,1 million FTEs (30% of 18-24-year olds). (70% NDP)

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