Question NW2452 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
05 December 2016 - NW2452
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
How many international trips were undertaken by (i) the Chief Executive Officer, (ii) each executive and (iii) each board member of the Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority (aa) in the 2015 calendar year and (bb) since 1 January 2016 and (b) what was the (i) cost, (ii) purpose and (iii) detailed itinerary of each specified trip?
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(a) Two trips in 2015
(a)(i) No Chief Executive Officer at the CATHSSETA
(a) (ii) No Executive travelled however a Project Co-ordinator undertook 1 trip in 2015 to Austria.
(a) (iii) The Board is dissolved and SETA is under Administration. The Administrator undertook 1 trip in 2015 to Australia
(b) (i) Administrator trip –R199 062, 15 and Project co-ordinator –R34 597,72
(b) (ii) The Administrator purpose- A study tour of countries that use demand –side information for skills planning purposes which is one component of the EU-RSA Dialogue on skills planning.
(b) (ii) Project-co-ordinator purpose- A study tour to understand how Technical and Vocational Education and Training is undertaken in Austria and to determine whether their system can be an intermediate option/model for DHET to consider.
(b) (iii) See attached itinerary
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Dr B NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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