Question NW2977 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
08 September 2015 - NW2977
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) how many technical and vocational education and training colleges are registered in each district in Mpumalanga, (b) what are the names of the specified colleges and (c) how students are enrolled in each specified college; (2) what is the annual student registration fee in each specified college; (3) how many of the specified colleges have increased their registration fees; (4) (a) how many students at these colleges are not receiving their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) subsidies, (b) what are the reasons for this and (c) how many students have (i) been forced to suspend their studies or (ii) not attended classes due to non-payment of NSFAS subsidies?
Reply:
- – (3) There are three Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in Mpumalanga. The table below provides further details to questions 1 (b) to 3:
|
|
|
|
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8 043 |
None |
Not applicable |
|
9 123 |
None |
Not applicable |
|
11 603 |
None |
Not applicable |
|
Total |
28 769 |
- The table below responds to questions 4 (a) and (c):
|
TVET college |
Number of students awarded NSFAS allowances |
|
b) Reasons for students not receiving NSFAS |
|
|
|
(i) forced to suspend their studies |
(ii) not attended classes due to non-payment of NSFAS subsidies |
||||
|
3 330 |
153 |
Students providing incorrect bank accounts |
0 |
0 |
|
2 798 |
403 |
Lost Identity Documents and incorrect bank accounts |
0 |
0 |
|
2 290 |
1 236 |
Students not submitting claims to finance timeously. |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
8 418 |
1 792 |
0 |
0 |
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DIRECTOR – GENERAL
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Dr B NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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