The National Skills Fund (NSF) participated in the National Tourism Career Expo (NTCE) at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, in October 2024.  The three-day event, hosted by the Department of Tourism in partnership with key provincial stakeholders, aimed to underscore tourism’s vital role in South Africa’s economy. It fostered engagement between learners, educators, […]

Garden Route Councillor Stephen de Vries, with the students enrolled in the newly launched hospitality programme On 18 September 2024 launched a Tourism and Hospitality Skills Development Project funded by the  National Skills Fund (NSF) at the Carpe Diem Schools in George.  The project’s objective is to train, mentor, and develop 400 unemployed youth between

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has hosted technical and vocational education and training (TVET) month for the 50 public TVET colleges.   In 2014, following a discussion with the South African Public Colleges Organisation (SAPCO), the Ministry of Higher Education and Training declared August TVET College Month.   The DHET TVET Month

NSF Interviewees: Front from left to right, Nkateko Salane, Nonhlanhla Ngwenya, Ameeb Maharaj, Sisipho Sopangiso, and Muzomuhle Mlotshwa

Since 2013, the NSF has funded public TVET colleges as part of a concerted effort to support the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and create equitable access to quality post-school education while strengthening the TVET colleges.

NSF bricklaying beneficiaries (From left: Phumelele Ndwandwe, Sthembele Nzunza and Zanele Shamase) demonstrating bricklaying skills at their learning centre in Kwa Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal

K Boneng Consulting Services is one of the skills development providers funded by the NSF following the submission and approval of an unsolicited proposal and has been implementing different learnerships and skills programmes.

The South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) hosted its annual Women’s Day seminar on 28 August 2024 in Gqeberha to celebrate Women’s Month

The South African Youth Economic Council (SAYEC), supported by the Central Energy Fund (CEF), successfully hosted its inaugural Career Day on 24 August 2024 at the Nctoshane Community Hall in Ophongolo, Kwa Zulu-Natal.

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), through the Planning, Policy and Strategy Branch, initiated a five-year research programme on technical and vocational education and training (TVET).