The partnership between South Africa and the People’s Republic of China in technical and vocational skills development reached a significant milestone in January 2026 as 36 South African TVET students returned home after an intensive 18-week training programme in Beijing, focused on emerging technologies in the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) sector. The programme, hosted by […]

By Enith Gouws-Sibiya The Western Cape (WC) and Northern Cape (NC) Regional Skills Development Implementation (SDI) Office of the National Skills Fund (NSF) hosted the Quarter 2 Reporting and Progress Sessions with Skills Development Providers (SDP) across the region on 9 and 10 December 2025. The two-day engagement, led by the Director for the Western

By Cynthia Modiba The atmosphere was filled with pride and accomplishment as Godisang Development NPC celebrated the graduation of learners from the National Skills Fund (NSF) Artisan Development Programme. This achievement represents a meaningful contribution to the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) national artisan development target, which aims to produce at least 30

By: Enith Gouws-Sibiya On 26 November 2025, the National Skills Fund’s (NSF) ICT and Analytics Directorate hosted its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Change Agent Network (CAN) Champs in-person bi-weekly session at Tshwane South TVET College, Centurion Campus. The session brought together CAN Champs representatives from across the entire entity along with key stakeholders, forming a

The National Skills Fund (NSF) has marked a major milestone in its transformation journey with the unveiling of its new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System during a ministerial media launch themed “Accelerating NSF’s Journey to Operational Excellence.” Held shortly after the successful phase 1 Go-Live on 31 October 2025, the event symbolised the Fund’s shift

The National Skills Fund (NSF), under the Department of Higher Education and Training, approved a combined grant funding allocation of R68 Million to the East Cape Midlands TVET College and Port Elizabeth (PE) TVET College in the Eastern Cape for the implementation of the TVET Capacity Building Programme Phase III (2020–2024 cycle). This initiative targeted

By Honest Sihlango The National Skills Fund (NSF) continues to play a crucial role in empowering South Africans from rural and historically disadvantaged backgrounds through targeted investment in artisan development. Forek Institute of Technology, a training provider located in Kabokweni, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, is dedicated to developing skills in occupational trade qualifications, occupational non-trade qualifications, construction