STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL SKILLS FUND ON ITS 2024/25 ANNUAL REPORT, TO BE PRESENTED AT THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN, ON 03 DECEMBER 2025 Wednesday, 03 December 2025 Providing funding to catalyse skills development in support of the Post-School Education and Training system remains a crucial mandate for […]
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 Cynthia Modiba South West Gauteng TVET College hosted a Strategic and Implementing Partners Breakfast on 10 October 2025, bringing together key role players within South Africa’s skills development ecosystem. The event, held in collaboration with other strategic stakeholders, celebrated the impact of partnerships in driving innovation across the country. In her keynote address, Deputy
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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
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1. Introduction Comrades and colleagues, Deputy Ministers Dr’s Gondwe and Dube-Ncube, our Director-General and senior management of the Department, the leadership of NSFAS, SETAs, quality councils, university and college councils, student leaders across the sector, and above all, the young people who will soon be sitting for their Grade 12 examinations, Good Morning. To the
By Mudanalwo Ravele On 25 July 2025, the National Skills Fund (NSF) attended the official opening of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Centre Hub at NCR TVET College in Upington, Northern Cape. The NSF participated as one of the college’s key stakeholders, underscoring its role in advancing future-focused skills development. In his opening remarks, NCR
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By Sivuyisiwe Hombile The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, launched her office’s Matric Support Programme, a bold initiative designed to bridge the information gap for rural learners navigating their post-school futures. The programme officially kicked off in the Eastern Cape, beginning at Mthingwevu High School in Cofimvaba on Wednesday, 6
By: Lebeko Morema On 27 June 2025, the National Skills Fund (NSF) participated in an exhibition during the Ministerial Youth Day event at Mopani TVET College’s Sir Val Duncan Campus in Limpopo. The event gave the NSF an opportunity to co-exhibit with one of its Skills Development Providers (SDPs), K-Boneng Consulting. The exhibition was regarded
By Sivuyisiwe Hombile The National Skills Fund (NSF) is implementing a large-scale skills development intervention in the Eastern Cape Province as part of its contribution to the Integrated Sustainable Food Security and Development Programme. This initiative, which commenced on 1 July 2024, aims to address food security while equipping 2,050 beneficiaries with critical skills that
By Sivuyisiwe Hombile Gijima Holdings (Pty) Ltd, in collaboration with the National Skills Fund (NSF), initiated a multi-year apprenticeship programme from 1 October 2022 to 31 August 2025, aimed at empowering 75 unemployed youth from Lephalale, Limpopo. With a budget allocation of R16.8 million, the project set out to tackle unemployment in rural communities by
