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Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)

Chapter 6A

41B. Determination of national education policy for colleges

 

 

(1) The Minister shall determine national education policy in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and this Act.

 

(2) [Subsection (2) deleted by section 21 of Act No. 3 of 2012]

 

(3) [Subsection (3) deleted by section 21 of Act No. 3 of 2012]

 

(4) Subject to the provisions of subsections (1) to (3), the Minister shall determine national policy for the planning, provision, financing, co-ordination, management, governance, programmes, monitoring, evaluation and well-being of the further education and training system and, without derogating from the generality of this section, may determine national policy for—
(a) further education and training management information systems, including the provision of data in accordance with the international obligations of the government;
(b) the organisation, management and governance of the national further education and training system;
(c) facilities, finance and development plans for further education and training, including advice to the Financial and Fiscal Commission;
(d) innovation, research and development in further education and training;
(e) the organisation, management, governance, funding, establishment and registration of colleges;
(f) curriculum frameworks, core syllabuses and further education and training programmes, learning standards, examinations and the certification of qualifications, subject to the provisions of any law establishing a national qualifications framework or a certifying or accrediting body;
(g) co-operation between the Department and—
(i) other state departments;
(ii) provincial education departments;
(iii) local government; and
(iv) non-government organisations,

with a view to advancing the national education policy contemplated in this section and the Reconstruction and Development Programme;

(h) international relations in the field of further education and training;
(i) executive functions required to implement national education policy determined in terms of this Chapter, including the implementation of measures to address past discriminatory practices.

 

[Section 41B inserted by section 10 of Act No. 25 of 2010]

 


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