Johannesburg TVET College is now accepting the 2027 Occupational Programmes applications to study a practical, job-centric occupation. As per the published information about the time for application, the date for opening of application is 6 October 2026 and the date for closing of application is 20 October 2026. All the aspirants can apply for the … Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) does not pay every funded student the same amount of money per month. A number of factors, such as whether a student attends a university or TVET college, and what kind of accommodation they have (if any), will affect how much money a student receives. The allowances are … Read more
Matric learners preparing for their final examinations can find a wealth of free study resources, such as past papers and marking memoranda. They may not need an expensive private tutor to prepare them for the National Senior Certificate examinations – by regularly working through the old papers and using the correct study material they can … Read more
Yes. NSFAS considers verified SASSA information when assessing its applicants for funding. Under the current NSFAS rules, applicants who are verified as SASSA social grant recipients automatically satisfy the financial requirements for a bursary. The receipt of a social grant from SASSA does not guarantee that a student will automatically receive money from the NSFAS. … Read more
The Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) invested R780,000 in two learnership programmes at Rhodes University to upskill support staff. The programmes offered employees in operational areas the chance to develop additional workplace skills whilst continuing to contribute to the workings of the university. 30 staff members participated in … Read more
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Yusuf Cassim, MP, has met with Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) at its Parktown, Johannesburg, headquarters to discuss the organisation’s work on skills funding and bursary support. The meeting included an update from the organisation on its state, and the challenges it has faced under … Read more
A week-long TVET awareness campaign got underway in the greater Tshwane area and surrounding towns and villages, after a briefing at Tshwane North College’s Mamelodi Campus on connecting young people with information about vocational education, careers and jobs. The TVET Drive by Campaign, which draws on information from the post-school education and training sector, is … Read more
For students whose tuition fees are partly funded by a financial aid programme, knowing that they will get the support and payments on time could be equally important as simply getting the approval in the first place. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) acknowledges the problems that students’ uncertainty about any funding approval, university … Read more
The Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) has pledged to accelerate outstanding bursary allowance and apprentice stipend payments for nearly 300 beneficiaries left without support from February to August 2026. The commitment comes after engagement between Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim and TETA this week in relation to complaints lodged through the … Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has made a payment of more than R222.6 million to six universities to cover 2,927 Funza Lushaka bursary beneficiaries, who it appears the institutions will now have to pay the outstanding allowances to. The payment, which came to R222 688 894, was confirmed in a media statement by … Read more