South Africa: The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande Bonginkosi Nzimande, will host the inaugural two-day TVET Colleges Strategic Industry Partnerships Summit to establish and strengthen partnerships between TVET Colleges with host and potential employers.
The expected outcomes of the Summit are to:
• Commit to the public and private sectors to increase the numbers of apprenticeships, internships, workplace-based experience, and opportunities for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) within the TVET sector;
• Grow TVET college’s industry partnership base and maintain key stakeholder relationships;
• Support TVET colleges in achieving increasing levels of student placement; and
• Market TVET colleges as partners of choice in skilling young people.
The second day of the Summit will focus on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.
At the end of the Summit, the Department of Higher Education and Training, key stakeholders, and business partners will pledge to increase the number of students placed in the workplace.Â
This will go a long way in assisting in realising the set target of the Department to place 10,000 students in the workplace for experiential learning in 2022.
Members of the media are invited to join the Summit, which will be held as follows:
Date: 27 & 28 July 2022
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre
Time: 09h00
Minister Nzimande will address the opening session of the Summit on the 27th of July 2022.
Members of the media can confirm their attendance through William Somo @0722701487.
