Hundreds of students from Lovedale College will benefit from a R30-million cash injection from the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta).The award was announced during premier Phumulo Masualle’s visit to the college yesterday.
The donation was announced after Masualle met with board members from Seta to discuss how the students and the college could be assisted.
The cash injection is part of a huge R200-million injection by Seta to assist colleges and universities for student skills development.
Masualle told students: “I can commit that we will continue interacting with the private sector to inform them that you are doing your part of the deal through diligent studies and when the time is right you will be efficient candidates for taking up the many apprenticeships, learnerships and internships that industry can offer to enable you to meet the practical requirements of your training.”
He said government would continue to rely on the skills produced by institutions such as Lovedale to meet the need for infrastructure building.
Previously known for supporting universities, provincial government spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said Masualle had decided to shift his focus now to the “neglected” FET colleges.
Masualle also encouraged commerce students to “study hard, graduate and assist us to unblock blockages in our system that still make it hard for government to enforce measures of ensuring that we pay service providers within the prescribed 30-day period we are committed to”.
SRC president Sindiswa Gcobo described the day as productive, with students taking Masualle on a tour of the appalling infrastructure on the King William’s Town campus.
“We sat with him as students leaders and he later addressed the students where it was announced that we would get R30-million assistance from Seta.
“However, we will still meet with the premier and the board members from Seta next week to discuss how exactly the money will be used.
“Every beginning of the year we have the same problem of lack of funding because the funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is never enough, which then results in troubles at the school.
“We are also not happy about the infrastructure of this place. It is old and is not good for us as students.
“These are some of the grievances the premier has promised to discuss with us,” Gcobo said. —mamelag@dispatch.co.za
R30m to help students with training
The award was announced during premier Phumulo Masualle’s visit to the college yesterday.
The donation was announced after Masualle met with board members from Seta to discuss how the students and the college could be assisted.
The cash injection is part of a huge R200-million injection by Seta to assist colleges and universities for student skills development.
Masualle told students: “I can commit that we will continue interacting with the private sector to inform them that you are doing your part of the deal through diligent studies and when the time is right you will be efficient candidates for taking up the many apprenticeships, learnerships and internships that industry can offer to enable you to meet the practical requirements of your training.”
He said government would continue to rely on the skills produced by institutions such as Lovedale to meet the need for infrastructure building.
Previously known for supporting universities, provincial government spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said Masualle had decided to shift his focus now to the “neglected” FET colleges.
Masualle also encouraged commerce students to “study hard, graduate and assist us to unblock blockages in our system that still make it hard for government to enforce measures of ensuring that we pay service providers within the prescribed 30-day period we are committed to”.
SRC president Sindiswa Gcobo described the day as productive, with students taking Masualle on a tour of the appalling infrastructure on the King William’s Town campus.
“We sat with him as students leaders and he later addressed the students where it was announced that we would get R30-million assistance from Seta.
“However, we will still meet with the premier and the board members from Seta next week to discuss how exactly the money will be used.
“Every beginning of the year we have the same problem of lack of funding because the funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is never enough, which then results in troubles at the school.
“We are also not happy about the infrastructure of this place. It is old and is not good for us as students.
“These are some of the grievances the premier has promised to discuss with us,” Gcobo said. —mamelag@dispatch.co.za
Would you like to comment on this article?
Register (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Trending Now
Latest Videos