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

Chapter 7A : South African Institute for Vocational and Continuing Education and Training

43B. Functions of Institute

 

(1) The Institute must—
(a) assist and support the Minister, SAQA, the relevant Quality Council and colleges in the provision of opportunities for and encouraging lifelong learning;
(b) assist and support the Minister in the development of distance education and training, including open learning;
(c) assist and support colleges in the development of learning, teaching and assessment materials;
(d) assist and support the development of public colleges and the development of a skills system;
(e) assist in the development of a curriculum for every public college and ensure that curriculum development is institutionalised within a technical and vocational education and training college or a community education and training college, as the case may be, with long term capacity;
(f) conduct research and contribute to innovate development in continuing education and training;
(g) undertake and promote research in the areas of teaching and learning in vocational and occupational programmes that would lead to qualifications or part-qualifications;
(h) advise the Minister on any matter in respect of vocational and continuing education and training;
(i) develop material for career guidance;
(j) develop capacity and upgrade college teaching staff skills in vocational and continuing education and training;
(k) provide management training in every college;
(l) provide management, leadership and operational training at all levels for Services Education and Training Authorities established in terms of section 9 of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998);
(m) provide management, leadership and operational training for officials of the Department;
(n) promote dialogue between colleges and between employers and Sector Education and Training Authorities;
(o) interact with professional councils and promote dialogue between those councils and education and training institutions and the Department;
(p) publish a journal containing information in respect of continuing education and training and skills development;
(q) establish and maintain a library information service in order to support the Institute and the institutions served by the Institute; and
(r) conduct and promote labour market research.

 

[Section 43B inserted by section 15 of Act No. 1 of 2013]