Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)NoticesNational Policy on Students and Community Support Services for Community Education and Training CollegesRationale |
| 17. | The White Paper for Post-School Education and Training indicates that community colleges must ensure that the kind of education and training provided in CET colleges is of good quality and enables its recipients to make significant progress in learning, teaching and development. This requires that CET colleges create an enabling institutional environment that supports community education students to actively participate in learning programmes and their success. |
| 18. | The current provision of students and community support services in CET colleges remains inconsistent, inadequate, and fragmented. CET colleges are lagging behind in the provision of differentiated and structured support services for students and the community while a majority of the students are underprepared, and the overall quality of teaching and learning is poor. This contributes to poor student retention and completion rates of CET students. |
| 19. | In addressing the identified student challenges as identified by the Report of the Task Team on Community Education and Training Centres (2013) and the mandate carried from the WP-PSET, the National Policy on Students and Community Support Services for Community Education and Training Colleges in synergy with other Departmental policies, proposes multi-pronged students and community support interventions that must be integrated into the organisational culture, curriculum, and pedagogy. |