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

Notices

National Policy on Community Colleges

Section 1: Introduction
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1.1The administration of the Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000) and the Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006) was transferred to the Minister of Higher Education and Training, through Proclamation No. 44 of 2009 which was published in Government Gazette No. 32367 of 1 July 2009.

 

1.2The legislative responsibility for the Adult Education and Training (AET) sector was transferred to the Minister of Higher Education and Training (DHET) through the Higher Education and Training Amendment Laws Act, 2010 ( Act No. 25 of 2010).

 

1.3The Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 intends to establish Community Education and Training Colleges (CETCs) as another institutional type within the Post-School Education and Training system.

 

1.4The implications of the CET Act, 2006 are to repeal the Adult Basic Education and Training Act, 2000. This implies that the CET Act, 2006 will be the legislation governing CETCs and Community Learning Centres (CLCs).

 

1.5The National Policy on Community Education and Training Colleges serves as an initial process to establish the overarching institutional policy framework for the establishment of CETCs.

 

1.6The policy acts as a transitory policy framework for the migration of the function of AET sector from the Provincial Departments of Education (PEDs) to the DHET with effect from 01 April 2015. This migration would affect all learners and personnel and other resources in the sector.