Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)NoticesNational Norms and Standards for Funding Technical and Vocational Education and Training CollegesA. Introduction5 - 7. People's education rights |
| 5. | This funding policy is an important tool whereby Government supports and promotes the education rights of South Africa's people. The policy is explicitly designed to tackle the unequal access to technical and vocational education and training, and inequalities in terms of the quality of the education service. |
| 6. | The Bill of Rights confers on all people in the country the right to further education. The Bill specifies that the state must make further education progressively available and accessible, through reasonable means. |
| 7. | The public funding of TVET Colleges serves to promote the fulfilment of people's constitutional rights to further education. Moreover, this aspect of public funding assists people to realise their full potential in terms of their lifelong learning and their career paths, in particular where history and social inequities have put people at a disadvantage. |