| (1) | Assistance in the following forms may be provided in respect of further education and training: |
| (a) | payment of the actual fees charged by a college academic year in respect of the National Certificate Vocational exit qualification or in respect of the National N Diploma; |
[Regulation 6(1)(a) substituted by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 1373, GG 42101, dated 14 December 2018]
| (b) | payment of a boarding allowance, not exceeding an amount of R16 000,00 academic year; |
| (c) | payment of a transport allowance of R8 816,00,00 academic year; and |
[Regulation 6(1)(c) substituted by regulation 4(a) of Notice No. R. 1285, GG 42740, dated 4 October 2019]
| (d) | payment of an allowance of R4 407,00 academic year for the purchasing of textbooks. |
[Regulation 6(1)(d) substituted by regulation 4(b) of Notice No. R. 1285, GG 42740, dated 4 October 2019]
| (1A) | The allowances in respect of boarding and transport provided for in sub-regulation (1)(b) and (c) must be paid to a beneficiary despite the fact that a beneficiary did not need accommodation or transport for purposes of attending the college for the whole academic year due to COVID-19: Provided that any part of the allowances not used for boarding and transport purposes must be used for any expenses incurred by a beneficiary for purposes of remote learning. |
[Regulation 6(1A) inserted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 1194, GG43891, dated 6 November 2020]
| (2) | The amounts provided for in subregulation (1) may be paid— |
(a)
| (i) | for a period not exceeding four years in respect of the National Certificate Vocational exit qualification offered by a college on a full-time basis; or |
| (ii) | for a period not exceeding five years in respect of the National Certificate Vocational exit qualification offered by a college on a part-time basis or through distance learning; or |
(b)
| (i) | for a period not exceeding 30 months in respect of the National N Diploma in Business studies offered by a college on a full-time basis; or |
| (ii) | for a period not exceeding four years in respect of the National N Diploma in Business studies offered by a college on a part-time basis or through distance learning; and |
(c)
| (i) | for a period not exceeding 18 months in respect of the National N Diploma in Engineering studies offered by a college on a full-time basis; or |
| (ii) | for a period not exceeding three years in respect of the National N Diploma in Engineering studies offered by a college on a part-time basis or through distance learning. |
| (3) | [Regulation 6(3) substituted by regulation 4(c) of Notice No. R. 1285, GG 42740, dated 4 October 2019] |
| (4) | Assistance in respect of accommodation may only be provided if— |
| (a) | the beneficiary does not reside with his or her family; |
| (b) | the beneficiary has to pay for accommodation; and |
| (c) | the beneficiary has to hire accommodation due to the distance between his or her place of residence and the location of the college or the unavailability of public transport directly from his or her place of residence to the college. |
