The narrative that the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system is dysfunctional is not correct (Students trapped in a dysfunctional system as colleges fall apart, January 25). While the erstwhile education department was split into separate departments of basic education and higher education and training in 2009, the TVET function was only fully transferred to the latter in April 2015. It is therefore less than two years that TVET colleges have been managed and directed on a consistent national platform. The department inherited a mix of colleges with gross disparities. Some provinces had managed their college sectors better than others. Most of the challenges are a result of how the sector was historically managed, rather than an outcome of the department’s unwillingness to listen to the cries of students or an inability to act. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has made great strides in improving conditions for students at TVET colleges. ...
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