If these changes go ahead, parents should be asking how their child is moved into an academic or vocational track – and who gets to make the final call.
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In her new position, Nobuhle Nkabane inherits a portfolio rife with challenges.
The system has allowed many students who would otherwise not access higher education to do so, but it is fraught with problems.
There should be a standard policy across all South African universities related to recognition of prior learning as a criterion for entrance.
Kenya’s budgetary allocation misses opportunities to improve basic education and address unemployment.
Our research in the port city of Makassar, Indonesia has found vocational schools can be the key to training young workers’ digital skills.
Reforms in 2014 were similarly aimed at making VET more responsive to industry needs and cutting red tape, all the while pulling funding from VET.
The system is well-resourced for urban and well-off families, but leaves the poor and mostly rural youth inadequately prepared.
Some critics argue that the new certificate may encourage more pupils to drop out of school. But we argue that it is a positive move.
At the current rate, technical and vocational education and training will overtake the university budget in the next five to 10 years
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