Policy Commentary

After years of dialogue in this regard, USAf welcomed the draft policy framework published on 28 April 2017 for the Internationalisation of Higher Education in...

In response to a draft Open Learning Policy Framework for Post-School Education and Training published in a Government Gazette dated 7 April 2017, USAf presented...

USAf surmises that the primary purpose of this draft Bill is to name and shame people who use bogus qualifications or claim qualifications they do...

2016_USAf_Response-to-NRF-Amendment-Bill-2015.pdf

2016_USAf_Response-to-NQF_Articulation-Policy_May-2016.pdf

2016_USAf_Submission-on-the-Higher-Education-Amendmnt-Bill_Feb-2016.pdf

2015_USAf_-Commentary-on-Draft-Online-Regulation-Policy.pdf

2015_USAf_Commentary-on-Draft-National-Liquor-Policy_Aug-2015.pdf

2015_HESA_Commentary-on-Curriculum-Statements-NSC-Adults.pdf

2015_HESA_Review-of-Draft-Amendment-Regulations-for-Registration-of-Private-HEIs.pdf

2014_HESA_Commentary-on-draft-Policy-Framework-on-Differentiation-in-the-SA-Post-School-System.pdf

2014_HESA_Submission on NQF Policy Framework_August 2014

2014_HESA_Commentary-on-draft-Employment-Regulations-2014.pdf

2014_HESA_Response-to-Electronic-Services-Regulations.pdf

In August 2013, the Council of Higher Education (CHE) released the report of its task team on undergraduate curriculum reform for comment. The CHE requested feedback from individual institutions, which will be used to inform its advise to the Minister of Higher Education and Training on the desirability and implementation of an extended curriculum structure to bring undergraduate curriculum reform.

2013_HESA_Response-to-the-CHE-Undergraduate-Curriculum-Structure_Dec-2013.pdf

2013_HESA_Response-to-Regulations-on-Establishment-of-NIHSS_July-2013.pdf

Despite a variety of comments on specific aspects of the proposed policy and the associated norms and standards, HESA wishes to express its strong support for a policy and norms andstandards for student housing. HESA believes that this long overdue policy intervention by the Minister of Higher Education and Training and his Department, will play a significant role in improving the quality of support for teaching and learning at universities and should, in the longer run, have a positive effect on student throughput rates.

2013_HESA_Commentary-on-Policy-on-Student-Housing_June-2013.pdf

2013_HESA_Response-to-Task-Team-Report-on-Community-Education-and-Training-Centres_May-2013.pdf

2013_HESA_Inputs-to-Offices-of-Technology-Transfer-Framework.pdf

2013_HESA_Response-to-Guidelines-for-Reporting-Regulations_Feb-2013.pdf

2013_HESA_Commentary-on-Amended-version-of-the-Policy-and-Procedures-for-Measurement.pdf

2012_HESA_Response-to-National-Development-Plan_-May.pdf

2012_HESA_Response-to-RPL-policy-and-criteria-November.pdf

2012_HESA_Analysis-of-Assessor-Reports-of-Universities-in-SA_Oct.pdf

2012_HESA_Position-on-HETraining-Laws-Amendment-Bill_Oct.pdf

2012_HESA_Response-to-the-DST-Ministerial-Review-of-the-STI-Landscape_-July.pdf

2012_HESA_Response-to-Policy-Framework_Provision-of-Distance-Education-by-SA-universities_July.pdf

2012_HESA_Differentiation-Framework-2012.pdf

2012_HESA_Commentary-on-Revised-B-BBEE-Codes_Dec.pdf

2012_HESA_Response-to-Green-Paper-for-PSET.pdf

2012_HESA_Response-to-Qualification-Stds-in-HE_March.pdf

2012_HESA_Infrastructure-and-Equipment-Study-in-HE_A-Report.pdf

2012_HESA_Position-on-Protection-of-State-Information-Bill

2012_Report-to-HESA-Board-of-Directors_Jan-May-2012.pdf

2011_HESA_Review-of-HE-Funding_-Report-to-the-Ministerial-Review_Oct-2011.pdf

2011_HESA_Promoting-Joint-Use-of-Research-Equipment_July.pdf

2011_HESA_Progress-Report-to-HESA-Board.pdf

HESA_Good-Governance-of-Senior-Staff-Remuneration-in-HE_Final-Response.pdf

2010_HESA_Final-Response-to-NSFAS-Review-Proposals_May.pdf

2010_HESA_Tuition-fees-setting-Guidelines-March-2010.pdf

2010_HESA_Position-Paper-on-Transformation-Soudien-Report.pdf

2009_HESA_Input-on-NSFAS-Review_Aug-09.pdf

2009_HESA_Third-Stream-Funding_Report_July-09.pdf

2008_HESA_Tuition-Fees-in-HE_Final-Report.pdf

2007_HESA_Report-on-CESM-Overview_Commentary.pdf

2007_HESA_Report-on-Intellectual-Property-Rights-from-PFR-Bill.pdf

2006_HESA_Guidelines-for-Management-Management-Disclosure-of-Remuneration-in-HE_Final-Response.pdf

2006_HESA_Good-Governance-in-Remuneration_Final-Report.pdf