Athenkosi Mvane
08 November 2012
Minister Blade Nzimande and Chairman of International Association of Colleges Chris Brink
Minister of Higher
Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande delivered the opening address at the
third Pan-African Conference, hosted by the International Association of
Colleges in Cape Town
The Minister said
that according to Statistics South Africa, there are 3,7 million youths aged
between 18 and 24 that are unemployed and do not attend education institutions.
Of these, over 500
000 of them do not even have primary school education. He said universities
need to recognise FET colleges, instead of undermining their standards.
Nzimande also urged
the public and private sector to play a role in empowering graduates by helping
them acquire the relevant skills, through internships and learnerships.
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