College Council Chairperson : Dr. Felleng Yende
Functions of the College Council as directed by the Continuing Education and Training (CET) ACT 16 of 2006, as amended by Act 1 of 2013.
Deputy Chairperson : Ms MF Nchabeleng
- The Council must perform all the functions, including the development of a College statute, which are necessary to govern the public College, subject to this Act and any applicable National or Provincial law.
- The Council must with the concurrence of the Academic Board:
- Develop a strategic plan for the College which must:
- Incorporate the mission, vision, goals, and planning for funding of the college
- Address past imbalances and gender and disability matters
- Include safety measures for a safe learning environment for students, lecturers and support staff; and Be approved by the Minister
- Determine the language policy of the College, subject to the approval of the Minister; and
- Ensure that the College complies with the accreditation requirements necessary to provide learning programmes in terms of standards and qualifications as registered on the National Qualification Framework.
- Develop a strategic plan for the College which must:
- The Council, after consultation with the Student Representative Council, must provide for a suitable structure to advise on policy for student support services within the public College.
- Every student at a public College is subject to a Code of Conduct, disciplinary measures, and procedures which are determined by the Council, subject to national policy.
- Subject to the applicable policy, the Council of the College determines the Admission Policy of the College, after consulting the Academic Board and with the approval of the Minister.
- The Council must appoint an auditor to audit records and financial statements. In terms of the current status, the Auditor General South Africa has been appointed to audit all public TVET Colleges
- The Council must report to the Minister on
- The overall management and governance of the College.
- The overall performance of students.
- A duly audited Annual Financial Statements.
Based on the above, some of main responsibilities of Council, apart from its normal governance and oversight roles, are to ensure that:
The quality of teaching and learning is unquestionable (good pass rates) and that the College is regarded as a Centre of Excellence.
There are formal relations with employers to ensure relevance of the curriculum, knowledge of lecturers and to provide placement opportunities to students that would enhance their opportunities of finding formal employment.