Training underway for Ekurhuleni East College
The CCAP is a six-week programme of study for higher education management from vocational and technical institutions.
KwaThema – Mbengeni Itumeleng Nevhutanda, deputy principal at the Ekurhuleni East TVET College KwaThema Campus, has been selected to attend the Community College Administrator Programme (CCAP), which will be held at the Florida State University in the United States of America.
The CCAP is a six-week programme of study for higher education management from vocational and technical institutions.
The programme is administered by the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University and Santa Fe College, on behalf of the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the office of Global Educational programme.
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The programme will start on October 7.
They have selected nine colleges from South Africa, a college per province.
For the Gauteng province, the East college is the one selected for the training programme.
Happy Sibande, college principal, states that this opportunity will contribute to the growth and development of the institution.
“It is about development on college management as there are concerns that TVET colleges are performing poorly.
“This is part of the department’s turnaround strategy of assisting TVET colleges to improve quality service delivery.
“Among those strategies, they have identified development of management and leadership,” says Sibande.
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The training will be attended by higher education leaders and policy makers.
Participants will be given an overview of the Florida College System and will make short visits to colleges in the system.
The training will consist of both theoretical and practical learning.
Nevhutanda explains that the programme is an opportunity to broaden the international student exchange programmes and a great learning opportunity from developed colleges.
“The work we are going to do will come highly beneficial for our students in terms of improving skills development and ensuring quality education for all.
“I am very pleased and thankful to everyone who has contributed to this,” says Nevhutanda.
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