Linda Ingram

Hi Archie, while I do not know your exact circumstances, nor the course / site where your training was taking place, the feedback I received today from DHET was that it is possible for you to resume training. This is feedback given by Ms Aruna Singh from the DHET. Please visit the APPETD Facebook site for a full report on the “Coffee Chat Session…[Read more]

Just in case people have missed my comments on other discussions. The full report regarding feedback on this meeting is on the APPETD Facebook site.

I would like to just give brief feedback from the meeting that APPETD had today with Aruna Singh (DHET DDG: Technical & Vocational Education and Training Colleges). The meeting was attended by just under 100 people that included APPETD members as well as non-members that included large providers, SDPs and consultants. I made a commitment to…[Read more]

Just to add: The APPETD CEO (Cynthia Reynders), and APPETD Board members – Dr Shirley Lloyd and Ms Samantha Naidoo will be joining me on Monday at a meeting with Higher Health to discuss higher education and further education in our sector. We are hoping that something positive comes from this and will keep you informed.

Hi Sylvia.

I understand that you have been in communication with the APPETD CEO through all this. I would however also like to state that APPETD does not only represent the “large private providers”. APPETD has many small providers who are gaining benefit from their membership – in particular over this time where we have managed to have their…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia. I really appreciate you initiating the discussion around the Circular made available by DHET. Within a few hours of receiving this Circular, APPETD made it available to its members so I’m comfortable that we (APPETD) are keeping our members informed.

Behind the scenes, we have been engaging with various other stakeholders on behalf of…[Read more]