Policy targets attendance at FET colleges

By Bekezela Phakathi. THE Department of Higher Education and Training has set its sights on improving the outcomes of further education and training colleges (FET) by promulgating a new policy that will compel student attendance and punctuality in the classroom. 
The department now looks set to wield the stick as it continues a drive to improve the quality of outcomes from FET colleges, whose performance in the past few years led to the perception that they are dismal, "glorified high schools". More...