{"id":26913,"date":"2014-01-09T17:34:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T15:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/01\/further-study-opportunities-for-matric-class-of-2013\/"},"modified":"2014-01-09T17:34:32","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T15:34:32","slug":"further-study-opportunities-for-matric-class-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/further-study-opportunities-for-matric-class-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Further study opportunities for matric class of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says there is a catalogue of opportunities available to the Class of 2013 wishing to further their studies.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists in Pretoria<\/a> on Thursday, Nzimande also announced that on top of the two recently opened universities \u2013 one in Mpumalanga and one in the Northern Cape \u2013 12 new Further Education Training (FET) colleges will be opened during the course of the year.<\/p>\n

Nzimande said this at the backdrop of an increased National Senior Certificate pass rate from 73.9% in 2012 to 78.2% in 2013 \u2013 its highest since 1994 \u2013 which will result in a higher demand for spaces in the post-school education and training system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis significant increase in successful candidates with predominantly Bachelor and Diploma entrance National Senior Certificates will have implications for the Department in relation to enrolments within higher education institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the department, we are aware that this is a very important milestone in the lives of young people and therefore would like to take this opportunity to make them aware of approximately 396 449 opportunities available to them within the post-school education and training system, that is, 25 universities, 50 FET colleges and 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Unpacking the available opportunities, Nzimande said:<\/p>\n