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8.2. Institutional transformation instruments
• generating new models of learning and teaching to accommodate an aging student population, preparing youth for jobs that do not even yet exist, including the 4 IR; • integrating transformation in knowledge production (curriculum, research, teaching & learning); • delivering the requisite real-life experience research; and • capacitating society to participate competitively in a rapidly changing global context (Higher Education Act, 1997:
Section 31).
The Policy Framework for the Realisation of Social Inclusion in the Post-School Education and Training System, Gazette No. 40496, 15 December 2016 espouses the following: • eradicating poverty and social exclusion in the system by mobilisation of student academic support, orientation, leadership coaching and mentoring throughout the academic years; • measuring progress via common indicators of the achievement of social inclusion; • developing evidence-based progress reports indicating performance against national action plans on social inclusion; • promoting mutual learning and social inclusion in the PSET system; and • assessing social inclusion in annual reports on the achievement of social inclusion in PSET.
Other relevant legislation/policies include: • Education White Paper 4: Special Needs Education: Building and Inclusive Education and Training (1997) • Policy Framework to Address Gender-Based Violence in the Post-Schooling Education and Training System (March 2019) • Strategic Policy Framework for Disability in the Post-School Education and Training System (15 March 2015). This includes investing in smart technology that can assist students with various disabilities (e.g. Braille recognition and voice recognition).
The Vision2020 Transformation Strategy recognises the following institutional policies that underpin transformation:
Institutional policies
• Policy for People with Disabilities • Policy on Sexual Harassment • Policy on Recruitment and Selection • Policy on Performance Management • Policy on Ad Hominem promotion • Policy on Residence Allocations • Employment Equity Policy • Language Policy • Teaching and Learning Policy • Student Academic Development Policy outcome • Recognition of Prior Learning Policy • Policy on the employment of Foreign Nationals • Khula Policy • Assessment Policy & Associated Procedures • Curriculum Development policy • Quality Assurance policy • Admission Requirements (Regulations) • Student Support and Development • Staff Development • Experiential Learning
The Vision2030 Transformation Framework recommends the following: The integration of transformation in all institutional policies; and An institutional policy guideline to include transformation as one of the criteria for developing policies.
