I, Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education and Training, in terms of section 33 of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008); read with section 45(2) of the Further Education and Training Colleges Act. 2006 (Act 16 of 2006); section 35 of the Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act 52 of2000); sedions 3, 6 and 41 of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act 101 of 1997); sections 4(e) and 25(2) of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act, 1999 (Act 56 of 1999); and section 22 (2) (c) of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act 97 of 1998), hereby publish the draft Higher . Education and Training Information Policy for comments, as set out in the Schedule. I intend to repeal the National Education ID formation Policy, published in Notice No. 994 of Government Gazette No. 26710 of 27 August 2004; as amended by Notice No. 677 published in Government Gazette No. 33426 of6 August 2010, in so far as it relates to the legislation assigned to the Minister of Higher Education and Training, in particular to the Further Education and Training Act and the Adult Education and Training Act.