Deputy President and Chairperson of the Human Resource Development Council of South Africa (HRDCSA), Mr Cyril Ramaphosa together with the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande will officiate the two-day National Skills Conference and Awards Ceremony at St George Hotel in Pretoria.

The Conference hosted by the Minister together with the National Skills Authority (NSA) will take place between 23 and 24 March 2017.

Under the theme, Skills Development for an integrated and differentiated Post-School Education and Training System, “Past, present and future”, the Conference will be attended by over a thousand delegates made up of representation from government, organised business, organised labour, community, training providers, HRDCSA, Sector Education and Training Authorities, Universities, Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges, Quality Council and the National Youth Development Agency.

Members of the media are invited to the conference and awards ceremony as follows:

Date:  Thursday, 23 March 2017

Time: 09h00 – 17:00: Conference

        Media Briefing is scheduled for 11h15

       18h00: Awards Ceremony

Venue: St George Hotel, Irene, Pretoria

RSVPs and Enquiries: Busiswa Gqangeni on 079 547 5299 / Gqangeni.B@dhet.gov.za or Madikwe Mabotha on 081 710 3321 / Mabotha.M@dhet.gov.za