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Nicole McCain
@nickymccain
Journalist. Baker of cookies. Accident waiting for a place to happen.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined July 2009
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    For TVET colleges, a tentative academic calendar has been drawn up. N6 and N3 will return on June 6, N5 and N2 on June 15, N4 and N1 on June 22. @TeamNews24
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    At level 2, another 33% of students will be allowed to return to campus - 66% of student body in total. @TeamNews24
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    Those returning to residences will form part of the 33% of students on campus under level 3, or 66% under level 2 @TeamNews24
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    If a district's level changes, campus openings may be reversed. If in level 4, campuses will remain closed @TeamNews24
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    At both level 1 and 2, there will be a 2 - 3 week period for campuses to prepare for the return of students @TeamNews24
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    At level 3, students at all levels of study will be allowed to return if they need clinical training @TeamNews24
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    The 3 week delay in returning to campus will allow students to travel, with permits issued to identified students @TeamNews24
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    Under level 3, max 33% of students allowed back on campus, with final year students prioritised @TeamNews24
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    Data bundles will be made available to NSFAS students - 10GB daytime to be subsidised by gov from June. @TeamNews24
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    At level 1, all students will return to campus @TeamNews24
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    Gov is committed to ensuring all NSFAS students have appropriate laptops to allow for learning; this is already being rolled out @TeamNews24
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    Institutions will recall students only after their district level has been announced, with a 3 weeks delay before students will return to campus @TeamNews24
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    Students who don't have technology resources will have paper learning material delivered to them, based on each university's assessment @TeamNews24
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    Postgraduate students who need access to laboratory equipment may return to campus under level 3 @TeamNews24