W&R SETA awards hundreds of bursaries to CPUT students
BENEFIT: Hundreds of Retail Business Management students received bursaries from the Wholesale & Retail Sector Education and Training Authority
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
The Wholesale & Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&R SETA) has this year awarded bursaries to 316 CPUT students to the value of approximately R30 million.
The students in the Retail Business Management Department applied for the bursaries after the SETA invited applicants in an advertisement published in national media.
“SETA adjudicates the applications and award based on merit,” says Advancement Director Calvin Maseko.
“The SETA then sends a list of the approved students to CPUT before coming to us for verifications.”
The SETA’s bursaries were awarded to CPUT students as follows:
303 undergraduate students got a maximum of R71 000 each;
Seven continuing students got a maximum of R71 000 each. Previously the SETA funded 96 students and out of the 96 the seven are still continuing with their qualifications;
Four PhD students, got a maximum of R250 000 each and;
12 Masters students got a maximum of R150 000 each.
“The PhD students are CPUT lecturers and this is highly appreciated because it motivates staff members to get higher qualifications,” says Maseko.
The initiative contributes to the university’s targets for the New Generation of Academics Programme.
CPUT has already made books and meals allocation to the students and the invoices were sent to the SETA.
“CPUT highly appreciates this partnership,” he says gratefully.
Written by Kwanele Butana
Email: butanak@cput.ac.za
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