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In 2024 student support from Business and industry dropped by 27.8% compared to 2023, aiding 206 students versus 287 the previous year. Despite R19.2 million supporting 219 students in 2022, the three-year trend remains concerning.
SETA funding
Co-op Ed has secured the following funding for WIL students and internships in 2024:
1. FPMSETA approved funding for 20 work experience
graduates for 12 months. The total cost of this project
is R720,000.00.
2. CHIETA approved funding for 5 Analytical Chemistry
WIL students for 12 months. The total cost of this
project is R210,000.00.
3. CHIETA approved funding for 5 Operations
Management WIL students for 12 months. The total
cost of this project is R210,000.00.
4. CHIETA approved funding for 5 Chemical Engineering
WIL students for 12 months. The total cost of this
project is R210,000.00.
5. BankSeta approved funding for 82 learners in
Information Technology, Marketing, Financial Information Systems, Retail Business Management, Human Resource Management, Accounting and Business Information. The total cost of this project is R5,682,600.00.
6. CathSSeta approved funding for 10 graduates for Hospitality, Sport Studies and Tourism for 12 months. The total cost of this project is R672,000.00.
7. HWSETA approved funding for 57 students for 6/12 months for a Bachelor degree in Clinical Technology and Bachelor of Health Science in Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics. The Total cost of this project is R850,000.00.
8. SERVICES SETA approved funding for 100 students for 12 months for ND Marketing, Retail Management and Tourism. The total cost of this project is R3,000,000.00.
9. CathSSeta approved funding for 3 graduates for Business Information Management for 12 months. The total cost of this project is R201,600.00.
10. CathSSeta approved funding for 76 WIL students
in Ecotourism for 12 months. The total cost of this
project is R3,739,200.00.
11. LGSETA approved funding for 80 WIL students in
Public Management for 12 months. The total cost of
this project is R4,644,000.00.
12. LGSETA approved funding for 115 WIL students in
Public Administration for 12 months. The total cost
of this project is R7,135,750.00.
13. FoodBev SETA approved funding for 80 WIL students
and Graduate placements for Human Resource Management, Biotechnology, Industrial Engineering, Food Science and Supply Chain Management. The total cost of this project is R4,800,000.00.
14. FPMSETA approved funding for 10 WIL students in Pulp and Paper Technology. The total cost of this project is R360,000.00.
15. CHIETA approved funding for 100 Analytical Chemistry WIL students for 12 months. The total cost of this project is R4,200,000.00.
16. Bank Seta approved funding for 199 Information Technology, Marketing Financial, Information Systems, Human Resource, Management Accounting, and Business Information Management students for WIL for 12 months. The total cost of this project is R13,790,700.00.
SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF
THE STUDENT BODY
This section of the report provides an overview of the student population, including the number of enrolled students, their academic levels, and key demographic characteristics. In 2024 the DUT did not achieve its target for First-Time Entering (FTEN) student enrolment. The
Total Funding
Beneficiaries
R 50,425,450.00
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