BQA fingers old Act for non-accredited programmes

The past weeks have seen a spate of protests by tertiary education learners over a number of issues top among them being the non-accredited courses.

Though Botho University has amplified the voice of the plight, the matter has been a concern at other private institutions - Boitekanelo College, New Era College, BA ISAGO University as well as Limkokwing University Creative Technology. Learners at the schools have, in the recent past, protested these.

A second year student was forced to seek refuge at Boitekanelo College after the Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF) told her she could not get her UNISA degree through BA ISAGO since Government wanted to empower local institutions.

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