Sidogi, Pfunzo

Contesting the Decolonisation Narrative: Towards an Entrepreneurship Based Graphic Design Curricula

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Sidogi, PfunzoTshwane University of Technology
Rasedile, TumeloTshwane University of Technology

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Graphic Design & Visual Art
Contesting the Decolonisation Narrative: Towards an Entrepreneurship Based Graphic Design Curricula

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The demise of design programmes within the public FET system in South Africa: a case for non-formal education

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Sidogi, PfunzoTshwane University of Technology

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Design Education Research
The demise of design programmes within the public FET system in South Africa

This paper investigates the demise of design and related programmes within the public Further Education and Training (FET) system of South Africa.

Policy documents regulating the provision of these programmes were interrogated and the various changes which have occurred in the FET system, especially in terms of restructuring, will be highlighted. These changes have had adverse implications on design education, evidenced in the introduction of the National Curriculum Vocational (NCV) programmes and the unclear status of the ‘old’ Nated programmes. The paper concludes by advocating for non-­‐formal education as a possible antidote for the poor availability of design and related programmes within the 50 public FET colleges.

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