The November 2014 Ministerial Statement on University Funding in South Africa (Department of Higher Education and Training, 2014a: 6) specifies that the calculation of actual teaching input excludes experiential learning, or work-integrated learning.
The Report of the Ministerial Committee for the Review of the Funding of Universities, differentiated among others clinical training (§7.4, p. 33; §7.5, p. 266) for health professionals; veterinary sciences (§7.5, p. 33; §7.6, p. 269); and teaching practice for pedagogy (§7.4, p. 256). The Ministerial Statement on University Funding affirms this differentiation in Section C (pp. 12-23), which focuses on budgetary provision for specific universities in earmarked fund categories for 2015/16 and 2016/17. Earmarked veterinary sciences grant (§6, p. 20) and clinical training grant (§ 7, pp. 20-21). It is considered important to point out that only certain programmes are eligible for clinical training funding.
Department of Higher Education and Training (South Africa). 2014a. Ministerial Statement on University Funding: 2015/16 and 2016/17, November 2014. Electronically accessible from http://www.dhet.gov.za/Financial%20and%20Physical%20Planning/Ministerial%20Statement%20at%20University%20funding;%202015-16%20and%202016-2017,%20November%202014.pdf
Department of Higher Education and Training (South Africa). 2014b. Report of the Ministerial Committee for the Review of the Funding of Universities, October 2013. Pretoria: DHET. Electronically accessible from http://www.dhet.gov.za/Financial%20and%20Physical%20Planning/Report%20of%20the%20Ministerial%20Committee%20for%20the%20Review%20of%20the%20Funding%20of%20Universities.pdf
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