The case for sustainable and improved quality across the education spectrum in South Africa is clear. In one way or another, our goals for sustainable economic growth, global competitiveness, poverty alleviation and equity depend on high quality, accessible education and education institutions. Research consistently highlights the pivotal link between human capital development, starting from a foundation phase in education and underpinning lifelong learning, and sustained growth and development. Key national initiatives confirm the crucial link between education, economic growth and improved living standards.

PROJECTS: Colleges-Industry Partnership (CIP)  ○  Technical Skills Business Partnership (TSBP)  ○  Education Quality Improvement Partnerships (EQUIP) Programme  ○ Business in Schooling Dialogues ○ Travel & Tourism Programme (TTP) ○   Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa (formerly JIPSA) ○ Previous Projects 

Colleges-Industry Partnership (CIP)

Construction CIP
Academic Award Recipient 2009

The overall impact that the NBI seeks to achieve is a modern, high quality, responsive public Further Education & Training (FET) system contributing significantly to effective skills development in support of economic growth in South Africa.

The NBI currently facilitates partnerships in the Construction and Mining sectors at an operational as well as a strategic level...[more]

This collaborative initiative focuses on narrowing the gap in the national supply and demand of critical and scarce skills, by growing the number of engineers, technologists / technicians and artisans available to the economy.
Facilitated by NBI, TSBP comprises the following industrial partners...[more]

The EQUIP programme supports government in the implementation of its education quality improvement programmes and policies, by building the capacity of schools to develop into strong and viable institutions with sound and strategically designed development plans...[more]

The Travel & Tourism Programme (TTP)

The Global Travel & Tourism Programme, South Africa (GTTP-SA) will be established as a stand-alone programme outside of the NBI with effect from 01 October 2009. The NBI has managed the programme 1999 with much success...[more]   

The NBI as the Secretariat to JIPSA assists the Joint Task Team and the Technical Working Group with the development of the priority skills plan budget and implementation strategy... [more]

The Colleges Collaboration Fund (CCF) was established to support the transformation of the technical college sector in line with the vision of White Paper 4 of 1998.. [more]