No one can doubt that, since its inception, the South African Council for Educators (Sace) has been a vital cog of safeguarding, regulating and developing the teaching profession and, importantly, upholding codes of good conduct and standards for professional practice.
While the regulatory body continues to register Technical and Vocational Education and Training college lecturers, the white paper for post-school education and training sets a clear mandate for college educators to have their own professional council that would help to build a strong sense of identity and pride among themselves, as Sace tends to be overwhelmingly absorbed with the concerns of the much larger…