Chapter 3 of the Continuing Education and Training (CET) Act (2006), as amended by Act 3 of 2012 speaks to the governance of public colleges.

• provides for the regulation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET);
• provides for the establishment, governance and funding of public TVET colleges;
• provides for the employment of staff at public TVET colleges;
• provides for the registration of private TVET colleges;
• provides for the promotion of quality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training;
• provides for transitional arrangements and the repeal of laws; and
• provides for matters connected therewith.

• Establishment of a national coordinated Technical and Vocational Education and Training system which promotes cooperative governance and provides for programme-based vocational and occupational training;
• Restructuring and transformation of programmes and colleges to respond better to the human resources, economic and development needs of the country;
• Redressing of past discrimination and ensure representivity and equal access;
• Ensuring access to Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the workplace by persons who have been marginalised in the past, such as women, the disabled and the disadvantaged;
• Provision of optimal opportunities for learning, the creation of knowledge and the development of intermediate to high level skills in keeping with international standards of academic and technical quality;
• Promoting the values which underlie an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom;
• Advancement of strategic priorities determined by national policy objectives as all levels of governance and management within the Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector;
• Respecting and encouragement of democracy and foster a collegial culture which promotes fundamental human rights and creates an appropriate environment for teaching and learning;
• Pursue excellence, and promote the full realisation of the potential of every student and member of staff, tolerance of ideas and appreciation of diversity;
• Response to the needs of the country, the labour market and the communities served by the colleges; and
• Complement the National Skills Development Strategy in co-operation with the department of Labour.