Questions and Replies
17 October 2018 - NW2406
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What periods were set from the last examination session for the target dates for the bulk release of examination results for the (a) National Accredited Technical Education Diploma and (c) National Certificate (Vocational) at each public technical and vocational education and training college since the November 2015 examination cycle, (d) how do the periods differ from those set in the previous 10 years and (d) what are the reasons for any changes; (2) whether any delays were experienced in the publication of examination results for the specified programmes since the November 2015 examination cycle; if so, (a) why was the publication of the results delayed, (b) which subjects’ results were delayed, (c) for what amount of time were the results delayed and (d) what mechanisms have been put in place to eliminate these delays in the future?
Reply:
- (a)-(c) The dates for the bulk release of examination results for the National Accredited Technical Education Diploma and National Certificate (Vocational) at each public Technical and Vocational Education and Training college since the November 2015 examination cycle are provided in the table below.
Qualification |
Examination cycle |
Scheduled release dates |
Actual dates (exceptions are given in 2(a) below) |
Engineering Studies (ES) |
April 2015 |
11 May 2015 |
22 May 2015 |
August 2015 |
04 September 2015 |
04 September 2015 |
|
November 2015 |
13 January 2016 |
31 December 2015 |
|
Business Studies (BS) |
June 2015 |
17 July 2015 |
17 July 2015 |
November 2015 |
13 January 2016 |
31 December 2015 |
|
November 2015 |
13 January 2016 |
31 December 2015 |
|
Engineering Studies (ES) |
April 2016 |
10 May 2016 |
10 May 2016 |
August 2016 |
06 September 2016 |
06 September 2016 |
|
November 2016 |
31 December 2016 |
31 December 2016 |
|
Business Studies (BS) |
June 2016 |
13 July 2016 |
12 July 2016 |
November 2016 |
31 December 2016 |
30 December 2016 |
|
November 2016 |
31 December 2017 |
30 December 2017 |
|
Engineering Studies (ES) |
April 2017 |
09 May 2017 |
09 May 2017 |
August 2017 |
05 September 2017 |
05 September 2017 |
|
November 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
|
Business Studies (BS) |
June 2017 |
18 July 2017 |
18 July 2017 |
November 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
|
November 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
d) The target dates for the bulk release of examination results for the 2015-2017 academic years are more or less the same with insignificant changes due to college recess periods. These dates are in line with those of the past 10 years for both NATED and NC (V) qualifications respectively.
However, there were minor changes to the release date for November examinations. From 2015, the release of results was moved from between the 3rd and 8th January to 31 December. This change was made to afford colleges’ the opportunity to distribute results and conduct candidate registration in time for the new academic year.
To standardise raw marks, the Department is required by Umalusi to capture 95% for a subject to be considered suitable for standardisation. This is an increase from 80% for NATED qualifications.
Largely due to the introduction of an offline data capturing desktop system which provides an easy-to-use mechanism for the capturing of marks, there has been a significant improvement in respect of the timeous release of results compared to the previous ten years. The delays experienced in the release of the results were remnants of challenges inherited with the function shift of the TVET colleges from Provincial Education Departments to the Department of Higher Education and Training.
2. (a)-(c) Despite the general improvement in the timeous release of results there have been exceptions to this.
The Department may only standardise raw marks where the capture rate meets the required 95% as already indicated. In smaller cohorts of students, for example 1 to 14 students, the capture rate needs to be 100% before the subject results can be released.
The Department may not release results for the following reasons:
- Where an irregularity reported during the conduct of examinations is of such a nature that it affects the overall integrity of the subject, e.g. suspected leakage of papers. In this instance, the results for affected subjects are released as soon as the investigation is completed if nothing wrong is found.
- Where a candidate is alleged to have engaged in an act of dishonesty during an examination, e.g. copying, ghost writing, and crib notes. The national policy allows for 21 days for the candidate to be informed of the alleged irregularity post resulting and a final decision on the candidate’s status (guilty / not guilty) is made by the National Examinations Irregularities Committee on the basis of reports and evidence submitted and investigations where required. In such instances, the results for the affected candidates are only released where a candidate has been found not guilty.
- Candidates who wrote examinations starting from the November 2016 examinations without complying with the minimum examination admission requirements (MQ) as indicated in Memorandum 46 of 2015 as well as 80% attendance. These candidates were reflected as MQ in the Schedule of Results released to centres and would therefore not receive a subject result for the affected subject(s). Unfortunately, despite the instruction in Memorandum 46 of 2015, a significant number of candidates who did not meet the requirements were still allowed to write the examinations, which shows that colleges fail to manage the implementation of the minimum examination entry requirements.
- Where the examination centre has not submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of a subject, the raw marks may not be processed to generate subject results. In instances where a centre submits an outstanding mark (777) the accompanying evidence (scripts, portfolios of evidence) must be verified by both the Department and the quality council before the raw marks can be captured and the results for the affected subjects or candidates are released. This verification process can delay the release of the results of the affected students because Umalusi needs to verify the marks that are submitted outside the examination cycle.
- Where an examination centre submitted incorrect raw marks and requests the amendment of a mark, the accompanying evidence (scripts, portfolios of evidence) must be verified by both the Department and Umalusi before the raw marks can be amended and the results for the affected candidates are released. This also causes the delay in the release of the results of few affected students.
While the Department is responsible for the entire value chain, some functions are performed by different role players as follows: quality assurance, standardisation and approval of results (Umalusi and QCTO); the development and maintenance of the examination IT system {State Information Technology Agency (SITA)}, processing of examination results (the Department), distribution of results to candidates (TVET colleges).
Generally, the bulk release for the November examination results are released earlier than anticipated to afford colleges an opportunity to begin the new academic year on time. Where the results were not released on the scheduled date, this was due to the non-submission of raw marks on the part of the examination centre; examination irregularities; or due to examination technical IT system challenges.
Delays in the bulk release of 2015 examinations results
A National Examination Irregularities Committee (NEIC) has been established to manage irregularities and to ensure that the results of those found guilty are declared null and void. The core business of the committee is to protect the integrity of the results.
Irregularities can take place at any point in the value chain or organisation and it is always a challenging task to detect the genesis of the irregularities
For the April 2015 examinations all NATED subject results were delayed by approximately 4-9 days due to SITA examination IT processing problems.
For June 2015 examinations all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates except for some subjects where the electronic file submitted by the examination centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates or did not fully upload onto the examinations IT system. As a result, the outstanding mark sheets/marks were sourced and the “missing” marks were captured at the beginning of the academic year and an updated schedule of results were released on a date following the bulk release date.
For August 2015 examinations all subjects’ results were released on scheduled dates with the exception of the 25 subjects, namely, Electrical Trade Theory N2, Electro-Technology N3, Engineering Drawing N3, Engineering Science N1, Engineering Science N2, Engineering Science N3, Fitting and Machining Theory N2, Industrial Electronics N2, Industrial Electronics N3, Mathematics N2-N3 and Mechanotechnology N3, Engineering Science N4, Electrotechnics N4, Industrial Electronics N4-N6, Mathematics N4-N6, Mechanotechnics N4-N5, Power Machines N5-N6 and Supervisory Management N6 due to alleged irregularities. These results were delayed with approximately 7-22 days due to the nature of examination anomalies, which required a protracted investigation before the release of the results.
For December 2015 examinations, the results of more than 600 subjects were released on scheduled dates. There were delays in releasing the results of NC(V) (i.e. Stored Programme Systems Level 4); and 3 NATED (i.e. Industrial Orientation N3, Motor Trade Theory N3 and Mechanical Drawing and Design N5) subjects’. This was due to Umalusi requesting re-marking of the scripts of these subjects at certain raw mark intervals (i.e. 30-39% and 40-49%).
Bulk release of 2016 examination results
For April 2016 examinations, all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates with the exception of four subjects (4) (i.e. Plating and Structural Steel Drawings N3, Electrical Trade Theory N3, Water Treatment Practice N3 and Waste-Water Treatment Practice N3). The delays were due to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of these subjects. The remaining results were released on 16 May 2016, shortly after the scheduled release on 10th May.
For June 2016 examination all NATED results were released on the scheduled dates, except that there were gaps in the subject results for examination centres where the electronic file submitted by the examination centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates. The outstanding mark sheets/marks were sourced and an updated schedule of results were released on a mop-up date following the bulk release date.
For August 2016 examinations all subjects’ results were released on scheduled dates with the exception of 8 subjects, namely, Engineering Science N3, Mathematics N3, N4, N5, Mechano-Technology N3, Electrotechinics N3 and Engineering drawing N2 due to alleged irregularities. In addition, Plant Operation Theory N2 examination results were not released on the scheduled date owing to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of this subject. A protracted investigation into examination anomalies delayed these results by 1-23 days.
For December 2016 examinations all subjects’ results were released on scheduled dates with exception of Engineering Science N3, Engineering Science N2, Mathematics N5, Building Drawing N3 and Electrical Trade theory N2 due to alleged irregularities. The results of 13 subjects were delayed due to low capture rate: Aircraft Maintenance theory N3, Aircraft Metalwork Theory N3, Building Drawing N3, Building Science N2, Digital Electronics N4, Electronic Trade Theory N2, Engineering Science N3, Logic Systems N3, Mathematics N5, Motor Electrical Theory N5, Refrigeration N3, and Water and Waste-water Treatment Practice N2. These results were released between 4-10 days after the bulk release of results.
Bulk release of 2017 examinations results
For April 2017 examination all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates, except where the electronic file submitted by exam centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates (i.e. it was incomplete) or did not fully upload onto the examinations IT system. An updated schedule of results were released on a mop-up date following the bulk release date.
For June 2017 examination all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates except, as indicated previously, where the electronic file submitted by exam centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates (i.e. it was incomplete) or did not fully upload onto the examinations IT system. These were addressed as indicated previously.
For August 2017 examinations all NATED results were released on the scheduled dates with the exception of following subjects, namely, Rigging Theory N2, and Logic Systems N5 owing to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of these subjects. The results for these subjects were released on 10 September 2017 (three days after bulk release).
For December 2017 examinations all results were released on scheduled dates with exception of 5 NATED subjects, where there were alleged irregularities, namely, Engineering Science N3, Industrial Electronics N2, Mathematics N2, N3 and MechanoTechnology N2. In addition, there were delays in the release of results for 2 NATED subjects (i.e. Radio Theory N1 and Motor Bodywork Theory N3); and 4 NC (V) subjects (i.e. Engineering Fabrication-Sheet Metalwork L3, isiXhosa First Additional Language L3, Engineering Fabrication- Sheet Metalwork L4, ixiXhosa First Additional Language L4). These results were delayed by approximately 5 days due to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of this subject.
(d) The Department conducts a mock end-to-end examination process to simulate the examination process in order to diagnose any examination IT system challenges for improvement purposes. The Department has also met with all role players in the value chain and formed a technical task team to look at all examination challenges including certifications in between examinations. The Director-General also instituted weekly meetings with the SITA Chief Executive Officer and both SITA and departmental senior managers responsible for the examinations function. These meetings have been instrumental in ensuring that the pressure is kept on SITA to resolve the exam IT system challenges and is the reason that substantial improvements have been made in resulting in the past two years.
The Department has built capacity to conduct investigations of any reported examination anomalies or irregularities. Papers that are reported to have been leaked are replaced. If the paper has already been written, the scripts of the candidates are audited to assess if there are common responses that may suggest that candidates had prior access to the paper. The Department has made significant progress in eliminating the phenomenon of leakages. Umalusi commended the Department for managing the April 2018 examination leakages; while in August 2018, the allegations were not confirmed and Umalusi approved the results.
The Department issued a non-compliance directive to all public TVET colleges that displayed non-compliance to a lesser or greater extent in respect to the non-submission or incorrect submission of raw marks. This process has resulted in a significant improvement in terms of the timeous release of results compared to the previous ten years.
Finally, the development of the new integrated examination computer system is at an advanced stage and the data migration process, which entails the transfer of the old SITA data to the new system, is ongoing. The Provincial Education Departments and national examination officials have already tested and assessed the completed modules against the user requirements/ specifications
17 October 2018 - NW2574
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What is the total number of (i) deputy directors-general and (ii) chief directors that are employed in (aa) an acting and (bb) a permanent capacity in her department and (b) what is the total number of women in each case; (2) (a) what is the total number of (i) chief executive officers and (ii) directors of each entity reporting to her and (b) what is the total number of women in each case?
Reply:
1.The table below shows the total number of Deputy Directors-General and Chief Directors employed on an acting and permanent capacity in the Department and the total number of women in each case.
(aa) Acting |
(bb) Permanent |
Total Number |
|
(a) (i) Deputy Directors-General |
3 |
3 |
6 |
(b) Women |
2 |
2 |
4 |
(aa) Acting |
(bb) Permanent |
Total Number |
|
(a) (ii) Chief Directors |
7 |
23 |
30 |
(b) Women |
1 |
8 |
9 |
2. The entities reporting to the Department have provided the following information to the question posed.
Entity |
(a)(i) Chief Executive Officers |
|
(b) Number of women |
Council on Higher Education |
1 |
7 including 1 in an acting position |
4 |
National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences |
1 |
2 |
3 |
National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
1 |
26 |
9 |
South African Qualifications Authority |
1 |
11 |
8 |
21 Sector Education and Training Authorities |
21 (7 filled and 14 vacant with acting CEOs) |
184 |
104 |
National Skills Fund |
1 |
15 |
9 |
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations |
1 |
6 |
3 |
27 September 2018 - NW2611
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether she has been informed of (a) the allegations and (b) the case that has been opened against the Chief Executive Officer and members of the board of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) has she instituted an investigation and/or followed up on the allegations and the case; if not, why; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) The Minister has received two letters containing allegations of maladministration and corruption against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Board from NIHSS staff, as well as a whistle-blower.
(b) The Minister has not been made aware of any case opened against the CEO or the Board.
2. The Director-General on 20 August 2018 requested the Board of NIHSS to investigate the allegations mentioned above and provide a response to the Department on how they have been addressed. The response was received on 04 September 2018 and is currently being analysed. This response covers the allegations made by the staff and a whistle-blower. The Board has requested the CEO and Human Resource unit to respond to the allegations contained within the formal letter of collective grievance.
27 September 2018 - NW2607
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What are the names of all institutions of higher learning where (a) cleaning, (b) gardening, (c) catering and (d) security staff are insourced?
Reply:
The Department does not routinely collect information on the way in which services are managed at individual universities and the management thereof. The Department requested all universities to respond whether or not they have insourced cleaning, gardening, catering and security staff. The responses from universities are provided in the table below.
Institution |
(a) Cleaning |
(b) Gardening |
(c) Catering |
(d) Security staff |
1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
No response |
|||
2. University of Cape Town |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
3. Central University of Technology |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
4. Durban University of Technology |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
5. University of Fort Hare |
No response |
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6. University of the Free State |
No response |
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7. University of Johannesburg |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
8. University of Limpopo |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
9. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
10. University of |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced (Insourcing will be done with effect from 1 January 2019) |
Outsourced University pays a subvention |
11. Nelson Mandela University |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
12. North-West University |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Potch Campus Insourced: 19% Vaal Campus Insourced Mafikeng Campus: Outsourced |
Potch Campus Insourced: 59% Vaal Campus Outsourced Mafikeng Campus: Insourced: 9% |
13. University of Pretoria |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
14. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
15. Sol Plaatje University |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced University pays a subvention |
Insourcing in process and will commence on |
16. University of South Africa |
Insourced |
Insourcing underway |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
17. Stellenbosch University |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
18. Tshwane University of Technology |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
19. Vaal University of Technology |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
20. University of Venda |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced (except for student catering) |
Insourced |
21. Walter Sisulu University |
Outsourced: 90% |
Outsourced: 90% |
Insourced only for staff on Mthatha campus |
Outsourced: 95% |
22. University of the Western Cape |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
23. University of the Witwatersrand |
No response |
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24. University of Zululand |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
19 September 2018 - NW2340
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What is the total number of instances of corruption at each institution of higher learning in the country that have been reported to her department or which her department has been made aware of by the police in the 2017-18 financial year, (b) what are the reported allegations in each case, (c) was each allegation investigated, (d) what was the outcome of each investigation and (e) what is the name of each person who is implicated;
Reply:
1. (a) In terms of South African criminal law, corruption is defined as follows: Anybody who accepts any gratification from anybody else, or offers or gives any gratification (benefit) to anybody else in order to influence the receiver to conduct herself, himself or itself in a way, which amounts to the unlawful or irregular exercise of any duties.
Six cases of corruption at universities were reported to the Department in the 2017/18 financial year. The South African Police Services has not brought any cases to the attention of the Department.
It is important to note that this response does not include a variety of general complaints and allegations received by the Department in 2017/18 against institutions. These complaints are often of a vague nature and do not contain any evidence to support allegations of corruption. Such complaints have been referred to universities to investigate, and they have been requested to provide reports on these matters to the Department.
The details of the cases reported in the 2017/18 financial year are listed below.
Institution |
(b) Cases reported |
(c) Status of investigation |
(d) Outcome |
(e) Person(s) allegedly involved |
1. University of Johannesburg (UJ) |
|
The University concluded a forensic investigation. |
Both persons have left the University. The University has laid criminal charges against the implicated persons and is implementing the recommendations of the forensic report. |
The former Chairperson of Council Professor Marcus and the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Finance Professor van Schoor. |
2. UJ uncovered irregularities with regard to payments made to the President of their Convocation. The President of Convocation was a member of Council at the time and was paid for a service that he did not provide. He also failed to disclose his business interests to the University Council. |
The University concluded a forensic investigation. |
The President of the Convocation resigned from the UJ Council. |
Mr Mbali Mkhonto. |
|
3. Improper use of a credit card by the Vice-Chancellor. |
The University concluded a forensic investigation. |
The University is implementing the recommendations of the forensic report. |
Former Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ihron Rensburg. |
|
2. University of Venda (Univen) |
4. During a monitoring visit to Univen at the end of August 2017, the Department discovered that there were a number of abandoned infrastructure projects. The Department queried the reasons for the contractors abandoning the projects, and due to the cost implications and the possibility of corruption allegations, requested Univen to investigate the matter. |
In October 2017, the Univen Council instituted an independent forensic investigation into the abandoned infrastructure projects. The university has informed the Minister that the results of this investigation are currently being finalised and will be submitted to Council at its next meeting, after which the Minister will be fully informed of the outcome. |
Awaiting the forensic report. |
Awaiting the forensic report. |
5. In early 2018, the Department was made aware that in 2017, Univen, through its investment company, the Univen Innovate Growth Company (UIGC), entered into various agreements with private companies to develop infrastructure at the university campus in Thohoyandou. Univen did not request Ministerial approval for the proposed developments as is required by Higher Education Act, and there were alleged irregularities in the process. |
The Minister issued a directive to Univen in terms of section 42 of the Higher Education Act, instructing the Univen Council not to restart the process of procuring or developing any new infrastructure, including through the UIGC. The Minister informed Univen of her intention to appoint an Independent Assessor to undertake an investigation into the affairs of Univen in terms of section 44 of the Act and provided the university an opportunity to respond before acting. |
Departmental officials are currently assessing Univen’s response to the Minister’s directive. The Minister will apply her mind to the matter and decide on further action once this assessment is complete. |
UIGC, university management and Council. |
|
3. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) |
6. UKZN is conducting forensic investigations into admissions fraud at UKZN. This has also been reported to the HAWKS. |
The investigation is ongoing. |
Awaiting the outcome of the investigation. |
Awaiting the outcome of the investigation. |
19 September 2018 - NW2437
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What is the (a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her and (b)(i) nature, (ii) value and (iii) length of each investment?
Reply:
(a) (i) None
(ii) None
(b) (i) None
(ii) None
(iii) None
11 September 2018 - NW2379
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether she intends to support a presidential pardon for the convicted Fees Must Fall activists since the Government has agreed to the principle that education must be free?
Reply:
There is no provision in the relevant laws and regulations which allows for intervention or support by Ministers in the processing of Presidential pardons.
11 September 2018 - NW2466
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of rape incidents took place at each institution of higher learning in 2017?
Reply:
The Department does not collect such information as a matter of routine.
The Department requested all universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college to respond to the question. The table below provides the responses received from 20 universities.
University |
Number of rape incidents |
1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
1 |
2. University of Cape Town |
9 |
3. Central University of Technology |
0 |
4. Durban University of Technology |
1 |
5. University of Johannesburg |
4 |
6. University of Limpopo |
0 |
7. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
0 |
8. University of Mpumalanga |
0 |
9. Nelson Mandela University |
5 |
10 North-West University |
1 |
11. University of Pretoria |
1 |
12. Rhodes University |
2 |
13. Sol Plaatje University |
0 |
14. University of South Africa |
1 |
15. Stellenbosch University |
0 |
16. Tshwane University of Technology |
6 |
17. University of Venda |
0 |
18. Walter Sisulu University |
7 |
19. University of Western Cape |
2 |
20. University of the Witwatersrand |
1 |
The table below provides the responses received from 4 TVET colleges.
TVET College |
Number of rape incidents |
1. Umfolozi TVET College |
1 |
2. Majuba TVET College |
2 |
3. Vuselela TVET College |
1 |
4. Northlink TVET College |
3 |
11 September 2018 - NW2419
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What programmes for the Continuous Professional Training and Development of teachers at special needs schools are (i) currently being implemented and (ii) planned for future academic years and (b) what number of teachers are trained or will be trained in each programme?
Reply:
a) The development of inclusive education competence begins in initial teacher education programmes, and deeper specialisation is developed through continuing professional development programmes.
Universities offer initial teacher education and continuing professional development qualification programmes for teachers based on the policy requirements stipulated in the Policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (PMRTEQ) (Department of Higher Education and Training 2011, revised in 2015).
The PMRTEQ makes it possible for universities to offer the following initial teacher education programmes:
- Bachelor of Education (BEd) (480 credits, NQF level 7); and
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (120 credits, NQF Level 7).
The PMRTEQ requires that all BEd and PGCE graduates “must be knowledgeable about inclusive education and skilled in identifying and addressing barriers to learning, as well as in curriculum differentiation to address the needs of individual learners within a grade.”
(PMRTEQ, page 25 and 29)
The PMRTEQ specifies 11 basic competencies for beginner teachers. One of the competencies requires that “Newly qualified teachers must understand diversity in the South African context in order to teach in a manner that includes all learners. They must also be able to identify learning or social problems and work in partnership with social providers to address these.” (PMRTEQ, page 62)
To support the implementation of these policy directives, the Department is implementing the Teacher Education for Inclusive Teaching (TEfIT) Project. This project involves the collaborative development of knowledge and practice standards for inclusive teaching and supporting curriculum frameworks, courses and course materials that universities can use for the development of new and existing teachers’ inclusive teaching competence. The goal is that all new teachers graduating from initial teacher education programmes are able to address inclusive education competently in their practice.
A further component of the TEfIT Project involves support for three universities to develop as centres of specialisation for special needs education in three areas. The University of Pretoria is being supported to develop as a centre of specialisation for Visual Impairment Studies, the University of the Witwatersrand for Deaf Studies, and the University of Johannesburg for Neurological-Developmental Learning Needs. These centres will have the function of training specialist teachers who work/will work in special schools, special schools resource centres and full-service schools, and of leading research in these areas to inform policy and practice.
The three universities are developing programmes aligned with the PMRTEQ and Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework.
Table 1: Continuous Professional Development programmes under development by the three universities
University |
Programmes under development |
Target date for offering of programmes |
University of Pretoria |
Advanced Certificate: Inclusive Education (Barriers to Learning: Learning Difficulties) |
2020 |
Bachelor of Education (Honours): (Special Needs and Inclusive Education) |
2020 |
|
Advanced Diploma in Education: Visual Impairment Studies |
2020 |
|
University of |
Post Graduate Diploma in Deaf Education (South African Sign Language as a language specialisation ) |
2020 |
Bachelor of Education Honours (Deaf Education) |
2020 |
|
University of Johannesburg |
Advanced Diploma in Education: Remedial Education |
2020 |
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Inclusive Education) |
2020 |
Other universities are also active in this area. The latest audited 2016 data received from universities indicates the following Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) programme offerings.
Table 2: Headcount Enrolments (HC), Full-time Equivalent Enrolments (FTE) and Graduates (Grads) in active inclusive education/special needs education in 2016.
University and ACE Specialisation |
HC |
FTE |
Grads |
|
Nelson Mandela University |
Education: SNE: Remedial |
3 |
1 |
3 |
North West University |
Learner Support |
209 |
68 |
97 |
University of South Africa |
Inclusive Education |
41 |
15 |
28 |
University of Pretoria |
Special Needs Education |
71 |
41 |
50 |
The number and range of ACE programme offerings were much higher a few years ago, and many teachers completed their ACE qualifications with an inclusive education/remedial education/special needs education focus. The number of graduates are now declining because the ACE is not aligned to the HEQSF and being phased out. Universities will replace the ACE specialisations with Advanced Diplomas in Education and Postgraduate Diplomas in Education.
The scale at which the new Advanced Diplomas and Postgraduate Diplomas will be offered will be dependent on the extent to which the Department of Basic Education signals a need for them and teachers are supported to enrol for the specialist programmes.
It is not possible for the Department of Higher Education and Training to predict future numbers of teachers who will undertake these specialist programmes. This is dependent on the extent to which teachers choose to do these courses, or are specifically supported by the Department of Basic Education and provincial education departments to register for these programmes.
11 September 2018 - NW2410
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Has the University of Cape Town (UCT) begun to (a) plan and/or (b) construct the new art gallery promised at the time of the Fees Must Fall protests; if not, (i) why not and (ii) by what date will planning and construction begin; if so, what progress has been made in each case; (2) has UCT made overtures to, or offered an apology to, artists whose artworks were damaged, destroyed or censored during the Fees Must Fall protests; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the name of each artist with whom communication was made and (b) are the details of the communication that has taken place in each case; (3) (a) what number of artworks remain censored at UCT, either through being physically covered up or placed out of sight and (b)(i) which category of artworks remain censored and (ii) what is the name of each affected (aa) artist and (bb) artwork?
Reply:
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.
- UCT intends to construct an Art Gallery. However, this has not yet materialised due to competing capital projects and other priorities.
- UCT has not made any apologies to individual artists. However, UCT has condemned the vandalism and violence that led to the destruction of the Art Gallery.
- UCT does not censor artwork. Where artworks have been removed from public spaces on campus, this was to protect the artwork against possible damage during times of tension and facilitate on-going consultative processes around curatorial policies that are informed by the context of the university’s public spaces, which have become a subject of contestation.
UCT welcomes these debates while recognising the moral rights of artists and the need to balance the rights of various parties. The University does not acquire artwork with any condition, requirement or understanding that it will be on display forever. It remains the University’s prerogative to determine when, where and for how long it will display the artwork.
In respect of the Sarah Baartman sculpture, UCT will host an exhibition at the Ritchie Gallery from 20 September 2018 to 4 October 2018. In preparation for this exhibition, the sculpture has been removed from the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library. UCT remains committed to its programme of public debates about the display of artwork.
11 September 2018 - NW2384
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What (a) were the (i) circumstances and (ii) reasons that informed the decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under administration and (b) are the terms of reference of such administration?
Reply:
a) (i) The Minister has through engagement with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in 2018, raised serious concerns about the failure of NSFAS to effectively confirm funding for students and disburse funding timeously to students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and universities. The Department with experts from the sector and support of the Board has provided support to the entity during 2017 and 2018. However, despite this support, the entity continues to face serious challenges in its business processes, IT systems, capacity, policies and controls.
(ii) These challenges have had a grave effect on the student-funding environment since 2017 and have been exacerbated in 2018. Should these matters not be addressed urgently, the challenges facing the entity will continue to negatively impact on the effective implementation of government funding for poor and working-class students to enable them to access higher education and training, and succeed in their studies.
(b) The Administrator will take over the governance, management and administration of NSFAS for one year. The general and specific Terms of Reference of the Administrator during this period will be to:
- Ensure the effective close out of the 2017 and 2018 student-funding cycles. This involves resolving data integration challenges as a matter of urgency, finalising all necessary funding decisions, ensuring reconciliation of funding data between universities and TVET colleges and NSFAS, ensuring that all the necessary agreements are in place, students are accurately funded and recorded, and ensure that all NSFAS qualifying students receive funding;
- Oversee the opening of the 2019 online applications process, ensure that all necessary partnerships for managing the applications process are in place and can be effectively monitored, and develop and manage a communications plan for the application period;
- Develop, in consultation with the Department, universities and TVET colleges, an effective and realistic plan for the 2019 funding cycle and ensure that all parties understand all their roles and responsibilities, and any necessary implementation support is made available as needed;
- Ensure that the entity pays adequate attention to both TVET colleges and universities in all aspects of its core business processes;
- Put in place the necessary management and governance controls to ensure that all risks for the 2019 student funding cycle are appropriately managed, with the support of the Department and institutions as necessary;
- Ensure that adequate plans are in place to make funding decisions at the earliest possible time of the year and as close to the period of registration as possible;
- Manage the day-to-day work of the entity, and steer NSFAS to address its operational challenges fully. This will include the strengthening of structures, systems and policies that will ensure good governance and effective management of the core operational mandate of NSFAS;
- Oversee all necessary forensic and other investigations necessary for the effective operation and management of the entity;
- Work closely with the Ministerial Committee of Inquiry appointed by the Minister to review the business processes of the entity and make long-term recommendations on the future models, structures, systems and business processes necessary for an effective NSFAS; and
- Maintain a close and productive working relationship between NSFAS and universities and TVET colleges, with a view of re-establishing a NSFAS presence on campuses from 2018 onwards.
The Administrator will report to the Minister of Higher Education and Training or her delegated officials. In addition to other forms of communication and interaction with the Ministry and Department, the Administrator is expected to submit a written report every three months on the progress made regarding the issues mentioned above. The Administrator may appoint technical experts where necessary to assist in the different areas.
10 September 2018 - NW2368
September, Ms CC to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
In view of the Centres of Specialisation Artisan Programme which was launched at the beginning of 2018 as an initiative that involves the provision of apprenticeships for young people by employers, the provision of training by colleges and the provision of funding by her department to support the initiatives through funding, how will the specified partnerships strengthen the link between education and the workplace which include areas of work such as artisan trades and the apprenticeship system?
Reply:
The Centres of Specialisation (CoS) Programme has two key objectives; firstly, to accelerate the rate at which 13 priority trades are produced; and secondly, to build the capacity of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges to play their part in delivering these priority trades. The 13 priority trades were identified after a period of intensive research into the skills required for the large government infrastructure projects as well as for the Phakisas and War on Leaks. The trades are auto mechanic, boilermaker, bricklayer, carpenter and joiner, diesel mechanic, electrician, fitter and turner, mechanical fitter, millwright, pipefitter, plumber, rigger and welder.
Each of these trades is to be delivered using the newly registered Occupational Qualifications on the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) sub-framework. These qualifications have three interwoven components, i.e. theory, practical in a simulated sense and real workplace experience. The role of the TVET colleges is to provide the theory and practical components in partnership with workplaces.
The partnership between the education and workplace is effected through an apprenticeship contract. For CoS, all apprentices must have such apprenticeship contracts with employers before they enrol at a TVET college. This cements the partnership between the TVET college and industry.
Two colleges were selected to deliver each one of the 13 priority trades. In practice, 19 colleges are participating in the CoS programme, as 7 colleges have two trades each (albeit at different campuses). Every province has at least one college participating in the CoS.
What makes CoS different from many other initiatives is that learners must have apprenticeship contracts before they enrol at the college. This has required a considerable amount of work amongst employers, work that commenced at the beginning of this year. CoS has a target of 30 learners/apprentices per college, meaning that 780 apprenticeship contracts have to be signed. On 10 August 2018, the Department received reports indicating that there were 1 053 expressions of interest from employers wishing to take up apprentices for particular trades in the vicinity of selected colleges. The Sector Education and Training Authorities are being asked to consider these expressions of interest and where employers qualify, to allocate apprenticeship grants to them.
With apprenticeship grants, learners have a far greater chance not only of completing their trade test but also of securing employment either with the company with which they have been contracted or with another company in the network. Furthermore, companies have a better chance of finding the skills they need and ensuring that the skills trained are in line with their needs.
10 September 2018 - NW2370
Mchunu, Ms S to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
In view of the recent 6th BRICS Education Ministers’ meeting that was held in Cape Town recently under the theme Deepening BRICS Education Partnerships and Exchanges, where the Ministers reflected on the successes and challenges related to earlier education commitments made by the BRICS countries, how has she found the reflections made by the BRICS partners on university partnerships, technical and vocational education and training, work-based learning and digitisation can assist in strengthening the country’s post-school education and training system?
Reply:
The Department hosted the 6th BRICS Education Ministers Meeting on 10 July 2018 under the theme “Deepening BRICS Education Partnerships and Exchanges”. The meeting aimed to reflect on the successes and challenges related to earlier education commitments made by the BRICS countries. The meeting ensured the exchange of best practices to improve education and training systems as well as pursuing opportunities for skills development.
Collaboration in higher education and training with BRICS countries is based on mutual learning and knowledge sharing. The cooperation facilitates the exchange of skills, expertise and knowledge between BRICS countries and various agencies in the education system to build long-term relations of mutual benefit. BRICS cooperation also promotes system-to-system cooperation whereby policymakers, institutions, academics and students have access to relevant, high-quality international practices, research, experiences and expertise.
The meeting reflected on how Workplace-Based Learning can support improved learning and employability and shared their best practice models. The meeting also highlighted the importance to develop innovative approaches to vocational education provision, guaranteeing workforce integration into the future labour market and consequently, increase economic productivity and social inclusion.
The meeting also discussed experiences on digitisation where India developed a massive Open Online Course platform known as the SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active – Learning for Young Aspiring Minds). This is a holistic learning platform, which can be accessed anytime. It comes in an e-Content self-instructional material, e-Books, illustrations, case studies and presentations.
This experience together with international research strongly suggest that in pursuing the shift towards an open learning orientation will also encourage the post-school sector towards taking on board evident changes in the way a new generation of learners are beginning to view learning, education and training as well as how they are using technology in teaching and learning.
The meeting noted that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) provision has a direct role in supporting the skills needs of industry, and the employment and career needs of workers, however, TVET- industry partnerships in South Africa have been weak. The BRICS platform will assist members in positioning TVET in a way that not only addresses the skills sets required to improve productivity and economic growth but also to reduce poverty and inequality in society. As such, workers need to have both general and more defined skill sets, with the capacity to adapt these skill sets in the face of evolving industry demands.
The interaction was aimed at promoting university partnerships with the need to strengthen academic exchange and student mobility among the BRICS member states. A representative of the BRICS Network University indicated that successful collaboration of the BRICS universities on research and teaching, student and staff exchanges is already a significant contribution to global knowledge production. South Africa is already receiving scholarship offers from BRICS countries and have students studying in China, Russia and India. Negotiations are underway way with Brazil.
Through its teaching partnerships, the BRICS Network University will promote academic programmes that produce the kind of graduates that can lead the BRICS societies into the future. The thematic areas for the BRICS Network University, i.e. energy, information security, climate change, water resources and pollution treatment have been carefully selected to exploit the knowledge strengths of the BRICS member states.
The work of the BRICS Network University is in alignment with that which the post-school education and training system is aiming to accomplish; that is to build a stronger and more cooperative relationship between education and training institutions and the workplace. BRICS gives a real opportunity for effective learning and knowledge diplomacy to make a difference to the lives of its citizens.
The BRICS Education Ministers meeting resulted in the signing of a joint declaration with tangible outcomes in different areas. Brazil offered to host a workshop on innovation among TVET institutions in BRICS countries. India offered to develop a proposal, which will focus on e-learning across BRICS countries, and share best practices, South Africa offered to develop a doctoral BRICS Network Programme, and lastly, Russia offered to put together a proposal for the establishment of a coordinating process for the BRICS Network University.
10 September 2018 - NW2369
Mavunda, Mr RT to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the 23 member Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Reference Group which was recently appointed as part of the implementation of Phase 1 of the Recognition of Prior Learning Coordination Policy, to what extent will the work and implementation of the RPL Coordination Policy be underpinned by the findings and recommendations of the 2013 RPL Ministerial Task Team Report?
Reply:
The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Coordination Policy was published on
31 March 2016. The conceptual framework for the RPL policy was the findings and recommendations contained in the Report of the Ministerial Task Team (MTT). The MTT for RPL recommended that RPL must be used for access and credit, and advancement. The RPL policy establishes these as principles of RPL. The establishment of the RPL Reference Group was one of the recommendations of the MTT Report. The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the RPL Reference Group draws from the MTT Report, in aspects such as advising the Minister on how to fund RPL for the public, develop a strategy and implementation plan for the establishment of a coordinating mechanism for RPL, collaborate and support RPL centres, and advise the Minister on the professionalisation of RPL practitioners. The work of the RPL Reference Group is aligned to the ToR set out in the RPL Policy attached as an Annexure.
10 September 2018 - NW2367
Wolmarans, Mr M to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the SA Human Rights Commission Report on Transformation at Universities which recommended that her department takes a leading role in the transformation of institutions of higher learning and that universities should report annually on their state of transformation, what work has been put in to address recommendations which have not yet been addressed?
Reply:
In 2014, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) promulgated
the revised Regulations for Reporting by Public Higher Education Institutions
(R464, Government Gazette No. 37726 of 9 June 2014) which impose a duty on all university councils to report on transformation in their annual reports. In terms of the Regulations, public higher education institutions are required to adopt, implement and report on policies that promote transformation in their respective institutions. This report on transformation must clearly indicate initiatives that seek to advance people from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, women and people with disabilities. It should also indicate any transformation measures implemented with regard to teaching, learning and research activities. In addition, public higher education institutions are required to monitor the effectiveness and impact of policies implemented to address transformation in their respective institutions. All this information must be submitted to the Department annually.
Upon receipt of the South African Human Rights Commission’s report in December 2016, the Department circulated the report to all University Vice-Chancellors for their consideration and action. Universities were requested to respond to the report by submitting their implementation plans to the Department in which they demonstrate how they intend giving effect to the recommendations outlined in the report, including the resolutions of the 2015 Higher Education Transformation Summit held in Durban in October 2015.
The Ministerial Committee on Transformation in Public Universities (TOC) has conducted an analysis of both Universities’ annual transformation reports as well as the transformation implementation plans, and it is currently in the process of compiling a report on the state of transformation in the higher education system. The envisaged report will identify barriers to substantive transformation in the sector, and will include recommendations to the Minister on appropriate interventions and initiatives to be effected in order to accelerate the pace of transformation in the sector.
Subsequent to its appointment in July 2017, the TOC developed and is currently implementing a three-year action plan which is informed by, among others, the recommendations of the SAHRC report. The TOC’s primary mandate is to monitor transformation in the sector and to advise the Minister on appropriate policies and other interventions required to accelerate transformation of the higher education sector. The Department and the TOC hold regular meetings with Universities South Africa which represents all twenty-six (26) public Universities, with the intention of addressing transformation challenges confronting the sector and to collaborate on sectoral transformation activities.
10 September 2018 - NW2317
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her, (b) what is the cause of each dispute, (c) what is the nature of each dispute and (d) on what date was each dispute (i) reported and (ii) resolved;
Reply:
- (a)(i) There are 56 disputes currently faced by the Department.
(ii) There are 50 disputes currently faced by the entities reporting to the Department.
(b)-(d) The details of the cause, nature, date of dispute reported and resolved of each dispute are provided in the table below:
Department:
Number of Conciliations | (b) Cause of dispute | (c ) Nature of dispute | (i) Date reported | (ii) Date resolved |
Employee 1 (Head Office) | Allegation of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 26/04/2018 | 26/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 2 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 11/06/2018 | 11/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 3 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 11/06/2018 | 11/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 4 (Motheo TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 18/04/2018 | 18/04/2018 Withdrawn |
Employee 5 (Motheo TVET College) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair Conduct - promotion | 26/04/2018 | 26/04/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Employee 6 (Head Office) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair Conduct - promotion | 30/04/2018 | 30/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 7 (Northlink TVET College) | Allegations of unfair conduct related to promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | Unfair Conduct - promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | 07/05/2018 | 07/05/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 8 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 24/05/2018 | 24/05/2018 Withdrawn by the Applicant |
Employee 9 (College of Cape Town) | Allegations of unfair conduct related to promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | Unfair Conduct - promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | 31/05/2018 | 31/05/2018 Withdrawn by the Applicant |
Employee 10 (Eastern Cape CET) | Allegations of demotion | Unfair Conduct - demotion | 07/06/2018 | 07/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 11 (Port Elizabeth TVET College) | Equal pay for equal value of work | Unfair Discrimination | 20/04/2018 | 20/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 12 (Motheo TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation or Application of Collective Agreement | 26/04/2018 | 26/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 13 (Central Johannesburg TVET College) | Allegations of refusal to disclose information | Protected disclosure of information | 04/05/2018 | 04/05/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 14 (Head Office) | Equal pay for equal value of work | Unfair Discrimination | 01/06/2018 | 01/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 15 (Coastal TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 10/04/2018 | 10/04/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Number of Arbitrations | (b) Cause of dispute | (c ) Nature of dispute | (i) Date reported | (ii) Date resolved |
Employee 1 (Coastal TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 01/04/2018 | 01/04/2018 Settlement reached |
Employee 2 (Head Office) | Allegation of unfair suspension | Unfair Suspension | 03/04/2018 | 03/04/2018 Settlement reached |
Employee 3 (Ikhala TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 05/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 4 (Taletso TVET College) | Allegations of non-renewal of fixed term contract | Fixed term contract | 12/04/2018 | 18/06/2018 Arbitration award in favour of Respondent |
Employee 5 (Buffalo City TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 12/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 6 (Eastcape Midlands TVET College) | Allegations of failure to provide conditions of service in terms of Basic Conditions of Employment Act | Provisions of basic conditions of employment act | 12/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 7 (Ekurhuleni West TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 13/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 8 (Letaba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 17/04/2018 | 08/05/2018 Arbitration award in favour of the Department |
Employee 9 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 19/04/2018 | 30/05/2018 Arbitration award in favour of the applicant |
Employee 10 (Port Elizabeth TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 23/04/2018 | 30/05/2018 Dispute withdrawn |
Employee 11 (South West Gauteng TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 24/04/2018 | 24/04/2018 Settlement reached |
Employee 12 (South West Gauteng TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 30/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 13 (Orbit TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 02/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 14 (Maluti TVET College) | Allegations of unfair suspension | Unfair suspension or disciplinary action | 04/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 15 (Free State CET) | Allegations of termination of service based on Public Service Act Section 17(3) B | Termination of employment in terms of Public Service Act Section 17(3) b | 04/05/2018 | 04/05/2018 Matter dismissed |
Employee 16 (Ingwe TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice: benefits | 07/05/2018 | 07/05/2018 Default award issued against the applicant |
Employee 17 (Department of Education) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 08/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 18 (Head Office) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 10/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 19 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 10/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 20 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 14/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 21 (Westcoast TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 15/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 22 (Majuba TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 17/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 23 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 17/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 24 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 17/05/2018 | 17/05/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Employee 25 (Tshwane North TVET College) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair conduct : promotion | 18/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 26 (Ekurhuleni West TVET College) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair conduct : promotion | 18/05/2018 | 18/05/2018 Matter withdrawn |
Employee 27 (Eastcape Midlands TVET College) | Allegations of non-renewal of fixed term contract | Fixed term contract | 22/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 28 (Mnambithi TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 23/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 29 (Maluti TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 22/05/2018 | 22/05/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Employee 30 (Umfolozi TVET College) | Non-renewal of fixed term contract | Fixed term contract | 04/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 31 (Port Elizabeth TVET College) | Allegations of unlisted unfair labour practice | Unfair labour practice- other | 05/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 32 (Majuba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal based on employers operational requirements | Dismissal based on employers operational requirements | 06/06/2018 | 27/06/2018 Award in favour of applicants |
Employee 33 (Majuba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 08/06/2018 | 08/06/2018 Applicant withdraw dispute |
Employee 34 (Central Johannesburg TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related promotion | Unfair labour practice- promotion | 19/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 35 (Ikhala TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 20/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 36 (South Cape TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 20/06/2018 | 20/06/2018 Default award against the Department |
Employee 37 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 21/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 38 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 21/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 39 (Ekurhuleni East TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 22/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 40 (Ikhala TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 25/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 41 (Letaba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 26/06/2018 | Pending |
Entities reporting to the Department:
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) – 4 | |||
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| Dishonesty and breach of employment conditions. | 01/2015 | 07/2015 Pending - CCMA |
| Violation of code of conduct. | 06/2015 | 04/2016 Pending -Labour Court |
| Abuse of authority and failure to take reasonable instructions. | 06/2015 | 08/2015 Pending - Labour Court |
| Poor work performance, intimidation and failure to execute a reasonable instruction. | 04/2018 | Pending |
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) – 9 | |||
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| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 04/2013 | 05/2013 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 08/2014 | 09/2014 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 05/2015 | 09/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 05/2015 | 07/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 05/2015 | 11/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 07/2015 | 11/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 09/2015 | 112015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 01/2016 | 02/2016 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 10/2013 | 10/2013 |
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) – 1 | |||
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| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Employee challenging final written warning | 03/2018 | Pending -CCMA |
Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDPSETA) – 9 | |||
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| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair dismissal | 09/2015 | 04/2016 |
| Alleged unfair demotion | 05/2016 | 07/2018 |
| Constructive dismissal | 10/2016 | 09/2017 |
| Unfair dismissal | 01/2017 | 05/2017 |
| Unfair labour practice (Bonus) | 10/2017 | 11/2017 |
| Constructive dismissal | 11/2018 | 01/2018 |
| Unfair labour practice (Bonus) | 11/2018 | 02/2018 |
| Constructive dismissal | 01/2018 | 06/2018 |
| Unfair labour practice | 08/2018 | Pending |
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) – 1 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Protected Strike | 11/2016 | 03/2017 |
Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET) – 3 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Failure to adhere to SCM policy, non-adherence to recruitment and selection policy | 01/2018 | 08/2018. |
| Withdrawal of job offer | 02/2018 | Pending -CCMA. |
| Poor performance, failure to meet crucial deadline. | 08/2018 | Pending |
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Training Authority | |||
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| Unfair dismissal | 12/2014 | 04/2016 |
| Unfair dismissal | 08/2017 | 06/2018 |
| Unfair dismissal | 11/2014 | Pending -Labour Court |
| Unfair dismissal | 11/2017 | Pending - CCMA |
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) – 1 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair Labour Practise | 03/2017 | 08/2017 |
Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT) – 4 | |||
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| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair dismissal | 04/2018 | Pending - CCMA |
| Unfair labour practice | 10/2016 | Pending - Labour Court |
| Unfair dismissal | 04/2013 | Pending - Labour Court |
| Unfair dismissal | 03/2018 | |
Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) – 2 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Challenging fairness of his dismissal | 06/2017 | Pending - CCMA |
| Challenging fairness of her dismissal | 07/2018 | Pending - CCMA |
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) – 2 | |||
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(i)Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair labour practice | 06/2018 | Pending |
| Unfair dismissal | 08/2018 | Pending |
Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) – 1 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| NEHAWU unhappiness with implementation of organisational realignment decision | 10/2017 | Pending |
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) – 1 labour dispute | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Non-shortlist | 03/2018 | Pending - CCMA |
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) – 1 | |||
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Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Misrepresentation of financial disclosure and Performing extra work/private work for own benefit, during the employer’s working hours without the permission of the employer. | 07/2018 | Pending (Employee is on suspension, investigations are in progress) |
National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) = 5 labour dispute | |||
(1)(b) Cause of dispute | (1)(c) Nature of dispute | (1)(d) Date of dispute | |
(d)(i) Reported | (d)(ii) Resolved | ||
Grievance lodged against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) by BRICS Programme Coordinator for alleged bullying, harassment, victimisation, intimidation, discrimination and bullying | 11/2017 | Pending, independent investigative report to be tabled to the NIHSS board for final decision making | |
Grievance lodged against the Acting BRICS/Research Director by the BRICS Programme Coordinator for alleged harassment, bullying, badgering, victimisation and intimidation | 11/2017 | Pending, independent investigative report to be tabled to the NIHSS board for final decision making | |
Grievance lodged against the Acting BRICS/Research Director by the BRICS Programme Coordinator for alleged harassment, bullying, badgering, victimisation and intimidation | 11/2017 | Pending, independent investigative report to be tabled to the NIHSS board for final decision making | |
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) arbitration lodged by APSA trade union obo Programme Administrator against Senior Human Resource (HR) Manager and Acting Director, BRICS/Research for unfair labour practice | 07/2018 | Pending, awaiting date of hearing at CCMA | |
CCMA arbitration lodged by APSA trade union obo Senior Administrator against Senior HR Manager and Chief Financial Officer for unfair labour practice | 08/ 2018 | Pending, awaiting date of hearing at CCMA | |
CCMA Arbitration lodged by APSA Trade Union against NIHSS for alleged infringement of organisational rights | 08/2018 | Pending, awaiting date of hearing at CCMA | |
South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) = 3 labour disputes | |||
(1)(b) Cause of dispute | (1)(c) Nature of dispute | (1)(d) Date of dispute | |
Reported | Resolved | ||
Dismissal after failing to make probation after the probation period was extended | Labour Court | 10/2015 | SAQA is waiting for judgement after the matter was heard on 16 August 2018 |
Fraud / deliberately supplying incorrect or falsified information and Committing an act which undermines the financial management and internal control system of the organisation | Disciplinary hearing | 08/2018 | Set for hearing on 29 August 2018 |
Dissatisfaction with performance review outcomes | Grievance | 08/2018 | Pending |
- (a) (i) Total number of employees who were dismissed by the Department in the past five years is 35. The table below provide a breakdown of employees dismissed:
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (National Skills Fund) | Collusion |
Employee 2 (Ikhala TVET College) | Gross insurbordination |
Employee 3 (Buffalo City TVET College) | Abuse of sick leave |
Employee 4 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Causing prejudice to the administration of the College |
Employee 5 (Mthashana TVET College) | Failure to comply with the rules or regulations |
Employee 6 (False Bay TVET College) | Unauthorised absence, poor time keeping and neglignce |
Employee 7 (Motheo TVET College) | Gross insubordination, gross negligence and bringing the Collleg name and image of the into disrepute |
Employee 8 (False Bay TVET College) | Gross negligence, contravenining of cash management policy, bringing the name and image of the college into disrepute and contravenining staff code of conduct policy |
Employee 9 (Ikhala TVET College) | Racism |
Employee 10 (False Bay TVET College) | Gross insurbordination and dereliction of duty |
Employee 11 (Motheo TVET College) | Gross insurbordination or dereliction of duty |
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (South West TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 2 (Westcoast TVET College) | Assault |
Employee 3 (Northern Cape Rural TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 4 (Northern Cape Rural TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 5 (Northern Cape Rural TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 6 (Goldfields TVET College) | Racism |
Employee 7 (Motheo TVET College) | Wilful mismangement of funds |
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (South West TVET College) | Poor performance other than incapacity |
Employee 2 (Head Office) | Gross dishonesty, threatening of a superior and insubordination |
Employee 3 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Theft |
Employee 4 (Taletso TVET College) | Theft |
Employee 5 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Corruption |
Employee 6 (Northlink TVET College) | Fraud |
Employee 7 (Umfolozi TVET College) | Abuse of college vehicle |
Employee 8 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 9 (Western TVET College) | Racism |
Employee 10 (Taletso TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 11 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Gross dishonesty |
Employee 12 (Ingwe TVET College) | Mismanagement of funds |
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (Westcoast TVET College) | Gross insurbordination |
Employee 2 (South West Gauteng TVET College) | Gross dishonesty |
Employee 3 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 4 (Motheo TVET College) | Procurement irregularities and fraud |
Employee 5 (Lovedale TVET College) | Collecting money from students without authority |
Total | 5 |
*Number of employees dismissed from 01 January 2014 to 30 December 2014 = Employees not yet migrated to the Department, no figures available.
07 August 2018 - NW1750
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What is the total number of (i) universities and (ii) technical vocational education and training colleges have (aa) experienced disruptions and damage of any sort and/or (bb) had to close as a result of student protests in 2018, (b) what is the name of each institution that was affected, (c) on what date(s) did the disruption(s) take place, (d) what was the (i) extent and type of disruption and (ii) damage caused during the disruption, (e) what were the reasons for the disruptions and (f) what has his department done to resolve the situation in each case?
Reply:
a) (i) (aa) 13 Universities experienced disruptions and/or damages in some cases.
(ii) (aa) 11 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges experienced disruptions or damages in some cases.
(bb) No TVET colleges were closed as a result of disruptions in 2018. However, the Mafikeng Campus of Vuselela TVET College was closed on 23 April 2018. Normal operations at the Carletonville Campus of Westcol TVET College was disrupted from 21 May 2018 to 18 June 2018.
Seven Universities closed as a result of protests, i.e. Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Sefako Makgatho University (SMU), Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), University of Zululand (UNIZULU), Walter Sisulu University (WSU), Durban University of Technology (DUT) and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).
b) The following TVET colleges were affected by disruptions:
- Buffalo City TVET College;
- Central Johannesburg TVET College;
- Ehlanzeni TVET College;
- King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College;
- Maluti TVET College;
- Mthashana TVET College;
- Port Elizabeth TVET College;
- Tshwane North TVET College;
- Vhembe TVET College;
- Vuselela TVET College; and
- Westcol TVET College.
The table below responds to questions (b) to (f) regarding the universities that were affected by disruptions, dates and the extent of the damage caused during the disruptions, reasons for the disruptions and intervention by the Department to resolve the situation.
(b) Institution |
(c) and (d) (i) and (ii) Dates of protests and/or extent of damages |
(d) Reasons for disruption |
(f) Intervention by the Department |
1. Nelson Mandela University |
2 - 4 May 2018: Students blocked the main entrances at the PE campus. The academic programme was interrupted, and staff members were unable to reach their workstations, and as a result, registration slowed down. |
Delays in receiving confirmations of NSFAS funding for both first-time entering and senior students. |
None. |
2. Durban University of Technology |
05 January - |
Salary negotiations. |
The Deputy Minister facilitated negotiations between unions and management. An agreement was reached, and employees returned to work. |
27 - 29 March 2018: Student protest. No severe damage to property. Classes were suspended at Durban campus from 28 March - 3 April 2018. |
Delays in payment of allowances. This was an IT- related problem between the University and NSFAS systems. |
Facilitated engagement with NSFAS. |
|
3. . University of KwaZulu-Natal |
20 - 23 March 2018: Student protest. Classes were disrupted, buildings set alight and vandalised. |
Delays in payment of allowances, accommodation issues, academic exclusions and examination dates. |
None. |
4. University of Mpumalanga |
Mbombela Campus 15 - 16 January 2018 and 12 - 16 March 2018: No damage to property. The registration of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) students was briefly affected. |
The Campus Representative Council (CRC) mobilised the WIL students against paying the R150 refundable deposit fee for their stay on campus during their WIL registration and orientation week. There was a delay in paying the |
None. |
Siyabuswa Campus 12 - 23 February 2018 and 14 March 2018: No material damage to property. |
Delays in payment of book allowances and study guides Students demanded Wi-Fi connectivity in the residences. Concerns were raised regarding the prices of meals from the catering service provider. Students demanded that there should be no increase in the price of food offered by the caterer. The students complained that the maintenance of the campus and residences are not regularly carried out. |
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5. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
14 February 2018 - |
Delays in the disbursement of allowances linked to a new service provider on campus as well as a shortage of transportation for students. |
None. |
6. Central University of Technology |
12 - 13 April 2018 and |
Delayed payment of NSFAS allowances, operating hours of the Library and the cafeteria on campus, lack of sports facilities and appointment of a new security company at the Welkom campus. |
None. |
7. University of Zululand |
16 February 2018 and |
NSFAS allowances not paid timeously. The students submitted a memorandum to the management demanding that the progression and auto promotion rules should be scrapped and students excluded in terms of the rules be allowed to register, Students did not accept the transactional cost of R30 charged by the service provider (Fundi) for payment of allowances. |
The Department engaged with the university on a daily basis in an attempt to find a solution. The Vice-Chancellor submitted daily reports to the Department. |
8. Walter Sisulu University |
22 February 2018 and 2 - 26 June 2018: Staff protest organised by NEHAWU and NTEU. Buffalo City Campus was closed. Some staff members at the Butterworth campus went on strike |
The protest was triggered by the challenges relating to the allocation of residence spaces using the university’s new online system, maintenance of residences and the accreditation of civil engineering programme which was about to be withdrawn by the Engineering Council South Africa (ECSA). Students also demanded that students that had been academically excluded should be allowed to register. Students demanded that those who had been financially excluded should be allowed to register without paying any amount towards their debt. The university required them to pay 15% towards their debt before registering. Salary negotiations deadlocked and an agreement was reached on |
The Department sent officials to WSU to be part of the meetings that were held between the SRC and Institutional Executive Committee over three days. At the end of the third day, the parties reached an agreement on certain issues, and the campuses were reopened on The Department was in contact with the university on a daily basis and received daily reports from the Vice Chancellor. Before the strike action, the Director-General and Departmental officials met with the two unions. The university management updated the Department regularly. |
9. University of the Free State (Qwaqwa campus) |
7 May 2018: Damage to the entrance gate and the cafeteria vandalised. |
51 Students were not cleared for registration. The university allowed students who do not qualify for NSFAS funding or who indicated that they do not have sufficient funds to register, while committing to pay their first required payments by 31 March 2018. In addition, the University has set up an appeals committee to consider students who are unable to honour their first payment but are academically deserving (using the same criteria as NSFAS, i.e. passed at least 50% of course. In all cases, they were allowed to continue their studies despite not having funds. In many cases, the university also provided funding or managed to secure funding from external donors (approximately R150 million) and assisted final year students. 51 Students at the Qwaqwa Campus could not be accommodated through this process. |
None. This was not reported to the Department at the time. |
10. University of Venda |
1 - 14 March 2018: Disruption of classes at UNIVEN. Classes of the two local schools near the university were disrupted. Streets were barricaded with rubble and burning tyres |
Delayed disbursement of NSFAS allowances and the decentralisation of NSFAS. Students demanded that residences under construction should be completed to address the continued shortages of accommodation. |
None |
11. University of Fort Hare |
Until 26 February 2018: Students boycotted classes at the beginning of the year. |
Shortage of student accommodation. |
None |
7 June 2018 and still unresolved as at On 17 July 2018, the strike was joined by the students preventing other students from entering the examination hall. |
Deadlock on wage negotiations in which the workers’ demands include:
|
The Department received a memorandum from the unions requesting intervention to resolve the protracted strike. The memorandum is being responded to. |
|
12. University of South Africa |
Pretoria Campus Registration disrupted. Pietermaritzburg Campus 17 - 24 January 2018: Registration disrupted. |
Late payment of NSFAS allowances. Wage negotiations |
None. |
13. Tshwane University of Technology |
29 January 2018 and Soshanguve Campus |
Four residences were still under renovation, and as a result, a number of first-year students could not be allocated accommodation. Students demanded that the affected students should be provided with alternative accommodation. |
None |
It should be noted that the Department monitors the stability of the sector during the registration period by requesting regular reports from institutions. However, in the majority of cases, the oversight role of the Department does not extend to intervention, unless there is a specific request from an institution, or unless the Department decides that a fact-finding visit is necessary. The Department is usually informed of the disruption and monitors the situation, engaging with the Vice Chancellor where necessary. In cases where disruptions were linked to NSFAS issues, the Department engaged with NSFAS, students and institutions to assist in resolving the challenge. Major challenges experienced relate to the system integration between NSFAS and institutions, which has had a significant impact on the exchange of registration data. The focus has been to ensure that students who qualify receive allowances and that the agreements are generated and signed.
c) Disruptions at the affected TVET colleges took place on the following dates:
Name of College |
Date of Disruption |
Buffalo City TVET College |
22 March 2018 |
Central Johannesburg TVET College |
11 May 2018 to date |
Ehlanzeni TVET College |
26 January 2018 - 2 February 2018 |
King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College |
5 – 14 February 2018 |
Maluti TVET College |
12 April 2018 to date |
Mthashana TVET College |
9 March 2018 |
Port Elizabeth TVET College |
8 May 2018 |
Tshwane North TVET College |
9 May 2018 |
Vhembe TVET College |
12 March 2018 |
Vuselela TVET College |
12 March 2018 |
Westcol TVET College |
21 May 2018 - 18 June 2018 |
d) (i) The extent and type of disruptions at affected TVET colleges are as follows:
Name of College |
Extent of Disruption |
Type of Disruption |
Buffalo City TVET College |
Minor |
Student protest and march. |
Central Johannesburg TVET College |
Major |
Blockage of Alexandra Campus entrance and barricading of the main public road through the burning of tyres, interruption of lectures, intimidation of staff and students and violence. |
Ehlanzeni TVET College |
Minor |
Student protest and march. |
King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College |
Medium |
Student protest, march and interruption of lectures. |
Maluti TVET College |
Major |
Student protest, march, interruption of lectures, attempted interruption of examinations, disruption of one examination session, intimidation of staff and students and violence. |
Mthashana TVET College |
Minor |
Sit-in and disruption of examinations. |
Port Elizabeth TVET College |
Minor |
Student protest and march. |
Tshwane North TVET College |
Medium |
Forceful and unlawful occupation of student residence at the Soshanguve North Campus. |
Vhembe TVET College |
Minor |
Student protests, march at Makwarela Campus and intimidation of students at other campuses. |
Vuselela TVET College |
Minor |
Disruption of lectures and protests. |
Westcol TVET College |
Major |
Interruption of lectures, blockading entrances, intimidation of staff and students, and interruption of the registration process. |
(ii) The extent of damage caused during disruptions at TVET colleges are as follows:
Name of College |
Extent of Damage |
Buffalo City TVET College |
No damaged caused. |
Central Johannesburg TVET College |
A section of the Student Support Services building was burned down at the Central Office in Parktown. |
Ehlanzeni TVET College |
No damage caused. |
King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College |
Two prefabricated structures and a vehicle belonging to Libode Campus were burnt. Some windows were broken. Damages to gates and some sections of the buildings. |
Maluti TVET College |
Eight offices at the Central Office, two college buses and three vehicles were burnt down. |
Mthashana TVET College |
No damage caused. |
Port Elizabeth TVET College |
No damage caused. |
Tshwane North TVET College |
Burning of tyres to barricade the road leading to the entrance of Soshanguve North Campus. A lecturer was assaulted. |
Vhembe TVET College |
No damage caused. |
Vuselela TVET College |
No damage caused. |
Westcol TVET College |
No damage caused. |
e) Reasons for disruptions at TVET colleges are as follows:
Name of College |
Reasons for Disruptions |
Buffalo City TVET College |
Lack of maintenance of infrastructure, shortage of textbooks, lack of personal protective equipment, lack of Wi-Fi, lack of student accommodation, non-payment and/or delays in payment of NSFAS allowances and the legitimacy of the Student Representative Council being challenged. |
Central Johannesburg TVET College |
Inadequate infrastructure, non-payment and/or delays in the payment of NSFAS allowances, human resources and labour relation challenges, allegations of mismanagement, corruption, racism and abuse by some members of management and staff. |
Ehlanzeni TVET College |
Limited space to admit more students. |
King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College |
Delays in the issuing of certificates and diplomas, inadequate placement of students for Work Integrated Learning, poor maintenance of ablution facilities, complaints regarding the Campus Manager of Libode Campus, discrepancies in the allocation of rooms in campus residences and non-receipt of students allowances. |
Maluti TVET College |
Demand for the building of hostels for the college, the safety of students and staff at the College, non-payment of travel and accommodation allowance for students, the amendment to the SRC Constitution and removal of the College Principal. |
Mthashana TVET College |
NSFAS allowances for 2016 and 2017 not being received by students. |
Port Elizabeth TVET College |
Non-receipt of travel and accommodation allowances. |
Tshwane North TVET College |
Illegal occupation of college hostels. |
Vhembe TVET College |
Free education for all, upfront registration payment to be refunded to all who qualify for free education, non-receipt of NSFAS allowances for 2018, bursary allowances to be paid to all qualifying students as from 2015, the erection of speed humps on all roads within the college, installation of CCTV cameras, access to Wi-Fi, construction of permanent buildings to be used as classes, the allocation of personal protective equipment to students who require them, maintenance of machinery in simulation rooms and removal of a campus coordinator. |
Vuselela TVET College |
Non-receipt of NSFAS allowances for 2018. |
Westcol TVET College |
Non-receipt of NSFAS allowances, the lack of operating and fully equipped simulation rooms, poor registration processes, no graduation ceremonies, disregard of student bodies by the Council, demands for free education, the appointment of senior lecturers for NATED, shortage of textbooks, certification backlogs and lack of student activities. |
f) Actions which the department took to resolve disruptions:
Name of College |
Actions Taken by the Department |
Buffalo City TVET College |
On 22 March 2018, officials from the Department met with the SRC and management of the college and resolved all issues. The following resolutions were taken at this meeting:
No further disruptions have been reported following this engagement. |
Central Johannesburg TVET College |
The Director-General has led two delegations to the college and furthermore met with the staff, management and Council on 15 June 2018 and 18 June 2018. In the meeting of 18 June 2018, it was resolved that the Department and Council would institute a forensic investigation into matters raised. |
Ehlanzeni TVET College |
The office of the Acting Deputy Director-General: Technical and Vocational Education and Training requested the Acting Regional Manager of the North West-Mpumalanga Regional Office to intervene at the college and address issues. The Acting Regional Manager visited the college and addressed the matters. No further disruption was reported following this intervention. |
King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College |
The Department has requested reports from the Principal regarding disruptions. No further disruptions have been reported. |
Maluti TVET College |
Students came to the Department on 11 May 2018 to raise their concerns. Following this meeting, a delegation from the Department was sent to the college to address issues further. No further disruptions have been reported following this intervention. However, students indicated that there would be no calm at the college as long as the Principal is at the college. |
Mthashana TVET College |
The office of the Acting Deputy Director-General: Technical and Vocational Education and Training requested the Acting Regional Manager of the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Office to intervene. The Acting Regional Manager has provided a report, which outlines how the matter was addressed. No further disruptions have been reported following this disruption. |
Port Elizabeth TVET College |
The Principal intervened, and no further unrest have been reported. |
Tshwane North TVET College |
Officials from the Department engage continuously with the Principal on the situation, and furthermore, meetings with stakeholders are regularly convened to address this matter. |
Vhembe TVET College |
The office of the Acting Deputy Director-General: Technical and Vocational Education and Training requested the Acting Regional Manager of the Limpopo Regional Office to intervene. The Acting Regional Manager provided a report. No further disruptions have been reported following this intervention. |
Vuselela TVET College |
The office of the Acting Deputy Director-General: Technical and Vocational Education and Training requested the North West-Mpumalanga Regional Office to intervene. The Acting Regional Manager visited the college and addressed all matters. No further disruption was reported following this intervention. |
Westcol TVET College |
On 11 June 2018, a delegation from the Department led by the Director-General visited the college to address issues. A follow-up meeting was convened on 18 June 2018. |
07 August 2018 - NW2070
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What (a) was the total monetary value of the damages to each (i) university and (ii) technical and vocational education and training college due to Fees Must Fall protests in the (aa) 2015-16, (bb) 2016-17 and (cc) 2017-18 financial years and (b)(i) is the name of each specified institution and (ii) are the details of the main incidents related to damages that contributed to the specified value?
Reply:
a) (i) The table below shows the monetary value of damages reported by 13 universities over the (aa) 2015/16, (bb) 2016/17 and (cc) 2017/18 financial years. It is important to note that not all universities have provided information.
Institution |
(aa) 2015-16 |
(bb) 2016-17 |
(cc) 2017-18 |
Details of Damages |
|
Cape Peninsula of Technology |
R3 600 000 |
R35 000 000 |
R6 900 000 |
Security control office and sports hall were set alight. Auditorium was damaged, financial aid office gutted and staff members cars stoned. |
|
Central University of Technology |
- |
R1 956 240 |
R52 868 |
Damage to substation at Welkom campus, property and vehicles. |
|
Durban University of Technology |
R550 000 |
- |
R90 000 |
|
|
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
- |
R900 000 |
- |
Refurbishment of vandalised buildings on campus. |
|
Nelson Mandela University |
R8 881 000 |
R11 100 000
|
- |
One prefabricated building was completely burnt down. A fire damaged one building. One building was petrol bombed, windows were smashed and walls damaged. |
|
North West University |
R151 000 000 |
R47 000 000 |
- |
Mafikeng campus was set alight. |
|
Rhodes University |
R250 000 |
R500 000 |
- |
Buildings were damaged. |
|
Stellenbosch University |
R21 439 997 |
- |
- |
Administration block, Chamber of Mines building, Maties Community Services and residences were vandalised. |
|
Tshwane University of Technology |
R47 690 445 |
- |
- |
Damages at Soshanguve campus:
Ga-Rankuwa campus: Protestors smashed guardhouse window, discharged fire extinguishers, concrete and steel boundary palisade fencing damaged and student residences doors and windows were smashed. |
|
University of Cape Town |
R255 000 |
R 1 690 000 |
R150 000 |
UCT artwork, a vehicle and the |
|
University of Fort Hare |
R8 000 000 |
R200 000 |
- |
Staff centre was burnt down, buildings vandalised and looted, and students centre vandalised. |
|
University of Johannesburg |
R84 000 000 |
R60 000 000 |
- |
Core 1 Lift APK campus, guardhouse, students bus, Sanlam Auditorium, B Red 22 (small auditorium), Classroom in Bram Fischer Building, Minolta storeroom in Maropeng Building; Gents restrooms at Imbizo were set alight and vandalised. DFC campus: Residences vandalised. Stolen and damaged fire-extinguishing equipment. |
|
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
R28 716 115 |
R71 623 984 |
R 280162 |
Buildings were set alight and vandalised across various campuses, including the Administration building on the Westville campus; the Law Library on the Howard College campus; and Residences on the Pietermaritzburg campus. |
|
University of Limpopo |
R7 826 126 |
- |
- |
Damages to lecture halls and administration building. Dustbins were burnt. |
|
University of Pretoria |
R530 000 |
R355 000 |
- |
Cars were petrol bombed, refurbishing of buildings burnt down by petrol bombs. |
|
University of South Africa |
R251 868 |
R6 907 694 |
- |
Muckleneuk Chemistry Laboratory burnt, buildings vandalised and cars damaged, dispatch department at Durban campus ransacked. |
|
University of the Free State |
R7 991 277 |
- |
- |
Buildings were torched. |
|
University of Mpumalanga |
- |
- |
- |
There was no damage to property, apart from a few dustbins and the burning of tyres on the road. |
|
University of the Western Cape |
R63 613 380 |
- |
- |
Some buildings were burnt. |
|
University of Venda |
- |
- |
- |
Did not experience damage of any sort. |
|
University of Zululand |
R4 500 000 |
- |
R49 000 000 |
Library, bookshop, some residences, water pipes were vandalised; a police vehicle and some staff vehicles were set alight. |
|
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
R50 000 |
- |
- |
Campus gate was burnt. |
|
Sol Plaatje University |
- |
R500 000 |
- |
Buildings damaged (South and West blocks, Games room, Stairwell, A Block and Luka Jantjies) |
|
Vaal University of Technology |
R24 012 529 |
- |
- |
Breakage of CCTV cameras and campus gates, damage to buildings (Meropa A and B, residences burnt and vandalised, residences burnt (mattresses burnt) cafeteria looted and burnt. |
|
University of the Witwatersrand |
R28 847 579 |
- |
- |
Buildings on campus and residences were vandalised and damaged. |
|
Walter Sisulu University |
R351 287 |
- |
- |
Campus bookstore was looted and burnt at Zamukulungisa campus, buildings damaged at Buffalo City campus, Residences vandalised at Butterworth and Zamukulungisa campuses. |
(ii) The table below shows the monetary value of damages reported by Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges for the (aa) 2015/16, (bb) 2016/17 and (cc) 2017/18 financial years.
Institution |
(aa) 2015-16 |
(bb) 2016-17 |
(cc) 2017-18 |
Eastern Cape |
|
|
|
Buffalo City TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Eastcape Midlands TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Ikhala TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
King Hintsa TVET College |
- |
R3 649 052 |
- |
King Sabata TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Lovedale TVET College |
- |
R3 599 000 |
- |
Port Elizabeth TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Ingwe TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Gauteng |
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Central Johannesburg TVET College |
R78 000 |
R81 000 |
R84 000 |
Ekurhuleni East TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Ekurhuleni West TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Sedibeng TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
South West Gauteng TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Tshwane North TVET College |
- |
R28 238 |
- |
Tshwane South TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Western TVET College |
- |
R32 000 |
R2 000 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
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Coastal TVET College |
- |
- |
R3 700 000 |
Esayidi TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Mnambithi TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Umfolozi TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Umgungundlovu TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Majuba TVET College |
R349 381 |
- |
- |
Mthashana TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Thekwini TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Elangeni TVET College |
R1 000 000 |
- |
- |
Limpopo |
|||
Capricorn TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Lephalale TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Letaba TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Mopani South TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Sekhukhune TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Vhembe TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Waterberg TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Western Cape |
|||
Boland TVET College |
R254 873 |
- |
- |
College of Cape Town TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
False Bay TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Northlink TVET College |
- |
R250 000 |
- |
South Cape TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
West Coast TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
North West |
|||
Orbit TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Taletso TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Vuselela TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Northern Cape |
|||
Northern Cape Rural TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Northern Cape Urban TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Mpumalanga |
|||
Ehlanzeni TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Gert Sibanda TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Nkangala TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Free State |
|||
Flavius Mareka TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Goldfields TVET College |
- |
- |
R70 000 |
Maluti TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
Motheo TVET College |
- |
- |
- |
11 July 2018 - NW1919
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What (a) is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; (2) was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?
Reply:
1. (a) (i) None.
(ii) The number of sexual harassment incidents that were reported to the Human Resources section of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges:
(aa) In 2016, 7 incidents.
(bb) In 2017, 0 incidents.
The information related to public universities are being collected and will be made available once collated.
Sector Education and Training Authorities reported no sexual harassment incidents for the periods in question.
2. In relation to the incidents reported to the Human Resources section of TVET colleges:
- The South West Gauteng TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of dismissal on 19 October 2016.
- The Tshwane North TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted. The official resigned on 24 June 2016 before the commencement of the disciplinary hearing.
- The South West Gauteng TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of dismissal on 20 May 2016. The official filed a notice to appeal and the Appeal Committee on 08 December 2016 upheld the sanction of dismissal.
- The Umfolozi TVET College incident was investigated, but the official withdrew the allegation on 23 January 2017.
- The False Bay TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of a final written warning on 15 December 2016.
- The Buffalo City TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of dismissal on 19 September 2016.
- The Vhembe TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of 3 months without pay and a final written warning on 2 December 2016.
11 July 2018 - NW2065
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)How do the (a) salary bands, (b) conditions of service, (c) opportunities for promotions and (d) awards for excellent performance of lecturers at technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges compare with those of educators at public schools; (2) what options are open to college managers to (a) recruit and (b) retain college lecturers with scarce skills in fields where the remuneration levels of persons with comparable qualifications and practical experience in the private sector are considerably higher than in the public sector; (3) (a) what are the plans of her department to link the conditions of service of TVET college lecturers and managers to their performance and (b) will the achievements of learners in external assessments be linked to the performance of lecturers?
Reply:
(1)(a) Lecturers in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET colleges are on similar salary bands to that of educators in public schools. In 2010, a Collective Agreement to create parity between the salaries of TVET college lecturers and educators in public schools was reached in the Education Labour Relations Council - Further Education and Training College Bargaining Unit (ELRC - FETCBU). The ELRC - FETCBU Collective Agreement 1 of 2010 was implemented in all the public TVET colleges.
(b) The ELRC - FETCBU Collective Agreement 3 of 2013 brought parity in conditions of service between TVET college lecturers and educators in public schools. College-paid lecturers who did not receive benefits such as a pension and medical aid were then offered 37% in lieu of benefits.
The transfer of all TVET college lecturers to the Department on 1 April 2015 further ensured that all lecturers received benefits and moved away from the 37% in lieu of benefits. Where lecturers are alleging to have lesser conditions of service than educators, these are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. In terms of the Continuing Education and Training Act (CET Act) 16 of 2006 as amended, no public TVET college lecturer, either paid through PERSAL or being a college council employee, should be subjected to lesser conditions of service than what is provided in the public service in general.
(c) Lecturers in the public TVET colleges have equal opportunities for promotions like those experienced by educators in public schools. The difference would be in the availability of promotional posts, given the vast number of public schools compared to TVET colleges.
(d) Currently, at a national level, there are no awards for the excellent performance of lecturers. However, at individual TVET college level, some colleges recognise lecturers for excellent performance. The Department is in the process of initiating plans on a national level to recognise excellent performance of lecturers and once finalised; it will be communicated to the TVET colleges and public.
(2)(a) In terms of Section 20(1)(b) of the CET Act 16 of 2006 as amended, college councils can establish additional posts for colleges over and above what the Minister has established. Section 20(4)(c) of the Act also states that the council must remunerate staff from the funds received by the public college in question from other sources than the money received in terms of section 22 of the Act. Further, in terms of Section 20(4)(d) of the Act, a college council must determine the functions, conditions of service and privileges for staff appointed in additional posts.
(b) In terms of Section 20(4)(e) of the CET Act 16 of 2006 as amended, a college council must remunerate staff in additional posts, that is no less than the remuneration paid to staff appointed in terms of the Public Service Act, appointed by the Minister.
College councils are empowered to pay comparable remuneration to retain college lecturers with scarce skills in fields where the remuneration levels of persons with comparable qualifications and practical experience in the private sector are considerably higher than in the public sector. Where such lecturers are not in posts created by the council(s) in terms of Section 20(1)(b), councils may by agreement with the Minister, pay top-up salaries to Ministerial appointed staff who possess such scarce skills to retain them. Processes to review personnel administrative measures suitable to TVET colleges are underway and should pronounce in favour of such eventualities to enhance the retention of lecturers with scarce skills.
(3(a) Currently, TVET college managers like all managers within the public service sign performance agreements with their supervisors annually and they are awarded performance bonuses based on the achievements of agreed upon targets. Lecturers are awarded pay progression based on the Integrated Quality Management System, a performance assessment tool that is largely viewed as having failed to serve its purpose. The process of reviewing the personnel administrative measures for TVET college lecturers will address amongst others, the lecturer performance management and development system, which should have a clear link between their conditions of service and performance.
(b) The review of personnel administrative measures will also consider linking the achievements of learners in external assessments and the performance of lecturers.
10 July 2018 - NW2184
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority SETA (FASSET SETA) which currently offers and operates the TVET Work-Based Experience Project Internship Scheme and the complaints that are being received from companies participating in this scheme that the FASSET SETA has failed to pay over the monthly internship stipends for May and June 2018 to the companies participating in the scheme and that the SETA is failing to answer queries in this regard, (a) what problems are being experienced by the FASSET SETA in paying the monthly TVET Work-Based Experience Project Internship Scheme stipend to companies participating in this scheme, (b) what is the root cause of the specified problem and (c) what is being done to resolve the matter?
Reply:
a) The Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET) processes payments within 30 days as required in terms of the National Treasury Regulation 8.2.3. Currently, there are no outstanding payments. FASSET uses the reimbursement model for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Work-Based Experience Project whereby the employer pays a stipend to interns and thereafter submits an invoice together with the following supporting documents to FASSET:
- Monthly report;
- Learner payslip; and
- Proof of payment.
In some cases, employers do not submit all the required documentation on time, which leads to payment delays because FASSET is unable to process an invoice without the accompanying supporting documentation.
b) Not applicable.
c) FASSET is currently reviewing the “reimbursement model” of paying employers who are part of the TVET Work-Based Experience Project as some employers experience cash flow problems when they are required to pay stipends to interns.
03 July 2018 - NW1703
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What total amount of land owned by her department and the entities reporting to her in each province is (i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land; (2) (a) how much of the land owned by her department and the entities reporting to her has been leased out for private use and (b) what is the (i) Rand value of each lease and (ii)(aa) location and (bb) size of each piece of land?
Reply:
1. (a) The Department does not own land; however, it leases two privately owned buildings via the Department of Public Works (123 and 178 Francis Baard Street) and occupies a State-owned building in Olifantsfontein, i.e. the Indlela Trade Test Centre. The Mining Qualifications Authority, South African Qualifications Authority and National Student Financial Aid Scheme reported that they owned land, and the details are provided in the table below.
2.
Entity |
1 (a) Total amount of land owned by the entity in each province |
(i) Vacant |
(ii) Unused or has no purpose |
(b)(i) Location? |
(ii) Size of each specified plot of land? |
2 (a) Land owned by the entity been leased out for private use |
(b)(i) Rand value of each lease |
(ii) (aa) Location of each piece of land |
(bb) Size of each piece of land |
Mining Qualifications Authority |
R3 525 Gauteng Province |
Not vacant |
Used for MQA offices |
Erf 917, 7 Anerley Road, Parktown, Johannesburg |
3 525 m2 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
South African Qualifications Authority |
R515 455 Gauteng province |
Not vacant |
Used for SAQA head office |
1067 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, Erf 637 |
2 933 m2 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
R770 000 Western Cape |
Not vacant |
Used as offices of the organisation |
(Erf #, 66447,66458,66459,66460 and 66461 Wynberg, Cape Town) |
2 712 m2 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
03 July 2018 - NW1651
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What number of cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, have been referred to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by (aa) her department and (bb) each entity reporting to her for further investigation since the Act was assented to and (b) what number of the specified cases have (i) been investigated by SAPS and DPCI, (ii) been followed up by the respective accounting officers and (iii) resulted in a conviction in each specified financial year since 2004?
Reply:
(a) (i) Since the Department of Higher Education and Training became operational on 1 April 2010, six cases were referred to the South African Police Services for further investigation comprising two from the Department and four by public entities based on the information submitted to date.
(ii) The Department referred no matters to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations, while the public entities referred four cases for investigation.
(b) (i) Both the Departmental and three of the eight public entity cases have since been investigated by the South African Police Services and Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations.
(ii) In respect of the Department, one of the two cases has been followed up by the Accounting Officer, while the second matter is currently under investigation. The public entity cases are still under investigation.
(ii) None of the investigations has resulted in convictions to date.
29 June 2018 - NW1961
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What is the status of her department’s court application to take the Public Protector’s report on maladministration at the Tshwane South Technical and Vocational Education and Training College on review and (b) on what date is the case expected to be finalised?
Reply:
a) The Department has filed its supplementary affidavit, and the Office of the Public Protector is yet to file its answering affidavit. The attorneys for the Public Protector intend filing a condonation application for the late filing of its answering affidavit, where after the Office of the State Attorney will set the matter down for hearing.
b) As the Clerk of the Court determines the court dates, the Department is unable to indicate when the case will be finalised.
29 June 2018 - NW1751
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With regard to the policy on the Minimum Norms and Standards for Student Housing at Public Universities published in the Government Gazette Notice: R.897 on 29 September 2015, did any council of a public university (a) fail to submit approved plans and strategies for the phasing in of the minimum norms and standards in terms of its existing stock to her department by June 2016 as per section 12(a), and (b) fail to report the level of compliance with student housing minimum norms and standards in the annual report of the specified university as per section 11(c)?
Reply:
a) Only the University of Johannesburg submitted an approved plan and strategy for the phasing in of the minimum norms and standards by June 2016. The Department is developing a process to monitor compliance as part of its implementation of the new Macro Infrastructure Framework (MIF). Universities will be required to upload relevant policy documents, plans and reports on the MIF.
b) 14 Universities reported on their level of compliance with the norms and standards on student housing and 11 universities reported on their student housing target achievements but did not specify their compliance to the norms and standards on student housing. The University of South Africa was not required to report on student housing as it is a distance education institution.
29 June 2018 - NW1904
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether all members of the senior management service (SMS) in her department had declared their interests for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations; if not, (a) why not, (b) how many of the specified members did not declare their interests and (c) what are the (i) names and (ii) ranks of the specified noncompliant members of the SMS; (2) whether noncompliant SMS members have been charged; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what number (a) of employees in her department at each post level are currently suspended on full salary and (b) of the specified employees at each post level have been suspended for the specified number of days (details furnished); (4) what is the total amount of cost attached to the days of service lost as a result of the suspensions in each specified case?
Reply:
1. All 160 Senior Management Service members had declared their financial interests by 31 May 2017 in terms of Regulation 18 of the Public Service Regulations 2016. The Department is currently processing the Public Service Commission verification report.
2. None.
(3)-(4) The table below provides a breakdown of officials on suspension and the cost attached to the days of service lost.
(a) Number of employees that are currently suspended on full salary |
Salary level |
(b) Number of days |
(4) Cost attached to the days of service lost |
1 |
13 |
43 |
R82 991.39 |
1 |
10 |
76 |
R90 912.65 |
1 |
6 |
69 |
R34 700.00 |
2 |
5 |
266 |
R118 232.99 |
1 |
3 |
120 |
R37 112.54 |
Total |
R363 949.57 |
29 June 2018 - NW2020
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What are the details of the (a) number of accidents that vehicles owned by her department were involved (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) cost for repairs in each case and (c)(i) number of and (ii) reasons for vehicles being written off in each case; (2) whether all vehicles owned by her department have tracking devices installed?
Reply:
(a) (i) In the 2015/16 financial year, one vehicle was involved in a major accident and written off.
In the 2016/17 financial year, one vehicle was involved in a major accident and written off.
In the 2017/18 financial year, five vehicles were involved in minor accidents.
(ii) No accidents have been reported since 1 April 2018 to date.
(b) The table below shows the total repair costs for each of the five vehicles involved in minor accidents in the 2017/18 financial year.
Vehicle Make |
Registration |
Cost for Repairs |
1. Toyota Condor |
RYJ 186 GP |
R 18 129.25 |
2. Toyota Corolla |
FXN 411 EC |
R 16 210. 00 |
3. BMW 335 GT |
FF 18 RB GP |
R 51 235.69 |
4. Mercedes Benz E 200 |
BB 36 GR GP |
R 7 008.25 |
5. Toyota Corolla |
BV 60 ZZ GP |
R 4 111.82 |
Total |
R 96 695.01 |
(c) (i) Two vehicles, i.e. VW Polo models with registration numbers DN 35 DP GP and DN 35 DL GP, were written off respectively in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years.
(ii) The vehicles were damaged beyond repairs.
2. The Director-General has approved the installation of tracking devices, and the process is at the implementation phase.
26 June 2018 - NW1745
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)With reference to each public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college, what maximum number of students, under optimum conditions, can be accommodated in student residences under the control of the relevant public TVET college; (2) what number of students have been accommodated during the first quarter or trimester of 2018 in student residences under the control of each relevant public TVET college; (3) what number of beds have been unoccupied due to (a) vandalism or lack of maintenance funds, (b) colleges lacking student numbers to be at theoretically maximum numbers, (c) financial limitations in bursaries available for poor students and (d) other factors leading to underutilisation of student accommodation?
Reply:
- The maximum number of students that can be accommodated in student residences under the control of public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges is 18 574.
- 16 467 Students were accommodated during the first quarter or trimester of the 2018 academic year in student residences, i.e. 6 821 National Certificate (Vocational) and 9 646 Report 191 students.
- There are 2 107 unoccupied beds in college residences of which 352 were due to vandalism, 814 were due to a lack of maintenance, and the remaining 941 were due to refurbishments being undertaken.
Reference to factors such as a shortage of students or financial limitations did not lead to the underutilisation of student accommodation. There are sufficient numbers of students enrolled in TVET colleges to fill student residences to capacity. Furthermore, the increased bursary allocation from R2.437 billion in 2017 to R5.164 billion in 2018 is adequate to support students with accommodation allowances to fill student residences to capacity. Some colleges have found that the maximum allocation of R21 000 per annum is insufficient to accommodate students within the colleges’ residences. This amount will be reviewed for the 2019 academic year through a task team that has been established to make recommendations on the allocation of travel and accommodation allowances.
26 June 2018 - NW1868
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources offices in (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; (2) was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?
Reply:
1. (a) (i) The total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the Human Resource offices of the Department are as follows:
(aa) 2016 - one incident and two allegations; and
(bb) 2017 - one incident.
(ii) In 2016, one incident of racism was reported to the Human Resource offices of the Services Sector Education and Training Authority.
(b) In 2016, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union alleged that there were practices of racism and discrimination within the National Examinations and Assessment Chief Directorate of the Department.
In 2016, an incident involving an official who sent a text message containing racist remarks to a colleague was reported at the Western Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) College.
In 2016, an official allegedly used racist remarks to students at the Mthashana TVET College.
In 2017, an official allegedly sent a letter to the Council of the Ikhala TVET College containing racist remarks.
A subordinate within the Human Resource unit of the Services Sector Education and Training Authority made an allegation of racism against a manager.
2. In response to the allegations, the Department in 2017 conducted diversity management workshops. It also recommended that the allegations of racism and discrimination within the National Examination and Assessment Chief Directorate be referred to the Human Rights Commission for an independent investigation.
The incident involving an official who sent a text message allegedly containing racist remarks to a colleague was reported and investigated by the Western TVET College. The investigation was finalised, and the decision to institute a disciplinary hearing was taken wherein the official was found guilty, and the Chairperson issued a sanction of dismissal on 30 May 2016. The official filed a notice to appeal, which was dismissed by the Minister of Higher Education and Training on the advice of the Appeal Committee on 27 October 2016. The official thereafter lodged a dispute with the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) for unfair dismissal. The ELRC confirmed the dismissal on 26 April 2017.
The matter involving an official who allegedly used racist remarks toward students in 2016 at Mthashana TVET College, has been investigated and finalised. A decision to institute a disciplinary hearing wherein the official was found guilty, and the Chairperson issued a sanction of dismissal on 18 July 2016. The official filed a notice to appeal, which on review by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, and on the advice of the Appeal Committee, the sanction of dismissal was replaced with a final written warning on 27 October 2016.
The Ikhala TVET College instituted a disciplinary hearing without conducting an investigation. The disciplinary hearing commenced on 26 July 2017, the matter was finalised on 28 February 2018 wherein the official was found guilty, and the Chairperson issued a sanction of dismissal. The official has filed a notice to appeal on 07 March 2018. The outcome of the appeal is pending.
In relation to the Services Sector Education and Training Authority, the matter was investigated, and it was found that the issue of racism could not be substantiated.
26 June 2018 - NW1820
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether (a) her spouse and/or (b) an adult family member accompanied her on any official international trip (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) is the name of the person(s), (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) destination of the trip and (cc) was the (aaa) total cost and (bbb) detailed breakdown of the costs of the accompanying person(s) to her department; (2) whether each of the specified trips were approved by the President in terms of the provisions of Section 1, Annexure A of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The Minister undertook two official international trips since her appointment as the Minister of Higher Education and Training. On none of these trips was the Minister accompanied by members of her family.
The Minister travelled to Tunis in Tunisia to participate in the Islamic Development Bank Scientific Advisory Board meeting from 31 March 2018 to 4 April 2018. The organisers covered all flights and accommodation costs, while the Department only covered the daily allowance of the Minister.
The Minister also travelled to the Netherlands to attend the 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Prince Claus Chair on 12 April 2018 and was accompanied by two Departmental officials.
2. The President approved both trips.
26 June 2018 - NW1744
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of apprentices in each trade at each of the centres accredited for the assessment of artisans were (a) assessed and (b) found competent in each of the past three financial years?
Reply:
It is important to note that INDLELA is the only public trade test centre accounting for 25% of the national trade tests conducted across all economic sectors related to artisan training. The INDLELA records on the number of candidates assessed and found to be competent in each trade registered for in the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years are as follows:
Trade |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
|||
Assessed |
Competent |
Assessed |
Competent |
Assessed |
Competent |
|
Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic |
21 |
19 |
52 |
41 |
37 |
0 |
Aircraft Structures Worker |
0 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Armature Winder |
19 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
Automotive Motor Mechanic |
200 |
95 |
129 |
71 |
161 |
87 |
Avionics Mechanician |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Blacksmith |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
Boiler maker |
610 |
305 |
413 |
356 |
556 |
416 |
Bricklayer |
169 |
22 |
107 |
35 |
172 |
61 |
Carpenter |
168 |
74 |
135 |
90 |
181 |
118 |
Carpenter and Joiner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Diesel Fitter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
Diesel Mechanic |
465 |
159 |
355 |
139 |
535 |
142 |
Electrician |
1517 |
996 |
1175 |
886 |
2015 |
1504 |
Electrical Equipment Mechanic |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electronic Equipment Mechanician |
3 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
50 |
36 |
Fitter and Turner |
83 |
50 |
45 |
23 |
207 |
43 |
Gunsmith |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic |
3 |
0 |
63 |
32 |
31 |
0 |
Instrument Mechanician |
26 |
7 |
18 |
15 |
21 |
16 |
Joiner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Mechanical Fitter |
806 |
301 |
360 |
298 |
572 |
394 |
Metal Machinist |
49 |
37 |
19 |
15 |
32 |
13 |
Millwright |
58 |
19 |
39 |
34 |
95 |
69 |
Painter |
121 |
27 |
101 |
54 |
158 |
74 |
Panelbeater |
13 |
13 |
17 |
10 |
19 |
0 |
Plasterer |
7 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Plumber |
711 |
503 |
639 |
594 |
1035 |
631 |
Radiotrician |
19 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
Refrigeration Mechanic |
52 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
||
Rigger |
195 |
52 |
164 |
105 |
320 |
128 |
Sheet Metal Worker |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Structural Plater |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
Toolmaker |
26 |
16 |
68 |
0 |
||
Tractor Mechanic |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Transportation Electrician |
7 |
1 |
62 |
33 |
127 |
70 |
Vehicle Body Builder |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
Vehicle Painter |
3 |
1 |
21 |
14 |
24 |
1 |
Welder |
387 |
253 |
380 |
300 |
393 |
317 |
TOTAL |
5746 |
3010 |
4357 |
3193 |
6876 |
4142 |
There are 341 accredited trade test centres across the country delivering various historical/legacy trades in terms of the repealed Manpower Training Act and the Skills Development Act. These trades derive their theoretical alignment from the NATED 191
(N2 – N6) engineering programmes, National Certificate (Vocational) (Levels 3 – 4) engineering programmes, and Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) based Competence Based Modularised (Level 4) programmes. The list of accredited trade test centres is attached as Annexure A.
INDLELA uses a different template, as compared to the requested information. Therefore, the information regarding the number of apprentices in each trade at each of the 341 centres would require more time to consolidate. The SETA aggregated information is provided in the table below.
Total registered learners per sector
Artisan Learners Registered |
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SETA |
Sector |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
Chemicals |
3372 |
4263 |
3 423 |
Construction Education And Training Authority |
Construction |
1 737 |
2024 |
8 748 |
Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority |
Food Processing |
45 |
178 |
168 |
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority |
Local Government |
1 020 |
888 |
647 |
Mining Qualifications Authority |
Mining and Minerals |
1 848 |
1978 |
1 952 |
Manufacturing Engineering And Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
Manufacturing and Engineering |
8 130 |
8038 |
6 863 |
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority |
Safety and Security |
467 |
401 |
77 |
Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority |
Agriculture |
347 |
227 |
193 |
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority |
National and Provincial Government |
33 |
34 |
20 |
Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
Services Sector |
1 127 |
1416 |
1 470 |
Transport Education and Training Authority |
Transport |
1 778 |
1314 |
1 004 |
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority |
Fibre Processing |
459 |
419 |
295 |
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority |
Tourism and Hospitality |
514 |
683 |
639 |
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority |
Wholesale and Retail |
532 |
269 |
0 |
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority |
Health and welfare |
119 |
87 |
76 |
Totals registered |
21 528 |
22 219 |
25 575 |
Total Competent learners per sector
Artisan Learners Competent |
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SETA |
Sector |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
Chemicals |
743 |
936 |
1110 |
Construction Education and Training Authority |
Construction |
504 |
1350 |
2225 |
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority |
Energy |
470 |
697 |
684 |
Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority |
Food Processing |
0 |
13 |
63 |
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority |
Local Government |
87 |
233 |
543 |
Mining Qualifications Authority |
Mining and Minerals |
1382 |
1807 |
1932 |
Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education And Training Authority |
Manufacturing and Engineering |
8352 |
9661 |
8443 |
Safety And Security Sector Education and Training Authority |
Safety and Security |
0 |
227 |
187 |
Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority |
Agriculture |
154 |
228 |
208 |
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority |
National and Provincial Government |
30 |
15 |
42 |
Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
Services Sector |
550 |
1247 |
1503 |
Transport Education and Training Authority |
Transport |
714 |
1359 |
1168 |
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority |
Fibre Processing |
101 |
124 |
141 |
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority |
Tourism and Hospitality |
0 |
0 |
364 |
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority |
Wholesale and Retail |
39 |
3 |
5 |
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority |
Health and welfare |
36 |
74 |
99 |
Total competent |
13 162 |
17 974 |
18 717 |
14 June 2018 - NW1365
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What is the total number of instances of corruption at the University of Zululand that have been reported to her department or which her department has been made aware of, (b) what are the reported allegations in each instance, (c) was each allegation investigated, (d) what was the outcome of each investigation and (e) what are the names of the people who were implicated; (2) were any punitive measure put in place in respect of each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1)(a) The Department of Higher Education has received information about seven alleged instances of corruption at the University of Zululand.
(b) These allegations relate to the following:
(i) procurement processes for infrastructure projects;
(ii) qualification fraud, changing of marks and tampering with admission requirements;
(iii) irregularities relating to the purchase of housing for executive managers;
(iv) the procurement process for the appointment of a computer-training service provider using funds from the Teaching Development Grant;
(v) fraud relating to the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor;
(vi) the un-procedural appointment of University of Zululand attorneys; and
(vii) an alleged R11.5 million transfer.
(c) – (d) (i) Procurement processes for infrastructure projects. The tender process for infrastructure development was challenged in court and it was halted whilst the matter was heard in court. The university investigated the matter and found that certain staff members flawed the procurement process due to the non-disclosure of material facts. The officials implicated in the irregular procurement process were subjected to the university’s disciplinary process and have since left the institution.
(ii) Qualification fraud, changing of marks and tampering with admission requirements to allow students who did not meet the requirements to be admitted. It was alleged that fake academic transcripts were being generated outside the university. The university reported that it acted decisively and suspended two employees identified in the alleged degrees for sale scam. The matter was also dealt with in the court and both accused were found guilty on 62 counts of fraud. The marks of individuals identified were removed and students were allowed to re-register.
(iii) Irregularities relating to the purchase of executive housing. The Department received a number of complaints from the Secretary of Save Unizulu amongst others, alleging financial irregularities, including the spending of R19 million on houses and plots at an up-market eco-state to house university executives. The Minister wrote to the University Council requesting clarity on the alleged irregularities. The Council responded that the purchase was approved in 2015 as part of the university’s retention strategy. The houses remain the property of the university, and the use is governed by the university housing policy.
(iv) Illegal sourcing of a computer-training programme. The allegation is linked to the appointment of a service provider to provide computer training as part of the university’s Teaching Development Grant (TDG) funded activities. The Department requested information from the university and was satisfied with the explanation. The external audit report of the TDG funded activities indicated that the funds were used to support the university’s approved TDG plan, and were in accordance with the university’s own policies. No further action was requested at that time.
(v) Alleged fraudulent appointment of the Vice-Chancellor. The appointment of a Vice-Chancellor is the remit of Council and not the Department. The Department was initially invited to sit on the selection committee due to a misinterpretation of the university rule. The Department engaged with the university explaining that the rule referred to Ministerial appointees on Council and not Departmental officials, and recused itself from the process. The Minister of Higher Education and Training also raised the matter with the Chairperson of Council and was reassured that the university had undertaken an extensive search in accordance with the recruitment policy applied to appointment of a Vice-Chancellor and been unsuccessful in attracting an appropriate candidate before the Chairperson of Council requesting Professor Mtose to consider applying for the Vice-Chancellor position.
(vi) Fraudulent/Unprocedural appointment of the University of Zululand attorneys. The university appoints its service providers in line with its own supply chain management policies. The Council approved the appointment of the attorneys. The university has submitted satisfactory reports on time and in line with reporting requirements. In 2016, it received an unqualified audit opinion. The analysis of the reports does not show any material irregularities in respect to its supply chain management.
(vii) Illegal transfer of R11.5 million. An illegal transfer of R11.5 million to a private account occurred in 2013 just before the Administrator left the university. A forensic audit was undertaken by the university to investigate the case. The university has indicated that it had dealt with the matter. The Department has not seen the forensic report.
(2) Although the university has investigated all the cases detailed above, and put in place various punitive measures, the Minister has recently directed the Council to conduct an independent forensic investigation into a whole range of matters, including the above, so that these allegations can be comprehensively addressed as a matter of urgency.
11 June 2018 - NW1585
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What (a) steps has her department taken to assist the Tshwane South Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in its efforts to address the challenges experienced over the past few years and improve the quality of management, teaching and learning at this institution and (b) has/have been identified as the cause(s) of the disruption and tensions experienced in the institution in the past; (2) what has she found still needs to be done to address the challenges experienced by the institution; (3) by what date is it expected for the actions and/or interventions to show the desired results; (4) whether she has found that there are staff members who have been caught in the middle of these tensions; if so, what will be done to protect their interests?
Reply:
(1) (a) To improve the quality of management, the Department has supported Tshwane South Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in various ways through the Professional Development of Campus Managers Project and strengthening of management capacity at the sites of delivery. Two campus managers that were identified received training in Management and Leadership and a further four campus managers will undergo training in the 2018/19 financial year.
To improve teaching and learning, the Department assisted the college through the implementation of the Teaching and Learning Support Plans. The Department analysed the college’s readiness to provide quality teaching and learning focusing on seven critical areas, which amongst others, include classroom teaching and support, student assessment and in-house lecturer capacity development.
Concerning skills development, the Department has provided the college with skills levy funding for the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years. The college is required to submit training plans, and reports on training and development interventions carried out to improve the quality of management, teaching and learning.
The college reported that in 2016, 30 management staff, 105 lecturing staff and 71 support staff were trained in programmes relevant to their current job functions. In 2017, 54 management staff, 53 lecturing staff and 104 support staff were trained. So far, in 2018, 43 management staff, 46 lecturing staff and 54 support staff have been trained.
The Department has also developed a web-based Lecturer Support System wherein lecturers register as users and access training videos and other support material which they can download and use offline. To date, 259 lecturers and academic management staff at the college have registered as users on the LSS.
(b) Tensions and disruptions are experienced due to, amongst others, improper implementation of labour relations practices. Many of the tensions between management and staff, as well as between management and students, could be reduced through better management of labour relations, improved student governance, and improved students and staff work placement.
(2) Building good labour relations at a campus, i.e. training campus managers on the processes that are required to be put in place to avoid labour disputes. Building student centred campuses, i.e. training on the minimum standards required for effective campus teaching and learning; developing a campus learning culture and communication; planning for managing effective teaching and learning on a campus; implementing effective campus academic management; effective monitoring of teaching and learning by the campus manager; and feedback as a strategy to manage effective teaching and learning at a campus.
(3) It is expected for the actions and/or interventions to show the desired results progressively. The Department continues to monitor progress at the end of each trimester, semester and annually.
(4) The Department has not found any staff member to be in the middle of these tensions.
11 June 2018 - NW1419
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)With regard to reports of unpaid National Student Financial Aid Scheme bursaries resulting in student protests, (a) what number of students have been affected by the delay and (b) of this number, what number is due to (i) information not being received from their institution for the purposes of generating agreements and (ii) agreements having been generated but students not signing the agreements; (2) (a) what number of (i) universities and (ii) technical and vocational education and training colleges have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since 1 January 2018 and (b) what steps are being taken to resolve the problem?
Reply:
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has provided the data in response to the questions posed.
- (a) In respect to universities, the following universities have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since January 2018 (data as at 28 May 2018):
Universities |
(a) Applications affected by the delay in payment of 2018 bursaries |
(b) (i) Applications that are provisionally funded but where registration records have not been matched |
(b) (ii) Applications where the bursary has been generated but not signed by students |
Durban University of Technology |
7195 |
6003 |
1192 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
4680 |
4460 |
220 |
Nelson Mandela University |
4781 |
4107 |
674 |
University of Fort Hare |
3013 |
2833 |
180 |
University of Limpopo |
4050 |
3350 |
700 |
University of South Africa |
35001 |
26754 |
8247 |
Walter Sisulu University |
12918 |
12918 |
WSU has submitted no registration data |
University of Venda |
4129 |
3726 |
403 |
Central University of Technology |
4186 |
3423 |
763 |
University of Zululand |
6203 |
5195 |
1008 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
9888 |
9609 |
279 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
4919 |
4536 |
383 |
In respect to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, the following colleges have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since
January 2018 (data as at 28 May 2018).
Colleges |
(a) Applications affected by the delay in payment of 2018 bursaries |
(b) (i) Applications that are provisionally funded but where registration records have not been sent |
(b) (ii) Applications where the bursary has been generated but not signed by students |
Buffalo City |
1513 |
488 |
1025 |
Ingwe |
1514 |
1514 |
The college has submitted no registration data |
Mopani South East |
1108 |
317 |
791 |
Umgungundlovu |
2345 |
1536 |
809 |
Umfolozi |
644 |
610 |
34 |
Tshwane North |
4199 |
3804 |
395 |
Northlink |
1746 |
753 |
993 |
Goldfields |
1182 |
1182 |
The college has submitted no registration data |
Maluti |
2872 |
2523 |
349 |
Flavius Mareka |
1210 |
237 |
973 |
Vhembe |
2678 |
998 |
1680 |
TVET college students apply directly to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for financial aid and to the colleges for allowances. In a bid to expedite payment of allowances, the Department has requested TVET colleges to proactively identify all students in need of allowances and submit their details to the Department for intervention.
2. (a) Twelve (12) universities and eleven (11) TVET colleges have experienced disruptions since 1 January 2018. In respect of universities, it should be noted that not all disruptions relate to NSFAS delays, and often features as part of a combination of other issues. Other matters such as security issues on campuses and student housing have also featured as causes of student protests.
(b) Upfront payments have been advanced to all universities and TVET colleges between January and April 2018, to ensure that funded students (first time entry (FTEN), senior and returning students) receive their allowances while NSFAS works on finalising the implementation of the bursary agreement, standardised allowances and data integration issues to enable it to generate the agreement forms and get contracts signed. To date, all universities and colleges have received three (3) upfront payments totalling R4.5 billion for the university sector and R2.5 billion for the college sector.
The universities where NSFAS is disbursing allowances directly to students through the sBux system have had intermittent disruptions due to unpaid allowances. This has been as a result of unloaded registration data for both new and returning students, and/or on account of records from 2017 not successfully migrating to 2018 (either because academic results were not loaded successfully in 2017, or 2017 Loan Agreement Form/Schedule of Particulars (LAFSOPs) were signed only in March and April 2018, and their statuses were not updated accordingly). Interventions at these institutions have therefore focused on assisting these universities with the successful uploading of academic results and registration data, thereby allowing for the disbursement of allowances. There have also been meetings with university officials, through the Office of the Executive and the University Servicing Team; ensuring that a solution is reached speedily with the university on how best to capture the data and effect disbursement.
For universities not on the sBux system, NSFAS has ensured that universities are aware that they are expected to use upfront payments – paid by NSFAS to all universities – to pay allowances to NSFAS-funded students. In some instances, where universities have cash flow problems, NSFAS has paid additional up-front funds to ensure that student allowances are paid.
In the case of TVET Colleges, NSFAS disbursed R18.7 million directly to 19 033 students through sBux. For colleges not on the sBux system, NSFAS has also ensured that these colleges are aware that they are expected to use upfront payments – paid by NSFAS to all colleges – to pay allowances to NSFAS-funded students.
The Department is working closely with NSFAS and institutions to ensure that challenges are resolved as a matter of urgency.
04 June 2018 - NW1126
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What are the reason(s) for the significant drop in the number of learners at level 4 at each community education and training college for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017, as illustrated by the number of learners sitting for examinations in language learning areas of 152 720 learners in 2015, 116 133 learners in 2016 and 73 076 learners in 2017; (2) whether she has found this drop in the numbers of learners studying through community education and training colleges to be a matter of concern; if so, (a) what steps does she intend to take to reverse this trend, (b) when will the specified steps be implemented and (c) to what extent should a turnaround be experienced; (3) whether there is any explanation from an operational point of view for the vast differences in the pass rates at community and education colleges for each year, as illustrated by the pass rates for the language learning areas of 46,0% in 2015, 62,9% in 2016 and 94,5% in 2017; if not, what would explain the vast differences; if so, what would the reason(s) be
Reply:
1. The Department has monitorin the Community Learning Centres (CLCs) since 2017,has undertaken lecturer roadshows from January 2018 to February 2018. In these engagements with CLCs, the following factors were attributed to the low enrolment numbers:
- Delay in the certification of students:
There are challenges with the data from the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) system for certifying students who have written the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC): Adult Basic Education and Training qualification. The SITA system is unable to consolidate the results of students who have written individual subjects over a number of examination cycles. An examination forum inclusive of officials from the Department’s Community Education and Training (CET) branch, CET colleges, Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), SITA and the National Assessment and Examination unit has been established to deal with the challenges identified.
- Inadequate provision of learning and teaching support materials:
There is an inadequate college budget allocated for the provision of Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM) to students. The procurement of LTSM takes place through the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, which is slow and results in students not getting their LTSM on time. Engagements are taking place between TVET colleges and the Department to address these issues. In addition, training is taking place for the requisition of goods and services by CET colleges so that they have a clear understanding of the supply chain management processes within TVET colleges.
- Demoralised lecturers due to the non-resolution of conditions of service:
There is an inadequate allocation for the Compensation of Employees budget for the standardisation and improvement of conditions of service. The lack of resolution or finalisation of the standardisation and improvement of conditions of service causes tensions and conflicts within CET colleges and demoralises lecturers. Funding bids have been submitted to National Treasury to address the standardisation and improvement of conditions of service.
- Learning space/infrastructure that is not conducive for students to learn:
Given that a number of the community learning centres are located in primary schools, with furniture tailor-made for young children; this poses a problem for the youth and adults attending these classes. The lack of CET infrastructure means that facilities, such as ablution facilities are locked when classes commence late in the afternoon or early evening resulting in students not having access to basic amenities within the host school. There are continuous engagements with PEDs and the CET colleges have begun a process of identifying closed schools and unused government infrastructure.
2. (a) The drop in the number of learners studying at CET colleges is a matter of concern since it negatively affects the overall objective of increasing access and success. The Department has undertaken the following steps:
- a national teaching and learning improvement plan has been put in place to address poor performance;
- budget bids have been submitted to National Treasury for additional funding on the baseline to address inadequate learning and teaching support materials;
- an examinations forum has been established with PEDs to address delays in certification;
- proposals on the conditions of service have been developed, which require funding and negotiations within the appropriate bargaining chamber for finalisation; and
- engagement with the Department of Public Works for the possible use of underutilised and unused infrastructure.
(b) The above steps are at various stages of implementation:
- the current financial year is the second year of implementing the teaching and learning improvement plan;
- budget bids were submitted to National Treasury in 2017 without any success;
- the examinations forum held its first meeting in the first quarter of 2018;
- the establishment of a bargaining structure for Community Education and Training is on course; and
- the identification of alternative infrastructure is an ongoing process.
(c) A turnaround due to different interventions is expected within the 2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework period.
3. CET colleges develop strategic and annual plans, including interventions regarding teaching and learning. The performance of students at each college is informed by the implementation of their improvement plans, the calibre of lecturers in the college and provision of leadership with regards to teaching and learning. These factors are reflected in the various monitoring reports undertaken by the Department. The National Policy on Curriculum Development and Implementation, and National Improvement Plan focuses on specific interventions to be undertaken on poor performing subjects, as well as national interventions on the training of lecturers. The improvement in the pass rate for languages in the learning areas can be attributed to the implementation of the National Improvement Plan.
04 June 2018 - NW1469
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) she, (b) senior management service members in her department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to her have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit; (2) whether she will furnish Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?
Reply:
- There are currently no plans in place to perform lifestyle audits. Should the need arise for such an audit; it will be performed within the applicable legislative framework.
- Not applicable.
04 June 2018 - NW1418
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What conditions have been placed on the receipt of funding by students from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) following the conversion of all student funding from loans to bursaries; (2) is provision made for repayment of the funding if the student (a) fails the course or (b) drops out; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) will she furnish Prof B Bozzoli with a copy of the new agreement that has been signed between NSFAS and student recipients?
Reply:
1. The following conditions have been placed on the receipt of funding by students through the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Bursary Scheme:
- In the first year of study, the student must attend and participate in lectures, tutorials and academic support programmes as required by the institution; complete all set assignments and/or tasks as required in terms of the due performance requirements of the institution; undergo all tests and examinations (written and oral) as required; obtain satisfactory results for these assignments, tasks, tests and examinations and meet the academic progression requirements (as described below);
- In the second and subsequent years, the student shall be required to meet all the conditions stated above, as well as participate in a minimum of 10 (ten) days or 80 (eighty) hours of community service or special project work, of the student’s own choosing from a wide range of possibilities, at any time during the year where they do not have classes or tutorials to attend, submit a written report confirming participation once a year; and
- All students funded must undertake to remain in the country and participate in the economy, for at least the number of years they have benefitted from NSFAS funding; if they wish to undertake further studies in another country, this will be permitted provided they undertake to return to South Africa to fulfil this obligation. However, students wishing to emigrate before the expiry of the commitment period shall be required to pay back the funds before they leave the country. These service requirements will be finalised for implementation in 2019.
The academic progression requirements for continued funding state that the student must satisfy the minimum progression requirements of the institution, as well as passing a minimum 50% (fifty percent) of all courses in the first year of study, and passing sufficient courses in subsequent years to enable them to complete their studies in the minimum number of years plus one year, N+1 rule.
2. No provision has been made for the repayment of the bursary should the student fail or drop-out. The only provision for repayment is when a funded student emigrates from South Africa.
3. A copy of the agreement is attached as Annexure A.
Annexure A: A sample of the new agreement
04 June 2018 - NW1362
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether there is a maintenance plan for staff housing facilities at the Walter Sisulu University; if so, will she provide Prof B Bozzoli with a copy of the maintenance plan; (2) what amount was (a) allocated towards and (b) actually spent on the maintenance of staff housing facilities in the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18 financial years?
Reply:
The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has provided the following responses to the questions posed:
1. WSU has a maintenance plan for all its facilities including staff accommodation. The maintenance plan for the Mthatha Campus is attached as Annexure A.
2. (a) Facilities operational expenses at WSU are combined and do not reflect each facility’s individual expense, e.g. staff houses, student residences, administration offices, laboratories, etc. Therefore, WSU cannot provide an amount that was allocated specifically to staff housing facilities in each of the stipulated financial years.
(b) Given that WSU does not separate their accounts according to facilities as indicated under 2(a) above, WSU is unable to provide details of expenditure on staff housing for the stipulated periods.
Anexure A: Mthatha Maintenance Plan for the year 2018/19
Campus |
Facility |
Item |
Budget |
Mthatha |
Old library |
Roofing |
R2 000 000 |
East teaching mall |
Roofing |
R21 000 000 |
|
Ntinga residential |
Plumbing and electricity |
R350 000 |
|
East teaching mall |
Seating, air conditioning, chalk boards and electricity |
R2 000 000 |
|
Campus electric reticulation |
Service transformers and switch gear and ring main |
R1 600 000 |
|
KGB KTC Iphulo |
Furniture - beds cupboards chairs and desks, painting |
R3 900 000 |
|
General Campus |
Lights on campus |
R250 000 |
|
Sasol Library, Science block and New Administration |
Purchase Jojo tanks |
R80 000 |
|
Houses |
Repairs to Gate |
R50 000 |
|
In-service Road |
General road construction |
R3 800 000 |
|
Chumani Residential |
Plumbing and painting, roof leaks |
R 450 000 |
|
Iphulo Residential |
Plumbing and painting, roof leaks |
R250 000 |
|
Baghadad and Kuwait |
Plumbing and burglar doors |
R300 000 |
|
Atlanta Residential |
Electricity, plumbing and doors |
R450 000 |
|
General Campus |
Holes along the perimeter fencing |
R170 000 |
|
General Campus |
Boiler repairs |
R335 000 |
|
General Campus |
Coal for the boilers |
R250 000 |
|
General Campus |
Electrical material |
R400 000 |
|
General Campus |
Plumbing material |
R350 000 |
|
General Campus |
Carpentry material |
R350 000 |
|
General Campus |
Repair of potholes on campus |
R150 000 |
|
General Campus |
Repair of broken glasses in the student Residential |
R150 000 |
|
East Teaching Mall |
Plumbing |
R200 000 |
|
Old Library |
Plumbing |
R200 000 |
|
Zama |
Back gate |
Guard room |
R25 000 |
Block J |
Painting and electricity |
R300 000 |
|
Block L |
Painting and electricity |
R300 000 |
|
Block M |
Electric DB and carpentry |
R175 000 |
|
Block O |
Carpentry and electricity |
R45 000 |
|
General Campus |
Glazing for all the student residential |
R60 000 |
|
General Campus |
Roof leaks in the student residential |
R60 000 |
|
General Campus |
Roof leaks in the lecture halls |
R200 000 |
|
General Campus |
Purchasing of desks and chairs(500) |
R350 000 |
|
General Campus |
Repair of holes in the perimeter fencing |
R50 000 |
|
General Campus |
Repair of potholes on campus |
R50 000 |
|
Large Auditorium |
Sitting |
R350 000 |
|
Health Science (Accommodation in the hospitals) |
Maintenance |
R200 000 |
|
Mthatha Campus |
Vice chancellor's accommodation |
Palisade Fencing |
R200 000 |
Mthatha Off Campus Staff Accommodation |
Uniwes Flats |
Gates |
R150 000 |
Uniwes Flats |
Plumbing |
R300 000 |
|
Uniwes Flats |
Kitchen cupboards |
R300 000 |
|
Uniwes Flats |
Replacement of floor mats |
R500 000 |
|
Uniwes Flats |
Replacement of some garage doors |
R100 000 |
|
Ntlambo Flats |
Plumbing and electricity |
R250 000 |
|
UniSouth Flats |
Fencing and Plumbing |
R200 000 |
|
University Houses |
Fortgale |
Plumbing |
R30 000 |
Southernwood houses |
Fencing and Plumbing |
R200 000 |
|
Kwezi Houses |
Fencing and Flooring |
R200 000 |
|
Garden Flats |
Plumbing |
R60 000 |
04 June 2018 - NW1319
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What total number of properties that are used by the Walter Sisulu University for staff housing are (a) owned by and (b) not owned by the university; (2) whether the title deed for each property owned by the university is available; if not, why not; (3) whether any steps are being taken to acquire ownership of each property that is not owned, but used by the university; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has provided the following responses to the questions posed:
1. WSU utilises 41 houses and 139 flats in Mthatha, 1 flat in East London and 13 houses in Butterworth for staff housing.
(a) WSU owns 34 houses in Mthatha, 13 houses in Butterworth and 1 flat in East London.
(b) 139 Flats are owned by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (KSD). 6 Freestanding houses are owned by the ECDC and 1 by the KSD.
2. WSU has title deeds for some of the properties and is negotiating with the ECDC and Provincial Department of Public Works to obtain the rest. Before the establishment of WSU, most of the university properties were registered under the Department of Public Works when they were Colleges of Education. The transfer of such properties into WSU’s name has stalled at different levels of the bureaucracy, e.g. certain portions of the Butterworth campus has land claims attached to it, making it difficult to transfer the land to WSU.
3. Considerable effort has been made to facilitate the transfer of properties to WSU. Zamukulungisa and Butterworth sites are still owned by Department of Public Works, however both properties have been gazetted to be transferred to WSU. The process for transfer is currently between the Land Affairs department and State Attorney. WSU has also appointed its own independent attorneys to expedite the process. The ECDC has also been approached to facilitate the transfer of various WSU properties that are registered in the name of the ECDC.
04 June 2018 - NW1318
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What are the criteria followed in allocating staff housing at the Walter Sisulu University; (2) whether staff members are ranked in accordance with the specified criteria when accommodation is offered to staff in university-owned houses; if so, what (a) are the details of the ranking and (b) is the total number of staff members who are provided with housing in each rank; (3) (a)(i) where is each staff house located and (ii) what are the details of each person who occupies each staff house and (b) what is the average monthly (i) rental and (ii) related costs recovered from staff occupying each staff house since 1 April 2017; (4) what (a) costs related to staff accommodation offered by the university are paid for by each staff member concerned and (b) costs are borne by the university; (5) what is the total amount that the university spent on staff housing in the 2016-17 financial year and since 1 April 2017?
Reply:
The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.
1. Staff Housing at WSU is allocated according to the Rules on Allocation of Accommodation:
(a) In the evaluation and allocation process for houses and/or flats, the Interim Staff Housing and Allocation Committee prioritises to the following staff members:
- New appointees living in a hotel/B&B with a spouse or partner and children.
- New appointees living in a hotel/B&B with a spouse or partner.
- New appointees living in a hotel/B&B.
- The following critical requirements or conditions of employment for:
- Executive Management;
- Exchange Lecturers;
- Academic Staff; and
- Scarce Skills Support Services Staff.
(b) Allocation of points according to Peromnes grades:
- Grade 1 = 17 points
- Grade 2 = 16 points
- Grade 3 = 15 points
- Grade 4 = 14 points
- Grade 5 = 13 points
- Grade 6 = 12 points
- Grade 7 = 11 points
- Grade 8 = 10 points
- Grade 9 = 9 points
- Grade 10 = 8 points
- Grade 11 = 7 points
- Grade 12 = 6 points
- Grade 13 = 5 points
- Grade 14 = 4 points
- Grade 15 = 3 points
- Grade 16 = 2 points
- Grade 17 = 1 point
(c) Allocation of points according to the years of service, i.e. one point per completed year of service to a maximum of 10 years.
(d) Allocation of points for dependents:
- (One point for a spouse living with the applicant staff member.
- One point per minor child living with the applicant staff member to a maximum of four children.
(e) In the event of there being parity on points between two or more applicants of equal rank, then preference will be given to the applicant who has:
- held his/her present grade longer; and/or
- the greater number of children in their household.
2. (a) The ranks include Executive Management, Exchange Lecturers, Academic Staff and Scarce Skills Support Services Staff.
(b) Annexure A provides a list of all staff members accommodated at university-owned properties.
3. (a) (i) There are 41 houses and 139 flats in Mthatha, 1 flat in East London and 13 houses in Butterworth.
(ii) The list of staff members occupying various houses and flats is attached as Annexure A.
(b) (i) The average monthly rent for tax purposes is R2 500 per person and income tax is based on this amount.
(ii) The average monthly cost recovered from staff is R300 per unit per month. Housing units have prepaid electricity meters and the individuals occupying the units pay for electricity themselves.
4. (a) Each staff member pays rental costs and in most properties, they pay electricity costs.
(b) The University pays for maintenance costs, rates and taxes, water and security.
5. Facilities operational expenses at WSU are combined and do not reflect each facility’s individual expense, such as staff houses, student residences, administration offices and laboratories. Since the expenses incurred on staff housing are not separately allocated to a cost centre, WSU cannot provide a comprehensive or consolidated account of expenditure on staff houses in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years.
It is also important to report that the staff housing allocation at the Mthatha Campus of WSU is currently a subject of a forensic investigation instituted in March 2018.
Anexure A
No. |
Name of Tenant |
Flat or Street Name |
Number of Bedrooms |
1 |
Ms Dhunraj S |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
2 |
Mr Nabileyo |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
3 |
Prof Tindimwebwa G |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
4 |
Dr Chitha |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
5 |
Ms Manning WR |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
6 |
Dr Chisanga T |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
7 |
Mr Roberts C |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
8 |
Dr Kuriah F |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
9 |
Mr Dumisani Mrwetyana |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
10 |
Mr Nkaitshana M |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
11 |
Mr Tshangela |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
12 |
Ms Hermanus K |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
13 |
Ms Gqaza B |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
14 |
Ms Dyan F |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
15 |
Mr Sotshangane N |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
16 |
Prof Ogunsanwo B |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
17 |
Mrs Dawson P |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
18 |
Mr Mfunwa S |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
19 |
Prof Del Rior A |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
20 |
Dr Okuthe GE |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
21 |
Mr Abraham |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
22 |
Prof Vasikar SD |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
23 |
Mr Umapathy E |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
24 |
Prof Nakani B |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
25 |
Kabuaya C |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
26 |
Mr Barnard D |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
27 |
Ms Yvonne Dladlama |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
28 |
Dr Teke Apalata |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
29 |
Dr Jimmo |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
30 |
Dr Rodriguez G |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
31 |
Mr Luvuyo Mbazo |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
32 |
Mr Mfundisi S |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
33 |
Mr Zitumane N |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
34 |
Mr Mpambano SA |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
35 |
Mr Ntshanga |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
36 |
Ms Makaula P |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
37 |
Mrs Mcobothi |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
38 |
Mr Mdani S |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
39 |
Mr Nyika S |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
40 |
Ms Malusi N |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
41 |
Mrs Sigaba Linda |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
42 |
Ms Phokwe OJ |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
43 |
Ms Bengu N |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
44 |
Mrs V Matshiqi |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
45 |
Ms Thato- Khauoe |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
46 |
Ms Mdodana |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
47 |
Ms Abraham LS |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
48 |
Mr Ncapayi MC |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
49 |
Mr Lucwaba VB |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
50 |
Mrs T MPETA |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
51 |
Dr Marks J |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
52 |
Mr Mvenene J |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
53 |
Mr Mantambo |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
54 |
Mr Sethuntsa ZP |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
55 |
Ms N Gwadiso |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
56 |
Mrs Bula PN |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
57 |
Ms Zungu P |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
58 |
Ms Puseletso Portia |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
59 |
Mr Siwendu TO |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
60 |
Ms Thambo KG |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
61 |
Dr Ogu AM |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
62 |
Mr Shopo |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
63 |
Mrs Shauli MA |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
64 |
Mr Andile Qotoyi |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
65 |
Dr Niba |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
66 |
Ms Ziyanda Vundle |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
67 |
Ms Nqolase N |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
68 |
No response, don’t know who lives there |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
69 |
Mr Nombambela SM |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
70 |
Dr Oyedeji |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
71 |
Ms T Mtwa |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
72 |
Mr Dyeyi T |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
73 |
Ms Fipaza N |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
74 |
Mr T Ganyile |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
75 |
No response , don’t know who lives there |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
76 |
Dr D V Nakin |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
77 |
no response , don’t know who lives there |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
78 |
Ms Madolo Y |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
79 |
Ms Zanele Boti |
Uniwes Flats |
1 |
80 |
Ms Catherine Zoliwe |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
81 |
Mr Adonis MC |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
82 |
no response , don’t know who lives there |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
83 |
Dr Hoza |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
84 |
Dr Nomkoko ET |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
85 |
Mr Buswana Sipelele |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
86 |
Ms Dondolo Gloria |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
87 |
Ms Yanga Stofile |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
88 |
Mr P Nyoni |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
89 |
Norma Mlomo |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
90 |
no response , don’t know who lives there |
Uniwes Flats |
B |
91 |
no response , don’t know who lives there |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
92 |
Mr Kali DH |
Uniwes Flats |
3 |
93 |
Dr K Sabiti |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
94 |
Mr Mngeyane S |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
95 |
Ms Sheane T |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
96 |
Mr N Busuman |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
97 |
Mr Tole |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
98 |
Mrs N Xamlashe |
Uniwes Flats |
2 |
Ntlambo-Town |
|||
1 |
Ms Mgqobozi ZM |
Ntlambo Flats 1 |
2 |
2 |
Mr Ramothea LAJ |
Ntlambo Flats 1 |
2 |
3 |
Ms Danisa RT |
Ntlambo Flats 1 |
2 |
4 |
Ms Diwu TM |
Ntlambo Flats 1 |
2 |
5 |
Mr A.S Soyizwapi |
Ntlambo Flats 1 |
2 |
6 |
Mr Tiphnyana |
Ntlambo Flats 1 |
2 |
7 |
Mr Somkoko M |
Ntlambo Flats 1 |
2 |
1 |
Ms Tebmi Sandlana |
Ntlambo Flats 2 |
3 |
2 |
Mr Sonkqayi PG |
Ntlambo Flats 2 |
3 |
3 |
Ms Cewu T |
Ntlambo Flats 2 |
3 |
4 |
Ms Nomakhosi |
Ntlambo Flats 2 |
3 |
5 |
Mr Tembile Zine |
Ntlambo Flats 2 |
3 |
6 |
no response , don’t know |
Ntlambo Flats 2 |
3 |
7 |
Mr Nonezile Dingezweni |
Ntlambo Flats 2 |
3 |
8 |
Mr T Matu |
Ntlambo flats 2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
GARDEN FLATS |
|
|
1 |
Prof Aguirre JAH |
Garden Flats |
3 |
2 |
Ms Xothongo X |
Garden Flats |
3 |
3 |
Mr Eugene Tabia |
Garden Flats |
3 |
4 |
Benedicta-Nkeng |
Garden Flats |
3 |
5 |
Mr Madlongolwana ZG |
Garden Flats |
3 |
6 |
Mr Nasila JS |
Garden Flats |
3 |
Unisouth Flats |
|||
1 |
Mrs Ngketo |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
2 |
Ms F Ganjikfrockwala |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
3 |
Mr Jim Joseph |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
4 |
Mr M Soviti |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
5 |
Mr Nkalashe TF |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
6 |
Mr Arendse |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
7 |
Dr Mutyaba WE |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
8 |
Mr Swanepoel SF |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
9 |
Mr Luvo Xaki |
Unisouth Flats |
2 |
Fortgale |
|||
68 |
Prof Olloboyo |
Fortgale, Sissons St |
4 |
70 |
no response |
Fortgale, Sissons St |
3 |
72 |
Garcia MEI Prof |
Fortgale, Sissons St |
3 |
74 |
Prof JN mesatywa |
Fortgale, Sissons St |
4 |
43 |
Dr Binyavanga KW |
Fortgale, Aloe St |
3 |
41 |
Prof Iputo JE |
Fortgale, Aloe St |
3 |
39 |
Mrs Kader N |
Fortgale, Aloe St |
3 |
37 |
Dr Chirwa M |
Fortgale, Aloe St |
4 |
Southernwood |
|||
4 |
Prof Awotedu AA |
Southerwood, Dove St |
3 |
6 |
Mr Namugowa A |
Southerwood, Hawk St |
3 |
2 |
Mrs Cishe N |
Southerwood, Hawk St |
3 |
10 |
No response |
Southerwood, Hawk St |
3 |
12 |
Ms Mkula BF |
Southerwood, Hawk St |
3 |
5 |
Dr Dontsa L |
Southerwood, Dove St |
3 |
9 |
Ms Mdodana P |
Southerwood, Owl St |
4 |
6 |
Dr Tseki |
Southerwood, Dove St |
4 |
21 |
Mr V Lonwabo |
Southerwood, Owl St |
4 |
24 |
Semi Ngonyolo |
Southerwood, Ukhozi St |
4 |
17 |
Ms Mayila ND |
Southerwood, Owl St |
4 |
13 |
Mrs Thurston EO |
Southerwood, Owl St |
3 |
1 |
Mrs M John Thomas |
Owl Street/S/Wood |
3 |
105 |
Dr Jumbam ND |
Nelson Mandela Drive |
3 |
63 |
Dr A Anozi |
Delville Road |
3 |
40 |
Mrs N Sokhasi |
Ikhwezi T/ship, Moses St |
3 |
33 |
Mrs Kayingana MN |
Ikhwezi T/ship, Vabaza St |
3 |
31 |
Ms Beja NN |
Ikhwezi T/ship, Vabaza St |
3 |
26 |
Ms Macuphe J |
Ikhwezi T/ship, Vabaza St |
3 |
In-service houses |
|||
1 |
Mr Masango |
House 1 |
|
2 |
Vacant -VSP |
House 2. |
|
3 |
Mr Mzimkhulu |
House 3 |
|
4 |
Mr M Fazwe |
House 4 |
|
5 |
Vacant-VSP |
House 5 |
|
6 |
Ms B Dlava |
House 6 |
|
In-service Block 7 |
|||
1 |
Mr A Skeyi |
Flat 1 |
|
2 |
Mr D Ketse |
Flat 2 |
|
3 |
Mrs Sihlahla PN |
Flat 3 |
|
4 |
Mr S Zoya |
Flat 4 |
|
5 |
Mr N Nkwelo |
Flat 5 |
|
6 |
Ms J N Hila |
Flat 6 |
|
In-service Block 8 |
|||
1 |
Mr J Bitsoane |
Flat 1 |
|
2 |
Mr Sibotoboto |
Flat 2 |
|
3 |
Mr P Damane |
Flat 3 |
|
4 |
No Response |
Flat 4 |
|
5 |
Mr K Batala |
Flat 5 |
|
6 |
Mr H Buyeye |
Flat 6 |
|
1 |
Mr T Situnda |
Flat 1 |
|
2 |
Ms K Batala |
Flat 2 |
|
3 |
Mr Mbalo |
Flat 3 |
|
4 |
Mr Situnda |
Flat 4 |
|
5 |
Mr Nounge |
Flat 5 |
|
6 |
Ms Ayanda |
Flat 6 |
|
In-service Houses |
|||
1 |
Mr A Ntontela |
House 10 |
|
2 |
Ms Mayisihi |
House 11 |
|
3 |
Ms Z Malindzi |
House 12 |
|
4 |
Mr August |
House 13 |
|
In-service Houses |
|||
1 |
Mr Batuni |
House A |
|
2 |
M Charles |
House B |
|
3 |
Vacant (VSP) |
House C |
|
4 |
Mr L Majeke |
House D |
|
1 |
Mrs N Jafta |
Ntinga |
|
2 |
Ms N Ndlela |
Atlanta |
|
3 |
Ms B Filtane |
Atlanta |
|
4 |
Mr Mmqingwana |
KTC |
|
5 |
Ms Nn Pakati |
Chumane |
|
7 |
Ms N Khanyiso |
Isilimela |
|
8 |
Ms PN Nyamende |
Isilimela |
|
30 May 2018 - NW1228
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What progress has been achieved by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations in the revision of the National Accredited Technical Education Diploma qualifications, which were previously called Report 190, 191, and 192 qualifications; (2) (a) whether there are any big changes envisaged, such as changes to the minimum periods over which the qualifications can be achieved and (b) how will the qualifications be named in the future; (3) by what date will the revised qualifications be introduced; (4) would the offering of the qualifications up to Level 4 standard still form part of the curriculum of technical and vocational education and training colleges?
Reply:
1. The NATED N4-N6 programmes are registered on the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) as part qualifications with the N1-N3 programmes residing with Umalusi. This is due to the allocation of qualifications by the South African Qualifications Authority to the different sub-frameworks. The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) has taken cognisance of the criticisms levelled against the N4-N6 with respect to the outdated curriculum and that these programmes are not adequately preparing candidates for the workplace. The N4-N6 programmes, together with two years of relevant work experience, qualifies the candidate for a National Diploma that is currently issued by the Department of Higher Education and Training.
The QCTO has embarked on a process to reconstruct the N4-N6 programmes into Occupational Qualifications. Occupational Qualifications comprise three compulsory components, namely the knowledge, practical and workplace experience. The integration of these three components would eliminate the current situation where learners complete only the N4, N5 and N6 certificates, which comprise mainly of the theory component and for which many students receive certificates of achievement but do not achieve the diploma due to a lack of workplace experience. Partnerships and linkages with employers will therefore become a key responsibility of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.
The QCTO has completed the reconstruction of the N4-N6 programmes previously categorised as Business and General Studies. The table below shows the new Occupational Qualifications and the corresponding N4-N6 programmes intended to be replaced.
New Occupational Qualification |
NATED programmes intended |
Status of Occupational Qualification |
Occupational Certificate: Bookkeeper National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level: 5 SAQA ID: 98959 |
|
Registered on NQF 2016-09-28 |
Occupational Certificate: Office Administrator NQF Level: 5 SAQA ID: 102161 |
|
Registered on NQF 2018-02-07 |
Occupational Certificate: Management Assistant NQF Level: 5 SAQA ID: 101876 |
|
Registered on NQF 2018-02-07 |
Occupational Certificate: Early Childhood Development Practitioner NQF Level:5 SAQA ID: 97542 |
|
Registered on NQF 2016-02-17 |
Conference and Events Organiser NQF Level: 5 |
|
Awaiting registration at SAQA |
Occupational Certificate: Tourist Information Officer NQF Level: 5 SAQA ID: 101865 |
|
Registered on NQF 2017-12-06 |
Occupational Certificate: Computer Technician NQF Level:5 SAQA ID: 101408 |
|
Registered on NQF 2017-07-28 |
The QCTO is currently engaging the University of Witwatersrand, in partnership with the University of Venda, in the reconstruction of the Engineering programmes. The Engineering programmes cannot be treated the same as the Business and General Studies, as the Engineering programmes provide pathways into engineering professions. It is envisaged that the reconstruction of the N4-N6 Engineering programmes with the university sector, including the Universities of Technology, will ensure that the reconstructed qualifications will articulate with qualifications on the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework and vice versa.
2. (a) The most significant change is in the Occupational Certificates where the theory is integrated into the practical and workplace components of the qualification. While the qualification does stipulate the required knowledge, practical and workplace modules, they are designed to be offered in an integrated workshop environment and not in a classroom mode, as is the case with the N4-N6 programmes. This would demand that TVET colleges have the required facilities and competent trainers in order to offer the occupational qualifications.
(b) The qualifications are named as Occupational Certificates at NQF level 5. In terms of the Ministerial Directives, the QCTO may register Occupational Certificates at NQF Levels 1-8.
3. Although the Occupational Certificates currently registered by the QCTO provide a curriculum framework for the qualifications, this is insufficient to translate into detailed teaching and assessment programmes in colleges. There is a need for detailed and structured curricula to be developed for implementation. Colleges do not have the professional capacity to undertake this work. In the 2018/19 financial year, the Department will work with colleges to develop the curriculum for the Bookkeeper qualification, to serve both as a capacity-development exercise, as well as to develop guidelines to assist colleges to develop such curricula in order to be responsive to their particular environmental needs.
Further to the development of the curriculum, funding for the delivery of the qualifications will be clarified in the Department, so that colleges are able to implement the qualifications knowing how student enrolments will be funded and how the teaching and learning requirements will be met. Currently the subsidies provided to colleges do not cover the occupational qualifications. In the course of 2018, planning information will be collected from colleges to establish a baseline for occupational qualifications that colleges will need and want to deliver from 2020 and beyond. These will be prioritised for the gradual phase-in of occupational qualifications in TVET colleges.
It is envisioned that NQF level 4 qualifications on the OQSF will become significant offerings in the programmes and qualifications mix of TVET colleges, given that many of the mid-level trades and occupations are pitched at NQF levels 4-5 on the OQSF.
28 May 2018 - NW1409
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether her department intends to adjust the entry threshold for the payment of the skills development levy upwards annually in accordance with the annual salary increase rate; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details in this regard and (b) does the complete exposition of the planned entry threshold increase entail; (2) whether she has found that this policy position was rational and constitutional, based on the fact that small business owners have to pay higher increases and thus higher salaries annually; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
- The Minister of Finance is responsible for the administration of the Skills Development Levies Act (Act No.9 of 1999).
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable.
28 May 2018 - NW1343
Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether the request of the Centre for Fine Arts, Animation and Design for accreditation by her department has been processed yet; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the request be processed; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design (Pty) Ltd (CFAD) lodged an application for registration with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution (PHEI) on 5 December 2017. All the required aspects of the application have not yet been submitted and therefore the application process is incomplete.
a) The Department administers the registration of PHEIs in accordance with the Higher Education Act (101 of 1997, as amended). To be registered as a PHEI, an institution is required to meet a number of criteria; most importantly, its programmes must be accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The CFAD’s application will be complete once the accreditation report from the CHE is submitted and proof of SAQA registration is received. As soon as CFAD submits proof of accreditation of its programmes by the CHE, the Department can consider registering CFAD as a PHEI, should it meet all the requirements in terms of the Act.
b) The Department cannot provide a timeframe for the finalisation of the application, since it is not responsible for the accreditation of programmes.
24 May 2018 - NW1125
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to each community education and training college, (a) what number of subjects did learners enrol for in respect of the (i) Senior Certificate and (ii) National Senior Certificate examination cycles in each of the past three academic years and (b) of the specified subjects, (i) what number of subjects were eventually written and (ii) what number of students achieved marks (aa) equal to 40% and above and (bb) between 30% and 40% in each case?
Reply:
The Department of Basic Education is best placed to respond to this question, as it is the custodian of both the Senior Certificate and National Senior Certificate examinations. The Community Education and Training Colleges through their Community Learning Centres provide opportunities to individuals for enrolment into these examinations.
24 May 2018 - NW1227
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What is the age analysis of the current debt owed to the SA Qualifications Authority (SAQA) by each government department and public entity; (2) what amounts, owed to SAQA by government departments and public entities, have been written off in the past five years; (3)(a) what steps will be taken to recover current and old debts and (b) what steps is she going to take to intervene and engage with her Cabinet colleagues in order to resolve any issues that may exist in this regard?
Reply:
The South African Qualifications Authority has provided the following responses to the questions posed.
1. The age analysis of debt owed to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) by government departments and public entities are as follows:
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/17 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
R 1 962 887.89 |
R 1 514 376.91 |
R 5 468 158.41 |
R 4 920 197.92 |
R 6 139 231.59 |
2. No amounts of debt in this regard have been written off over the past five years.
3. (a) SAQA commenced with a process to suspend verification services to clients that have outstanding debt for longer than 30 days. The emphasis is firstly on those clients that owe the entity the largest amounts with the longest outstanding period. This process will gradually be phased-in to include all outstanding debtors. The SAQA Debt Policy was also amended for implementation during the 2018/19 financial year, to allow for outstanding debt to be handed over to a collection agency.
(b) The steps taken by SAQA to recover the debt are satisfactory. The matter will be monitored and should a need for further intervention arise, additional measures will be considered.
24 May 2018 - NW1229
Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What is the future of the National Certificate (Vocational) programmes, in view of the declining numbers of learners enrolling for these programmes; (2) (a) how and (b) by which range of entities will the education and training needs of learners who leave school without a National Senior Certificate be addressed in future; (3) what are the envisaged numbers of learners who would annually be supported financially by her department over the medium term in their efforts to study at levels 2, 3 and 4 at (a) public technical and vocational education and training colleges and (b) community education and training centres?
Reply:
1. The declining enrolments in the National Certificates (Vocational) (NC(V)) programmes is indicative of the correction process in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college system. The qualification was not intended for matriculants. The target group was students who exited the basic education system but who needed to complete an equivalent of the National Senior Certificate (NSC). However, since the inception of the NC(V) in 2007, colleges enrolled learners who had already achieved an NQF level 4 qualification in the form of the NSC. Over the last two years, colleges have been advised by the Department to enrol only learners in the NC(V) who have not completed Grade 12. This position is based on the careful consideration of the utilisation of limited resources in the provision of learning opportunities for a wide range of young learners in the country, and will continue in future.
2. Learners without an NSC are able to enrol in the NC(V) in the TVET colleges, to complete the equivalent of the NSC qualification. This opportunity will be available in the foreseeable future.
Through Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, the National Senior Certificate for Adults (NASCA) has been developed to address the needs of out-of-school youth and adults who do not have an NSC. Funding is not yet available to implement the NASCA. The CET colleges through their Community Learning Centres are the entities for provision to out-of-school youth and adults.
Sector Education and Training Authorities fund various learning programmes such as skills programmes, learnerships, apprenticeships and other training programmes conducted in skills centres that cater for everyone including those who leave school without an NSC.
3. (a) TVET colleges currently offer the NC(V) qualifications at NQF levels 2 - 4, and the N1 - N3 Report 191 programmes at the same levels. The Report 191 programmes, also commonly referred to as the NATED programmes, do not constitute a qualification unless the two languages of Business English and Sake Afrikaans are also passed. The addition of these two languages culminates in the achievement of an NSC, but it is a different qualification from the NSC offered in Basic Education. The NSC in TVET colleges, which has its origins in the former Technical Colleges, did not allow students to directly access higher education programmes, and was loosely considered as a pass on the “standard” grade, in accordance with the higher, standard and lower grade passes applied at the senior secondary level at the time. Student numbers in the TVET NSC have dwindled, since the Department of Basic Education no longer allows for the combination of the N1 - N3 subjects with the current NSC subjects offered in schools, to award the NSC (matric) qualification at NQF level 4.
State funding for TVET college students will increase gradually over the next 4 to 5 years, whilst the new increased baseline funding is introduced into the system. All students enrolled in a TVET college, with a combined family income of up to
R350 000, will receive a bursary. NC(V) students, who meet the admission criteria of the college, can apply to enrol, in order to achieve the equivalent of the NSC offered in schools. The exact number of such enrolments in future cannot be clearly determined at this stage. The NC(V) enrolments for 2018 is 134 925. Should the demand remain, this figure can be maintained for the next 4 to 5 years.
(b) The Department funds all the students that are enrolled in Community Education and Training (CET) colleges for formal programmes at NQF level 1. The envisaged numbers of enrolments are as follows:
Academic year |
Numbers of enrolments |
2018 |
320 000 |
2019 |
340 000 |
2020 |
360 000 |
The funding allocated to CET colleges and Community Learning Centres for the 2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework period excluding the Compensation of Employees is as follows:
Allocation Category |
2018/19 |
2019/20 Estimates |
2020/21 Estimates |
R’000 |
R’000 |
R’000 |
|
CET Colleges: Operational Budget |
31 076 |
32 713 |
34 348 |
Community Learning Centre (Transfers and Subsidies) |
109 924 |
116 080 |
122 464 |
Total |
141 000 |
148 793 |
156 812 |
The current funding is neither per programme/learning area nor per student due to the fact that when the adult education and training function shifted to the Department in 2015, the Department inherited the funding arrangement that prevailed in the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) and it was different across the various PEDs.
There is a process underway to develop new national Norms and Standards for the Funding of CET colleges. There is also a need to conduct a costing for the programmes/learning areas offered in CET colleges, as well as to quantify the funding requirements in the sector. These processes, once finalised, will assist in ensuring the equitable distribution of funds to CET colleges.
24 May 2018 - NW1226
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What (a) are the reasons that certain trades with large employment numbers in the economy, such as joiners, plasterers and bricklayers, make relatively little use of the facilities of the Institute for the National Development of Learnerships, Employment Skills and Labour Assessments (Indlela) and (b) plans and targets have been developed to increase the numbers; (2) how is her department assuring that consistent assessment standards are guaranteed when assessors are required to undertake as few as one or two assessments per annum; (3) how are the full-time and part-time assessors used by Indlela sourced, remunerated and capacitated; (4) has she found that the equipment used during the assessment of apprentices is of a comparable standard and age to that which is generally used by the various industrial sectors for which tests are conducted; if not, what steps are being taken to overcome the challenges; (5) what amount has been raised by Indlela in accommodation fees for the (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 financial years?
Reply:
1. (a) The main reason for the proportional lesser use of the INDLELA facility for the bricklayer, plasterer, joiner and others trades is attributed to a positive policy change which established a common trade test certificate in terms of section 26D of the Skills Development Act (SDA). The common trade test certificate is for all qualifying artisan candidates and is issued by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) since 2015.
The lesser use of INDLELA in 2004 can also be attributed to the amendment of the SDA to decentralise trade testing to Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) accredited trade test centres. Since then INDLELA largely tested candidates in terms of section 28 of the Manpower Training Act (MTA) before it was repealed.
The repeal of the MTA in 2015 brought about a single trade test certificate in terms of section 26D of the SDA. All accredited trade test centres, including INDLELA, are able to test all types of trades and candidates.
Until the 2014/15 financial year, INDLELA was the main national trade test centre. Section 28 candidates who made up the bulk of the numbers mentioned above were largely from the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Mpumalanga. The transition to a common trade test certificate dispensation and the implementation of section 11(5) of the Trade Test Regulations 2015, allows for all aspiring candidates all over the country to do a trade test at any accredited trade test centre in the country, not only at INDLELA.
(b) INDLELA has since shifted its priorities to focus on the trades in high demand. The Department is doing the following in order to increase participation:
(i) An integrated public awareness campaign focusing on the Decade of the Artisan and the World Skills South Africa competitions at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. The campaign aims to sensitise communities, learners and accredited training centres about the exciting careers in artisanship, including those with a declining uptake and the low cost of trade tests at INDLELA.
(ii) From year-to-year, the trade test fees structure at INDLELA is maintained as low as possible (between R250 and R400 depending on different trades) in order to encourage poor and low-income individuals to use INDLELA.
(iii) Since INDLELA uses only full-time permanently employed assessors, it depends on accredited training centres to send candidates to INDLELA for assessment in order to optimally use its assessors throughout the year. In spite of the inability of INDLELA to prescribe the numbers coming from these accredited training centres, it is projected that for the next five years (2018/19 to 2022/23) INDLELA’s trade test numbers on these trades will increase by approximately 10% per annum.
2. The National Artisan Moderation Body (NAMB) ensures that each accredited Trade Test Centre (including INDLELA) maintains internal moderation. This is further quality assured through the external moderation done by NAMB itself. Because of a large number of accredited trade test centres (435 in the 2017/18 financial year), NAMB frequently conducts quality assurance at these trade test centres to ensure that set standards of trade testing are maintained.
3. INDLELA assessors are full-time employees of the Department of Higher Education and Training, and are recruited and remunerated in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 (No. 103 of 1994) and the Department’s policy on recruitment. Newly appointed assessors are mentored and monitored by experienced assessors and moderators before conducting assessments individually to ensure that quality is maintained. Through the Performance Management and Development System, the Department provides assessors with an opportunity to develop a personal development plan, which is aimed at addressing the skills needed to improve individual and organisational performance.
4. All trade tests conducted at INDLELA and other accredited trade test centres are aligned to the existing training schedules and requirements. It is a standard requirement that all trade tests must be aligned with the training content and the necessary equipment of the respective trade. The current trade testing equipment at INDLELA is sufficient for testing historical/legacy trades but not for the testing of the newly listed trade occupations.
To address this challenge, INDLELA has developed a recapitalisation plan, which focuses on improving infrastructure, workshop machinery, equipment and information technology over a 4-year period from 2017/18 to 2020/21. The sources of funding for the plan are SETA donations, which to date have contributed R23 million.
5. In the 2016/17 financial year, an amount of R394 933.00 was raised in accommodation and meals, and R397 991.00 in the 2017/18 financial year.
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24 May 2018 - NW1094
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What (a) number of consulting firms or companies are currently contracted by (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her and (b)(i) is the name of each consultant, (ii) are the relevant details of the service provided in each case and (iii) is the (aa) start date, (bb) time period, (cc) monetary value in Rands of each contract and (dd) name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract?
Reply:
The details of consulting firms or companies that are currently contracted by the Department of Higher Education and Training are provided below:
Bid no |
Description |
Name of firm/company |
Start Date |
Duration |
Value |
Name and Position of an official who signed off the contract |
DHET062 |
Rendering internal audit and forensic audit services to DHET in a Co-Sourced Capacity for 3 Years |
A2A Kopano Inc |
7 August 2015 |
3 Years |
Audit fees (Hourly rate) Year 1 R606.15 Year 2 R642.52 Year 3 R681.07 Forensic Audit fees (Hourly rate) Year 1 R710.22 Year 2 R752.83 Year 3 R798.00 |
Signed: 22/07/2015 Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela |
DHET068 |
Installation and maintenance of security system at Ndinaye Building |
Multi-net Systems (Pty) Ltd |
09/07/2015 |
Installation: Within 6 weeks after receipt of an official order. Maintenance: 5 Years |
Installation: R 4 667 926.64 Maintenance: R 979 245.86 |
Executive Officer: NSF: Mr M Macikama Signed: Installation: 07/07/2015 Maintenance: 04/04/2016 |
DHET077 |
Appointment of service provider to assist the Department to roll out and improve IT skills planning system for Strategic Integrated Projects for a period of three (3) Years |
Core Focus (Pty) Ltd |
03/12/2015 |
3 Years |
R 2 669 199.18 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 02/12/2015 |
DHET083 |
Appointment of a service provider to implement information security service (Manage/Hybrid) |
XON System (Pty) Ltd |
05/07/2015 (Order date) |
Implementation: Maintenance: 5 Years |
R 30 148 286.07 |
Chief Director: SCM: Signed: 01/07/2015 |
DHET084 |
Appointment of a service provider to provide a secure hosted exchange and archiving environment for the national electronic mail network |
Internet Solution |
12/12/2016 |
Implementation: within 90 days from the date of formal appointment and Period after implementation: 5 Years |
R 9 681 826.00 |
Chief Director: SCM: Signed: 20/07/2016 |
DHET086 |
Appointment of a service provider to provide a system integrator to implement an integrated Microsoft dynamics based system |
EOH Mthombo |
27/02/2017 18/01/2018 |
6 Years |
R 46 613 209.92 + Variation: |
Executive Officer: NSF: Signed: 09/12/2016 |
DHET091 |
Appointment of a service provider to develop and implement an entry-level foundation learning programme for TVET College |
Production Management Institute |
After receipt of a purchase order 08/09/2016 |
3 years 10 months |
R 6 102 277.50 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 22/07/2016 |
DHET092 |
Maintenance of an information system application and database for the Information System Coordination Directorate of DHET for two years |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
After receipt of a purchase order 04/01/2016 |
2 Years |
R 2 345 800.80 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 21/11/2016 |
DHET096 |
Appointment of a service professional events and conference management organiser to coordinate and manage events on behalf of the Department of Higher Education and Training for a period of three years |
Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd |
27/06/2016 |
3 Years |
8 % fee |
Chief Director: SCM: Signed: 27/06/2016 |
DHET098 |
Appointment of service provider to provide financial management and administration for Human Resource Development Council Secretariat for a period of three years |
Duja Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
14/10/2016 |
3 Years |
R 1 985 973.38 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 12/10/2016 |
DHET102 |
Appointment of a Fund Management and Human Resource Management Service Provider for the South African Institute for Vocational and Continuing Education and Training (SAIVET) on behalf of the DHET |
Nexia SAB and T |
24/04/2017 |
5 Years |
4.62% |
Director: SCM: Signed: 24/04/2017 |
DHET104 |
Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Plumbing) |
Plumbing Industry Registration Board (PIRB) |
Phases 1-4 to as agreed in the SLA |
31/02/2022, not to exceed 60 months |
R 2 020.00 per hour |
Director: SCM: Signed: 24/04/2017 |
Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Welding) |
Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) |
R 625.00 per hour |
Director: SCM: Signed: 24/04/2017 |
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Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Electrician) |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa |
R 475.00 per hour |
Director: SCM: Signed: 04/05/2017 |
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Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Millwright) |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
R 475.00 per hour |
||||
Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Boilermaker) |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
R 950.00 per hour |
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Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Rigger) |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
04/09/2017 |
R 950.00 per hour |
Director: SCM: Signed: 04/05/2017 |
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Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Fitter and Turner) |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
R 950.00 per hour |
||||
Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Pipefitter) |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
R 950.00 per hour |
||||
DHET106 |
Appointment of a service provider developing a costing model for occupational programmes |
Learning Strategies (Pty) Ltd |
From receipt of an official order 27/07/2017 |
R 2 998 656.00 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 09/07/2017 |
|
DHET108 |
Appointment of a service provider for the maintenance of the Higher Education Management Information Systems (HEMIS) computer programme systems for a period of three years |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
On receipt of an official order 21/07/2017 |
R 1 841 784.00 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 13/07/2017 |
|
DHET109 |
Appointment of a service provider to develop self-directed learning materials suitable for adult learners for five subjects in the National Senior Certificate for Adults Qualification |
SAIDE |
From receipt of an official order 15/11/2017 |
18 Months |
R 6 042 004.00 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 02/11/2017 |
DHET110 |
Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
Phases 1-4 to as agreed in the SLA |
31/02/2022, not to exceed 60 months |
R 950.00 per hour |
Director: SCM: Signed: 13/06/2017 |
The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) |
R 1 425.00 |
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DHET111 |
Appointment of a service provider to develop curriculum content and open learning materials for the occupational certificate: electrician (QCTO curriculum code 671101000) programme |
Neil Butcher and Associates |
From receipt of an official order 29/09/2017 |
6 Months |
R 3 284 904.30 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 22/09/2017 |
DHET112 |
Appointment of service provider/s to arrange travel and hotel accommodation on behalf of the department of higher education and training spanning a period of 36 months |
HRG Rennies Travel (PTY) LTD |
02/10/2017 |
3 Years |
Per transaction fee model |
Chief Director: SCM: Signed: 02/10/2017 |
DHET114 |
Appointment of a service provider to provide the call centre as well as information technology and enhancement for the central application clearinghouse |
BSV Integrated Solutions t/a iChoice Call Centre Outsourcing |
12/01/2018 |
30/04/2018 |
Year 1: R 5 324 162.81 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 15/12/2017 |
30/04/2019 |
Year 2: R 4 488 795.60 |
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RFB1622/ |
Supply and installation of information technology asset and devise tracking tool as well as monitoring of the assets of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) for a period of 36 months. |
Bytes Systems Integration a Division of Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd |
From receipt of an official order 07/03/2018 |
3 Years |
R 3 198 840.00 |
Director: SCM: Signed: 07/03/2018 |
DHET115 |
Request for a Proposal for the appointment of a suitable service provider to manage funds for the National Skills Authority on behalf of the Department of Higher Education and Training spanning a period of 36 months |
SAB and T Chartered Accountants Incorporated t/a Nexia SAB and T |
10/04/2018 |
3 Years |
5.15% Management Fee |
Director: SCM: Signed: 10/04/2018 |
The public entities reporting to the Department has provided the following responses to the questions posed.
Entity |
(a) Consulting firms or companies that are currently contracted |
(b) (i) Name of each consultant |
(ii) Relevant details of the services provided in each case |
(iii)(aa) The start date |
(bb) Time period |
(cc) Monetary value in R’ of each contract |
(dd) Name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract |
Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority |
10 |
Sage VIP Payroll Products |
Payroll system |
01 March 2018 |
12 months |
R 559 393.00 |
Frikkie Fouche (Acting CEO) Pauline Botha (Finance Business Partner: Sage) |
Deloitte Consulting |
Preparation of Financial statements |
01 April 2018 |
4 Months |
R 1 317 866.00 |
Mr Thami Ka Plaatjie (Former Acting Chairperson of the board) |
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Deloitte Consulting |
IT Services |
01 April 2018 |
24 Months |
R 9 400 000.00 |
Mr Thami Ka Plaatjie (Former Acting Chairperson of the Board) |
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LK Administration Support Services |
Scribe Services |
03 September 2017 |
30 Months |
R 120 000.00 |
Ms Latia Kelly and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO) |
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Matprodev Consulting(Pty) Ltd |
Sector Skills Plan |
01 June 2017 |
8 Months |
R 880 000.00 |
Mr Wikus Matukane and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO) |
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BlackMoon Design and Advertising |
Advertise, print and design |
01 July 2016 |
24 Months |
R 1 234 261.88 |
Mr Gareth Mckinnel and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO) |
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SPT Consulting Cc |
Organogram Review |
28 September 2017 |
3 Months |
R 595 650.00 |
Mr Joseph Mathenjwa and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO) |
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Outsourced Risk Compliance Assessment (Pty) Ltd |
Internal Audit |
01 April 2016 |
24 Months |
R 1 066 178.00 |
Dr Konar and |
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Club Travel |
Travel Services |
01 July 2016 |
24 Months |
R 28 680.00 |
Ms Lindi Chiya and Mr Jerry Madiba (former CEO) |
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Travel with Flair |
Travel Services |
01 July 2016 |
24 Months |
R 351 632.00 |
Ms Cathy Koele and Jerry Madiba (former CEO) |
||
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority |
11 |
Deloitte Consulting |
MIS Services |
01 April 2016 |
2 years |
R 1 304 400.00 |
Mr Pumzile Kedama (Administrator) |
E-Block Placement Services |
Recruitment and Placement Services |
01 January 2017 |
3 years |
As required based on pre-agreed tariffs |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
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Ernest and Young |
Advisory services in the establishment of a Business Continuity Management Strategy and Plan |
01 September 2017 |
1 year |
R 1 559 792.00 |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
||
Flex Technologies |
Provision of printing based solution services |
11 March 2017 |
3 years |
R 3 357 063.00 |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
||
Imbokodo Bethany Governance and Compliance |
Provision of secretariat services |
01 May 2017 |
3 years |
R 2 625 000.00 |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
||
Iziko Solutions |
Strategy Development Facilitation Service |
01 March 2018 |
2 month |
R 496 134.00 |
Ms Keitumetse Lebaka (Acting CEO) |
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Lebohang Development Specialists |
Development and commissioning of a track and trace online portal for CATHSSETA |
01 March 2017 |
1 year |
R 4 072 015.00 |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
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Ntumba and Associates |
Provision of internal audit services |
01 October 2016 |
17 months |
R 1 200 000.00 |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
||
Pith IT Consulting |
IT Maintenance Support |
01 May 2016 |
2 years |
R 3 110 284.00 |
Mr Pumzile Kedama (Administrator) |
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Tenox Management Services |
Interim Financial Management Services |
Mid-November 2017 |
6 months |
R 817 672.00 |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
||
Tenox Management Services |
Evaluations and Support Services |
15 February 2017 |
3 years |
R 13 417 800.00 |
Mr Pumzile Kedama (Administrator) |
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Tipp Focus |
Establishment and support to Project Management Office; Project Portfolio Office Support Licensing; and SharePoint support |
31 March 2017 |
3 years |
R13 348 915.00 |
Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO) |
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Underhill Corporate Solutions |
Interim Research Management Services |
01 April 2018 |
3 months |
R 475 200.00 |
Ms Keitumetse Lebaka (Acting CEO) |
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Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
2 |
IT Aware |
MIS programs |
01 April 2017 |
12 months |
R 4 309 200.00 |
Ayesha Itzkin (Former CEO) |
Mad-Rush Technologies |
Software developer |
01 April 2017 |
12 months |
R 246 420.00 |
Ayesha Itzkin (Former CEO) |
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Council on Higher Education |
12 |
William Adams Consulting and Services |
Maintenance and Repairs of Services of Telephone Management Equipment |
01 April 2018 |
3 years |
R 550.00 p/h |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
AccTech |
Supply, Installation, Customisation and Implementation of Business Process Management |
01 March 2018 |
3 Months |
R 406 708.68 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
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eS3 Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
Provision of Web-based Online Systems Maintenance Services |
01 March 2018 |
12 Months |
R 522 872.40 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
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Bytes Document Solution |
Supply, Installation, Maintenance and repairs of multifunctional Photocopying and Printing Machines |
01 March 2018 |
3 years |
R 454 966.80 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
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Travel with Flair |
Provision of Travel Management Services |
01 January 2018 |
3 years |
R 10 000 000.00 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
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Phoenixfire |
Provision of maintenance and Repairs Services of Fire Systems Equipment |
01 September 2017 |
3 years |
R 28 386.00 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
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Zozcor Welding and Projects (Pty) Ltd |
Provision of Handyman Services |
01 August 2017 |
3 years |
R 360.00 p/h |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
||
Metrofile |
Provision of Off-Site storage of backup tape |
27 July 2017 |
18 Months |
R 1 496.46 per month |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
||
SABandT |
Provision of Internal Audit Services |
01 July 2017 |
3 years |
R 1 063 748.24 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
||
Raite Security Services and Consulting |
Provision of Security services: Guarding and Armed Response |
01 April 2017 |
3 years |
R 647 366.01 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
||
SAQA |
Development of HEQCIS |
01 April 2017 |
3 years |
R 4 971 310.00 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
||
Sankofa Insurance Brokers |
Provision of Insurance Broker Services |
01 April 2017 |
3 years |
R 770 129.00 |
Naren Baijnath (CEO) |
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Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority |
12 |
Global Continuity SA |
Business continuity and disaster recovery services |
01 March 2014 |
4 years |
R 3 067 037.32 |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
Deloitte Investment (PTY) LTD |
Tip offs anonymous |
01 May 2006 |
4 years |
R 2 850.00p/m |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Computer Initiatives |
Microsoft Dynamics GP System and software support |
01 February 2011 |
9 years |
R 1 169 863.00 |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Internet Solutions (IS) |
Internet connectivity services |
25 November 2015 |
4 years |
R 3 259 425.12 |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Deloitte Consulting (PTY) LTD |
In-sourcing of finance personnel |
01 February 2015 |
3 years |
R11 809 783.00 |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Wits Commercial Enterprise Pty Ltd |
Evaluation Study |
01 April 2016 |
2 years |
R 4 500 000.00 |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Boqwana Burns Inc |
Legal Services |
27 January 2016 |
2 years |
As and when the service is needed. |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Cheadle Thompson and Haysom Inc Attorneys |
Legal Services |
15 December 2015 |
3 years |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
|||
Project Unlimited |
Network Troubleshooting |
31 August 2017 |
30 months |
As and when the service is needed. |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Arrex Corporation (Pty) Ltd |
Manage Engine Software |
07 November 2017 |
28 months |
R 470 558.50 |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
Sizwe IT Group |
Secured online meeting management solution |
01 November 2017 |
28 months |
R 1 311 484.30 |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
||
RAMS HR Partnering Solutions |
Specialist Technical HR and ancillary related services |
24 August 2017 |
12 months |
R800/hr or R5 000/full day services |
Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO) |
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Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority |
6 |
IT Aware |
Maintenance and Support of Integrated MIS and Website Services |
April 2017 |
3 Years |
R 7 756 560.00 |
Kuben Naiker: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO) |
Koor Dindar Mothei (Pty) Ltd |
Project Management for the Refurbishment of an Office Building |
February 2015 |
Depended on the completion of the project |
R 5 672 056.32 |
BK Mothei: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO) |
||
BARUCH Memories |
Board Secretary |
June 2017 |
1 Year |
R 500 000.00 |
T Mandleni: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO) |
||
Luovatek Solution (Pty) Ltd |
Design, Maintenance and Support of IT Infrastructure |
January 2018 |
27 Months |
R 8 470 656.00 |
D Puthiyasilan: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO) |
||
Ngubane and Company |
Internal Auditing |
November 2016 |
18 Months |
R 1 378 846.34 |
T Nkomozephi Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO) |
||
Vantage Public Sector Management |
Project Management for the Rural and Township Economies Revitalisation Programme |
June 2017 |
3 Years |
Project amount unknown (funds to be raised from different stakeholders) |
T Majozi: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO) |
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Education and Training Authority |
3 |
21st Century Pay Solutions Company |
Organisational design and Skills audit |
01 April 2017 |
16 months |
R 532 836.00 |
Ms Nokuthula Selamolela – Acting CEO |
Institute for Performance Management |
Provide the services for performance management and development review |
01 July 2017 |
12 months |
R 199 636.80 |
Ms Nokuthula Selamolela – Acting CEO |
||
Kanimambo Management Solutions |
Assist Acting CEO labour related matters |
01 February 2018 |
4 months |
R 1 500.00 |
Ms Nokuthula Selamolela – Acting CEO |
||
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority |
4 |
FWA Organisational Development |
Organisational development and change management |
03 October 2017 |
6 months |
R 416 100.00 |
Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA) |
FWA Organisational Development |
Organisational development and change management |
March 2018 |
3 months |
R 248 000.00 |
Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA) |
||
EE Research Focus |
Sector Skills Plan research – update |
20 March 2018 |
5 months |
R 447 080.00 |
Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA) |
||
Ask Afrika |
Data collection for HWSETA Tracer Study |
08 January 2018 |
3 months |
R 228 952.00 |
Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA) |
||
Insurance SETA |
5 |
Deloitte |
Finance and Accounting, IT hosting and infrastructure support |
01 April 2018 |
4 months |
R 3 547 279.08 |
Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO) |
PwC |
Internal audit services |
15 September 2016 |
1 year 6 months |
R 1 545 223.00 |
Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO) |
||
Affirmative Portfolio Recruitment Consultants CC |
Recruitment services (temporary staff) |
01 April 2018 |
1 year |
R 499 999.99 |
Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO) |
||
DJ Swanepoel Inc. |
Legal Services |
01 October 2017 |
1 year 6 months |
R 499 000.00 |
Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO) |
||
Masephule Dinga Inc |
Legal Services |
01 February 2016 |
Month to month contract |
R 450 000.00 |
Sandra Dunn (CEO) |
||
Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority |
6 |
MMC Consulting |
Skills Development Audit Services |
01 November 2017 |
3 Months |
R 408 804.00 |
Oupa Mopaki (CEO) |
21st Century |
Salary Benchmarking Services |
16 March 2018 |
2 Months |
R 373 863.00 |
Charlton Philiso (CEO) |
||
Deloitte |
Financial Management Services |
01 April 2015 |
3 years, plus extension |
R 13 328 042.00 |
Oupa Mopaki (CEO) |
||
STTB |
Human Resource Management System |
01 November 2014 |
3 years, plus extension |
R 929 100.00 |
Oupa Mopaki (CEO) |
||
Gobodo Forensic and Investigative Accounting |
Forensic Audit Services |
16 January 2018 |
2 Months |
R 698 195.74 |
Sipho J Mjwara (CEO) |
||
Mzabalazo Advisory Services |
Sector Skills Plan Services |
31 April 2017 |
12 months |
R 480 997.92 |
Charlton Philiso (CEO) |
||
National Skills Fund |
5 |
Andisa Chartered Accountants |
Financial reporting assistance for the 2017/18 financial period. This is due to the CFO and the Director: Financial reporting being on Maternity leave. |
01 March 2018 |
5 Months |
R 495 000.00 |
Mr Ramaphakela Director: Supply chain DHET (Approval of Quotation and acceptance letter) |
EOH |
Part 1 of the work: Develop and implement an ICT System for the National Skills Fund Part 2 of the work: Provide maintenance and support for 5 years after implementation |
01 March 2017 |
5 years |
R52 927 812.00 |
Approved by Mr GF Qonde (Director General: DHET) Contracts signed by Mr MV Macikama (Executive Officer: NSF) |
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OMNI Africa |
Technical support on PASTEL on an ad-hoc basis. PASTEL is the financial system that the NSF currently uses to account for transactions on the accrual basis, which is used as a basis for its Annual financial statements and quarterly reporting. |
07 April 2016 |
3 years |
R 457 600.00 |
Mr Ramaphakela Director: Supply chain DHET (Approval of Quotation and acceptance letter) |
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A2A Kopano |
Internal audit services |
22 July 2015 |
3 years |
R14 741 395.00 |
Approved by Mr GF Qonde (Director General: DHET) Contracts signed by Mr MV Macikama (Executive Officer: NSF) |
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GokoLaufer MSP |
Media Consultant |
01 March 2016 |
3 years |
R 9 466 696.00 |
Approved by Mr GF Qonde (Director General: DHET) |
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National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
4 |
KPMG |
Loan book valuation, Employee engagement survey, and technical accounting opinion |
01 March 2018, 06 March 2018 and 05 March 2018 |
36 months, 3 months, and 5 months |
R 3 385 560.00 R 399 758.00 and R 499 999.00 |
Steven Zwane (Executive Officer) and Morgan Nhiwatiwa (General Manager: Finance) |
PWC |
Caseware services |
29 November 2017 |
24 months |
R 230 736.00 |
Morgan Nhiwatiwa (General Manager: Finance) |
||
Ernst and Young |
Internal audit services |
01 August 2017 |
36 months |
R 9 595 567.00 |
Board (The NSFAS Board of Directors- chaired by Sizwe Nxasana |
||
BDO |
Accounting assistance/trainees |
06 March 2018 |
3 months |
R 499 999.00 |
Morgan Nhiwatiwa (General Manager: Finance) |
||
Public Sector Education and Training Authority |
1 |
Organisational Development Africa (Pty) Ltd |
Service provider has been appointed to provide an organizational capacity assessment to support PSETA strategy. |
31 January 2018 |
3 months |
R 992 000.00 |
Marks Thibela (Acting CEO) |
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations |
9 |
Izilamani Group |
QCTO Evacuation plans |
January 2018 |
Once-off |
R 32 643.90 |
Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO) |
Phuthumani IT Solutions (Pty) Ltd |
Sage Evolution Accounting Software Implementation |
April 2017 |
Once-off |
R 93 074.00 |
Mr Innocent Gumbochuma (Director: Finance and Procurement) |
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Change Agility |
Review of QCTO Organogram, design of Job Profiles and Job Evaluations |
June 2017 |
Once-off |
R 590 855.93 |
Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO) |
||
Deloitte |
Fraud reporting and management |
April 2017 |
Once-off |
R 29 275.20 |
Ms Joyce Mashabela (Former CEO) |
||
E-software Solutions |
Records and Archive Management |
April 2017 |
Once-off |
R 48 609.20 |
Ms Joyce Mashabela (Former CEO) |
||
Mdawe Trading and Projects |
Qualifications Editorial services |
April 2017 |
Once-off |
R 378 473.29 |
Ms Joyce Mashabela (Former CEO) |
||
Isolve/Blue Ocean |
Apprentice certification system maintenance |
01 July 2017 |
24 months |
R 410 810.40 |
Ms Vijayen Naidoo (CEO) |
||
South African Institute of Distance Education (SAIDE) |
Support of OQA and E-learning |
December 2017 |
Once-off |
R 120 305.34 |
Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO) |
||
The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management |
Research on implementation of OQSF qualifications |
September 2017 |
Once-off |
R 294 900.00 |
Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO) |
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Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority |
36 |
Assign Payroll |
Payroll Services |
01 July 2016 |
21 months |
R 210 661.71 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
Astom Courier Services |
Courier Services |
01 April 2016 |
24 months |
R 157 043.61 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Bathathu Risk Services |
Insurance Services |
01 November 2017 |
12 months |
R 47 772.53 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Bidvest Steiner |
Hygiene Services |
05 May 2017 |
12 months |
R 27 089.82 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Careways Wellness (Pty) Ltd |
Employee Wellness |
01 September 2016 |
12 months |
R 300 615.26 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Deloitte and Touche |
SETA Project Management System |
01 November 2016 |
24 months |
R 4 201 110.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
DigiTrack |
Car Tracking Services |
26 November 2014 |
Month to Month |
R 6 339.19 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Edgy Nicollo (Pty) Ltd |
ICT Services |
22 October 2017 |
4 months |
R 428 221.62 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Elsiemot and Associates |
Qualification Development Facilitator |
03 July 2017 |
8 months |
R 145 920.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Fedgroup / Fieldspace |
Office Space Rental |
01 September 2012 |
67 months |
R 25 214 031.60 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Frama Mailing |
Mailing Services |
01 July 2016 |
20 months |
R 105 000.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Impetus Agricultural Development cc t/a Phakisa |
Qualification Development Facilitator |
03 July 2017 |
8 months |
R 125 000 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
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Institute for Local Government and Housing |
Qualification Development Facilitator |
03 July 2017 |
8 months |
R 145 000.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
IT Related |
Document Management System |
01 November 2016 |
15 months |
R 1 594 917.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
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Ke Nna Molobise Security and Projects |
Physical Security Services |
01 July 2017 |
9 months |
R 428 895.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Konica Minolta |
Printing Solutions |
01 June 2016 |
22 months |
R 807 062.46 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Maraba Security Services |
Security services |
01 February 2016 |
17 months |
R 640 224 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Metrofile |
Document Storage and Scanning |
01 June 2016 |
22 months |
R 357 194.30 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Mmela Financial Service |
Short term insurance |
01 August 2017 |
12 months |
R 155 937.91 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Neotel |
Communications Solutions |
01 September 2016 |
19 months |
R 981 873.38 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Nkonki Incorporated |
Fraud-hotline Services |
01 April 2016 |
24 months |
R 64 800.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
OD Management Services |
Research consultancy services |
10 January 2018 |
3 months |
R 454 860.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
ORCA |
Internal Audit |
12 July 2016 |
12 months |
R 779 760.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
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People sync SA |
Competency Assessment |
15 December 2018 |
3 months |
R 20 034.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Praxis Computing |
Great Plains Infrastructure |
21 November 2016 |
4 months |
R 386 368.80 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Rakoma and Associates |
Forensic Investigations |
05 May 2017 |
11 months |
R 396 390 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Rent-a-Store |
Storage Services |
05 April 2016 |
Month-to-Month |
R 105 600.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
SABandT |
Internal Audit |
01 November 2017 |
29 months |
R 1 076 431.53 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Sage VIP |
HR System |
23 August 2016 |
7 months |
R 201 419.90 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Shortlift |
Lift Maintenance |
01 April 2016 |
24 months |
R 8 253.60 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Sikunyana Incorporated |
Legal Services |
31 May 2017 |
10 months |
R 2 116 790.00 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
||
Trans Fire |
Fire Systems Maintenance Services |
01 April 2016 |
24 months |
R 42 050.04 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
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Underhill Investment Holdings CC |
Research consultancy services |
03 July 2017 |
4 months |
R 490 796.84 |
Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator) |
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Kaelo In Session |
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting, Research, Governance, Risk, and Compliance |
01 April 2018 |
6 months |
R 1 000 hourly rate |
Vukani Memela Memela (Acting CEO) |
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Mabece Tilana inc. Attorneys (MTI attorneys) |
Legal Services on a need basis |
01 April 2018 |
6 months |
R 11 000 hourly rate |
Vukani Memela Memela (Acting CEO) |
||
Kaelo In Session |
Corporate Services advisor |
01 April 2018 |
1 months |
R 1 000 hourly rate |
Vukani Memela Memela (Acting CEO) |
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Transport Education Training Authority |
17 |
Ubuntu Technologies |
Voice Over Internet Protocol Telephony and Video Conferencing Facility Implementation as well as SLA |
17 March 2016 |
30 months |
R 2 161 998.52 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
Oma Chartered Accountants |
Internal Audit Services |
01 September 2016 |
2 years |
R 1 205 048.33 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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Redflank Solutions (Pty) Ltd |
Conduct end of term (NSDS111 2011-2016) Outcome Evaluation of TETA mandate |
19 June 2017 |
12 months |
R1 002 000.00 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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Collin Nciki cc |
Minutes Taking |
20 March 2018 |
12 months |
R 290 000.00 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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Gordon Institute of Business Science |
International Leadership Executive Development Programme for Women to 15 participants plus 5 programme stakeholders at NQF Level 8 |
26 September 2017 |
12 months |
R 5 227 787.00 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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Gordon Institute of Business Science |
International Leadership Executive Development Programme for 15 participants plus 5 programme stakeholders at NQF Level 8 |
26 September 2017 |
12 months |
R 5 561 218.00 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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Gordon Institute of Business Science |
International Leadership Development Programme for 15 participants plus 5 programme stakeholders at NQF Level 6 |
26 September 2017 |
12 months |
R 5 685 153.00 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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ICAS Employee and Organisation Enhancement Services |
Employee Wellness Programme |
10 July 2017 |
2 years |
R 328 083.13 |
Mr Famanda Shirindza (Acting CEO) |
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Deloitte and Touche |
Fraud Hotline |
01 August 2017 |
3 years |
R 168 150.00 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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Abeeda and Associates (Pty) Ltd |
Request for proposal from the service provider to perform the function of Qualifications Development Facilitator |
15 January 2018 |
12 months |
R 1 564 668.00 |
Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO) |
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Dajo Associates (Pty) Ltd |
Conduct Tracer Study of Transport Education and Training Authority funded Artisan Training (NSDS III Period) |
01 April 2018 |
8 months |
R 1 200 000.00 |
In the process of signing SLA |
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Dajo Associates (Pty) Ltd |
Conduct Research Study on ‘The Extent of Skills Mismatch (Gaps) in the Transport Sector’ |
01 April 2018 |
8 months |
R 999 997.50 |
In the process of signing SLA |
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Urban-Econ Development Economists (Pty) Ltd |
01 April 2018 |
8 months |
R 1 137 465.00 |
In the process of signing SLA |
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External Moderation to Teta |
01 March 2018 |
12 months |
Daily Rate of R 2 500.00 |
In the process of signing SLA |
07 May 2018 - NW1127
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether her department and/or the National Student Financial Aid Scheme or any other body funded by her department laid charges with the relevant law enforcement agencies against those individuals who had allegedly committed fraud and who were identified in the Nexus Forensic Services report submitted to her department earlier in 2018; if not, (a) why not and (b)(i) how and (ii) by whom will this matter be handled in the future; if so, what number of individuals were named in the charges?
Reply:
Nexus Forensics Services provided the Department with an extensive report containing findings and recommendations, which the Department is considering. The Department will revert to Parliament as soon as this process is finalised.
07 May 2018 - NW1021
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What number of institutions of higher learning have a healthcare facility and (b) for each of the specified institutions, (i) what is the name of the institution, (ii) what services are offered, (iii) what is the cost of the service and (iv) what number of employees is providing the service in each profession?
Reply:
a) All 26 universities have healthcare facilities.
(b)(i)-(ii) There are 73 healthcare facilities across the 26 institutions. Their names and services offered are as follows:
(b)(i) Institution |
(b)(i) Name of the facility |
(b)(ii) Services offered |
1. North West University |
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2. Nelson Mandela University |
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3. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
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4. Walter Sisulu University |
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5. University of Venda |
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6. University of the Witwatersrand |
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Free Services
Paid Services
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7. University of Cape Town |
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8. University of the Free State |
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9. University of Limpopo |
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10. Sefako Makgatho University |
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11. Vaal University of Technology |
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12. University of KwaZulu-Natal |
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13. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
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14. Central University of Technology |
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15. University of Pretoria |
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16. University of Forthare |
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17. University of Zululand: |
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18. University of the Western Cape |
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19. University of Johannesburg |
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20. University of South Africa |
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21. Tshwane University of Technology |
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22. University of Fort Hare |
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23. Stellenbosch University |
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24. Durban University of Technology |
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25. University of Mpumalanga |
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26. Sol Plaatje University |
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The University of Mpumalanga is one of two new universities where the construction of its Campus Clinic was completed at the end of 2017 and the facility is not yet operational. The University has an arrangement with the Mpumalanga Department of Health which provides mobile clinic services at the Mbombela Campus once a month and a contract with ER24 for the provision of emergency medical services at the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Campuses. In January 2018, the University appointed a Student Counsellor who provides counselling services to students at the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Campuses.
(iii) The cost of offering healthcare services at the twenty-five universities is
R 185 878 367.
(iv) The number of employees providing the services in each profession is as follows:
- 34 x Medical Doctors;
- 166 x Nurses;
- 26 x Paramedics;
- 12 x HIV/AIDS Counsellors;
- 16 x Other Counsellors;
- 8 x HIV/AIDS Co-Ordinators/Officers;
- 1 x Physiotherapist;
- 4 x Social Workers;
- 14 x Health Promoters;
- 2 x First Aiders;
- 3 x Medical Assistants;
- 2 x Psychiatrists;
- 20 x Psychologists;
- 3 x Employee Assistance Programme Specialists; and
- 1 x Radiation Protection Officer.