Question NW690 to the Minister of Basic Education
25 March 2024 - NW690
Van Zyl, Ms A M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) What is the total number of teaching assistants who are (a) currently employed and (b) permanently employed in each province; (2) what (a) is the vacancy rate of teaching assistants in each of the provinces and (b) total number of teaching assistants who were employed as part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus are still employed by her department?
Reply:
The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative, implemented as the Basic Education Employment Initiative across all provinces has had four (4) successful Phases, of which Phase IV concluded in September 2023. As there is no phase currently active, there are no teaching assistants employed in the Basic Education Sector.