Question NW72 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training

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17 February 2017 - NW72

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Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)How many (a)(i) public and (ii) private technical vocational education and training colleges entered candidates for the National Certificate Vocational (Level 4) and (b) candidates were enrolled by each college for the (aa) 2014, (bb) 2015 and (cc) 2016 November examination opportunities of the specified certificate; (2) what (a) was the pass rate for each of the specified colleges after the first examination opportunity in each case, (b) was the overall pass rate for the specified examination opportunities and (c) steps, did his department take to improve the results of the specified colleges who obtained a pass rate of lower than 40% in the specified examination opportunities?

Reply:

1. Table 1 contains the number of candidates entered for the National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 November examinations at each public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college and Table 2 for each private college.

Table 1: Public TVET Colleges

  1. (i)

COLLEGE NAME

(b) (aa)

2014

(b) (bb)

2015

(b) (cc)

2016

BOLAND PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

393

411

284

BUFFALO CITY PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

713

890

598

CAPRICORN TVET COLLEGE

948

986

879

CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

365

266

122

COASTAL KZN TVET COLLEGE

1 042

1 061

1 185

COLLEGE OF CAPE TOWN

635

671

488

EASTCAPE MIDLANDS PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

582

596

462

EHLANZENI PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

553

620

462

EKURHULENI EAST PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

407

536

447

EKURHULENI WEST PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

1 094

1 221

1 184

ELANGENI COLLEGE FOR TVET

562

728

661

ESAYIDI TVET COLLEGE

833

794

677

FALSE BAY PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

424

441

303

FLAVIUS MAREKA TVET COLLEGE

46

54

16

GERT SIBANDE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

1 136

1 183

1 171

GOLDFIELDS TVET COLLEGE

106

169

104

IKHALA PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

260

251

258

INGWE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

340

475

398

KING HINTSA PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

158

246

322

KING SABATADALINDYEBO PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

374

611

501

LEPHALALE TVET COLLEGE

140

73

36

LETABA TVET COLLEGE

646

725

453

LOVEDALE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

308

387

245

MAJUBA TVET COLLEGE

569

501

333

MALUTI TVET COLLEGE

348

344

352

MNAMBITHI TVET COLLEGE

345

337

242

MOPANI SOUTH EAST TVET COLLEGE

752

762

758

MOTHEO TVET COLLEGE

144

166

147

MTHASHANA TVET COLLEGE

365

477

286

NKANGALA PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

451

655

717

NORTHLINK COLLEGE

358

527

195

ORBIT TVET COLLEGE

658

762

424

PORT ELIZABETH PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

793

788

534

RURAL PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

120

134

106

SEDIBENG PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

500

666

324

SEKHUKHUNE TVET COLLEGE

386

423

358

SOUTH CAPE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

451

442

398

SOUTH WEST GAUTENG COLLEGE

1 216

1 291

953

TALETSO TVET COLLEGE

466

453

222

THEKWINI TVET COLLEGE

182

229

225

TSHWANE NORTH COLLEGE FOR TVET

460

457

252

TSHWANE SOUTH PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

403

481

210

UMFOLOZI TVET COLLEGE

1 056

1 290

852

UMGUNGUNDLOVU TVET COLLEGE

121

155

156

URBAN PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

191

272

177

VHEMBE TVET COLLEGE

752

1 004

695

VUSELELA TVET COLLEGE

492

637

242

WATERBERG TVET COLLEGE

461

625

380

WEST COAST PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

702

834

532

WESTERN PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

134

135

102

Total

24 941

28 242

21 428

Table 2: Private Colleges

  1. (ii)

COLLEGE NAME

(b) (aa)

2014

(b) (bb)

2015

(b) (cc)

2016

ACADEMY AT VAAL TRIANGLE

 

 

2

ACADEMY OF BUSINESS & COMPUTER STUDIES

47

53

40

AFRICA INST. OF MANAGEMENT & TECH:JHB

5

4

 

ARANDA LEARNERSHIP COLLEGE (PTY) LTD

 

15

8

BETTER BEST EDUCATION PROJECTS

11

11

0

BROOKLYN CITY COLLEGE

 

1

 

CITY VIEW BUSINESS COLLEGE

 

2

 

COLLEGE 2000 - TZANEEN CAMPUS

20

 

 

DAM BUSINESS COLLEGE

29

27

6

DAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE

7

9

0

DSDC COLLEGE OF SA

161

103

21

EBUS TECH CONSULTING(PTY) LTD

7

3

 

EDUSA COLLEGE

45

37

3

FIRST CHOICE VARSITY COLLEGE

26

 

 

GRAAFF-REINET CAMPUS(EASTCAPE MIDLANDS)

277

 

186

IDUTYWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

505

452

188

INNOVATUS COLLEGE

176

127

80

JEPPE COLLEGE

247

219

 95

JW SAINTS TECHNICAL COLLEGE:JOHANNESBURG

1

 

 

KINGSWAY COLL OF COMPUTING & BUS STUDIES

 

 

19

KURUMAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

268

210

117

KWAZULU-NATAL MIDLANDS CAMPUS

 

 

54

LTT MURUNWA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

28

26

17

MATATSHE TECHNICAL CENTRE

 

27

20

MSC BUSINESS COLLEGE : RUSTERNBURG

 

0

 

OPPORTUNITY LEARNING CENTRE (PTY) LTD

5

20

1

PAX COMMERCIAL COLLEGE (PTY)LTD

13

 

5

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE

19

5

0

PROSPERITY CAREER COLLEGE:BRITS

22

 

 

RHODES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

 

50

30

ROSTEC TECHNICAL COLLEGE

378

369

277

SAINT IGNATIOUS COLLEGE

 

24

27

SANDTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE

18

11

 

SAVANNA COLLEGE OF COMP & SKILLS DEV

 

29

 

SEBOKENG CAMPUS

 

 

660

SHEPPERD ACADEMY(PTY)LTD

9

 

 

SPRINGFIELD TVET COLLEGE

10

16

13

TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF SOUTH AFRICA

1 134

1 252

841

THASULULO TVET COLLEGE

64

53

3

THENGWE CAMPUS

 

 

66

TRUE HARVEST COLLEGE

5

4

 

TSHWELOPELE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE

 

32

16

TYGERBERG COLLEGE PAROW CAMPUS

742

 

607

VAAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (PTY) LTD

 

 

1

WILBERFORCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

96

97

40

Total

4 375

3 288

3 348

(2) (a) Table 3 contains the pass rate for the National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 November examinations at each public TVET college and Table 4 for each private college. The November 2016 examinations pass rates will only be finalised once the outstanding marks and processing of re-marks for this cycle has been completed.

Table 3: Public TVET Colleges

COLLEGE NAME

2014

%

2015

%

BOLAND PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

60.7

61.5

BUFFALO CITY PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

33.2

36.1

CAPRICORN TVET COLLEGE

23.8

32.0

CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

23.2

32.3

COASTAL KZN TVET COLLEGE

42.0

37.8

COLLEGE OF CAPE TOWN

58.3

61.3

EASTCAPE MIDLANDS PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

60.5

55.2

EHLANZENI PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

23.7

39.6

EKURHULENI EAST PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

37.5

43.9

EKURHULENI WEST PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

37.4

51.7

ELANGENI COLLEGE FOR TVET

30.6

31.4

ESAYIDI TVET COLLEGE

22.9

30.6

FALSE BAY PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

37.5

45.2

FLAVIUS MAREKA TVET COLLEGE

54.3

62.0

GERT SIBANDE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

50.2

53.3

GOLDFIELDS TVET COLLEGE

31.6

45.5

IKHALA PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

39.3

52.2

INGWE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

22.1

32.2

KING HINTSA PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

55.2

62.0

KING SABATADALINDYEBO PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

19.3

37.1

LEPHALALE TVET COLLEGE

11.3

28.4

LETABA TVET COLLEGE

31.1

30.3

LOVEDALE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

34.6

46.4

MAJUBA TVET COLLEGE

38.0

54.0

MALUTI TVET COLLEGE

24.3

29.2

MNAMBITHI TVET COLLEGE

27.2

30.5

MOPANI SOUTH EAST TVET COLLEGE

30.4

31.1

MOTHEO TVET COLLEGE

32.0

57.0

MTHASHANA TVET COLLEGE

36.2

37.1

NKANGALA PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

26.0

31.8

NORTHLINK COLLEGE

39.5

61.1

ORBIT TVET COLLEGE

36.3

53.3

PORT ELIZABETH PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

39.2

39.4

RURAL PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

52.0

46.0

SEDIBENG PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

28.1

42.9

SEKHUKHUNE TVET COLLEGE

29.3

39.4

SOUTH CAPE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

55.6

57.3

SOUTH WEST GAUTENG COLLEGE

27.5

33.5

TALETSO TVET COLLEGE

33.3

39.1

THEKWINI TVET COLLEGE

33.5

36.2

TSHWANE NORTH COLLEGE FOR TVET

29.1

36.0

TSHWANE SOUTH PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

19.3

39.7

UMFOLOZI TVET COLLEGE

33.0

25.6

UMGUNGUNDLOVU TVET COLLEGE

34.8

33.3

URBAN PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

19.5

40.1

VHEMBE TVET COLLEGE

15.3

26.3

VUSELELA TVET COLLEGE

23.8

20.6

WATERBERG TVET COLLEGE

42.7

52.4

WEST COAST PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

40.3

39.1

WESTERN PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE

34.2

45.8

Table 4: Private Colleges

COLLEGE NAME

2014

%

2015

%

ACADEMY OF BUSINESS & COMPUTER STUDIES

19.4

23.1

AFRICA INST. OF MANAGEMENT & TECH:JHB

33.3

33.3

ARANDA LEARNERSHIP COLLEGE (PTY) LTD

 

60.0

BETTER BEST EDUCATION PROJECTS

9.1

45.5

BROOKLYN CITY COLLEGE

 

 

CITY VIEW BUSINESS COLLEGE

 

0

COLLEGE 2000 - TZANEEN CAMPUS

5.0

 

DAM BUSINESS COLLEGE

20.0

31.6

DAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE

 

80.0

DSDC COLLEGE OF SA

16.1

18.3

EBUS TECH CONSULTING(PTY) LTD

0

0

EDUSA COLLEGE

7.4

22.2

FIRST CHOICE VARSITY COLLEGE

0

 

GRAAFF-REINET CAMPUS (EASTCAPE MIDLANDS)

56.0

 

IDUTYWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

20.5

34.8

INNOVATUS COLLEGE

64.3

38.5

JEPPE COLLEGE

16.8

18.7

JW SAINTS TECHNICAL COLLEGE: JOHANNESBURG

 

 

KURUMAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

23.8

40.7

LTT MURUNWA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

31.8

58.3

MATATSHE TECHNICAL CENTRE

 

38.9

MSC BUSINESS COLLEGE : RUSTERNBURG

 

 

OPPORTUNITY LEARNING CENTRE (PTY) LTD

0

8.3

PAX COMMERCIAL COLLEGE (PTY)LTD

0

 

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE

7.1

33.3

PROSPERITY CAREER COLLEGE:BRITS

8.3

 

RHODES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

 

38.1

ROSTEC TECHNICAL COLLEGE

17.1

19.8

SAINT IGNATIOUS COLLEGE

 

66.7

SANDTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE

100.0

0

SAVANNA COLLEGE OF COMP & SKILLS DEV

 

60.0

SHEPPERD ACADEMY (PTY) LTD

0

 

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE

33.3

30.0

TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF SOUTH AFRICA

48.5

55.7

THASULULO COLLEGE

13.3

13.5

TLHARIHANI TRAINING CENTRE

0

 

TRUE HARVEST COLLEGE

0

0

TSHWELOPELE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE

 

57.1

TYGERBERG COLLEGE PAROW CAMPUS

75.8

 

WILBERFORCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

19.0

25.4

(b) Table 5 contains the overall pass rate for the National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 November examinations.

Table 5: Overall pass rate

COLLEGE SECTOR

2014

%

2015

%

PUBLIC TVET COLLEGES

34.4

40.2

PRIVATE COLLEGES

41.9

40.2

(c) Four key initiatives are being implemented to improve student performance at individual subject and overall certification levels:

(i) A student attendance policy was introduced in 2014 and implementation was strengthened in 2015 and 2016, where students need to comply with at least an 80% attendance rate to qualify to write the examinations. Notable improvements in student attendance have been recorded, although there are still colleges who struggle to entrench a culture of attendance. The recent student protests have also militated against disciplined attendance.

(ii) Since 2016, all colleges are required to develop and implement annual Teaching and Learning Plans (TLPs) with standards for curriculum delivery across seven key areas:

  • Enrolment preparation;
  • Classroom teaching and support;
  • Student practical application for on-course learning;
  • Student assessments: On-site and continuous assessments;
  • Student academic support;
  • Lecturer support and capacity-building; and
  • Work placement (students and lecturers).

The TLPs are submitted and analysed by the Department. Officials in the six regional offices provide support to the colleges to improve curriculum delivery and provide qualitative reports on the status of teaching and learning in the colleges. Through this process, colleges are compelled to identify gaps in the delivery of quality teaching and learning, and to commit to addressing these gaps.

(iii) Lecturer capacity building has been identified as a critical area towards improving student performance. The number of unqualified lecturers, i.e. lecturers without a professional and academic/technical qualifications, is below 700 against a potential lecturing workforce of around 10 000. A larger problem exists in that the qualified lecturers’ knowledge and competencies have not kept abreast with the new and revised curricula in the NC(V) qualifications. To address this gap, 36 curriculum specialists will be appointed in 2017 in the poor performing subjects to provide support to lecturers in the delivery of these subjects.

(iv) Students accessing TVET colleges generally have poor learning foundations (literacy and numeracy) and putting them into bridging programmes whilst concurrently enrolled in TVET programmes places unrealistic academic demands on these students. The Department will be introducing a Foundational Learning Programme (FLP) in 2018, for all new TVET enrolees without a National Senior Certificate. Placement in the FLP will be based on a baseline test developed by the Career Development Services unit located within the Department.

 

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