Question NW1910 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
26 July 2017 - NW1910
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)With reference to his reply to question 1384 on 6 June 2017 regarding the discretionary grants for teacher training, (a) what is the total amount of discretionary grants paid in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years, (b) which service providers were appointed to provide training on behalf of the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP), (c) what amount was each service provider paid and (d) how many employees were trained; (2) did the employees successfully complete the training and/or unit standards as listed in the National Qualification Framework; if so, how many were found competent against the (a) training and/or (b) unit standards; (3) how and through which organisations was each of the beneficiaries of this training programme identified?
Reply:
(1) (a) The total amount of discretionary grants paid in:
(i) 2004/15 : R3 505 995.00;
(ii) 2015/16 : R2 140 432.00
(iii) 2016/17 : R136 250.00
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2014/15 |
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Teacher Union |
(b) Service provider |
(c) Amount paid |
(d) Number of employees trained |
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South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) |
University of the Western Cape |
Contract Amount: R1 550 000.00 Amount paid to date: R1 550 000.00 |
60 |
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Curtis Nkondo Professional Development Institute |
Contract Amount: R199 920.00 Amount paid to date: R199 920.00 |
68 |
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Professional Educators Union (PEU) |
North West University |
Contract Amount: R497 045.00 Amount paid to date: R458 250.00 |
30 |
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North West University |
Contract Amount: R171 000. 00 Amount paid to date: R171 000.00 |
39 |
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National Teachers Union (NATU) |
Central University of Technology |
Contract Amount: R500 000.00 Amount paid to date: R500 000.00 |
20 |
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Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwyserunie (SAOU) |
CE@PTA Trust |
Contract Amount: R135 625.00 Amount paid to date: R131 250.00 |
24 |
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North West University |
Contract Amount: R170 000.00 Amount paid to date: R0.00 |
8 |
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North West University |
Contract Amount: R175 000.00 Amount paid to date: R0.00 |
- |
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Stellenbosch University |
Contract Amount: R43 500.00 Amount paid to date: R0.00 |
- |
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National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
Contract Amount: R495 575.00 Amount paid to date R495 575.00 |
88 |
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2015/16 |
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Teacher Union |
(b) Service provider |
(c) Amount paid |
(d) Number of employees trained |
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National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) |
North West University |
Contract Amount: R376 000.00 Amount paid to date R282 000.00 |
80 |
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University of Pretoria |
Contract Amount: R14 000.00 Amount paid to date R14 000.00 |
1 |
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University of Pretoria |
Contract Amount: R273 750.00 Amount paid to date R241 850. 00 |
14 |
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National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) |
NTEU |
Contract Amount: R250 000.00 Amount paid to date R188 582.00 |
66 |
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National Teachers Union (NATU) |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Contract Amount: R300 000.00 Amount paid to date R300 000.00 |
42 |
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Professional Educators Union (PEU) |
North West University |
Contract Amount: R250 000.00 Amount paid to date R115 000.00 |
42 |
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South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
Contract Amount: R999 000.00 Amount paid to date R999 000.00 |
900 |
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2016/17 |
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Teacher Union |
(b) Service provider |
(c) Amount paid |
(d) Number of employees trained |
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National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) |
North West University Business School |
Contract Amount: R97 500.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
- |
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Business Enterprise – University of Pretoria |
Contract Amount: R261 540.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
53 |
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MMS Attorneys |
Contract Amount: R795 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
- |
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North West University |
Contract Amount: R186 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
21 |
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North West University |
Contract Amount: R272 250.00 Amount paid to date R136 250.00 |
30 |
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Professional Educators Union (PEU) |
North West University Business School |
Contract Amount: R105 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
- |
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North West University Business School |
Contract Amount: R270 300.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
- |
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North West University Business School |
Contract Amount: R337 750.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
56 |
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South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) |
MMS Attorneys |
Contract Amount: R2 000 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00 |
232 |
(2) (a) Not applicable.
(b) The total number of employees who were found competent against unit standards:
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- 2014/15 : 742
- 2015/16 : 300
- 2016/17 : 232
(3) The beneficiaries of the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) funded skills development programmes were identified by the respective teacher union institutes.
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Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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