Question NW1917 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
28 July 2017 - NW1917
Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
How many (a) community learning centres are being administered by each of the community education and training colleges (CETCs) and (b) learners were enrolled at each site as at (i) 31 March 2015, (ii) 31 March 2016 and (iii) 31 March 2017; 2) (a) what is the number of subject enrolments at each centre and (b) what (i) number and (ii) percentage of subject passes were achieved in 2015 and 2016 by learners of our CETCs; 3) how many full qualifications per level on the National Qualifications Framework were achieved by learners at each of the CETCs in 2015 and 2016; 4) how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff members have been employed by each of the CETCs as at 31 March 2016 and 31 March 2017?
Reply:
1. (a) There are nine Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, one in each Province. In total there are 3 276 Community Learning Centres (CLCs) subsumed under the CET colleges. The breakdown is as follows:
|
CET College |
Number of CLCs |
|
Limpopo CET College |
779 |
|
Eastern Cape CET College |
304 |
|
Western Cape CET College |
254 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal CET College |
1097 |
|
North West CET College |
148 |
|
Northern Cape CET College |
191 |
|
Free State CET College |
204 |
|
Gauteng CET College |
47 |
|
Mpumalanga CET College |
252 |
(b) Learners enrolled at each CET college:
|
CET College |
Total number of learners |
||
|
(i) 31 March 2015 |
(ii) 31 March 2016 |
(iii) 31 March 2017 |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
33 024 |
35 042 |
37 168 |
|
Free State |
20 010 |
18 412 |
16 109 |
|
Gauteng |
92 388 |
81 255 |
82 653 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
61 917 |
60 044 |
38 974 |
|
Mpumalanga |
22 130 |
19 935 |
15 407 |
|
Limpopo |
26 984 |
24 962 |
24 406 |
|
Northern Cape |
3 354 |
4 135 |
3 294 |
|
North West |
15 675 |
15 978 |
13 553 |
|
Western Cape |
18 659 |
16 713 |
16 197 |
2. (a) Students have a choice to enrol for 5 or 6 Learning Areas to obtain the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) at NQF Level 1. The learning area choice must add up to 120 credits and align to the rules of combination of the qualification. The GETC qualification comprises of 26 Learning Areas in total.
|
2015 enrolments and completion percentages |
|||
|
CET College |
Number of students registered |
Number that wrote exams |
Completion rate (%) |
|
Eastern Cape |
15 026 |
11 388 |
39.9 |
|
Free State |
4 742 |
4 266 |
37.4 |
|
Gauteng |
15 883 |
12 295 |
35.0 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
27 607 |
17 201 |
39.3 |
|
Limpopo |
25 259 |
22 694 |
39.4 |
|
Mpumalanga |
12 780 |
10 095 |
32.4 |
|
Northern Cape |
2 263 |
1 825 |
34.6 |
|
North West |
9 998 |
8 985 |
33.6 |
|
Western Cape |
3 666 |
2 854 |
37.2 |
|
Total |
117 224 |
91 603 |
37.3 |
|
2016 enrolments and completion percentages |
|||
|
CET College |
Number of students registered |
Number that wrote exams |
Completion rate (%) |
|
Eastern Cape |
11 155 |
6 937 |
39.2 |
|
Free State |
4 216 |
3 682 |
32.7 |
|
Gauteng |
14 392 |
10 792 |
31.3 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
24 057 |
16 934 |
40.4 |
|
Limpopo |
22 103 |
19 485 |
37.0 |
|
Mpumalanga |
10 101 |
7 882 |
34.2 |
|
Northern Cape |
2 165 |
1 856 |
28.0 |
|
North West |
9 226 |
8 116 |
30.8 |
|
Western Cape |
3 075 |
2 421 |
39.0 |
|
Total |
100 490 |
78 105 |
35.9 |
(3) The full qualifications per level on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) are tabulated below.
|
2015 CET Certification rate for NQF level 1 |
|
|
College |
Number passed |
|
Eastern Cape |
4 549 |
|
Free State |
1 595 |
|
Gauteng |
4 305 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
6 755 |
|
Limpopo |
8 937 |
|
Mpumalanga |
3 272 |
|
Northern Cape |
631 |
|
North West |
3 019 |
|
Western Cape |
1 062 |
|
Total |
34 125 |
|
2016 CET Certification rate NQF level 1 |
|
|
College |
Number passed |
|
Eastern Cape |
2 720 |
|
Free State |
1 205 |
|
Gauteng |
3 381 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
6 845 |
|
Limpopo |
7 213 |
|
Mpumalanga |
2 696 |
|
Northern Cape |
519 |
|
North-West |
2 502 |
|
Western Cape |
943 |
|
Total |
28 024 |
(4) The employment categories are tabulated below.
|
CET College |
31 March 2016 |
31 March 2017 |
||
|
Full-time |
Part-time |
Full-time |
Part-time |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
0 |
2 997 |
5 |
2 776 |
|
Free State |
0 |
1 068 |
0 |
1 068 |
|
Gauteng |
532 |
1 858 |
540 |
1 878 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
18 |
6 522 |
19 |
6 522 |
|
Mpumalanga |
11 |
1 601 |
11 |
1 538 |
|
Limpopo |
1 790 |
0 |
1 750 |
0 |
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
186 |
0 |
182 |
|
North West |
5 |
1 343 |
4 |
1 171 |
|
Western Cape |
172 |
355 |
167 |
348 |
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