Hansard: NA: Unrevised Hansard

House: National Assembly

Date of Meeting: 16 Aug 2016

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                                          Memorandum from the Parliamentary Office                                             

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION 135

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF QUESTION PAPER: 16/08/2016

(QUESTION PAPER 19 OF 2016)

Mr C D Kekana (ANC) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:

What progress has been made with regard to the development of infrastructure and maintenance plans for the community education and training colleges?                                                                                                                       

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REPLY:

The Department identified nine buildings, one in each province, to host the newly established Community Education and Training (CET) Colleges. These buildings are the management and administration hubs for Community Learning Centres, and are indicated below. Lease agreements have been finalised with the hosting institutions, i.e. faith-based organisations, non-profit organisations, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and universities.

The Department also conducted a needs analysis to determine the nature of renovations to be undertaken and identified the following:

• Portioning of office space according to the approved office space;
• Strengthening  of security;
• Minor renovations (painting, replacements); and
• Mechanical ventilation.

All nine CET Colleges have submitted their requirements for office furniture and the Department is in the process of finalising these deliveries.

The costs, as projected below, excludes Information Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure, which is still being processed.

 

Name of CET College	Physical Address	Status of Building
Eastern Cape	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth	Ready for immediate occupation
Free State	Thabiso Skills Institute Welkom	Ready for immediate occupation
Gauteng	Central Johannesburg College TVET College Crown Mine Campus Johannesburg	Renovation costs are estimated at R150 000
KwaZulu-Natal	Durban University of Technology (DUT) Indumiso Campus Pietermaritzburg	Renovated by DUT
Limpopo	Pax College Polokwane	Renovation costs are estimated at R40 000
Mpumalanga	Nkangala TVET College Siyabuswa	Renovation costs are estimated at R130 000
Northern Cape	Northern Cape Rural TVET College Upington	Ready for immediate occupation
North West	Mmakau ABET Project Ga-Rankuwa	Renovation costs are estimated at R220 000
Western Cape	Elgin Learning Foundation Grabouw	Renovation costs are estimated at R300 000

 

 

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QUESTION 135 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

 

 

 

 

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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