Questions to Ministers

26 June 2018 - NW1745

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)With reference to each public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college, what maximum number of students, under optimum conditions, can be accommodated in student residences under the control of the relevant public TVET college; (2) what number of students have been accommodated during the first quarter or trimester of 2018 in student residences under the control of each relevant public TVET college; (3) what number of beds have been unoccupied due to (a) vandalism or lack of maintenance funds, (b) colleges lacking student numbers to be at theoretically maximum numbers, (c) financial limitations in bursaries available for poor students and (d) other factors leading to underutilisation of student accommodation?

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Reply:

The maximum number of students that can be accommodated in student residences under the control of public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges is 18 574.
16 467 Students were accommodated during the first quarter or trimester of the 2018 academic year in student residences, i.e. 6 821 National Certificate (Vocational) and 9 646 Report 191 students.
There are 2 107 unoccupied beds in college residences of which 352 were due to vandalism, 814 were due to a lack of maintenance, and the remaining 941 were due to refurbishments being undertaken.

Reference to factors such as a shortage of students or financial limitations did not lead to the underutilisation of student accommodation. There are sufficient numbers of students enrolled in TVET colleges to fill student residences to capacity. Furthermore, the increased bursary allocation from R2.437 billion in 2017 to R5.164 billion in 2018 is adequate to support students with accommodation allowances to fill student residences to capacity. Some colleges have found that the maximum allocation of R21 000 per annum is insufficient to accommodate students within the colleges’ residences. This amount will be reviewed for the 2019 academic year through a task team that has been established to make recommendations on the allocation of travel and accommodation allowances.

26 June 2018 - NW1868

Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources offices in (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; (2) was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?

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Reply:

1. (a) (i) The total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the Human Resource offices of the Department are as follows:

(aa) 2016 - one incident and two allegations; and

(bb) 2017 - one incident.

(ii) In 2016, one incident of racism was reported to the Human Resource offices of the Services Sector Education and Training Authority.

(b) In 2016, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union alleged that there were practices of racism and discrimination within the National Examinations and Assessment Chief Directorate of the Department.

In 2016, an incident involving an official who sent a text message containing racist remarks to a colleague was reported at the Western Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) College.

In 2016, an official allegedly used racist remarks to students at the Mthashana TVET College.

In 2017, an official allegedly sent a letter to the Council of the Ikhala TVET College containing racist remarks.

A subordinate within the Human Resource unit of the Services Sector Education and Training Authority made an allegation of racism against a manager.

2. In response to the allegations, the Department in 2017 conducted diversity management workshops. It also recommended that the allegations of racism and discrimination within the National Examination and Assessment Chief Directorate be referred to the Human Rights Commission for an independent investigation.

The incident involving an official who sent a text message allegedly containing racist remarks to a colleague was reported and investigated by the Western TVET College. The investigation was finalised, and the decision to institute a disciplinary hearing was taken wherein the official was found guilty, and the Chairperson issued a sanction of dismissal on 30 May 2016. The official filed a notice to appeal, which was dismissed by the Minister of Higher Education and Training on the advice of the Appeal Committee on 27 October 2016. The official thereafter lodged a dispute with the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) for unfair dismissal. The ELRC confirmed the dismissal on 26 April 2017.

The matter involving an official who allegedly used racist remarks toward students in 2016 at Mthashana TVET College, has been investigated and finalised. A decision to institute a disciplinary hearing wherein the official was found guilty, and the Chairperson issued a sanction of dismissal on 18 July 2016. The official filed a notice to appeal, which on review by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, and on the advice of the Appeal Committee, the sanction of dismissal was replaced with a final written warning on 27 October 2016.

The Ikhala TVET College instituted a disciplinary hearing without conducting an investigation. The disciplinary hearing commenced on 26 July 2017, the matter was finalised on 28 February 2018 wherein the official was found guilty, and the Chairperson issued a sanction of dismissal. The official has filed a notice to appeal on 07 March 2018. The outcome of the appeal is pending.

In relation to the Services Sector Education and Training Authority, the matter was investigated, and it was found that the issue of racism could not be substantiated.

26 June 2018 - NW1820

Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether (a) her spouse and/or (b) an adult family member accompanied her on any official international trip (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) is the name of the person(s), (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) destination of the trip and (cc) was the (aaa) total cost and (bbb) detailed breakdown of the costs of the accompanying person(s) to her department; (2) whether each of the specified trips were approved by the President in terms of the provisions of Section 1, Annexure A of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

1. The Minister undertook two official international trips since her appointment as the Minister of Higher Education and Training. On none of these trips was the Minister accompanied by members of her family.

The Minister travelled to Tunis in Tunisia to participate in the Islamic Development Bank Scientific Advisory Board meeting from 31 March 2018 to 4 April 2018. The organisers covered all flights and accommodation costs, while the Department only covered the daily allowance of the Minister.

The Minister also travelled to the Netherlands to attend the 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Prince Claus Chair on 12 April 2018 and was accompanied by two Departmental officials.

2. The President approved both trips.

26 June 2018 - NW1744

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What number of apprentices in each trade at each of the centres accredited for the assessment of artisans were (a) assessed and (b) found competent in each of the past three financial years?

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Reply:

It is important to note that INDLELA is the only public trade test centre accounting for 25% of the national trade tests conducted across all economic sectors related to artisan training. The INDLELA records on the number of candidates assessed and found to be competent in each trade registered for in the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years are as follows:

Trade	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18
	Assessed	Competent	Assessed	Competent	Assessed	Competent
Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic	21	19	52	41	37	0
Aircraft Structures Worker	0	0	15	11	0	0
Armature Winder	19	19	11	11	14	0
Automotive Motor Mechanic	200	95	129	71	161	87
Avionics Mechanician	0	0	4	4	0	0
Blacksmith	0	0	1	1	12	0
Boiler maker	610	305	413	356	556	416
Bricklayer	169	22	107	35	172	61
Carpenter	168	74	135	90	181	118
Carpenter and Joiner	0	0	0	0	2	0
Diesel Fitter	1	0			0	0
Diesel Mechanic	465	159	355	139	535	142
Electrician	1517	996	1175	886	2015	1504
Electrical Equipment Mechanic	1	0	0	0	0	0
Electronic Equipment Mechanician	3	3	11	9	50	36
Fitter and Turner	83	50	45	23	207	43
Gunsmith	4	2	0	0	0	0
Heavy Equipment Mechanic	3	0	63	32	31	0
Instrument Mechanician	26	7	18	15	21	16
Joiner	0	0	0	0	1	1
Mechanical Fitter	806	301	360	298	572	394
Metal Machinist	49	37	19	15	32	13
Millwright	58	19	39	34	95	69
Painter	121	27	101	54	158	74
Panelbeater	13	13	17	10	19	0
Plasterer	7	4	5	1	2	2
Plumber	711	503	639	594	1035	631
Radiotrician	19	8	13	8	5	12
Refrigeration Mechanic	52	22			3	7
Rigger	195	52	164	105	320	128
Sheet Metal Worker	0	1	1	1	0	0
Structural Plater	0	0	0	0	21	0
Toolmaker	26	16			68	0
Tractor Mechanic	1	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation Electrician	7	1	62	33	127	70
Vehicle Body Builder	1	1	2	2	7	0
Vehicle Painter	3	1	21	14	24	1
Welder	387	253	380	300	393	317
TOTAL	5746	3010	4357	3193	6876	4142

There are 341 accredited trade test centres across the country delivering various historical/legacy trades in terms of the repealed Manpower Training Act and the Skills Development Act. These trades derive their theoretical alignment from the NATED 191
(N2 – N6) engineering programmes, National Certificate (Vocational) (Levels 3 – 4) engineering programmes, and Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) based Competence Based Modularised (Level 4) programmes. The list of accredited trade test centres is attached as Annexure A.

INDLELA uses a different template, as compared to the requested information. Therefore, the information regarding the number of apprentices in each trade at each of the 341 centres would require more time to consolidate. The SETA aggregated information is provided in the table below.

Total registered learners per sector

Artisan Learners Registered
SETA	Sector	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority	Chemicals	3372	4263	3 423
Construction Education And Training Authority	Construction	1 737	2024	8 748
Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority	Food Processing	45	178	168
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority	Local Government	1 020	888	647
Mining Qualifications Authority	Mining and Minerals	1 848	1978	1 952
Manufacturing Engineering And Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority	Manufacturing and Engineering	8 130	8038	6 863
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority	Safety and Security	467	401	77
Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority	Agriculture	347	227	193
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority	National and Provincial Government	33	34	20
Services Sector Education and Training Authority	Services Sector	1 127	1416	1 470
Transport Education and Training Authority	Transport	1 778	1314	1 004
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority	Fibre Processing	459	419	295
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority	Tourism and Hospitality	514	683	639
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority	Wholesale and Retail	532	269	0
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority	Health and welfare	119	87	76
*Totals registered*	21 528	22 219	25 575

Total Competent learners per sector

Artisan Learners Competent
SETA	Sector	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority	Chemicals	743	936	1110
Construction Education and Training Authority	Construction	504	1350	2225
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority	Energy	470	697	684
Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority	Food Processing	0	13	63
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority	Local Government	87	233	543
Mining Qualifications Authority	Mining and Minerals	1382	1807	1932
Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education And Training Authority	Manufacturing and Engineering	8352	9661	8443
Safety And Security Sector Education and Training Authority	Safety and Security	0	227	187
Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority	Agriculture	154	228	208
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority	National and Provincial Government	30	15	42
Services Sector Education and Training Authority	Services Sector	550	1247	1503
Transport Education and Training Authority	Transport	714	1359	1168
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority	Fibre Processing	101	124	141
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority	Tourism and Hospitality	0	0	364
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority	Wholesale and Retail	39	3	5
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority	Health and welfare	36	74	99
*Total* competent	13 162	17 974	18 717

14 June 2018 - NW1365

Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)(a) What is the total number of instances of corruption at the University of Zululand that have been reported to her department or which her department has been made aware of, (b) what are the reported allegations in each instance, (c) was each allegation investigated, (d) what was the outcome of each investigation and (e) what are the names of the people who were implicated; (2) were any punitive measure put in place in respect of each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

(1)(a) The Department of Higher Education has received information about seven alleged instances of corruption at the University of Zululand.

(b) These allegations relate to the following:

(i) procurement processes for infrastructure projects;

(ii) qualification fraud, changing of marks and tampering with admission requirements;

(iii) irregularities relating to the purchase of housing for executive managers;

(iv) the procurement process for the appointment of a computer-training service provider using funds from the Teaching Development Grant;

(v) fraud relating to the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor;

(vi) the un-procedural appointment of University of Zululand attorneys; and

(vii) an alleged R11.5 million transfer.

(c) – (d) (i) Procurement processes for infrastructure projects. The tender process for infrastructure development was challenged in court and it was halted whilst the matter was heard in court. The university investigated the matter and found that certain staff members flawed the procurement process due to the non-disclosure of material facts. The officials implicated in the irregular procurement process were subjected to the university’s disciplinary process and have since left the institution.

(ii) Qualification fraud, changing of marks and tampering with admission requirements to allow students who did not meet the requirements to be admitted. It was alleged that fake academic transcripts were being generated outside the university. The university reported that it acted decisively and suspended two employees identified in the alleged degrees for sale scam. The matter was also dealt with in the court and both accused were found guilty on 62 counts of fraud. The marks of individuals identified were removed and students were allowed to re-register.

(iii) Irregularities relating to the purchase of executive housing. The Department received a number of complaints from the Secretary of Save Unizulu amongst others, alleging financial irregularities, including the spending of R19 million on houses and plots at an up-market eco-state to house university executives. The Minister wrote to the University Council requesting clarity on the alleged irregularities. The Council responded that the purchase was approved in 2015 as part of the university’s retention strategy. The houses remain the property of the university, and the use is governed by the university housing policy.

(iv) Illegal sourcing of a computer-training programme. The allegation is linked to the appointment of a service provider to provide computer training as part of the university’s Teaching Development Grant (TDG) funded activities. The Department requested information from the university and was satisfied with the explanation. The external audit report of the TDG funded activities indicated that the funds were used to support the university’s approved TDG plan, and were in accordance with the university’s own policies. No further action was requested at that time.

(v) Alleged fraudulent appointment of the Vice-Chancellor. The appointment of a Vice-Chancellor is the remit of Council and not the Department. The Department was initially invited to sit on the selection committee due to a misinterpretation of the university rule. The Department engaged with the university explaining that the rule referred to Ministerial appointees on Council and not Departmental officials, and recused itself from the process. The Minister of Higher Education and Training also raised the matter with the Chairperson of Council and was reassured that the university had undertaken an extensive search in accordance with the recruitment policy applied to appointment of a Vice-Chancellor and been unsuccessful in attracting an appropriate candidate before the Chairperson of Council requesting Professor Mtose to consider applying for the Vice-Chancellor position.

(vi) Fraudulent/Unprocedural appointment of the University of Zululand attorneys. The university appoints its service providers in line with its own supply chain management policies. The Council approved the appointment of the attorneys. The university has submitted satisfactory reports on time and in line with reporting requirements. In 2016, it received an unqualified audit opinion. The analysis of the reports does not show any material irregularities in respect to its supply chain management.

(vii) Illegal transfer of R11.5 million. An illegal transfer of R11.5 million to a private account occurred in 2013 just before the Administrator left the university. A forensic audit was undertaken by the university to investigate the case. The university has indicated that it had dealt with the matter. The Department has not seen the forensic report.

(2) Although the university has investigated all the cases detailed above, and put in place various punitive measures, the Minister has recently directed the Council to conduct an independent forensic investigation into a whole range of matters, including the above, so that these allegations can be comprehensively addressed as a matter of urgency.

11 June 2018 - NW1585

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What (a) steps has her department taken to assist the Tshwane South Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in its efforts to address the challenges experienced over the past few years and improve the quality of management, teaching and learning at this institution and (b) has/have been identified as the cause(s) of the disruption and tensions experienced in the institution in the past; (2) what has she found still needs to be done to address the challenges experienced by the institution; (3) by what date is it expected for the actions and/or interventions to show the desired results; (4) whether she has found that there are staff members who have been caught in the middle of these tensions; if so, what will be done to protect their interests?

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(1) (a) To improve the quality of management, the Department has supported Tshwane South Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in various ways through the Professional Development of Campus Managers Project and strengthening of management capacity at the sites of delivery. Two campus managers that were identified received training in Management and Leadership and a further four campus managers will undergo training in the 2018/19 financial year.

To improve teaching and learning, the Department assisted the college through the implementation of the Teaching and Learning Support Plans. The Department analysed the college’s readiness to provide quality teaching and learning focusing on seven critical areas, which amongst others, include classroom teaching and support, student assessment and in-house lecturer capacity development.

Concerning skills development, the Department has provided the college with skills levy funding for the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years. The college is required to submit training plans, and reports on training and development interventions carried out to improve the quality of management, teaching and learning.

The college reported that in 2016, 30 management staff, 105 lecturing staff and 71 support staff were trained in programmes relevant to their current job functions. In 2017, 54 management staff, 53 lecturing staff and 104 support staff were trained. So far, in 2018, 43 management staff, 46 lecturing staff and 54 support staff have been trained.

The Department has also developed a web-based Lecturer Support System wherein lecturers register as users and access training videos and other support material which they can download and use offline. To date, 259 lecturers and academic management staff at the college have registered as users on the LSS.

(b) Tensions and disruptions are experienced due to, amongst others, improper implementation of labour relations practices. Many of the tensions between management and staff, as well as between management and students, could be reduced through better management of labour relations, improved student governance, and improved students and staff work placement.

(2) Building good labour relations at a campus, i.e. training campus managers on the processes that are required to be put in place to avoid labour disputes. Building student centred campuses, i.e. training on the minimum standards required for effective campus teaching and learning; developing a campus learning culture and communication; planning for managing effective teaching and learning on a campus; implementing effective campus academic management; effective monitoring of teaching and learning by the campus manager; and feedback as a strategy to manage effective teaching and learning at a campus.

(3) It is expected for the actions and/or interventions to show the desired results progressively. The Department continues to monitor progress at the end of each trimester, semester and annually.

(4) The Department has not found any staff member to be in the middle of these tensions.

11 June 2018 - NW1419

Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)With regard to reports of unpaid National Student Financial Aid Scheme bursaries resulting in student protests, (a) what number of students have been affected by the delay and (b) of this number, what number is due to (i) information not being received from their institution for the purposes of generating agreements and (ii) agreements having been generated but students not signing the agreements; (2) (a) what number of (i) universities and (ii) technical and vocational education and training colleges have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since 1 January 2018 and (b) what steps are being taken to resolve the problem?

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has provided the data in response to the questions posed.

(a) In respect to universities, the following universities have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since January 2018 (data as at 28 May 2018):

Universities	(a) Applications affected by the delay in payment of 2018 bursaries	(b) (i) Applications that are provisionally funded but where registration records have not been matched	(b) (ii) Applications where the bursary has been generated but not signed by students
Durban University of Technology	7195	6003	1192
Mangosuthu University of Technology	4680	4460	220
Nelson Mandela University	4781	4107	674
University of Fort Hare	3013	2833	180
University of Limpopo	4050	3350	700
University of South Africa	35001	26754	8247
Walter Sisulu University	12918	12918	WSU has submitted no registration data
University of Venda	4129	3726	403
Central University of Technology	4186	3423	763
University of Zululand	6203	5195	1008
University of KwaZulu-Natal	9888	9609	279
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	4919	4536	383

In respect to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, the following colleges have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since
January 2018 (data as at 28 May 2018).

Colleges	(a) Applications affected by the delay in payment of 2018 bursaries	(b) (i) Applications that are provisionally funded but where registration records have not been sent	(b) (ii) Applications where the bursary has been generated but not signed by students
Buffalo City	1513	488	1025
Ingwe	1514	1514	The college has submitted no registration data
Mopani South East	1108	317	791
Umgungundlovu	2345	1536	809
Umfolozi	644	610	34
Tshwane North	4199	3804	395
Northlink	1746	753	993
Goldfields	1182	1182	The college has submitted no registration data
Maluti	2872	2523	349
Flavius Mareka	1210	237	973
Vhembe	2678	998	1680

TVET college students apply directly to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for financial aid and to the colleges for allowances. In a bid to expedite payment of allowances, the Department has requested TVET colleges to proactively identify all students in need of allowances and submit their details to the Department for intervention.

2. (a) Twelve (12) universities and eleven (11) TVET colleges have experienced disruptions since 1 January 2018. In respect of universities, it should be noted that not all disruptions relate to NSFAS delays, and often features as part of a combination of other issues. Other matters such as security issues on campuses and student housing have also featured as causes of student protests.

(b) Upfront payments have been advanced to all universities and TVET colleges between January and April 2018, to ensure that funded students (first time entry (FTEN), senior and returning students) receive their allowances while NSFAS works on finalising the implementation of the bursary agreement, standardised allowances and data integration issues to enable it to generate the agreement forms and get contracts signed. To date, all universities and colleges have received three (3) upfront payments totalling R4.5 billion for the university sector and R2.5 billion for the college sector.

The universities where NSFAS is disbursing allowances directly to students through the sBux system have had intermittent disruptions due to unpaid allowances. This has been as a result of unloaded registration data for both new and returning students, and/or on account of records from 2017 not successfully migrating to 2018 (either because academic results were not loaded successfully in 2017, or 2017 Loan Agreement Form/Schedule of Particulars (LAFSOPs) were signed only in March and April 2018, and their statuses were not updated accordingly). Interventions at these institutions have therefore focused on assisting these universities with the successful uploading of academic results and registration data, thereby allowing for the disbursement of allowances. There have also been meetings with university officials, through the Office of the Executive and the University Servicing Team; ensuring that a solution is reached speedily with the university on how best to capture the data and effect disbursement.

For universities not on the sBux system, NSFAS has ensured that universities are aware that they are expected to use upfront payments – paid by NSFAS to all universities – to pay allowances to NSFAS-funded students. In some instances, where universities have cash flow problems, NSFAS has paid additional up-front funds to ensure that student allowances are paid.

In the case of TVET Colleges, NSFAS disbursed R18.7 million directly to 19 033 students through sBux. For colleges not on the sBux system, NSFAS has also ensured that these colleges are aware that they are expected to use upfront payments – paid by NSFAS to all colleges – to pay allowances to NSFAS-funded students.

The Department is working closely with NSFAS and institutions to ensure that challenges are resolved as a matter of urgency.

04 June 2018 - NW1126

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What are the reason(s) for the significant drop in the number of learners at level 4 at each community education and training college for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017, as illustrated by the number of learners sitting for examinations in language learning areas of 152 720 learners in 2015, 116 133 learners in 2016 and 73 076 learners in 2017; (2) whether she has found this drop in the numbers of learners studying through community education and training colleges to be a matter of concern; if so, (a) what steps does she intend to take to reverse this trend, (b) when will the specified steps be implemented and (c) to what extent should a turnaround be experienced; (3) whether there is any explanation from an operational point of view for the vast differences in the pass rates at community and education colleges for each year, as illustrated by the pass rates for the language learning areas of 46,0% in 2015, 62,9% in 2016 and 94,5% in 2017; if not, what would explain the vast differences; if so, what would the reason(s) be

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1. The Department has monitorin the Community Learning Centres (CLCs) since 2017,has undertaken lecturer roadshows from January 2018 to February 2018. In these engagements with CLCs, the following factors were attributed to the low enrolment numbers:

Delay in the certification of students:

There are challenges with the data from the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) system for certifying students who have written the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC): Adult Basic Education and Training qualification. The SITA system is unable to consolidate the results of students who have written individual subjects over a number of examination cycles. An examination forum inclusive of officials from the Department’s Community Education and Training (CET) branch, CET colleges, Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), SITA and the National Assessment and Examination unit has been established to deal with the challenges identified.

Inadequate provision of learning and teaching support materials:

There is an inadequate college budget allocated for the provision of Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM) to students. The procurement of LTSM takes place through the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, which is slow and results in students not getting their LTSM on time. Engagements are taking place between TVET colleges and the Department to address these issues. In addition, training is taking place for the requisition of goods and services by CET colleges so that they have a clear understanding of the supply chain management processes within TVET colleges.

Demoralised lecturers due to the non-resolution of conditions of service:

There is an inadequate allocation for the Compensation of Employees budget for the standardisation and improvement of conditions of service. The lack of resolution or finalisation of the standardisation and improvement of conditions of service causes tensions and conflicts within CET colleges and demoralises lecturers. Funding bids have been submitted to National Treasury to address the standardisation and improvement of conditions of service.

Learning space/infrastructure that is not conducive for students to learn:

Given that a number of the community learning centres are located in primary schools, with furniture tailor-made for young children; this poses a problem for the youth and adults attending these classes. The lack of CET infrastructure means that facilities, such as ablution facilities are locked when classes commence late in the afternoon or early evening resulting in students not having access to basic amenities within the host school. There are continuous engagements with PEDs and the CET colleges have begun a process of identifying closed schools and unused government infrastructure.

2. (a) The drop in the number of learners studying at CET colleges is a matter of concern since it negatively affects the overall objective of increasing access and success. The Department has undertaken the following steps:

a national teaching and learning improvement plan has been put in place to address poor performance;
budget bids have been submitted to National Treasury for additional funding on the baseline to address inadequate learning and teaching support materials;
an examinations forum has been established with PEDs to address delays in certification;
proposals on the conditions of service have been developed, which require funding and negotiations within the appropriate bargaining chamber for finalisation; and
engagement with the Department of Public Works for the possible use of underutilised and unused infrastructure.

(b) The above steps are at various stages of implementation:

the current financial year is the second year of implementing the teaching and learning improvement plan;
budget bids were submitted to National Treasury in 2017 without any success;
the examinations forum held its first meeting in the first quarter of 2018;
the establishment of a bargaining structure for Community Education and Training is on course; and
the identification of alternative infrastructure is an ongoing process.

(c) A turnaround due to different interventions is expected within the 2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework period.

3. CET colleges develop strategic and annual plans, including interventions regarding teaching and learning. The performance of students at each college is informed by the implementation of their improvement plans, the calibre of lecturers in the college and provision of leadership with regards to teaching and learning. These factors are reflected in the various monitoring reports undertaken by the Department. The National Policy on Curriculum Development and Implementation, and National Improvement Plan focuses on specific interventions to be undertaken on poor performing subjects, as well as national interventions on the training of lecturers. The improvement in the pass rate for languages in the learning areas can be attributed to the implementation of the National Improvement Plan.

04 June 2018 - NW1469

Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) she, (b) senior management service members in her department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to her have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit; (2) whether she will furnish Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?

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There are currently no plans in place to perform lifestyle audits. Should the need arise for such an audit; it will be performed within the applicable legislative framework.
Not applicable.

04 June 2018 - NW1418

Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What conditions have been placed on the receipt of funding by students from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) following the conversion of all student funding from loans to bursaries; (2) is provision made for repayment of the funding if the student (a) fails the course or (b) drops out; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) will she furnish Prof B Bozzoli with a copy of the new agreement that has been signed between NSFAS and student recipients?

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Reply:

1. The following conditions have been placed on the receipt of funding by students through the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Bursary Scheme:

In the first year of study, the student must attend and participate in lectures, tutorials and academic support programmes as required by the institution; complete all set assignments and/or tasks as required in terms of the due performance requirements of the institution; undergo all tests and examinations (written and oral) as required; obtain satisfactory results for these assignments, tasks, tests and examinations and meet the academic progression requirements (as described below);
In the second and subsequent years, the student shall be required to meet all the conditions stated above, as well as participate in a minimum of 10 (ten) days or 80 (eighty) hours of community service or special project work, of the student’s own choosing from a wide range of possibilities, at any time during the year where they do not have classes or tutorials to attend, submit a written report confirming participation once a year; and
All students funded must undertake to remain in the country and participate in the economy, for at least the number of years they have benefitted from NSFAS funding; if they wish to undertake further studies in another country, this will be permitted provided they undertake to return to South Africa to fulfil this obligation. However, students wishing to emigrate before the expiry of the commitment period shall be required to pay back the funds before they leave the country. These service requirements will be finalised for implementation in 2019.

The academic progression requirements for continued funding state that the student must satisfy the minimum progression requirements of the institution, as well as passing a minimum 50% (fifty percent) of all courses in the first year of study, and passing sufficient courses in subsequent years to enable them to complete their studies in the minimum number of years plus one year, N+1 rule.

2. No provision has been made for the repayment of the bursary should the student fail or drop-out. The only provision for repayment is when a funded student emigrates from South Africa.

3. A copy of the agreement is attached as Annexure A.

Annexure A: A sample of the new agreement

04 June 2018 - NW1362

Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether there is a maintenance plan for staff housing facilities at the Walter Sisulu University; if so, will she provide Prof B Bozzoli with a copy of the maintenance plan; (2) what amount was (a) allocated towards and (b) actually spent on the maintenance of staff housing facilities in the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18 financial years?

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Reply:

The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has provided the following responses to the questions posed:

1. WSU has a maintenance plan for all its facilities including staff accommodation. The maintenance plan for the Mthatha Campus is attached as Annexure A.

2. (a) Facilities operational expenses at WSU are combined and do not reflect each facility’s individual expense, e.g. staff houses, student residences, administration offices, laboratories, etc. Therefore, WSU cannot provide an amount that was allocated specifically to staff housing facilities in each of the stipulated financial years.

(b) Given that WSU does not separate their accounts according to facilities as indicated under 2(a) above, WSU is unable to provide details of expenditure on staff housing for the stipulated periods.

Anexure A: Mthatha Maintenance Plan for the year 2018/19

Campus	Facility	Item	Budget
Mthatha	Old library	Roofing	R2 000 000
	East teaching mall	Roofing	R21 000 000
	Ntinga residential	Plumbing and electricity	R350 000
	East teaching mall	Seating, air conditioning, chalk boards and electricity	R2 000 000
	Campus electric reticulation	Service transformers and switch gear and ring main	R1 600 000
	KGB KTC Iphulo	Furniture - beds cupboards chairs and desks, painting	R3 900 000
	General Campus	Lights on campus	R250 000
	Sasol Library, Science block and New Administration	Purchase Jojo tanks	R80 000
	Houses	Repairs to Gate	R50 000
	In-service Road	General road construction	R3 800 000
	Chumani Residential	Plumbing and painting, roof leaks	R 450 000
	Iphulo Residential	Plumbing and painting, roof leaks	R250 000
	Baghadad and Kuwait	Plumbing and burglar doors	R300 000
	Atlanta Residential	Electricity, plumbing and doors	R450 000
	General Campus	Holes along the perimeter fencing	R170 000
	General Campus	Boiler repairs	R335 000
	General Campus	Coal for the boilers	R250 000
	General Campus	Electrical material	R400 000
	General Campus	Plumbing material	R350 000
	General Campus	Carpentry material	R350 000
	General Campus	Repair of potholes on campus	R150 000
	General Campus	Repair of broken glasses in the student Residential	R150 000
	East Teaching Mall	Plumbing	R200 000
	Old Library	Plumbing	R200 000
Zama	Back gate	Guard room	R25 000
	Block J	Painting and electricity	R300 000
	Block L	Painting and electricity	R300 000
	Block M	Electric DB and carpentry	R175 000
	Block O	Carpentry and electricity	R45 000
	General Campus	Glazing for all the student residential	R60 000
	General Campus	Roof leaks in the student residential	R60 000
	General Campus	Roof leaks in the lecture halls	R200 000
	General Campus	Purchasing of desks and chairs(500)	R350 000
	General Campus	Repair of holes in the perimeter fencing	R50 000
	General Campus	Repair of potholes on campus	R50 000
	Large Auditorium	Sitting	R350 000
Health Science (Accommodation in the hospitals)	Maintenance	R200 000
Mthatha Campus	Vice chancellor's accommodation	Palisade Fencing	R200 000
Mthatha Off Campus Staff Accommodation	Uniwes Flats	Gates	R150 000
	Uniwes Flats	Plumbing	R300 000
	Uniwes Flats	Kitchen cupboards	R300 000
	Uniwes Flats	Replacement of floor mats	R500 000
	Uniwes Flats	Replacement of some garage doors	R100 000
	Ntlambo Flats	Plumbing and electricity	R250 000
	UniSouth Flats	Fencing and Plumbing	R200 000
University Houses	Fortgale	Plumbing	R30 000
	Southernwood houses	Fencing and Plumbing	R200 000
	Kwezi Houses	Fencing and Flooring	R200 000
	Garden Flats	Plumbing	R60 000

04 June 2018 - NW1319

Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What total number of properties that are used by the Walter Sisulu University for staff housing are (a) owned by and (b) not owned by the university; (2) whether the title deed for each property owned by the university is available; if not, why not; (3) whether any steps are being taken to acquire ownership of each property that is not owned, but used by the university; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has provided the following responses to the questions posed:

1. WSU utilises 41 houses and 139 flats in Mthatha, 1 flat in East London and 13 houses in Butterworth for staff housing.

(a) WSU owns 34 houses in Mthatha, 13 houses in Butterworth and 1 flat in East London.

(b) 139 Flats are owned by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (KSD). 6 Freestanding houses are owned by the ECDC and 1 by the KSD.

2. WSU has title deeds for some of the properties and is negotiating with the ECDC and Provincial Department of Public Works to obtain the rest. Before the establishment of WSU, most of the university properties were registered under the Department of Public Works when they were Colleges of Education. The transfer of such properties into WSU’s name has stalled at different levels of the bureaucracy, e.g. certain portions of the Butterworth campus has land claims attached to it, making it difficult to transfer the land to WSU.

3. Considerable effort has been made to facilitate the transfer of properties to WSU. Zamukulungisa and Butterworth sites are still owned by Department of Public Works, however both properties have been gazetted to be transferred to WSU. The process for transfer is currently between the Land Affairs department and State Attorney. WSU has also appointed its own independent attorneys to expedite the process. The ECDC has also been approached to facilitate the transfer of various WSU properties that are registered in the name of the ECDC.

04 June 2018 - NW1318

Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What are the criteria followed in allocating staff housing at the Walter Sisulu University; (2) whether staff members are ranked in accordance with the specified criteria when accommodation is offered to staff in university-owned houses; if so, what (a) are the details of the ranking and (b) is the total number of staff members who are provided with housing in each rank; (3) (a)(i) where is each staff house located and (ii) what are the details of each person who occupies each staff house and (b) what is the average monthly (i) rental and (ii) related costs recovered from staff occupying each staff house since 1 April 2017; (4) what (a) costs related to staff accommodation offered by the university are paid for by each staff member concerned and (b) costs are borne by the university; (5) what is the total amount that the university spent on staff housing in the 2016-17 financial year and since 1 April 2017?

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Reply:

The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. Staff Housing at WSU is allocated according to the Rules on Allocation of Accommodation:

(a) In the evaluation and allocation process for houses and/or flats, the Interim Staff Housing and Allocation Committee prioritises to the following staff members:

New appointees living in a hotel/B&B with a spouse or partner and children.
New appointees living in a hotel/B&B with a spouse or partner.
New appointees living in a hotel/B&B.
The following critical requirements or conditions of employment for:

Executive Management;
Exchange Lecturers;
Academic Staff; and
Scarce Skills Support Services Staff.

(b) Allocation of points according to Peromnes grades:

Grade 1 = 17 points
Grade 2 = 16 points
Grade 3 = 15 points
Grade 4 = 14 points
Grade 5 = 13 points
Grade 6 = 12 points
Grade 7 = 11 points
Grade 8 = 10 points
Grade 9 = 9 points
Grade 10 = 8 points
Grade 11 = 7 points
Grade 12 = 6 points
Grade 13 = 5 points
Grade 14 = 4 points
Grade 15 = 3 points
Grade 16 = 2 points
Grade 17 = 1 point

(c) Allocation of points according to the years of service, i.e. one point per completed year of service to a maximum of 10 years.

(d) Allocation of points for dependents:

(One point for a spouse living with the applicant staff member.
One point per minor child living with the applicant staff member to a maximum of four children.

(e) In the event of there being parity on points between two or more applicants of equal rank, then preference will be given to the applicant who has:

held his/her present grade longer; and/or
the greater number of children in their household.

2. (a) The ranks include Executive Management, Exchange Lecturers, Academic Staff and Scarce Skills Support Services Staff.

(b) Annexure A provides a list of all staff members accommodated at university-owned properties.

3. (a) (i) There are 41 houses and 139 flats in Mthatha, 1 flat in East London and 13 houses in Butterworth.

(ii) The list of staff members occupying various houses and flats is attached as Annexure A.

(b) (i) The average monthly rent for tax purposes is R2 500 per person and income tax is based on this amount.

(ii) The average monthly cost recovered from staff is R300 per unit per month. Housing units have prepaid electricity meters and the individuals occupying the units pay for electricity themselves.

4. (a) Each staff member pays rental costs and in most properties, they pay electricity costs.

(b) The University pays for maintenance costs, rates and taxes, water and security.

5. Facilities operational expenses at WSU are combined and do not reflect each facility’s individual expense, such as staff houses, student residences, administration offices and laboratories. Since the expenses incurred on staff housing are not separately allocated to a cost centre, WSU cannot provide a comprehensive or consolidated account of expenditure on staff houses in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years.

It is also important to report that the staff housing allocation at the Mthatha Campus of WSU is currently a subject of a forensic investigation instituted in March 2018.

Anexure A

No.	Name of Tenant	Flat or Street Name	Number of Bedrooms
1	Ms Dhunraj S	Uniwes Flats	3
2	Mr Nabileyo	Uniwes Flats	3
3	Prof Tindimwebwa G	Uniwes Flats	3
4	Dr Chitha	Uniwes Flats	3
5	Ms Manning WR	Uniwes Flats	3
6	Dr Chisanga T	Uniwes Flats	3
7	Mr Roberts C	Uniwes Flats	2
8	Dr Kuriah F	Uniwes Flats	2
9	Mr Dumisani Mrwetyana	Uniwes Flats	2
10	Mr Nkaitshana M	Uniwes Flats	2
11	Mr Tshangela	Uniwes Flats	2
12	Ms Hermanus K	Uniwes Flats	2
13	Ms Gqaza B	Uniwes Flats	2
14	Ms Dyan F	Uniwes Flats	1
15	Mr Sotshangane N	Uniwes Flats	2
16	Prof Ogunsanwo B	Uniwes Flats	2
17	Mrs Dawson P	Uniwes Flats	1
18	Mr Mfunwa S	Uniwes Flats	1
19	Prof Del Rior A	Uniwes Flats	2
20	Dr Okuthe GE	Uniwes Flats	2
21	Mr Abraham	Uniwes Flats	3
22	Prof Vasikar SD	Uniwes Flats	3
23	Mr Umapathy E	Uniwes Flats	3
24	Prof Nakani B	Uniwes Flats	3
25	Kabuaya C	Uniwes Flats	3
26	Mr Barnard D	Uniwes Flats	1
27	Ms Yvonne Dladlama	Uniwes Flats	2
28	Dr Teke Apalata	Uniwes Flats	2
29	Dr Jimmo	Uniwes Flats	2
30	Dr Rodriguez G	Uniwes Flats	B
31	Mr Luvuyo Mbazo	Uniwes Flats	2
32	Mr Mfundisi S	Uniwes Flats	2
33	Mr Zitumane N	Uniwes Flats	2
34	Mr Mpambano SA	Uniwes Flats	1
35	Mr Ntshanga	Uniwes Flats	2
36	Ms Makaula P	Uniwes Flats	2
37	Mrs Mcobothi	Uniwes Flats	2
38	Mr Mdani S	Uniwes Flats	2
39	Mr Nyika S	Uniwes Flats	2
40	Ms Malusi N	Uniwes Flats	B
41	Mrs Sigaba Linda	Uniwes Flats	B
42	Ms Phokwe OJ	Uniwes Flats	B
43	Ms Bengu N	Uniwes Flats	B
44	Mrs V Matshiqi	Uniwes Flats	B
45	Ms Thato- Khauoe	Uniwes Flats	B
46	Ms Mdodana	Uniwes Flats	B
47	Ms Abraham LS	Uniwes Flats	B
48	Mr Ncapayi MC	Uniwes Flats	B
49	Mr Lucwaba VB	Uniwes Flats	B
50	Mrs T MPETA	Uniwes Flats	B
51	Dr Marks J	Uniwes Flats	B
52	Mr Mvenene J	Uniwes Flats	B
53	Mr Mantambo	Uniwes Flats	B
54	Mr Sethuntsa ZP	Uniwes Flats	B
55	Ms N Gwadiso	Uniwes Flats	B
56	Mrs Bula PN	Uniwes Flats	3
57	Ms Zungu P	Uniwes Flats	2
58	Ms Puseletso Portia	Uniwes Flats	2
59	Mr Siwendu TO	Uniwes Flats	2
60	Ms Thambo KG	Uniwes Flats	2
61	Dr Ogu AM	Uniwes Flats	2
62	Mr Shopo	Uniwes Flats	2
63	Mrs Shauli MA	Uniwes Flats	2
64	Mr Andile Qotoyi	Uniwes Flats	2
65	Dr Niba	Uniwes Flats	3
66	Ms Ziyanda Vundle	Uniwes Flats	3
67	Ms Nqolase N	Uniwes Flats	2
68	No response, don’t know who lives there	Uniwes Flats	2
69	Mr Nombambela SM	Uniwes Flats	2
70	Dr Oyedeji	Uniwes Flats	2
71	Ms T Mtwa	Uniwes Flats	2
72	Mr Dyeyi T	Uniwes Flats	2
73	Ms Fipaza N	Uniwes Flats	2
74	Mr T Ganyile	Uniwes Flats	2
75	No response , don’t know who lives there	Uniwes Flats	2
76	Dr D V Nakin	Uniwes Flats	1
77	no response , don’t know who lives there	Uniwes Flats	1
78	Ms Madolo Y	Uniwes Flats	2
79	Ms Zanele Boti	Uniwes Flats	1
80	Ms Catherine Zoliwe	Uniwes Flats	B
81	Mr Adonis MC	Uniwes Flats	B
82	no response , don’t know who lives there	Uniwes Flats	B
83	Dr Hoza	Uniwes Flats	B
84	Dr Nomkoko ET	Uniwes Flats	B
85	Mr Buswana Sipelele	Uniwes Flats	B
86	Ms Dondolo Gloria	Uniwes Flats	B
87	Ms Yanga Stofile	Uniwes Flats	B
88	Mr P Nyoni	Uniwes Flats	B
89	Norma Mlomo	Uniwes Flats	B
90	no response , don’t know who lives there	Uniwes Flats	B
91	no response , don’t know who lives there	Uniwes Flats	3
92	Mr Kali DH	Uniwes Flats	3
93	Dr K Sabiti	Uniwes Flats	2
94	Mr Mngeyane S	Uniwes Flats	2
95	Ms Sheane T	Uniwes Flats	2
96	Mr N Busuman	Uniwes Flats	2
97	Mr Tole	Uniwes Flats	2
98	Mrs N Xamlashe	Uniwes Flats	2
Ntlambo-Town
1	Ms Mgqobozi ZM	Ntlambo Flats 1	2
2	Mr Ramothea LAJ	Ntlambo Flats 1	2
3	Ms Danisa RT	Ntlambo Flats 1	2
4	Ms Diwu TM	Ntlambo Flats 1	2
5	Mr A.S Soyizwapi	Ntlambo Flats 1	2
6	Mr Tiphnyana	Ntlambo Flats 1	2
7	Mr Somkoko M	Ntlambo Flats 1	2
1	Ms Tebmi Sandlana	Ntlambo Flats 2	3
2	Mr Sonkqayi PG	Ntlambo Flats 2	3
3	Ms Cewu T	Ntlambo Flats 2	3
4	Ms Nomakhosi	Ntlambo Flats 2	3
5	Mr Tembile Zine	Ntlambo Flats 2	3
6	no response , don’t know	Ntlambo Flats 2	3
7	Mr Nonezile Dingezweni	Ntlambo Flats 2	3
8	Mr T Matu	Ntlambo flats 2	1

		GARDEN FLATS
1	Prof Aguirre JAH	Garden Flats	3
2	Ms Xothongo X	Garden Flats	3
3	Mr Eugene Tabia	Garden Flats	3
4	Benedicta-Nkeng	Garden Flats	3
5	Mr Madlongolwana ZG	Garden Flats	3
6	Mr Nasila JS	Garden Flats	3
Unisouth Flats
1	Mrs Ngketo	Unisouth Flats	2
2	Ms F Ganjikfrockwala	Unisouth Flats	2
3	Mr Jim Joseph	Unisouth Flats	2
4	Mr M Soviti	Unisouth Flats	2
5	Mr Nkalashe TF	Unisouth Flats	2
6	Mr Arendse	Unisouth Flats	2
7	Dr Mutyaba WE	Unisouth Flats	2
8	Mr Swanepoel SF	Unisouth Flats	2
9	Mr Luvo Xaki	Unisouth Flats	2
Fortgale
68	Prof Olloboyo	Fortgale, Sissons St	4
70	no response	Fortgale, Sissons St	3
72	Garcia MEI Prof	Fortgale, Sissons St	3
74	Prof JN mesatywa	Fortgale, Sissons St	4
43	Dr Binyavanga KW	Fortgale, Aloe St	3
41	Prof Iputo JE	Fortgale, Aloe St	3
39	Mrs Kader N	Fortgale, Aloe St	3
37	Dr Chirwa M	Fortgale, Aloe St	4
Southernwood
4	Prof Awotedu AA	Southerwood, Dove St	3
6	Mr Namugowa A	Southerwood, Hawk St	3
2	Mrs Cishe N	Southerwood, Hawk St	3
10	No response	Southerwood, Hawk St	3
12	Ms Mkula BF	Southerwood, Hawk St	3
5	Dr Dontsa L	Southerwood, Dove St	3
9	Ms Mdodana P	Southerwood, Owl St	4
6	Dr Tseki	Southerwood, Dove St	4
21	Mr V Lonwabo	Southerwood, Owl St	4
24	Semi Ngonyolo	Southerwood, Ukhozi St	4
17	Ms Mayila ND	Southerwood, Owl St	4
13	Mrs Thurston EO	Southerwood, Owl St	3
1	Mrs M John Thomas	Owl Street/S/Wood	3
105	Dr Jumbam ND	Nelson Mandela Drive	3
63	Dr A Anozi	Delville Road	3
40	Mrs N Sokhasi	Ikhwezi T/ship, Moses St	3
33	Mrs Kayingana MN	Ikhwezi T/ship, Vabaza St	3
31	Ms Beja NN	Ikhwezi T/ship, Vabaza St	3
26	Ms Macuphe J	Ikhwezi T/ship, Vabaza St	3
In-service houses
1	Mr Masango	House 1
2	Vacant -VSP	House 2.
3	Mr Mzimkhulu	House 3
4	Mr M Fazwe	House 4
5	Vacant-VSP	House 5
6	Ms B Dlava	House 6
In-service Block 7
1	Mr A Skeyi	Flat 1
2	Mr D Ketse	Flat 2
3	Mrs Sihlahla PN	Flat 3
4	Mr S Zoya	Flat 4
5	Mr N Nkwelo	Flat 5
6	Ms J N Hila	Flat 6
In-service Block 8
1	Mr J Bitsoane	Flat 1
2	Mr Sibotoboto	Flat 2
3	Mr P Damane	Flat 3
4	No Response	Flat 4
5	Mr K Batala	Flat 5
6	Mr H Buyeye	Flat 6
1	Mr T Situnda	Flat 1
2	Ms K Batala	Flat 2
3	Mr Mbalo	Flat 3
4	Mr Situnda	Flat 4
5	Mr Nounge	Flat 5
6	Ms Ayanda	Flat 6
In-service Houses
1	Mr A Ntontela	House 10
2	Ms Mayisihi	House 11
3	Ms Z Malindzi	House 12
4	Mr August	House 13
In-service Houses
1	Mr Batuni	House A
2	M Charles	House B
3	Vacant (VSP)	House C
4	Mr L Majeke	House D
1	Mrs N Jafta	Ntinga
2	Ms N Ndlela	Atlanta
3	Ms B Filtane	Atlanta
4	Mr Mmqingwana	KTC
5	Ms Nn Pakati	Chumane
7	Ms N Khanyiso	Isilimela
8	Ms PN Nyamende	Isilimela

30 May 2018 - NW1228

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What progress has been achieved by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations in the revision of the National Accredited Technical Education Diploma qualifications, which were previously called Report 190, 191, and 192 qualifications; (2) (a) whether there are any big changes envisaged, such as changes to the minimum periods over which the qualifications can be achieved and (b) how will the qualifications be named in the future; (3) by what date will the revised qualifications be introduced; (4) would the offering of the qualifications up to Level 4 standard still form part of the curriculum of technical and vocational education and training colleges?

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Reply:

1. The NATED N4-N6 programmes are registered on the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) as part qualifications with the N1-N3 programmes residing with Umalusi. This is due to the allocation of qualifications by the South African Qualifications Authority to the different sub-frameworks. The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) has taken cognisance of the criticisms levelled against the N4-N6 with respect to the outdated curriculum and that these programmes are not adequately preparing candidates for the workplace. The N4-N6 programmes, together with two years of relevant work experience, qualifies the candidate for a National Diploma that is currently issued by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

The QCTO has embarked on a process to reconstruct the N4-N6 programmes into Occupational Qualifications. Occupational Qualifications comprise three compulsory components, namely the knowledge, practical and workplace experience. The integration of these three components would eliminate the current situation where learners complete only the N4, N5 and N6 certificates, which comprise mainly of the theory component and for which many students receive certificates of achievement but do not achieve the diploma due to a lack of workplace experience. Partnerships and linkages with employers will therefore become a key responsibility of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

The QCTO has completed the reconstruction of the N4-N6 programmes previously categorised as Business and General Studies. The table below shows the new Occupational Qualifications and the corresponding N4-N6 programmes intended to be replaced.

New Occupational Qualification

NATED programmes intended
to be replaced

Status of Occupational Qualification

Occupational Certificate: Bookkeeper

National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level: 5

SAQA ID: 98959

N4, N5, N6 Financial Management programmes

National N Diploma: Financial Management

Registered on NQF

2016-09-28

Occupational Certificate: Office Administrator

NQF Level: 5

SAQA ID: 102161

N4, N5, N6 Business Management programmes

National N Diploma: Business Management

N4, N5, N6 Human Resource Management Programmes

National N Diploma: Human Resource Management

N4, N5, N6 Marketing Management Programmes

National N Diploma: Marketing Management

N4, N5, N6 Public Management Programmes

National N Diploma: Public Management

N4, N5, N6 Public Relations Programmes

National N Diploma: Public Relations

Registered on NQF

2018-02-07

Occupational Certificate: Management Assistant

NQF Level: 5

SAQA ID: 101876

N4, N5, N6 Legal Secretary Programmes

National N Diploma: Legal Secretary

N4, N5, N6 Management Assistant Programmes

National N Diploma: Management Assistant

N4, N5, N6 Medical Secretary Programmes

National N Diploma: Medical Secretary

Registered on NQF

2018-02-07

Occupational Certificate: Early Childhood Development Practitioner

NQF Level:5

SAQA ID: 97542

N4, N5, N6 Educare Programmes

National N Diploma: Educare

Registered on NQF

2016-02-17

Conference and Events Organiser

NQF Level: 5

N4, N5, N6 Hospitality and Catering Services Programmes

Awaiting registration at SAQA

Occupational Certificate: Tourist Information Officer

NQF Level: 5

SAQA ID: 101865

N4, N5, N6 Tourism Programmes

National N Diploma: Tourism

Registered on NQF

2017-12-06

Occupational Certificate: Computer Technician

NQF Level:5

SAQA ID: 101408

N4, N5, N6 Computer related courses and subjects

Registered on NQF

2017-07-28

The QCTO is currently engaging the University of Witwatersrand, in partnership with the University of Venda, in the reconstruction of the Engineering programmes. The Engineering programmes cannot be treated the same as the Business and General Studies, as the Engineering programmes provide pathways into engineering professions. It is envisaged that the reconstruction of the N4-N6 Engineering programmes with the university sector, including the Universities of Technology, will ensure that the reconstructed qualifications will articulate with qualifications on the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework and vice versa.

2. (a) The most significant change is in the Occupational Certificates where the theory is integrated into the practical and workplace components of the qualification. While the qualification does stipulate the required knowledge, practical and workplace modules, they are designed to be offered in an integrated workshop environment and not in a classroom mode, as is the case with the N4-N6 programmes. This would demand that TVET colleges have the required facilities and competent trainers in order to offer the occupational qualifications.

(b) The qualifications are named as Occupational Certificates at NQF level 5. In terms of the Ministerial Directives, the QCTO may register Occupational Certificates at NQF Levels 1-8.

3. Although the Occupational Certificates currently registered by the QCTO provide a curriculum framework for the qualifications, this is insufficient to translate into detailed teaching and assessment programmes in colleges. There is a need for detailed and structured curricula to be developed for implementation. Colleges do not have the professional capacity to undertake this work. In the 2018/19 financial year, the Department will work with colleges to develop the curriculum for the Bookkeeper qualification, to serve both as a capacity-development exercise, as well as to develop guidelines to assist colleges to develop such curricula in order to be responsive to their particular environmental needs.

Further to the development of the curriculum, funding for the delivery of the qualifications will be clarified in the Department, so that colleges are able to implement the qualifications knowing how student enrolments will be funded and how the teaching and learning requirements will be met. Currently the subsidies provided to colleges do not cover the occupational qualifications. In the course of 2018, planning information will be collected from colleges to establish a baseline for occupational qualifications that colleges will need and want to deliver from 2020 and beyond. These will be prioritised for the gradual phase-in of occupational qualifications in TVET colleges.

It is envisioned that NQF level 4 qualifications on the OQSF will become significant offerings in the programmes and qualifications mix of TVET colleges, given that many of the mid-level trades and occupations are pitched at NQF levels 4-5 on the OQSF.

28 May 2018 - NW1409

Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether her department intends to adjust the entry threshold for the payment of the skills development levy upwards annually in accordance with the annual salary increase rate; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details in this regard and (b) does the complete exposition of the planned entry threshold increase entail; (2) whether she has found that this policy position was rational and constitutional, based on the fact that small business owners have to pay higher increases and thus higher salaries annually; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether she will make a statement on the matter?

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Reply:

The Minister of Finance is responsible for the administration of the Skills Development Levies Act (Act No.9 of 1999).
Not applicable.
Not applicable.

28 May 2018 - NW1343

Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether the request of the Centre for Fine Arts, Animation and Design for accreditation by her department has been processed yet; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the request be processed; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

The Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design (Pty) Ltd (CFAD) lodged an application for registration with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution (PHEI) on 5 December 2017. All the required aspects of the application have not yet been submitted and therefore the application process is incomplete.

a) The Department administers the registration of PHEIs in accordance with the Higher Education Act (101 of 1997, as amended). To be registered as a PHEI, an institution is required to meet a number of criteria; most importantly, its programmes must be accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The CFAD’s application will be complete once the accreditation report from the CHE is submitted and proof of SAQA registration is received. As soon as CFAD submits proof of accreditation of its programmes by the CHE, the Department can consider registering CFAD as a PHEI, should it meet all the requirements in terms of the Act.

b) The Department cannot provide a timeframe for the finalisation of the application, since it is not responsible for the accreditation of programmes.

24 May 2018 - NW1125

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

With reference to each community education and training college, (a) what number of subjects did learners enrol for in respect of the (i) Senior Certificate and (ii) National Senior Certificate examination cycles in each of the past three academic years and (b) of the specified subjects, (i) what number of subjects were eventually written and (ii) what number of students achieved marks (aa) equal to 40% and above and (bb) between 30% and 40% in each case?

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Reply:

The Department of Basic Education is best placed to respond to this question, as it is the custodian of both the Senior Certificate and National Senior Certificate examinations. The Community Education and Training Colleges through their Community Learning Centres provide opportunities to individuals for enrolment into these examinations.

24 May 2018 - NW1227

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What is the age analysis of the current debt owed to the SA Qualifications Authority (SAQA) by each government department and public entity; (2) what amounts, owed to SAQA by government departments and public entities, have been written off in the past five years; (3)(a) what steps will be taken to recover current and old debts and (b) what steps is she going to take to intervene and engage with her Cabinet colleagues in order to resolve any issues that may exist in this regard?

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Reply:

The South African Qualifications Authority has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. The age analysis of debt owed to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) by government departments and public entities are as follows:

2013/14	2014/15	2015/17	2016/17	2017/18
R 1 962 887.89	R 1 514 376.91	R 5 468 158.41	R 4 920 197.92	R 6 139 231.59

2. No amounts of debt in this regard have been written off over the past five years.

3. (a) SAQA commenced with a process to suspend verification services to clients that have outstanding debt for longer than 30 days. The emphasis is firstly on those clients that owe the entity the largest amounts with the longest outstanding period. This process will gradually be phased-in to include all outstanding debtors. The SAQA Debt Policy was also amended for implementation during the 2018/19 financial year, to allow for outstanding debt to be handed over to a collection agency.

(b) The steps taken by SAQA to recover the debt are satisfactory. The matter will be monitored and should a need for further intervention arise, additional measures will be considered.

24 May 2018 - NW1229

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What is the future of the National Certificate (Vocational) programmes, in view of the declining numbers of learners enrolling for these programmes; (2) (a) how and (b) by which range of entities will the education and training needs of learners who leave school without a National Senior Certificate be addressed in future; (3) what are the envisaged numbers of learners who would annually be supported financially by her department over the medium term in their efforts to study at levels 2, 3 and 4 at (a) public technical and vocational education and training colleges and (b) community education and training centres?

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Reply:

1. The declining enrolments in the National Certificates (Vocational) (NC(V)) programmes is indicative of the correction process in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college system. The qualification was not intended for matriculants. The target group was students who exited the basic education system but who needed to complete an equivalent of the National Senior Certificate (NSC). However, since the inception of the NC(V) in 2007, colleges enrolled learners who had already achieved an NQF level 4 qualification in the form of the NSC. Over the last two years, colleges have been advised by the Department to enrol only learners in the NC(V) who have not completed Grade 12. This position is based on the careful consideration of the utilisation of limited resources in the provision of learning opportunities for a wide range of young learners in the country, and will continue in future.

2. Learners without an NSC are able to enrol in the NC(V) in the TVET colleges, to complete the equivalent of the NSC qualification. This opportunity will be available in the foreseeable future.

Through Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, the National Senior Certificate for Adults (NASCA) has been developed to address the needs of out-of-school youth and adults who do not have an NSC. Funding is not yet available to implement the NASCA. The CET colleges through their Community Learning Centres are the entities for provision to out-of-school youth and adults.

Sector Education and Training Authorities fund various learning programmes such as skills programmes, learnerships, apprenticeships and other training programmes conducted in skills centres that cater for everyone including those who leave school without an NSC.

3. (a) TVET colleges currently offer the NC(V) qualifications at NQF levels 2 - 4, and the N1 - N3 Report 191 programmes at the same levels. The Report 191 programmes, also commonly referred to as the NATED programmes, do not constitute a qualification unless the two languages of Business English and Sake Afrikaans are also passed. The addition of these two languages culminates in the achievement of an NSC, but it is a different qualification from the NSC offered in Basic Education. The NSC in TVET colleges, which has its origins in the former Technical Colleges, did not allow students to directly access higher education programmes, and was loosely considered as a pass on the “standard” grade, in accordance with the higher, standard and lower grade passes applied at the senior secondary level at the time. Student numbers in the TVET NSC have dwindled, since the Department of Basic Education no longer allows for the combination of the N1 - N3 subjects with the current NSC subjects offered in schools, to award the NSC (matric) qualification at NQF level 4.

State funding for TVET college students will increase gradually over the next 4 to 5 years, whilst the new increased baseline funding is introduced into the system. All students enrolled in a TVET college, with a combined family income of up to
R350 000, will receive a bursary. NC(V) students, who meet the admission criteria of the college, can apply to enrol, in order to achieve the equivalent of the NSC offered in schools. The exact number of such enrolments in future cannot be clearly determined at this stage. The NC(V) enrolments for 2018 is 134 925. Should the demand remain, this figure can be maintained for the next 4 to 5 years.

(b) The Department funds all the students that are enrolled in Community Education and Training (CET) colleges for formal programmes at NQF level 1. The envisaged numbers of enrolments are as follows:

Academic year	Numbers of enrolments
2018	320 000
2019	340 000
2020	360 000

The funding allocated to CET colleges and Community Learning Centres for the 2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework period excluding the Compensation of Employees is as follows:

Allocation Category	2018/19	2019/20 Estimates	2020/21 Estimates
	R’000	R’000	R’000
CET Colleges: Operational Budget	31 076	32 713	34 348
Community Learning Centre (Transfers and Subsidies)	109 924	116 080	122 464
Total	141 000	148 793	156 812

The current funding is neither per programme/learning area nor per student due to the fact that when the adult education and training function shifted to the Department in 2015, the Department inherited the funding arrangement that prevailed in the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) and it was different across the various PEDs.

There is a process underway to develop new national Norms and Standards for the Funding of CET colleges. There is also a need to conduct a costing for the programmes/learning areas offered in CET colleges, as well as to quantify the funding requirements in the sector. These processes, once finalised, will assist in ensuring the equitable distribution of funds to CET colleges.

24 May 2018 - NW1226

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What (a) are the reasons that certain trades with large employment numbers in the economy, such as joiners, plasterers and bricklayers, make relatively little use of the facilities of the Institute for the National Development of Learnerships, Employment Skills and Labour Assessments (Indlela) and (b) plans and targets have been developed to increase the numbers; (2) how is her department assuring that consistent assessment standards are guaranteed when assessors are required to undertake as few as one or two assessments per annum; (3) how are the full-time and part-time assessors used by Indlela sourced, remunerated and capacitated; (4) has she found that the equipment used during the assessment of apprentices is of a comparable standard and age to that which is generally used by the various industrial sectors for which tests are conducted; if not, what steps are being taken to overcome the challenges; (5) what amount has been raised by Indlela in accommodation fees for the (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 financial years?

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Reply:

1. (a) The main reason for the proportional lesser use of the INDLELA facility for the bricklayer, plasterer, joiner and others trades is attributed to a positive policy change which established a common trade test certificate in terms of section 26D of the Skills Development Act (SDA). The common trade test certificate is for all qualifying artisan candidates and is issued by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) since 2015.

The lesser use of INDLELA in 2004 can also be attributed to the amendment of the SDA to decentralise trade testing to Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) accredited trade test centres. Since then INDLELA largely tested candidates in terms of section 28 of the Manpower Training Act (MTA) before it was repealed.

The repeal of the MTA in 2015 brought about a single trade test certificate in terms of section 26D of the SDA. All accredited trade test centres, including INDLELA, are able to test all types of trades and candidates.

Until the 2014/15 financial year, INDLELA was the main national trade test centre. Section 28 candidates who made up the bulk of the numbers mentioned above were largely from the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Mpumalanga. The transition to a common trade test certificate dispensation and the implementation of section 11(5) of the Trade Test Regulations 2015, allows for all aspiring candidates all over the country to do a trade test at any accredited trade test centre in the country, not only at INDLELA.

(b) INDLELA has since shifted its priorities to focus on the trades in high demand. The Department is doing the following in order to increase participation:

(i) An integrated public awareness campaign focusing on the Decade of the Artisan and the World Skills South Africa competitions at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. The campaign aims to sensitise communities, learners and accredited training centres about the exciting careers in artisanship, including those with a declining uptake and the low cost of trade tests at INDLELA.

(ii) From year-to-year, the trade test fees structure at INDLELA is maintained as low as possible (between R250 and R400 depending on different trades) in order to encourage poor and low-income individuals to use INDLELA.

(iii) Since INDLELA uses only full-time permanently employed assessors, it depends on accredited training centres to send candidates to INDLELA for assessment in order to optimally use its assessors throughout the year. In spite of the inability of INDLELA to prescribe the numbers coming from these accredited training centres, it is projected that for the next five years (2018/19 to 2022/23) INDLELA’s trade test numbers on these trades will increase by approximately 10% per annum.

2. The National Artisan Moderation Body (NAMB) ensures that each accredited Trade Test Centre (including INDLELA) maintains internal moderation. This is further quality assured through the external moderation done by NAMB itself. Because of a large number of accredited trade test centres (435 in the 2017/18 financial year), NAMB frequently conducts quality assurance at these trade test centres to ensure that set standards of trade testing are maintained.

3. INDLELA assessors are full-time employees of the Department of Higher Education and Training, and are recruited and remunerated in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 (No. 103 of 1994) and the Department’s policy on recruitment. Newly appointed assessors are mentored and monitored by experienced assessors and moderators before conducting assessments individually to ensure that quality is maintained. Through the Performance Management and Development System, the Department provides assessors with an opportunity to develop a personal development plan, which is aimed at addressing the skills needed to improve individual and organisational performance.

4. All trade tests conducted at INDLELA and other accredited trade test centres are aligned to the existing training schedules and requirements. It is a standard requirement that all trade tests must be aligned with the training content and the necessary equipment of the respective trade. The current trade testing equipment at INDLELA is sufficient for testing historical/legacy trades but not for the testing of the newly listed trade occupations.

To address this challenge, INDLELA has developed a recapitalisation plan, which focuses on improving infrastructure, workshop machinery, equipment and information technology over a 4-year period from 2017/18 to 2020/21. The sources of funding for the plan are SETA donations, which to date have contributed R23 million.

5. In the 2016/17 financial year, an amount of R394 933.00 was raised in accommodation and meals, and R397 991.00 in the 2017/18 financial year.

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24 May 2018 - NW1094

Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What (a) number of consulting firms or companies are currently contracted by (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her and (b)(i) is the name of each consultant, (ii) are the relevant details of the service provided in each case and (iii) is the (aa) start date, (bb) time period, (cc) monetary value in Rands of each contract and (dd) name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract?

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Reply:

The details of consulting firms or companies that are currently contracted by the Department of Higher Education and Training are provided below:

Bid no	Description	Name of firm/company	Start Date	Duration	Value	Name and Position of an official who signed off the contract
DHET062	Rendering internal audit and forensic audit services to DHET in a Co-Sourced Capacity for 3 Years	A2A Kopano Inc	7 August 2015	3 Years	Audit fees (Hourly rate) Year 1 R606.15 Year 2 R642.52 Year 3 R681.07 Forensic Audit fees (Hourly rate) Year 1 R710.22 Year 2 R752.83 Year 3 R798.00	Signed: 22/07/2015 Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela
DHET068	Installation and maintenance of security system at Ndinaye Building	Multi-net Systems (Pty) Ltd	09/07/2015	Installation: Within 6 weeks after receipt of an official order. Maintenance: 5 Years	Installation: R 4 667 926.64 Maintenance: R 979 245.86	Executive Officer: NSF: Mr M Macikama Signed: Installation: 07/07/2015 Maintenance: 04/04/2016
DHET077	Appointment of service provider to assist the Department to roll out and improve IT skills planning system for Strategic Integrated Projects for a period of three (3) Years	Core Focus (Pty) Ltd	03/12/2015	3 Years	R 2 669 199.18	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 02/12/2015
DHET083	Appointment of a service provider to implement information security service (Manage/Hybrid)	XON System (Pty) Ltd	05/07/2015 (Order date)	Implementation: 6 months Maintenance: 5 Years	R 30 148 286.07	Chief Director: SCM: Mr L Kearns Signed: 01/07/2015
DHET084	Appointment of a service provider to provide a secure hosted exchange and archiving environment for the national electronic mail network	Internet Solution	12/12/2016	Implementation: within 90 days from the date of formal appointment and Period after implementation: 5 Years	R 9 681 826.00	Chief Director: SCM: Mr L Kearns Signed: 20/07/2016
DHET086	Appointment of a service provider to provide a system integrator to implement an integrated Microsoft dynamics based system	EOH Mthombo	27/02/2017 18/01/2018	6 Years	R 46 613 209.92 + Variation: R 6 044 379.18	Executive Officer: NSF: Mr M Macikama Signed: 09/12/2016
DHET091	Appointment of a service provider to develop and implement an entry-level foundation learning programme for TVET College	Production Management Institute	After receipt of a purchase order 08/09/2016	3 years 10 months	R 6 102 277.50	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 22/07/2016
DHET092	Maintenance of an information system application and database for the Information System Coordination Directorate of DHET for two years	Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd	After receipt of a purchase order 04/01/2016	2 Years	R 2 345 800.80	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 21/11/2016
DHET096	Appointment of a service professional events and conference management organiser to coordinate and manage events on behalf of the Department of Higher Education and Training for a period of three years	Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd	27/06/2016	3 Years	8 % fee	Chief Director: SCM: Mr L Kearns Signed: 27/06/2016
DHET098	Appointment of service provider to provide financial management and administration for Human Resource Development Council Secretariat for a period of three years	Duja Consulting (Pty) Ltd	14/10/2016	3 Years	R 1 985 973.38	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 12/10/2016
DHET102	Appointment of a Fund Management and Human Resource Management Service Provider for the South African Institute for Vocational and Continuing Education and Training (SAIVET) on behalf of the DHET	Nexia SAB and T	24/04/2017	5 Years	4.62%	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 24/04/2017
DHET104	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Plumbing)	Plumbing Industry Registration Board (PIRB)	Phases 1-4 to as agreed in the SLA	31/02/2022, not to exceed 60 months	R 2 020.00 per hour	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 24/04/2017
	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Welding)	Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW)			R 625.00 per hour	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 24/04/2017
	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Electrician)	Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa			R 475.00 per hour	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 04/05/2017
	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Millwright)	Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA)			R 475.00 per hour
	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Boilermaker)	Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA)			R 950.00 per hour
	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Rigger)	Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA)	04/09/2017		R 950.00 per hour	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 04/05/2017
	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Fitter and Turner)	Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA)			R 950.00 per hour
	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners (Pipefitter)	Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA)			R 950.00 per hour
DHET106	Appointment of a service provider developing a costing model for occupational programmes	Learning Strategies (Pty) Ltd	From receipt of an official order 27/07/2017		R 2 998 656.00	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 09/07/2017
DHET108	Appointment of a service provider for the maintenance of the Higher Education Management Information Systems (HEMIS) computer programme systems for a period of three years	Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd	On receipt of an official order 21/07/2017		R 1 841 784.00	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 13/07/2017
DHET109	Appointment of a service provider to develop self-directed learning materials suitable for adult learners for five subjects in the National Senior Certificate for Adults Qualification	SAIDE	From receipt of an official order 15/11/2017	18 Months	R 6 042 004.00	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 02/11/2017
DHET110	Appointment of associations to perform the role of occupational team conveners	Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA)	Phases 1-4 to as agreed in the SLA	31/02/2022, not to exceed 60 months	R 950.00 per hour	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 13/06/2017
		The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI)			R 1 425.00 per hour
DHET111	Appointment of a service provider to develop curriculum content and open learning materials for the occupational certificate: electrician (QCTO curriculum code 671101000) programme	Neil Butcher and Associates	From receipt of an official order 29/09/2017	6 Months	R 3 284 904.30	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 22/09/2017
DHET112	Appointment of service provider/s to arrange travel and hotel accommodation on behalf of the department of higher education and training spanning a period of 36 months	HRG Rennies Travel (PTY) LTD	02/10/2017	3 Years	Per transaction fee model	Chief Director: SCM: Mr L Kearns Signed: 02/10/2017
DHET114	Appointment of a service provider to provide the call centre as well as information technology and enhancement for the central application clearinghouse	BSV Integrated Solutions t/a iChoice Call Centre Outsourcing	12/01/2018	30/04/2018	Year 1: R 5 324 162.81	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 15/12/2017
				30/04/2019	Year 2: R 4 488 795.60
RFB1622/ 2017	Supply and installation of information technology asset and devise tracking tool as well as monitoring of the assets of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) for a period of 36 months.	Bytes Systems Integration a Division of Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd	From receipt of an official order 07/03/2018	3 Years	R 3 198 840.00	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 07/03/2018
DHET115	Request for a Proposal for the appointment of a suitable service provider to manage funds for the National Skills Authority on behalf of the Department of Higher Education and Training spanning a period of 36 months	SAB and T Chartered Accountants Incorporated t/a Nexia SAB and T	10/04/2018	3 Years	5.15% Management Fee	Director: SCM: Mr H Ramaphakela Signed: 10/04/2018

The public entities reporting to the Department has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

Entity	(a) Consulting firms or companies that are currently contracted	(b) (i) Name of each consultant	(ii) Relevant details of the services provided in each case	(iii)(aa) The start date	(bb) Time period	(cc) Monetary value in R’ of each contract	(dd) Name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract
Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority	10	Sage VIP Payroll Products	Payroll system	01 March 2018	12 months	R 559 393.00	Frikkie Fouche (Acting CEO) Pauline Botha (Finance Business Partner: Sage)
		Deloitte Consulting	Preparation of Financial statements	01 April 2018	4 Months	R 1 317 866.00	Mr Thami Ka Plaatjie (Former Acting Chairperson of the board)
		Deloitte Consulting	IT Services	01 April 2018	24 Months	R 9 400 000.00	Mr Thami Ka Plaatjie (Former Acting Chairperson of the Board)
		LK Administration Support Services	Scribe Services	03 September 2017	30 Months	R 120 000.00	Ms Latia Kelly and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO)
		Matprodev Consulting(Pty) Ltd	Sector Skills Plan	01 June 2017	8 Months	R 880 000.00	Mr Wikus Matukane and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO)
		BlackMoon Design and Advertising	Advertise, print and design	01 July 2016	24 Months	R 1 234 261.88	Mr Gareth Mckinnel and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO)
		SPT Consulting Cc	Organogram Review	28 September 2017	3 Months	R 595 650.00	Mr Joseph Mathenjwa and Mr Fouche (Acting CEO)
		Outsourced Risk Compliance Assessment (Pty) Ltd	Internal Audit	01 April 2016	24 Months	R 1 066 178.00	Dr Konar and Mr Jerry Madiba (former CEO)
		Club Travel	Travel Services	01 July 2016	24 Months	R 28 680.00	Ms Lindi Chiya and Mr Jerry Madiba (former CEO)
		Travel with Flair	Travel Services	01 July 2016	24 Months	R 351 632.00	Ms Cathy Koele and Jerry Madiba (former CEO)
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority	11	Deloitte Consulting	MIS Services	01 April 2016	2 years	R 1 304 400.00	Mr Pumzile Kedama (Administrator)
		E-Block Placement Services	Recruitment and Placement Services	01 January 2017	3 years	As required based on pre-agreed tariffs	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Ernest and Young	Advisory services in the establishment of a Business Continuity Management Strategy and Plan	01 September 2017	1 year	R 1 559 792.00	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Flex Technologies	Provision of printing based solution services	11 March 2017	3 years	R 3 357 063.00	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Imbokodo Bethany Governance and Compliance	Provision of secretariat services	01 May 2017	3 years	R 2 625 000.00	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Iziko Solutions	Strategy Development Facilitation Service	01 March 2018	2 month	R 496 134.00	Ms Keitumetse Lebaka (Acting CEO)
		Lebohang Development Specialists	Development and commissioning of a track and trace online portal for CATHSSETA	01 March 2017	1 year	R 4 072 015.00	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Ntumba and Associates	Provision of internal audit services	01 October 2016	17 months	R 1 200 000.00	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Pith IT Consulting	IT Maintenance Support	01 May 2016	2 years	R 3 110 284.00	Mr Pumzile Kedama (Administrator)
		Tenox Management Services	Interim Financial Management Services	Mid-November 2017	6 months	R 817 672.00	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Tenox Management Services	Evaluations and Support Services	15 February 2017	3 years	R 13 417 800.00	Mr Pumzile Kedama (Administrator)
		Tipp Focus	Establishment and support to Project Management Office; Project Portfolio Office Support Licensing; and SharePoint support	31 March 2017	3 years	R13 348 915.00	Mr Sabelo Silinga (Acting CEO)
		Underhill Corporate Solutions	Interim Research Management Services	01 April 2018	3 months	R 475 200.00	Ms Keitumetse Lebaka (Acting CEO)
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority	2	IT Aware	MIS programs	01 April 2017	12 months	R 4 309 200.00	Ayesha Itzkin (Former CEO)
		Mad-Rush Technologies	Software developer	01 April 2017	12 months	R 246 420.00	Ayesha Itzkin (Former CEO)
Council on Higher Education	12	William Adams Consulting and Services	Maintenance and Repairs of Services of Telephone Management Equipment	01 April 2018	3 years	R 550.00 p/h	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		AccTech	Supply, Installation, Customisation and Implementation of Business Process Management	01 March 2018	3 Months	R 406 708.68	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		eS3 Consulting (Pty) Ltd	Provision of Web-based Online Systems Maintenance Services	01 March 2018	12 Months	R 522 872.40	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		Bytes Document Solution	Supply, Installation, Maintenance and repairs of multifunctional Photocopying and Printing Machines	01 March 2018	3 years	R 454 966.80	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		Travel with Flair	Provision of Travel Management Services	01 January 2018	3 years	R 10 000 000.00	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		Phoenixfire	Provision of maintenance and Repairs Services of Fire Systems Equipment	01 September 2017	3 years	R 28 386.00	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		Zozcor Welding and Projects (Pty) Ltd	Provision of Handyman Services	01 August 2017	3 years	R 360.00 p/h	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		Metrofile	Provision of Off-Site storage of backup tape	27 July 2017	18 Months	R 1 496.46 per month	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		SABandT	Provision of Internal Audit Services	01 July 2017	3 years	R 1 063 748.24	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		Raite Security Services and Consulting	Provision of Security services: Guarding and Armed Response	01 April 2017	3 years	R 647 366.01	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		SAQA	Development of HEQCIS	01 April 2017	3 years	R 4 971 310.00	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
		Sankofa Insurance Brokers	Provision of Insurance Broker Services	01 April 2017	3 years	R 770 129.00	Naren Baijnath (CEO)
Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority	12	Global Continuity SA	Business continuity and disaster recovery services	01 March 2014	4 years	R 3 067 037.32	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Deloitte Investment (PTY) LTD	Tip offs anonymous	01 May 2006	4 years	R 2 850.00p/m	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Computer Initiatives	Microsoft Dynamics GP System and software support	01 February 2011	9 years	R 1 169 863.00	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Internet Solutions (IS)	Internet connectivity services	25 November 2015	4 years	R 3 259 425.12	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Deloitte Consulting (PTY) LTD	In-sourcing of finance personnel	01 February 2015	3 years	R11 809 783.00	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Wits Commercial Enterprise Pty Ltd	Evaluation Study	01 April 2016	2 years	R 4 500 000.00	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Boqwana Burns Inc	Legal Services	27 January 2016	2 years	As and when the service is needed.	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Cheadle Thompson and Haysom Inc Attorneys	Legal Services	15 December 2015	3 years		Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Project Unlimited	Network Troubleshooting	31 August 2017	30 months	As and when the service is needed.	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Arrex Corporation (Pty) Ltd	Manage Engine Software	07 November 2017	28 months	R 470 558.50	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		Sizwe IT Group	Secured online meeting management solution	01 November 2017	28 months	R 1 311 484.30	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
		RAMS HR Partnering Solutions	Specialist Technical HR and ancillary related services	24 August 2017	12 months	R800/hr or R5 000/full day services	Ms Nombulelo Nxesi (CEO)
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority	6	IT Aware	Maintenance and Support of Integrated MIS and Website Services	April 2017	3 Years	R 7 756 560.00	Kuben Naiker: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO)
		Koor Dindar Mothei (Pty) Ltd	Project Management for the Refurbishment of an Office Building	February 2015	Depended on the completion of the project	R 5 672 056.32	BK Mothei: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO)
		BARUCH Memories	Board Secretary	June 2017	1 Year	R 500 000.00	T Mandleni: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO)
		Luovatek Solution (Pty) Ltd	Design, Maintenance and Support of IT Infrastructure	January 2018	27 Months	R 8 470 656.00	D Puthiyasilan: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO)
		Ngubane and Company	Internal Auditing	November 2016	18 Months	R 1 378 846.34	T Nkomozephi Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO)
		Vantage Public Sector Management	Project Management for the Rural and Township Economies Revitalisation Programme	June 2017	3 Years	Project amount unknown (funds to be raised from different stakeholders)	T Majozi: Director Mr Errol Gradwell (CEO)
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Education and Training Authority	3	21st Century Pay Solutions Company	Organisational design and Skills audit	01 April 2017	16 months	R 532 836.00	Ms Nokuthula Selamolela – Acting CEO
		Institute for Performance Management	Provide the services for performance management and development review	01 July 2017	12 months	R 199 636.80	Ms Nokuthula Selamolela – Acting CEO
		Kanimambo Management Solutions	Assist Acting CEO labour related matters	01 February 2018	4 months	R 1 500.00 per hour	Ms Nokuthula Selamolela – Acting CEO
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority	4	FWA Organisational Development	Organisational development and change management	03 October 2017	6 months	R 416 100.00	Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA)
		FWA Organisational Development	Organisational development and change management	March 2018	3 months	R 248 000.00	Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA)
		EE Research Focus	Sector Skills Plan research – update	20 March 2018	5 months	R 447 080.00	Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA)
		Ask Afrika	Data collection for HWSETA Tracer Study	08 January 2018	3 months	R 228 952.00	Mrs Elaine Brass CA(SA)
Insurance SETA	5	Deloitte	Finance and Accounting, IT hosting and infrastructure support	01 April 2018	4 months	R 3 547 279.08	Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO)
		PwC	Internal audit services	15 September 2016	1 year 6 months	R 1 545 223.00	Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO)
		Affirmative Portfolio Recruitment Consultants CC	Recruitment services (temporary staff)	01 April 2018	1 year	R 499 999.99	Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO)
		DJ Swanepoel Inc.	Legal Services	01 October 2017	1 year 6 months	R 499 000.00	Ms Sandra Dunn (CEO)
		Masephule Dinga Inc	Legal Services	01 February 2016	Month to month contract	R 450 000.00	Sandra Dunn (CEO)
Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority	6	MMC Consulting	Skills Development Audit Services	01 November 2017	3 Months	R 408 804.00	Oupa Mopaki (CEO)
		21st Century	Salary Benchmarking Services	16 March 2018	2 Months	R 373 863.00	Charlton Philiso (CEO)
		Deloitte	Financial Management Services	01 April 2015	3 years, plus extension	R 13 328 042.00	Oupa Mopaki (CEO)
		STTB	Human Resource Management System	01 November 2014	3 years, plus extension	R 929 100.00	Oupa Mopaki (CEO)
		Gobodo Forensic and Investigative Accounting	Forensic Audit Services	16 January 2018	2 Months	R 698 195.74	Sipho J Mjwara (CEO)
		Mzabalazo Advisory Services	Sector Skills Plan Services	31 April 2017	12 months	R 480 997.92	Charlton Philiso (CEO)
National Skills Fund	5	Andisa Chartered Accountants	Financial reporting assistance for the 2017/18 financial period. This is due to the CFO and the Director: Financial reporting being on Maternity leave.	01 March 2018	5 Months	R 495 000.00	Mr Ramaphakela Director: Supply chain DHET (Approval of Quotation and acceptance letter)
		EOH	Part 1 of the work: Develop and implement an ICT System for the National Skills Fund Part 2 of the work: Provide maintenance and support for 5 years after implementation	01 March 2017	5 years	R52 927 812.00	Approved by Mr GF Qonde (Director General: DHET) Contracts signed by Mr MV Macikama (Executive Officer: NSF)
		OMNI Africa	Technical support on PASTEL on an ad-hoc basis. PASTEL is the financial system that the NSF currently uses to account for transactions on the accrual basis, which is used as a basis for its Annual financial statements and quarterly reporting.	07 April 2016	3 years	R 457 600.00	Mr Ramaphakela Director: Supply chain DHET (Approval of Quotation and acceptance letter)
		A2A Kopano	Internal audit services	22 July 2015	3 years	R14 741 395.00	Approved by Mr GF Qonde (Director General: DHET) Contracts signed by Mr MV Macikama (Executive Officer: NSF)
		GokoLaufer MSP	Media Consultant	01 March 2016	3 years	R 9 466 696.00	Approved by Mr GF Qonde (Director General: DHET)
National Student Financial Aid Scheme	4	KPMG	Loan book valuation, Employee engagement survey, and technical accounting opinion	01 March 2018, 06 March 2018 and 05 March 2018	36 months, 3 months, and 5 months	R 3 385 560.00 R 399 758.00 and R 499 999.00	Steven Zwane (Executive Officer) and Morgan Nhiwatiwa (General Manager: Finance)
		PWC	Caseware services	29 November 2017	24 months	R 230 736.00	Morgan Nhiwatiwa (General Manager: Finance)
		Ernst and Young	Internal audit services	01 August 2017	36 months	R 9 595 567.00	Board (The NSFAS Board of Directors- chaired by Sizwe Nxasana
		BDO	Accounting assistance/trainees	06 March 2018	3 months	R 499 999.00	Morgan Nhiwatiwa (General Manager: Finance)
Public Sector Education and Training Authority	1	Organisational Development Africa (Pty) Ltd	Service provider has been appointed to provide an organizational capacity assessment to support PSETA strategy.	31 January 2018	3 months	R 992 000.00	Marks Thibela (Acting CEO)
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations	9	Izilamani Group	QCTO Evacuation plans	January 2018	Once-off	R 32 643.90	Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO)
		Phuthumani IT Solutions (Pty) Ltd	Sage Evolution Accounting Software Implementation	April 2017	Once-off	R 93 074.00	Mr Innocent Gumbochuma (Director: Finance and Procurement)
		Change Agility	Review of QCTO Organogram, design of Job Profiles and Job Evaluations	June 2017	Once-off	R 590 855.93	Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO)
		Deloitte	Fraud reporting and management	April 2017	Once-off	R 29 275.20	Ms Joyce Mashabela (Former CEO)
		E-software Solutions	Records and Archive Management	April 2017	Once-off	R 48 609.20	Ms Joyce Mashabela (Former CEO)
		Mdawe Trading and Projects	Qualifications Editorial services	April 2017	Once-off	R 378 473.29	Ms Joyce Mashabela (Former CEO)
		Isolve/Blue Ocean	Apprentice certification system maintenance	01 July 2017	24 months	R 410 810.40	Ms Vijayen Naidoo (CEO)
		South African Institute of Distance Education (SAIDE)	Support of OQA and E-learning	December 2017	Once-off	R 120 305.34	Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO)
		The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management	Research on implementation of OQSF qualifications	September 2017	Once-off	R 294 900.00	Mr Vijayen Naidoo (CEO)
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority	36	Assign Payroll	Payroll Services	01 July 2016	21 months	R 210 661.71	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Astom Courier Services	Courier Services	01 April 2016	24 months	R 157 043.61	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Bathathu Risk Services	Insurance Services	01 November 2017	12 months	R 47 772.53	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Bidvest Steiner	Hygiene Services	05 May 2017	12 months	R 27 089.82	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Careways Wellness (Pty) Ltd	Employee Wellness	01 September 2016	12 months	R 300 615.26	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Deloitte and Touche	SETA Project Management System	01 November 2016	24 months	R 4 201 110.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		DigiTrack	Car Tracking Services	26 November 2014	Month to Month	R 6 339.19	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Edgy Nicollo (Pty) Ltd	ICT Services	22 October 2017	4 months	R 428 221.62	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Elsiemot and Associates	Qualification Development Facilitator	03 July 2017	8 months	R 145 920.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Fedgroup / Fieldspace	Office Space Rental	01 September 2012	67 months	R 25 214 031.60	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Frama Mailing	Mailing Services	01 July 2016	20 months	R 105 000.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Impetus Agricultural Development cc t/a Phakisa	Qualification Development Facilitator	03 July 2017	8 months	R 125 000	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Institute for Local Government and Housing	Qualification Development Facilitator	03 July 2017	8 months	R 145 000.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		IT Related	Document Management System	01 November 2016	15 months	R 1 594 917.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Ke Nna Molobise Security and Projects	Physical Security Services	01 July 2017	9 months	R 428 895.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Konica Minolta	Printing Solutions	01 June 2016	22 months	R 807 062.46	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Maraba Security Services	Security services	01 February 2016	17 months	R 640 224	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Metrofile	Document Storage and Scanning	01 June 2016	22 months	R 357 194.30	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Mmela Financial Service	Short term insurance	01 August 2017	12 months	R 155 937.91	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Neotel	Communications Solutions	01 September 2016	19 months	R 981 873.38	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Nkonki Incorporated	Fraud-hotline Services	01 April 2016	24 months	R 64 800.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		OD Management Services	Research consultancy services	10 January 2018	3 months	R 454 860.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		ORCA	Internal Audit	12 July 2016	12 months	R 779 760.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		People sync SA	Competency Assessment	15 December 2018	3 months	R 20 034.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Praxis Computing	Great Plains Infrastructure	21 November 2016	4 months	R 386 368.80	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Rakoma and Associates	Forensic Investigations	05 May 2017	11 months	R 396 390	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Rent-a-Store	Storage Services	05 April 2016	Month-to-Month	R 105 600.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		SABandT	Internal Audit	01 November 2017	29 months	R 1 076 431.53	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Sage VIP	HR System	23 August 2016	7 months	R 201 419.90	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Shortlift	Lift Maintenance	01 April 2016	24 months	R 8 253.60	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Sikunyana Incorporated	Legal Services	31 May 2017	10 months	R 2 116 790.00	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Trans Fire	Fire Systems Maintenance Services	01 April 2016	24 months	R 42 050.04	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Underhill Investment Holdings CC	Research consultancy services	03 July 2017	4 months	R 490 796.84	Jenni-Irish Qhobosheane (Administrator)
		Kaelo In Session	Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting, Research, Governance, Risk, and Compliance	01 April 2018	6 months	R 1 000 hourly rate	Vukani Memela Memela (Acting CEO)
		Mabece Tilana inc. Attorneys (MTI attorneys)	Legal Services on a need basis	01 April 2018	6 months	R 11 000 hourly rate	Vukani Memela Memela (Acting CEO)
		Kaelo In Session	Corporate Services advisor	01 April 2018	1 months	R 1 000 hourly rate	Vukani Memela Memela (Acting CEO)
Transport Education Training Authority	17	Ubuntu Technologies	Voice Over Internet Protocol Telephony and Video Conferencing Facility Implementation as well as SLA	17 March 2016	30 months	R 2 161 998.52	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Oma Chartered Accountants	Internal Audit Services	01 September 2016	2 years	R 1 205 048.33	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Redflank Solutions (Pty) Ltd	Conduct end of term (NSDS111 2011-2016) Outcome Evaluation of TETA mandate	19 June 2017	12 months	R1 002 000.00	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Collin Nciki cc	Minutes Taking	20 March 2018	12 months	R 290 000.00	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Gordon Institute of Business Science	International Leadership Executive Development Programme for Women to 15 participants plus 5 programme stakeholders at NQF Level 8	26 September 2017	12 months	R 5 227 787.00	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Gordon Institute of Business Science	International Leadership Executive Development Programme for 15 participants plus 5 programme stakeholders at NQF Level 8	26 September 2017	12 months	R 5 561 218.00	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Gordon Institute of Business Science	International Leadership Development Programme for 15 participants plus 5 programme stakeholders at NQF Level 6	26 September 2017	12 months	R 5 685 153.00	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		ICAS Employee and Organisation Enhancement Services	Employee Wellness Programme	10 July 2017	2 years	R 328 083.13	Mr Famanda Shirindza (Acting CEO)
		Deloitte and Touche	Fraud Hotline	01 August 2017	3 years	R 168 150.00	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Abeeda and Associates (Pty) Ltd	Request for proposal from the service provider to perform the function of Qualifications Development Facilitator	15 January 2018	12 months	R 1 564 668.00	Ms Lena Maphefo Anno-Frempong (CEO)
		Dajo Associates (Pty) Ltd	Conduct Tracer Study of Transport Education and Training Authority funded Artisan Training (NSDS III Period)	01 April 2018	8 months	R 1 200 000.00	In the process of signing SLA
		Dajo Associates (Pty) Ltd	Conduct Research Study on ‘The Extent of Skills Mismatch (Gaps) in the Transport Sector’	01 April 2018	8 months	R 999 997.50	In the process of signing SLA
		Urban-Econ Development Economists (Pty) Ltd		01 April 2018	8 months	R 1 137 465.00	In the process of signing SLA
		Eagle’s Wings Skills Development Consultants Matprodev Consulting (Pty) Ltd Mukumba Projects And Consulting cc Zaes Asset Group (Pty) Ltd	External Moderation to Teta	01 March 2018	12 months	Daily Rate of R 2 500.00	In the process of signing SLA

07 May 2018 - NW1021

Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(a) What number of institutions of higher learning have a healthcare facility and (b) for each of the specified institutions, (i) what is the name of the institution, (ii) what services are offered, (iii) what is the cost of the service and (iv) what number of employees is providing the service in each profession?

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a) All 26 universities have healthcare facilities.

(b)(i)-(ii) There are 73 healthcare facilities across the 26 institutions. Their names and services offered are as follows:

(b)(i) Institution

(b)(i) Name of the facility

(b)(ii) Services offered

1. North West University

Health Care Centre (Mahikeng Campus)

Health Care Centre (Potchefstroom Campus)

Health Care Centre (Vaal Triangle Campus)

Primary Health Care

Chronic Disease Management

Antenatal Clinic

Family Planning Clinic

TB Clinic

2. Nelson Mandela University

North Campus Health Services

South Campus Health Services

Second Avenue Campus Health Services

Missionvale Campus Health Services

George Campus Health Services

Primary Health Care

Occupational Health Care

First Aid Treatment

Reproductive Health Care

Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care

3. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Bellville Campus Clinic

Cape Town Campus Clinic

Mowbray Campus Clinic

Wellington Campus Clinic

Primary Health Care

Emergency Care

Reproductive Health Care

Referral Services

Health Promotion

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

HIV/AIDS Care

4. Walter Sisulu University

Butterworth Clinic

Buffalo City Clinic (Three Clinics: Potsdam, Chiselhut and College Street)

Queenstown Clinic

Mthatha Clinic (Two Clinics: Nelson Mandela Drive and Zamukulungisa)

Primary Health Care

Family Planning

HIV/AIDS Care

Educational Programmes/Campaigns

Gender-Based Violence Educational Programmes and Counselling

5. University of Venda

Campus Health Clinic (Thohoyandou)

Primary Health Care

HIV/AIDS Testing Services

Emergency Medical Services

Peer Education Programmes

6. University of the Witwatersrand

Braamfontein Campus Clinic

Parktown Campus Clinic

Free Services

Reproductive Health Services

HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing

Management of STIs

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

Emergency Medical Care

Wellness Programmes

Paid Services

Primary Nurse Clinician (Treatment of minor ailments)

Medical Doctor (Students and Staff on medical aid)

Vaccination programmes

Referral for treatment of chronic medical condition

7. University of Cape Town

Student Wellness Service Clinic (Lower Campus)

Upper Campus Clinic (Satellite)

HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing Centre

Hiddingh Campus Service (Satellite)

Triage Service

Clinical and Diagnostic Assessment

Diagnosis Formulation

Curative Care

Treatment and Basic Medication

Referrals

Follow-up Care

HIV/AIDS Testing, Counselling and Treatment

Health Promotion and Advocacy

Individual and Group Psychotherapy

Psychoeducation

Mental Health Training, Advocacy and Awareness

8. University of the Free State

Bloemfontein Campus Clinic

Qwaqwa Campus Clinic

Primary Health Care

HIV/AIDS Health Services

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Family Planning

9. University of Limpopo

Student Health and Wellness Centre

Student Counselling Centre

Primary Health Care

Health Promotion

Referral Services

Psychological and Emotional Care

10. Sefako Makgatho University

Campus Health Clinic
(Ga-Rankuwa)

Primary Health Care

HIV/AIDS Testing and Counselling

Student Vaccination

Health Care Promotion

Family Planning

11. Vaal University of Technology

Campus Health Clinic (Vanderbijlpark)

Primary Health Care

Health Promotion

Disease Awareness and Prevention

Family Planning

HIV/AIDS Care

Emergency Medical Services

12. University of KwaZulu-Natal

Pietermaritzburg Campus Health Clinic

Howard College Campus Health Clinic

Westville Campus Health Clinic

Edgewood Campus Health Clinic

Medical School Campus Health Clinic

Primary Health Care

Management of STIs

Reproductive Health Services

Emergency Medical Services

HIV/AIDS Care

Health Awareness, Prevention and Promotion

Sexual Assault

Mental Health Care

13. Mangosuthu University of Technology

Campus Health Services

Primary Health Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

Occupational Health Services

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing

14. Central University of Technology

CUT Medical Clinic

Primary Health Care

Family Planning

Management of STIs

HIV/AIDS Care

TB Treatment

ER 24 Services on call

15. University of Pretoria

Hatfield Student Health Clinic

Onderstepoort Student Health Clinic

Groenkloof Student Health Clinic

Mamelodi Student Health Clinic

Prinshof Student Health Clinic

Primary Health Care

Doctor’s Clinic

Emergency Medical Services

Dietary Consultations

Free Eye Testing

Screening and Monitoring of Chronic Conditions.

Health Education and Promotion

Health and Wellness Awareness

HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counselling and Testing

Lifestyle and Reproductive Health

Preventative Immunization

Pregnancy Counselling Referral

Antiretroviral Treatment Referral and Support

16. University of Forthare

Alice Health Care Centre

East London Health Care Centre

Primary Health Care

Management of Asthma

Screening and Referral of other Chronic Conditions

TB Screening and Referral

Reproductive Health Care

HIV/AIDS Testing

Medical Doctor's Services (East London Campus only)

17. University of Zululand:

Kwa-Dlangezwa Campus Health Clinic

Richards Bay Campus Health Clinic

Primary Health Care (PHC)

Reproductive Health Care

Cancer Screening

Emergency Medical Services

HIV/AIDS and ARTS and PrEP rollout

Psychosocial Support

TB and STI screening

18. University of the Western Cape

Campus Health and Wellness Centre

Centre for Student Support

Physiotherapy Clinic

Biokinetics Clinic

Family Planning

Treatment of STI’s

HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counselling and Testing

Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Rape Victims

Diagnosis and Management of Common (day-to-day) Medical Ailments

Health Awareness, Education and Mass Screening Programmes

Care of Injuries on Duty

Provision of medical care, support and assistance to UWC athletes and events

Emergency Medical Services

Testing of HIV/TB infections.

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

Mental Health

Trauma/Crisis Support

Specialised support to 245 students with chronic medical conditions; hearing, mobility and visual impairments

Psychological Counselling and Trauma Support

19. University of Johannesburg

Campus Health Service (Auckland Park)

Campus Health Service (Bunting)

Campus Health Service (Doornfontein)

Campus Health Service (Soweto)

Primary Health Care

HIV/AIDS Testing Service

Reproductive Health Service

Health Promotion

Screening of Chronic Disease

Travel Health

Health Risk Management

Medical Surveillance of employees

Travel Medicine

Food Safety

Executive Health

Event Medical Risk management

Disaster Risk Management

Radiation Risk Management.

20. University of South Africa

Campus Health Clinic (Muckleneuk)

Campus Health Clinic (Florida)

Primary Healthcare Services

HIV/TB/STI’s Screening

Medical Emergency Response/Assistance

21. Tshwane University of Technology

Health and Wellness (Pretoria West Campus)

Health and Wellness (Soshanguve South Campus)

Health and Wellness (Ga-Rankuwa Campus)

Health and Wellness (eMalahleni Campus)

Health and Wellness (Mbombela Campus)

Health and Wellness (Polokwane Campus)

Primary Health Care

HIV/AIDS Testing and Support

22. University of Fort Hare

Healthcare Centre

Counselling Centre

Primary Healthcare

Psychological and Mental Health Services

23. Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch Campus Health Services

Tygerberg Campus Health Services

Family Planning

General Medicine

Sports Medicine

Occupational Health Care

Travel Medicine

Health and Wellness

HIV/AIDS Care

24. Durban University of Technology

Isolempilo Clinic (Brickfield Campus)

Isolempilo Clinic (City Campus)

Isolempilo Clinic (Ritson Campus)

Isolempilo Clinic (Steve Biko Campus)

Primary Health Care

Treatment of STI’s

HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing

Emergency Care

Chronic Conditions' Support (e.g.: TB)

Health Information and Dissemination

Pap Smears

Immunisation

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

LGBTIQ Friendly Services

Family Planning

25. University of Mpumalanga

Campus Clinic (not yet operational)

Primary Health Care (through Mpumalanga Department of Health)

Student Counselling

26. Sol Plaatje University

Student Health and Wellness Centre

Primary Health Care

Student Counselling

HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing

Family Planning

The University of Mpumalanga is one of two new universities where the construction of its Campus Clinic was completed at the end of 2017 and the facility is not yet operational. The University has an arrangement with the Mpumalanga Department of Health which provides mobile clinic services at the Mbombela Campus once a month and a contract with ER24 for the provision of emergency medical services at the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Campuses. In January 2018, the University appointed a Student Counsellor who provides counselling services to students at the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Campuses.

(iii) The cost of offering healthcare services at the twenty-five universities is
R 185 878 367.

(iv) The number of employees providing the services in each profession is as follows:

34 x Medical Doctors;
166 x Nurses;
26 x Paramedics;
12 x HIV/AIDS Counsellors;
16 x Other Counsellors;
8 x HIV/AIDS Co-Ordinators/Officers;
1 x Physiotherapist;
4 x Social Workers;
14 x Health Promoters;
2 x First Aiders;
3 x Medical Assistants;
2 x Psychiatrists;
20 x Psychologists;
3 x Employee Assistance Programme Specialists; and
1 x Radiation Protection Officer.

07 May 2018 - NW1127

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether her department and/or the National Student Financial Aid Scheme or any other body funded by her department laid charges with the relevant law enforcement agencies against those individuals who had allegedly committed fraud and who were identified in the Nexus Forensic Services report submitted to her department earlier in 2018; if not, (a) why not and (b)(i) how and (ii) by whom will this matter be handled in the future; if so, what number of individuals were named in the charges?

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Reply:

Nexus Forensics Services provided the Department with an extensive report containing findings and recommendations, which the Department is considering. The Department will revert to Parliament as soon as this process is finalised.

07 May 2018 - NW983

Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

How much land does (a) her department and (b) the entities reporting to her (i) own, (ii) have exclusive rights to and/or (iii) lease from the State to (aa) use and/or (bb) occupy?

Source
Link

Reply:

a) (i)-(ii) The Department of Higher Education and Training does not own land.

(iii) The Department leases two privately owned buildings, i.e. 123 and 178 Francis Baard Street, via the Department of Public Works. The Department also occupies a State-owned building in Olifantsfontein, i.e. the Indlela Trade Test Centre.

b) (i) The following six entities own land:

Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority;
Council on Higher Education;
Mining Qualifications Authority;
Services Sector Education and Training Authority;
South African Qualifications Authority; and
Transport Education and Training Authority.

(ii) The following four entities have exclusive rights to the land:

Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority;
Council on Higher Education;
Services Sector Education and Training Authority; and
Transport Education and Training Authority.

(iii) The National Skills Fund is leasing land or building from the State through the Department.

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MR THEUNS TREDOUX

CONTACT: 012 312-5151

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Reply 983.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY REPLY 983 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

MRS GNM PANDOR, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

25 April 2018 - NW355

Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(a) What is the total amount that was (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on her private office (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what was the (i) remuneration, (ii) salary level, (iii) job title, (iv) qualification and (v) job description of each employee appointed in her private office in each of the specified periods?

Source
Link

Reply:

a) (aa) (i) Total amount budgeted:

2014/15: R19.576 million

2015/16: R24.732 million

2016/17: R25.930 million

(ii) Total amount spent:

2014/15: R19.575 million

2015/16: R24.688 million

2016/17: R25.840 million

(bb) (i) Amount allocated since 1 April 2017: R22.647 million.

b) The tables below show the remuneration, salary level, job title and qualifications for the period 2014/15.

Job Title	Salary Level	Remuneration	Qualifications
Chief of Staff	13	R1 042 500	National Senior Certificate
Media Liaison Officer	13	R819 126	National Diploma in Public Management
Personal Assistant to Minister	5	R132 399	Bachelor of Technology in Management
Parliamentary Liaison Officer	13	R819 126	National Diploma in Human Resource Management Bachelor of Technology: Human Resource Management
Administrative Secretary	13	R819 126	Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Appointment Secretary	7	R211 194	Honours in Social Sciences Masters in Social Science
Chief Registry Clerk	7	R188 985	National Diploma: in Human Resource Management
Secretary	5	R132 399	National Diploma in Sports Management
Secretary	5	R132 399	BA Honours in Public Management
Driver/Messenger	5	R131 328	Grade 11
Special Advisor	15	R1 353 732	Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
Special Advisor	15	R1 267 806	National Certificate Customer Services Certificate
Secretary to Special Advisors	8	R243 747	National Diploma in Office Management
Receptionist	5	R158 985	National Senior Certificate
Stakeholder and Public Relations Management	12	R695 379	Bachelor of Technology in Business Administration
Assistant Director: Administration	9	R361 659	Diploma in Management
Special Projects	13	R843 888	Bachelor of Education
Secretary	5	R132 399	National Diploma in Administration Management
Secretary to Chief of Staff	5	R142 461	National Diploma in Public Relations
Special Projects in the Ministry	13	R864 177	Doctor of Philosophy - Labour Studies
Researcher and Speech Writer	13	R864 177	National Senior Certificate Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication
Project Coordinator	12	R674 979	Bachelor of Social Sciences

The tables below show the remuneration, salary level, job title and qualifications for the period 2015/16.

Job Title	Salary Level	Remuneration	Qualifications
Chief of Staff	13	R1 144 251	National Senior Certificate
Media Liaison Officer	13	R898 743	National Diploma in Public management
Personal Assistant to Minister	6	R183 558	Bachelor of Technology in Management
Parliamentary Liaison Officer	13	R864 177	National Diploma in Human Resource Management Bachelor of Technology: Human Resource Management
Administrative Secretary	13	R864 171	Bachelor of Art in Sociology
Chief Registry Clerk	7	R243 747	National Diploma in Human Resource Management
Assistant Appointment and Administrative Secretary	5	R158 985	Bachelor of Technology in Sports Management Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management
Registry Clerk	5	R158 985	Bachelor of Art in Public Management Honours in Public Management
Driver/Messenger	5	R140 520	Grade 11
Special Advisor	N/A. 50% of Wits salary	R530 676 for six months	PhD in Education
Special Advis0r	14	R1 267 806	National Diploma
Secretary to Special Advisors	8	R266 214	National Diploma in Office Management
Receptionist	5	R158 985	National Senior Certificate
Stakeholder and Public Relations Management	12	R759 444	Bachelor of Business Administration
Assistant Director	10	R361 659	National Diploma in Management
Special Projects	13	R939 810	Bachelor of Education
Secretary	6	R171 069	National Diploma in Administration Management
Secretary	6	R171 069	National Diploma in Public Relations
Special Projects in the Ministry	13	R864 177	National Diploma In Public Relations
Researcher and Speech Writer	13	R864 177	Bachelor of Arts and Communication
Project Coordinator	12	R674 978	Bachelor of Social Sciences

The tables below show the remuneration, salary level, job title and qualifications for the period 2016/17.

Job Title	Salary Level	Remuneration	Qualifications
Chief of Staff	13	R1 144 251	National Senior Certificate
Media Liaison Officer	13	R898 743	National Diploma in Public Management
Personal Assistant to Minister	6	R183 558	Bachelor of Technology in Management
Parliamentary Liaison Officer	Vacant	-	-
Administrative Secretary	13	R962 409	Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Chief Registry Clerk	7	R266 214	National Diploma in Human Resource Management
Assistant Appointment and Administrative Secretary	6	R183 558	Bachelor of Technology in Sports Management Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management
Registry Clerk	6	R183 558	Bachelor of Arts Honours of Public Management
Driver/Messenger	6	R155 775	Grade 11
Special Advisor	14	R1 358 868	National Diploma in Electrical Engineering Masters in Business Administration
Special Advisor	14	R1 358 868	National Diploma
Secretary to Special Advisor	8	R289 929	National Diploma: Office Management
Receptionist	6	R173 640	National Senior Certificate
Stakeholder and Public Relations Management	12	R814 884	Bachelor of Technology in Business Administration
Assistant Director	10	R423 807	National Diploma: Management
Secretary	6	R183 558	National Diploma in Administration Management
Secretary to Chief of Staff	6	R183 558	National Diploma in Public Relations

The tables below show the remuneration, salary level, job title and qualifications for the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 October 2017.

Job Title	Salary Level	Remuneration	Qualifications
Chief of Staff	13	R1 144 251	National Senior Certificate
Media Liaison Officer	Vacant	-	-
Personal Assistant to Chief of Staff	6	R183 558	Bachelor of Technology Management
Parliamentary Liaison Officer	Vacant	-	-
Administrative Secretary	13	R962 409	Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Chief Registry Clerk	7	R266 214	National Diploma: Human Resource Management
Assistant Appointment and Administrative Secretary	6	R183 558	Bachelor of Technology in Sports Management Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management
Registry Clerk	6	R183 558	Bachelor of Arts Honours in Public Management
Driver/Messenger	6	R155 775	Grade 11
Special Advisor	14	R1 358 868	National Diploma in Electrical Engineering Master of Business Administration
Special Advisor	14	R1 358 868	National Diploma
Secretary to Special Advisors	8	R289 929	National Diploma in Office Management
Receptionist	6	R173 640	National Senior Certificate
Stakeholder and Public Relations Management	12	R814 884	National Senior Certificate
Assistant Director	10	R423 807	National Diploma in Management
Secretary	6	R183 558	National Diploma
Secretary to Chief of Staff	6	R183 558	National Diploma: Public Relations
Special Advisor	14	R1 267 806	National Certificate Customer Services

The tables below show the remuneration, salary level, job title and qualifications for the period from 1 November 2017 to 27 February 2018.

Job Title	Salary Level	Remuneration	Qualifications
Chief of Staff	14	R1 196 526	National Diploma in Journalism
Researcher/Speech Writer	13	R 962 409	Bachelor of Commerce
Personal Assistant to Minister	12	R779 295	National Diploma Accounting
Administrative Support and Public Relations	12	R779 295	Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Parliamentary Officer	12	R779 295	Diploma in Journalism
Assistant Appointment and Administrative Secretary	9	R334 545	Bachelor of Arts
Assistant Appointment and Administrative Secretary	9	R334 545	Bachelor of Arts in Administration
Stakeholder Management	9	R334 545	Governance Leadership NQF Level 5
Secretary	6	R183 558	Senior Certificate
Messenger/Driver	5	R152 862	Senior Certificate
Messenger/Driver	5	R152 862	National N4 Certificate
Intern	1	R60 000	Bachelor of Artisan Administration
Special Advisor	16	R1 782 687 (50%)	Master of Arts in Law
Special Advisor	16	R1 782 687 (50%)	Bachelor of Arts PHD in Public Affairs

The tables below show the remuneration, salary level, job title and qualifications for the period from 27 February 2018 to date.

Job Title	Salary Level	Remuneration	Qualifications
Chief of Staff	14	R1 214 475	Bachelor of Arts
Researcher and Strategy	13	R1 036 788	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Honours
Media Liaison Officer	13	R1 068 132	National Diploma
Administrative Secretary	13	R1 100 418	Bachelor of Science
Parliamentary Officer	13	R991 500	Bachelor of Arts
Assistant Appointment Secretary	10	R447 417	Bachelor of Arts
Assistant Director: Administration	9	R339 552	Bachelor of Arts
Senior Administration Officer	8	R298 695	National Diploma
Personal Assistant to Special Advisors	7	R226 611	National Senior Certificate
Messenger/Driver	5	R162 337	National Senior Certificate
Senior Administration Clerk	5	R152 862	National Senior Certificate
Special Advisor	16	R2 008 200	Bachelor of Commerce
Special Advisor	15	R1 370 973	Bachelor of Arts and BA Honours

(v) Annexures A1 to A10.

20 April 2018 - NW429

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What are the criteria followed in allocating staff housing at the University of Zululand; (2) Are staff members ranked in accordance with these criteria when accommodation is offered to staff in university-owned houses; (3) (a) Where is each staff house located and (b) what is the average monthly (i) rental and (ii) related costs recovered from staff occupying each staff house since 1 April 2017; (4) What (a) costs related to staff accommodation offered by the university are paid for by the staff member concerned and (b) costs are borne by the university; (5) What total amount did the university spend on staff housing (a) in the 2016-17 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2017?

Source
Link

Reply:

The University of Zululand has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The University of Zululand has an approved housing policy. Section 4.1 of the policy categorises housing units in 3 categories being:

Section 4.1.1 Executive Housing;
Section 4.1.2 On-campus staff housing; and
Section 4.1.3 Off-campus staff housing.

The Criteria on the allocation of staff housing is set out in section 5 of the policy. The university has set out 4 main purposes for housing units in section 5.1

Section 5.1.1 Housing for executives;
Section 5.1.2 Housing for permanent employees;
Section 5.1.3 Temporary housing for newly appointed staff; and
Section 5.1.4 Housing of staff on short term contracts

Category 5.1.1 deals with the allocation of staff housing for executives. The housing for other categories of employees (5.1.2, 5.1.3 and 5.1.4) is on approximate proportion of 50:25:25. This ratio can be modified from time to time based on the need.

For category 5.1.2 (permanent employees), preference is given to those on higher Peromnes (4-6). Employees under this category are given a 3-year lease which may be renewable after the end of the 3-year period.

For staff category 5.1.3 (temporary housing of newly appointed staff), units may be offered for a period of up to 6 months from their commencement date.

For category 5.1.4 (housing of staff on short term contracts), housing is offered for the duration of the contract up to a maximum of 24 months.

2. Yes, the catergories as outlined above are used when allocating staff accommodation.

3. (a) The University has staff accommodation both on and off-campus. The university submitted an incomplete list as shown in Table 1 below. This information will be submitted as soon as the university has provided updated information through the Department.

Item	House No	(a) Location for each staff	Type of accommodation	(b) (i) Average monthly rental	Category (Exec/ On camp/ off camp)

1	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	7 917	On-campus
	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	9 000	On-campus
	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	378	On-campus
	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	378	On-campus
	Flat No. 27	Mhlathuze	Shared	378	On-campus
2	Flat No. 28	Mhlathuze	Family	10 530	On-campus
3	Flat No. 29	Mhlathuze	Family	15 750	On-campus
4	Flat No. 30	Mhlathuze	Shared	10 784	On-campus
	Flat No. 30	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 30	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
5	Flat No. 31	Mhlathuze	Family	-	On-campus
6	Flat No. 32	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 32	Mhlathuze	Shared	4 252	On-campus
	Flat No. 32	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
7	Flat No. 33	Mhlathuze	Shared	13 500	On-campus
	Flat No. 33	Mhlathuze	Shared	4 500	On campus
	Flat No. 33	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On campus
8	Flat No. 34	Mhlathuze	Shared	12 459	On-campus
	Flat No. 34	Mhlathuze	Shared	9 829	On-campus
	Flat No. 34	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
9	Flat No. 35	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 35	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 35	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
10	Flat No. 36	Mhlathuze	Shared	936	On-campus
	Flat No. 36	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 36	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
11	Flat No. 37	Mhlathuze	Family	12 930	On-campus
12	Flat No. 38	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 38	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 38	Mhlathuze	Shared	-	On-campus
13	Flat No. 39	Mhlathuze	Shared	23 532	On-campus
	Flat No. 39	Mhlathuze	Shared	15 250	On-campus
	Flat No. 39	Mhlathuze	Shared	16 500	On-campus
14	House No. 40	S/Residences	Family	-	On-campus
15	House No. 41	S/Residences	Family	-	On-campus
16	House No. 59	S/Residences	Family	-	On-campus
17	House No. 25	S/Residences	Family	-	On-campus
18	House No. 26	S/Residences	Family	-	On-campus
19	House No. 60	S/Residences	Family	-	On-campus
20	Flat No. 1	Thandanani	Family	7 000	On-campus
21	Flat No. 2	Thandanani	Shared	7 337	On-campus
	Flat No. 2	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	Flat No. 2	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
22	Flat No. 3	Thandanani	Family	31 906	On-campus
23	Flat No. 4	Thandanani	Family	8 609	On-campus
24	Flat No. 5	Thandanani	Family	17 562	On-campus
25	Flat No. 6	Thandanani	Family	25 039	On-campus
26	Flat No: 7	Thandanani	Family	10 941	On-campus
27	Flat No. 8	Thandanani	Family	20 596	On-campus
28	House No. 15	Thandanani	Family	14 000	On-campus
29	House No. 16	Thandanani	Shared	2 815	On-campus
	House No. 16	Thandanani	Shared	5 512	On-campus
	House No. 16	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 16	Thandanani	Shared	5 284	On-campus
30	House No. 17	Thandanani	Shared	3 215	On-campus
	House No. 17	Thandanani	Shared	6 801	On-campus
	House No. 17	Thandanani	Shared	12 500	On-campus
	House No. 17	Thandanani	Shared	12 500	On-campus
31	House No. 18	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 18	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 18	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 18	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
32	House No. 19	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 19	Thandanani	Shared	12 750	On-campus
	House No. 19	Thandanani	Shared	3 508	On-campus
	House No. 19	Thandanani	Shared	15 000	On-campus
33	House No. 20	Thandanani	Shared	7 357	On-campus
	House No. 20	Thandanani	Shared	4 237	On-campus
	House No. 20	Thandanani	Shared	16 250	On-campus
	House No. 20	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
34	House No. 21	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 21	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 21	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 21	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
35	House No. 22	Thandanani	Shared	5 000	On-campus
	House No. 22	Thandanani	Shared	7 500	On-campus
	House No. 22	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 22	back room	Shared	14 400	On-campus
	House No. 22	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
36	House No. 23	Thandanani	Shared	2 500	On-campus
	House No. 23	Thandanani	Shared	2 500	On-campus
	House No. 23	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 23	Thandanani	Shared	-	On-campus
37	House No. 42	Esangweni	Family	9 380	On-campus
38	House No. 43	Esangweni	Family	10 602	On-campus
39	House No. 44	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 44	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 44	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 44	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 44	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
40	House No. 45	Esangweni	Shared	-
	House No. 45	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 45	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 45	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
41	House No. 46	Esangweni	Shared	3 300	On-campus
	House No. 46	Esangweni	Shared	6 523	On-campus
	House No. 46	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 46	Esangweni	Shared	7 500	On Campus
	House No. 46	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
42	House No. 47	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 47	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 47	Esangweni	Shared	7 995	On-campus
	House No. 47	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
43	House No. 48	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 48	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 48	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 48	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
44	House No. 49	Esangweni	Family	-	On-campus
45	House No. 50	Esangweni	Shared	6 998	On-campus
	House No. 50	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 50	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 50	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
46	House No. 51	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 51	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 51	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 51	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
47	House No. 52	Esangweni	Family	14 000	On-campus
48	House No. 53	Esangweni	CSIRD	-	On-campus
	House No. 53	Esangweni	CSIRD	-	On-campus
	House No. 53	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
49	House No. 54	Esangweni	Shared	5 634	On-campus
	House No. 54	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
	House No. 54	Esangweni	Shared	-	On-campus
50	House No. 55	Esangweni	Family	27 657	On-campus
51	House No. 4	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
52	House No. 6	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
53	House No. 7	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
54	House No. 9	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
55	House No. 11	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
56	House No. 13	Anthony Cres	Family	17 565	Off-campus
57	House No. 14	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
58	House No. 15	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
59	House No. 17	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
60	House No. 18	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
61	House No. 19	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
62	House No. 21	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
63	House No. 26	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
64	House No. 28	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
65	House No. 30	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
66	House No. 47	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
67	House No. 49	Anthony Cres	Family	-	Off-campus
68	House No. 10	Kudu	Family	-	Off-campus
69	House No. 54	Dunn Rd	Family	-	Off-campus
70	Flat No. 1	Mlalazi RD	Family	50 376	Off-campus
71	Flat No. 2	Mlalazi RD	Family	14 000	Off-campus
72	Flat No. 3	Mlalazi RD	Family	-	Off-campus
73	Flat No. 4	Mlalazi RD	Family	-	Off-campus
74	Flat No. 5	Mlalazi RD	Family	10 000	Off-campus
75	Flat No. 6	Mlalazi RD	Family	-	Off-campus
76	House No. 3	Glenside	Family	-	Off-campus
77	House No. 10	South Rd	Family	-	Off-campus
78	House No. 15	Park Lane	Family	-	Off-campus
79	House No. 1	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
80	House No. 2	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
81	House No. 3	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
82	House No. 4	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
83	House No. 5	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
84	House No. 6	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
85	House No. 7	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
86	House No. 8	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus
87	House No. 9	Zini River Estate	Family	As per policy	Off-campus

(b) (i) The rental charge is based on the market rental value. The rental is levied at a minimum value refferd to as Assessed Rental Value (ARV).

(ii) The rental recovered from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 is R798 089.

4. (a) The staff members pays for all utilities (gas, water, electricty) as well as the general maintenance of the units.

(b) The following costs are borne by the University:

Levies and municipality rates and taxes;
Costs for remedial work on structural defects and general maintenance; and
Gardening and pool services (where applicable).

5. The amount spent to date on housing is as follows:

Item	Apr 2016 – Mar 2017	Apr 2017 – Dec 2017

Operating Expenditure	7 709 298	6 781 513
Gardening and Cleaning	43 150	90 747
Maintenance and Repairs	7 073 558	5 998 329
Rates and Taxes	387 369	505 870
Other	205 221	186 567

Capital Expenditure	4 138 840	2 657 391

Total	11 848 138	9 438 904

11 April 2018 - NW861

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What were the details of the decisions by the board of the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences that detemined (a) their remuneration and/or allowances, (b) claims for expenditure incurred and (c) any other specified benefits and support enjoyed by board members over the previous three financial years; (2) were any benefits and/or support given to members that were not covered by board decisions, such as office space and support with travel arrangements; if so, what was the (a) nature and (b) extent of the benefits?

Source
Link

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses.

1. (a) The Board was appointed on 27 March 2014. At that stage, the NIHSS was a new organisation and did not have policies and procedures in place. The remuneration of the Board members was therefore aligned to the “2014 Remuneration of Board Members” circular, Category A, Sub-category A2, which indicates that a daily rate of R3 648 shall be paid to the Chairperson and R2 880 to ordinary members. These rates were lowered to R3 500 for the Chairperson and R2 500 for ordinary members.

(b) Claims for expenditure for board members are reimbursed provided it was incurred for the business purposes related to the NIHSS.

(c) There were no specific benefits that accrued to board members, other than
re-imbursement of travel/subsistence or expenditure incurred while carrying out the duties of the NIHSS.

2. Yes.

(a) Office space was provided for meetings held by board members on the NIHSS premises. This was for carrying out the duties of the NIHSS.

(b) This was limited to instances for carrying out the duties of the NIHSS.

11 April 2018 - NW860

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What number of the positions of principals at public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are currently occupied by staff with relevant permanent appointment contracts; (2) (a) which public TVET colleges are currently operating with a staff member acting as principal and (b) for what period has each of the colleges been operating with an acting principal; (3) (a) what number of principal positions became vacant in the 2016 and 2017 academic years, (b) which of the specified positions that became vacant were due to retirement and (c) on what dates (i) was the department informed of such vacancies and (ii) were various offers of employment accepted; (4) what are the details and the timeline for the filling of the position of principal of the Boland College, including the date that her department was informed about the upcoming retirement of the previous principal and further relevant details; (5) whether she is concerned about the possible negative impact of the current turnaround time for the appointment of senior staff at public TVET colleges; if so, what (a) plans are in place to improve the specified situation and (b) has she found to be an appropriate period for the filling of the positions?

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Reply:

1. There are forty-one (41) positions of principals appointed permanently at public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges.

2. The table below is showing the names of colleges, date of acting appointment and period of acting appointment:

Name of College	Date of acting appointment	Period of acting appointment
Boland TVET College	The acting appointment was after the retirement of the Principal on 1/7/2017	The total period of acting is nine (9) months, which was subject to an extension after a six months period.
Capricorn TVET College	The acting appointment was after the retirement of the Principal on 1/7/2017.	The total period of acting is nine (9) months, which was subject to an extension after a six months period.
Ingwe TVET College	The acting appointment was after the dismissal of the incumbent on 1/7/2016; the incumbent lodged a dispute at the GPSSBC.	The total perod is twenty-one (21) months, the post could not be advertised and filled permanently due to a dispute lodged by the dismissed incumbent on unfair dismissal.
Northern Cape Urban TVET College	The acting appointment was after the retirement of the Principal on 1/5/2017.	The total period of acting is eleven (11) months, which was subject to an extension after a six months period.
Sedibeng TVET College	The acting appointment was after the retirement of the Principal on 1/5/2017.	The total period of acting is eleven (11) months, which was subject to an extension after a six months period.
Orbit TVET College	The acting appointment was after the retirement of the Principal on 1/5/2017.	The total period of acting is eleven (11) months, which was subject to an extension after a six months period.
Vhembe TVET College	The acting appointment was after the transfer of the Principal to the Regional Office on 1/7/2017 due to death threats.	The total period of acting is nine (9) months, which was subject to an extension after a six months period.
Vuselela TVET College	The acting appointment was after the retirement of the Principal on 1/10/2017.	The total period of acting is six months, which was subject to an extension after a six months period.
West Coast TVET College	The acting appointment was after the retirement of the Principal on 1/1/2018.	The total period of acting is three (3) months.

3. (a) There is one (1) principal position that became vacant in 2016; and there are seven (7) principal positions that became vacant in 2017.

(b) The table below shows the positions that became vacant due to retirement,
(c) dates, (i) whether the department was informed of such vacancies and (ii) progress in respect to the recruitment and selection processes

(a) Principal vacancies due to retirement	(b) Date of retirement	(c)(i) Department informed of vacancies	(c)(ii) various offers of employment accepted
Boland TVET College	1 July 2017	Yes	The panel will be re-convened on 23 April 2018 to consider the results of the competency assessment and make a recommendation for consideration by the appointing authority.
Capricorn TVET College, the principal went on compulsory retirement	30 June 2017	Yes	The shortlisting was conducted on 27 March 2018 and the interviews will be conducted before 30 April 2018.
Northern Cape Urban TVET College, the principal went on compulsory retirement.	30 April 2017	Yes	The recruitment and selection process has been completed and a recommendation has been made for consideration by the relevant appointing authority.
Orbit TVET College, the principal went on compulsory retirement.	30 April 2017	Yes	The recruitment and selection process has been completed and a recommendation has been made for consideration by the relevant appointing authority.
Sedibeng TVET College the principal went on compulsory retirement.	1 April 2017	Yes	The recruitment and selection process has been completed and a recommendation has been made for consideration by the relevant appointing authority.
Vuselela TVET College, the principal went on normal retirement.	1 October 2017	Yes	The shortlisting was conducted on 23 March 2018 and the interviews will be conducted before 30 April 2018.
West Coast TVET College the principal went on compulsory retirement.	31 December 2017	Yes	The shortlisting will be conducted on 20 April 2018.

4. The timeline for the Department to fill the position of principal of Boland TVET College was 180 days from date of the advertisement. The Principal gave notice of her retirement on 31 March 2017 with effect from 30 June 2017. The post was advertised on 30 April 2017. The interviews were held on 09 November 2017. As required by the Public Service Regulations, competency assessments for the first two top candidates were conducted on 12 December 2017 and 27 February 2018. The panel is due to re-convene on 23 April 2018 to consider the results of the competency assessment.

5. (a) Yes, the Minister is concerned about the possible negative impact of the current turnaround time for the appointment of senior staff at public TVET colleges. The following have been put in place to improve the turnaround time for the filling of vacancies in the Department:

Lowering of the delegations of authority;
Appointing Branch Heads to manage and coordinate shortlisting and interviewing; and
Developing an e-recruitment system to advertise and ensure the efficient management of recruitment and selection processes.

(b) The 180 days or six months period to fill vacancies from the date of advertisement, as per the current Annual Performance Plan, is considered as an appropriate period for the filling of the positions. However, the Department has to ensure that the plan to improve recruitment and selection processes is implemented and adhered to.

11 April 2018 - NW804

Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether her department has undertaken a survey of the quality of student accommodation at all (a) universities and (b) technical and vocational education and training colleges in the past three years; if not, (i) why not and (ii) is such an evaluation planned in future; if so, what were the relevant findings in each case?

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Reply:

a) (i)-(ii) The Department has not undertaken a survey of the quality of student accommodation at all universities over the past three years, because a comprehensive review was done in 2010 at all university campuses. A Ministerial Committee undertook a review and issued a Report on the Ministerial Committee for the Review of the Provision of Student Housing at South African Universities, in September 2011. The report provided a comprehensive picture of the state of student accommodation at all universities as well as a projected shortfall of the number of beds at each university. Emanating from this review, the Policy on the Minimum Norms and Standards for Student Housing at Public Universities (hereafter referred to as Policy) was published in Government Gazette No. 39238 in September 2015. The Policy is still used to inform the development of new infrastructure and refurbishment of old infrastructure.

The Ministerial Review Report showed that the public university sector had sufficient spaces in university owned on-campus student accommodation for approximately 107 598 or 20% of the contact student population. The report estimated that 195 815 new beds were required to effectively house students who required accommodation. Between 2012/13 and 2014/15 the Department allocated R1.748 billion from infrastructure and efficiency funds towards the development of student housing.

The Ministerial Review Report recommended that universities should ideally be providing beds for 30% to 50% of contact students on campuses in urban areas where there is available and affordable off-campus accommodation, and 60% to 80% on rural campuses where there is less or inappropriate
off-campus accommodation. Over time, all student accommodation should meet the norms and standards for conducive living and learning spaces.

The Department is working on a long term plan to address the provision of student housing across the university sector that will enable the development of approximately 200 000 bed on-campus or close-to-campus student housing over the next ten years, depending on funding made available and the feasibility of new funding models to accelerate development.

The plan is already being implemented as described below:

Funding of R1.3 billion was allocated to 16 universities for student housing projects in 2015/16 and 2016/17.
A further R1.1 billion has been allocated towards student housing projects during 2017/18. The number of beds that will be provided through this funding has not as yet been determined.
The number of additional beds for 2020 onwards will only be known once the Minister approves the infrastructure and efficiency grant budget for the fifth funding cycle (2018/19 to 2020/21).

The Department is aware that many of the existing older student residences are not well maintained and require refurbishment. The Department has made funds available for backlog maintenance and universities are expected to make use of these funds, together with their own funds, for refurbishing residences that do not meet the minimum norms and standards as indicated in the Policy. In the case of private residences, universities undertake an accreditation process of the residences before students funded by NSFAS are placed in these residences.

b) (i)-(ii) The Department has undertaken a survey of the quality of student accommodation at all Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in the past three years.

Fifteen TVET colleges confirmed to have no student accommodation.
Thirty-five TVET colleges confirmed that 99 buildings were identified for student accommodation with an estimated 12 979 beds.

The reported conditions of the 99 buildings for student accommodation are summarised as follows:

8 buildings are in a poor condition (not suitable for habitation);
30 buildings are in a fair condition (functional but require maintenance/ refurbishment); and
61 buildings are in a good condition (functional and in good working order).

11 April 2018 - NW802

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)(a) What is the total amount that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) paid to each (i) university and (ii) technical and vocational education and training college as an upfront payment for the 2018 academic year in January 2018 and February 2018 and (b) what conditions are linked to the payments; (2) what is the total budget of NSFAS for each of the institutions for the 2018 academic year?

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Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. (a) (i) Total amounts that the NSFAS paid to each university as upfront payments for the 2018 academic year in January 2018 and February 2018 are:

Institution	(2) Allocation	Upfront payment
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	655 156 838	58 502 138
Central University of Technology	392 452 939	32 901 049
Durban University of Technology	739 442 055	76 809 399
Mangosuthu University of Technology	215 982 827	20 361 272
Nelson Mandela University	552 806 749	50 958 353
North-West University	802 562 904	72 736 926
Rhodes University	104 906 961	9 157 806
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University	166 686 949	15 055 518
Sol Plaatjie University	40 143 195	3 794 397
Tshwane University of Technology	1 686 504 055	159 916 208
University of Cape Town	261 736 828	26 232 728
University of Fort Hare	428 181 033	45 967 899
University of Free State	1 087 128 657	94 706 148
University of Johannesburg	1 965 357 590	173 468 591
University of Kwazulu-Natal	1 032 677 361	103 120 630
University of Limpopo	728 349 374	74 108 015
University of Mpumalanga	68 869 849	5 728 795
University of Pretoria	593 675 472	58 152 577
University of South Africa	574 486 219	53 463 768
University of Stellenbosch	146 102 526	12 871 899
University of the Western Cape	319 978 970	32 819 196
University of the Witwatersrand	1 358 216 952	113 140 134
University of Venda	554 114 481	52 436 240
University of Zululand	611 236 012	64 710 296
Vaal University of Technology	463 906 016	45 299 186
Walter Sisulu University	875 337 188	91 572 582
Totals	16 426 000 000	547 991 750

(ii) Total amounts that the NSFAS paid to each Technical and Vocational Education and Training College as upfront payments for the 2018 academic year in January 2018 and February 2018 are:

College	(2) Allocation	Upfront payment
Boland	80 259 999	5 682 900
Buffalo City	74 232 979	5 256 150
Cape College	106 609 413	7 548 600
Capricorn	167 805 385	11 881 650
Central Johannesburg College	120 347 630	8 521 350
Coastal KwaZulu-Natal	181 977 887	12 885 150
Eastcape Midlands	83 261 858	5 895 450
Ehlazeni	87 174 655	6 172 500
Ekurhuleni East	121 563 626	8 607 450
Ekurhuleni West	169 637 853	12 011 400
Elangeni	133 236 344	9 433 950
Esayidi	126 546 246	8 960 250
False Bay	73 338 989	5 192 850
Flavius Mareka	47 328 529	3 351 150
Gert Sibande	117 714 383	8 334 900
Goldfields	56 819 233	4 023 150
Ikhala	52 107 776	3 689 550
Ingwe	82 289 485	5 826 600
King Hintsa	48 449 195	3 430 500
King Sabata	85 242 619	6 035 700
Lephalale	33 929 265	2 402 400
Letaba	68 627 532	4 859 250
Lovedale	45 570 207	3 226 650
Majuba	203 992 929	14 443 950
Maluti	92 176 340	6 526 650
Mnambithi	83 463 112	5 909 700
Mopani	85 384 556	6 045 750
Motheo	166 061 892	11 758 200
Mthashana	67 320 442	4 766 700
Northern Cape Rural	51 097 270	3 618 000
Northern Cape Urban	54 764 326	3 877 650
Nkangala	111 668 297	7 906 800
Northlink	145 936 516	10 333 200
Orbit	165 614 897	11 726 550
Port Elizabeth	86 439 549	6 120 450
Sedibeng	119 928 175	8 491 650
Sekhukhune	66 640 416	4 718 550
South cape	63 416 119	4 490 250
South west	189 203 956	13 396 800
Taletso	79 912 572	5 658 300
Thekwini	84 821 045	6 005 850
Tshwane North	170 997 905	12 107 700
Tshwane South	141 383 944	10 010 850
Umfolozi	143 252 426	10 143 150
Umgungundlovu	71 661 168	5 074 050
Vhembe	201 980 392	14 301 450
Vuselela	86 401 417	6 117 750
Waterberg	65 930 732	4 668 300
West Coast	88 502 930	6 266 550
Western	111 977 592	7 928 700
TOTALs	5 164 002 003	365 643 000

(b) A portion of the upfront payments should be allocated to NSFAS funded students to cover their living expenses.

2. See response to question 1 (i) and (ii) above.

11 April 2018 - NW801

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What is the total number of learners who (a) underwent assessment and (b) passed their trade tests for each type of trade for which assessments are undertaken by Indlela over the past two years; (2) what is the (a) mean waiting time between the receipt of an application for a trade test and the first date on which the actual assessment was undertaken and (b) time lapse between the last day of the test and the date on which the results were communicated to apprentices; (3) what (a) is the total cost of the trade test and related services for her department and the apprentice concerned and (b) services are covered by the fee for a trade test; (4) (a) what steps have been undertaken to improve the pass rate for trade tests and (b) how successful have these initiatives been; (5) (a) what is the maximum number of apprentices that can be accommodated in overnight accommodation at Indlela and (b) what is the total cost of overnight accommodation and the occupation rate of the facilities?

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1. (a) The total number of learners who underwent assessment at INDLELA in 2016/17 and 2017/18 is 8361.

(b) The total number of learners who passed their trade test at INDLELA during this period is 6383.

The table below indicates the trade tests conducted and passed per trade during 2016/17 and 2017/18

No	Trade	2016/17	2017/18 *As at the end of* Quarter 3
		Tested	Passed	Tested	Passed
	Aircraft maintenance mechanic	52	41	25	15
	Aircraft structures worker	15	11	0	0
	Armature winder	11	11	10	9
	Automotive motor mechanic	129	71	94	50
	Avionics mechanician	4	4	1	1
	Blacksmith	1	1	0	0
	Boiler maker	413	356	303	206
	Bricklayer	107	35	105	25
	Carpenter	135	90	107	49
	Diesel mechanic	355	139	308	84
	Electrician	1175	886	1442	787
	Electronic equipment mechanician	11	9	12	8
	Fitter and turner	45	23	88	25
	Heavy equipment mechanic	63	32	36	18
	Instrument mechanician	18	15	10	9
	Joiner	0	0	1	1
	Mechanical fitter	360	298	421	237
	Metal machinist	19	15	28	9
	Millwright	39	34	46	30
	Painter	101	54	91	34
	Panelbeater	17	10	6	2
	Plasterer	5	1	0	0
	Plumber	639	594	422	335
	Radiotrician	13	8	4	3
	Rigger	164	105	144	60
	Sheetmetal worker	1	1	0	0
	Structural plater	0	0	10	6
	Transportation electrician	62	33	98	34
	Vehicle body builder	2	2	0	0
	Vehicle painter	21	14	11	4
	Welder	380	300	184	149
TOTAL	4357	3193	4007	2190

2. (a) The mean waiting (lead) time between the receipt of an application for a trade test and the first date on which the actual assessment was undertaken was 120 days (annual average) for 2016/17 and 86 days (annual average) for 2017/18 which is a year-to-year average of 103 days as at the third quarter of 2017/18 over the two year period.

Table on average lead time:

Financial Year	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4	Annual
2016 - 2017	148 days	112 days	121 days	97 days	120 days
2017 - 2018	97 days	73 days	86 days	Outstanding	Outstanding

(b) When a candidate finishes his/her trade test, the assessor gives immediate feedback in the workshop, including his/her overall results. However, the process is still subject to quality assurance conducted by a moderator. If successful, it then takes a month for a candidate to receive his/her certificate issued by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). A trade test centre is required to forward the certificate to the candidate once the QCTO has issued.

3. (a) The total cost of trade tests and related services at INDLELA for the financial year 2017/18 as at 12 March 2018 was R80 474 000 made up of R9 306 000 for goods and services, R357 000 for machinery and equipment and the difference of R70 811 000 for remuneration of staff. The current allocation in terms of goods and services, machinery and equipment does not enable improvement of the facility and merely provides for service delivery.

The cost for a trade test to employed candidates varies between a minimum of R220 to a maximum of R500 depending on the trade and for unemployed candidates between R220 and R275 also depending on the trade for which the candidate applies.

b) Included in the trade test fees is the trade test application, registration, testing and certification costs. A trade test applicant only pays the fees if his or her application is successful in meeting the criteria for access to a trade test as regulated under Trade Test Regulations 11(3) or 11(5) or the Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) process.

4. (a) INDLELA works closely with the National Artisan Moderation Body (NAMB) which in the past three years has progressively eliminated unaccredited trade test centres and training providers from the system. The elimination is achieved through allocation of a serial number system which is given only to accredited trade test centres and training providers who meet the minimum accreditation standards. Without this serial number they cannot be registered on the system for trade testing. NAMB continuously performs quality assurance audits at these accredited trade test centres and training providers and those who fall below the minimum quality standard requirements face deregistration.

To improve the success chances of candidates, the Department has, in consultation with business and organised labour, developed and progressively started with the implementation of an ARPL intervention process founded on a tested model. The broader objective of the ARPL intervention is to assist in closing knowledge and skills gaps identified during and after the assessment process. To this effect, ARPL interventions for the welding, boiler making, mechanical fitting, diesel mechanic and motor mechanic trades was implemented nationally on 19 October 2017 and for hairdressing on
6 December 2017. Due to the short period since implementation and considering the process and duration from when an applicant entering the ARPL process to writing a trade test, it is still early to indicate the success rate.

INDLELA has also developed the National Artisan Development Strategy which re-establishes the dual system of apprenticeship training. The implementation date is envisaged to be in April 2019, subject to successful policy development processes.

b) Artisan statistics from INDLELA trade testing indicate a continuously improving pass rate percentage which in the previous 3 years (2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16) on average was 45% yet in 2016/17 financial year improved to 52%.

5. (a) INDLELA hostel has a bed and breakfast facility and can accommodate a total of 100 candidates in hostel rooms, of which 20 rooms are fitted with two single beds for female candidates; 20 rooms are fitted with two single beds for male candidates; and 20 rooms are fitted with a single bed for male candidates.

b) The cost for accommodation including bed and breakfast is R 130 per candidate per day. On average 60 candidates tested at INDLELA per session are utilising the accommodation facility leading to an average occupation rate of around 60% of the facilities.

11 April 2018 - NW647

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether she has found that the directive entitled Rules and Guidelines for the Administration and Management of the Department of Higher Education and Training Technical and Vocational Education and Training College Bursary Scheme for 2018 on 15 December 2017 was issued too late for institutions to properly plan and budget for the 2018 academic year; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) What (a) caused the delay in issuing the directive, (b) is the latest date by which such a directive should ideally be issued in the future and (c) steps will she take to ensure that such important directives will be distributed in time in the future?

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Reply:

1. The policy directive entitled Rules and Guidelines for the Administration and Management of the Department of Higher Education and Training’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training College Bursary Scheme (hereafter referred to as the Bursary Rules and Guidelines) for 2018 was issued late in 2017 for TVET Colleges to plan and budget for the 2018 academic year with absolute accuracy ahead of the January 2018 intake of students. The Department revises and updates the Bursary Rules and Guidelines annually to ensure efficient administration of bursaries and to provide greater clarity to Colleges about bursary administration processes. This revision, however, is not a radical shift from year-to-year. Considered amendments are made based on feedback requested from Colleges in the course of the year to improve the administration of the College Bursary Scheme.

2. (a) Over and above the individual written College submissions which were received by the Department for the review of the Bursary Rules and Guidelines, the South African College Principals Organisation (SACPO) requested the Department to convene a consultative meeting of all relevant stakeholders to discuss certain matters that students often challenge in the application of the rules and guidelines. SACPO was of the view that colleges needed to discuss this collectively and then make inputs rather than individually.

The Departmental officials, College Principals, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Student Representative Councils (SRCs), South African Further Education and Training Students Association (SAFETSA), and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) attended the consultative meeting referred to above, which was the first of its nature for this purpose. Following this extensive consultative process, the Department was requested to clearly delineate the RULES as separate from the GUIDELINES in the Bursary Rules and Guidelines policy document. As a result of these amendments, which required careful consideration and approval within the Department, the 2018 Bursary Rules and Guidelines document was released on 15 December 2017. Shortly after the release of the 2018 Bursary Rules and Guidelines, the Presidential announcement of fee-free higher education and training for students from poor and working class families followed, which had further implications for administration of the bursary scheme in TVET Colleges. The amendments to the 2018 Bursary Rules and Guidelines that resulted from the fee-free education announcement, were approved in February 2018.

b) In terms of the annual plans, the Department first has to solicit inputs from all relevant stakeholders for the review, and this process usually culminates in the release of the updated Bursary Rules and Guidelines before the end of September each year for the following academic year.

c) The Department does not foresee a situation similar to the one that occurred in 2017. The Department plans to initiate the review process in May 2018 to ensure that there is sufficient time to finalise this important policy directive by no later than 30 September 2018.

11 April 2018 - NW496

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)For each of the bids that closed on 17 June 2016 for the construction of 10 new technical vocational education and training college campuses, (a) where will each campus be situated, (b) what is the maximum number of students that will be accommodated at each campus, (c) what is the current status of the bids and/or the contracts and (d) what is the estimated cost of each bid; (2) on what date is it expected that each campus will be ready to enrol students; (3) has her department provided for the equipment and staff that will be needed to utilise the sites; if so, what is the estimated cost for (a) furnishing and/or equipping the training sites and (b) the annual operation of each campus?

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(a ) - (d) Refer to Table 1 below.

Table 1: List of the 10 new TVET College Campuses

No.	TVET College	Campus	1 (a) Location of campuses	1 (b) Student Capacity	1 (c) Bid Status	1 (d) Estimated Cost (at the time of tender)
			Municipality	Physical Address
	Eastcape Midlands	Graaff-Reinet	Camdeboo Local Cacadu District	Erf 9012, 4140 and 4150, Graaff-Reinet	365	Contract awarding in process	R 99 273 673
	Ingwe	Ngqungqushe	Ngquza Hill Local OR Tambo District	ERF 2786, Lusikisiki	470	Contract awarding in process	R 111 184 488
	Ikhala	Sterkspruit	Senqu Local Joe Gqabi District	Portion 11 of Farm 82, Herschell Road, Sterkspruit	470	Contract awarding in process	R 124 999 718
		Aliwal North	Maletswai Local Joe Gqabi District	Erven 3094, 3095, 3099 and 3100, Aliwal North	470	Contract awarding in process	R 108 128 554
	Esayidi	Umzimkhulu	uMzimkhulu Local Sisonke District	ERF 152 being ERF 1918, 1952 – 1960, 1920 – 1949 and 1951, Umzimkhulu	470	Contract awarding in process	R 94 554 838
	Umfolozi	Nkandla B	Nkandla Local uThungulu District	Portion of the Farm Reserve No.19, No.15839, Nkungumathe	470	Pending	R 116 564 134
	Umgungundlovu	Greytown	uMvoti Local uMzinyathi District	Erf 1455, situated in Greytown	470	Contract awarding in process	R 124 999 718
	Umgungudlovu	Msinga	Msinga Local uMzinyathi District	Portion 24 of the Farm Klip River Location No.4665 – GT, situated in Msinga	470	Contract awarding in process	R 127 157 312
	Letaba	Giyani	Greater Giyani Local Mopani District	Erf 1502, Giyani	532	Contract awarding in process	R 92 573 494
	Gert Sibande	Balfour	Dipaleseng Local Gert Sibande District	Portion 0 of the farm Balfour 557 IR, Balfour	470	Contract awarding in process	R 106 722 624

2. Construction of the 10 new Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college campuses has an estimated completion period of 15 months per site from the date of site handover (barring unforeseen delays in construction relating to extension of time requests). At this stage, the Department cannot give an anticipated date for enrolments as 9 of the 10 new sites are currently engaged in the contract award phase and physical construction is yet to commence.

3. (a) Parallel to the construction of the sites is the process of securing operational budgets and start-up capital for the new campuses. At present, there is no funding in the base-line budget of the Department over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework. In addition to requesting funding from National Treasury, the Department will be conducting a funding campaign by inviting the relevant end-users such as Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) and industry to play a role in the development and utilisation of the new TVET college campuses. It is critical that role-players buy-in for the resourcing and utilisation of the new sites as part of their mainstream skills delivery planning.

(b) The indicative operational and start-up capital amounts for all 10 campuses are set out in Table 2 below.

Table 2: MTEF Indicative Operational and Start-up Capital for 10 new TVET Campuses:

	Year 1 R ‘000	Year 2 R ‘000	Year 3 R ‘000	Total R ‘000
Operations	R 151 712	R 320 111	R 675 435	R 1 147 258
Capital	R 915 789	R 144 000	R 12 000	R 1 180 789
Student Support	R 34 688	R 73 192	R 133 128	R 241 008
Total	R 1 102 189	R 537 303	R 929 563	R 2 569 055

06 April 2018 - NW420

Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether she has been informed of three cases of alleged sexual harassment laid against certain senior academic staff at the University of Zululand (details furnished); if not, what are the relevant details of the steps that she intends to take in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the steps that she has taken in this regard?

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The Minister is aware of one case of alleged sexual harassment laid against two senior academic staff at the University of Zululand. The Department or Ministry is not aware of the details of the two case numbers submitted by the member.

The Minister notes that in terms of South Africa’s criminal justice system it is important that in such cases the law takes its course. The Higher Education Act (No 101, of 1997) provides for specific intervention by the Minister if the public higher education institution has failed to comply with any law of the country.

29 March 2018 - NW430

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What were the total (a) allocated and (b) reconciled amounts paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to each (i) public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college and/or (ii) student at the relevant public TVET college for the 2017 academic year; (2) Were any amounts over and above these allocated or reconciled amounts paid to public TVET colleges; if so, by what amount did the total payments for the 2017 academic year exceed the reconciled and allocated amounts for each college; (3) What amounts were paid to each public TVET college to assist with their cash flow since 1 January 2018?

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. The table below outlines the details of the total allocated and reconciled amounts paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to each public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college for the 2017 academic year.

Students are required to sign or accept a Schedule of Particulars (SOP) before NSFAS can disburse funds to the colleges. The value of Loan Agreement Form or Schedule of Particulars (LAFSOPs) accepted is the equivalent to the reconciled amounts.

(i) Institution	(a) 2017 Allocation	2017 LAFSOP Accepted	2017 Total Paid	(b) Payments up to LAFSOP accepted (reconciled)	Payments in excess of LAFSOP accepted (unreconciled)	Paid as % of LAFSOP accepted
Boland	37 886 000	24 505 366	25 504 862	24 505 366	999 496	100%
Buffalo city	35 041 000	35 152 731	29 687 556	29 687 556	-	84%
Cape college	50 324 000	29 408 665	29 113 745	29 113 745	-	99%
Capricorn	79 211 000	63 280 063	64 324 663	63 280 063	1 044 600	100%
Central Johannesburg	56 809 000	34 877 464	26 121 474	26 121 474	-	75%
Coastal KwaZulu-Natal	85 901 000	63 609 230	62 899 084	62 899 084	-	99%
Eastcape Midlands	39 303 000	29 809 117	30 919 598	29 809 117	1 110 481	100%
Ehlazeni	41 150 000	45 628 914	37 090 403	37 090 403	-	81%
Ekurhuleni East	57 383 000	38 407 318	39 002 747	38 407 318	595 429	100%
Ekurhuleni West	80 076 000	74 182 430	72 556 753	72 556 753	-	98%
Elangeni	62 893 000	40 679 109	40 526 758	40 526 758	-	100%
Esayidi	59 735 000	35 816 530	33 266 409	33 266 409	-	93%
False Bay	34 619 000	23 202 809	23 253 491	23 202 809	50 682	100%
Flavius Mareka	22 341 000	12 679 224	13 151 959	12 679 224	472 735	100%
Gert Sibande	55 566 000	42 055 167	41 792 744	41 792 744	-	99%
Goldfields	26 821 000	9 906 412	11 173 202	9 906 412	1 266 790	100%
Ikhala	24 597 000	16 468 862	17 191 618	16 468 862	722 756	100%
Ingwe	38 844 000	48 327 102	38 844 000	38 844 000	-	80%
King Hintsa	22 870 000	19 762 338	20 242 175	19 762 338	479 837	100%
King Sabata Dalindyebo	40 238 000	33 455 403	31 997 168	31 997 168	-	96%
Lephalale	16 016 000	8 139 531	9 242 323	8 139 531	1 102 792	100%
Letaba	32 395 000	29 569 386	28 320 908	28 320 908	-	96%
Lovedale	21 511 000	18 813 345	18 410 447	18 410 447	-	98%
Majuba	96 293 000	65 553 331	64 869 320	64 869 320	-	99%
Maluti	43 511 000	38 973 401	37 635 573	37 635 573	-	97%
Mnambithi	39 398 000	19 806 463	19 877 833	19 806 463	71 370	100%
Mopani	40 305 000	30 143 739	29 715 280	29 715 280	-	99%
Motheo	78 388 000	49 646 424	48 513 257	48 513 257	-	98%
Mthashana	31 778 000	13 354 834	14 843 875	13 354 834	1 489 041	100%
Northern Cape Rural	24 120 000	21 400 205	21 729 621	21 400 205	329 416	100%
Northern Cape Urban	25 851 000	8 520 573	22 603 504	8 520 573	14 082 931	100%
Nkangala	52 712 000	40 872 484	38 490 665	38 490 665	-	94%
Northlink	68 888 000	78 495 315	68 510 883	68 510 883	-	87%
Orbit	78 177 000	36 906 870	45 814 010	36 906 870	8 907 140	100%
Port Elizabeth	40 803 000	31 626 735	31 222 923	31 222 923	-	99%
Sedibeng	56 611 000	44 717 100	49 653 785	44 717 100	4 936 685	100%
Sekhukhune	31 457 000	21 243 796	21 670 221	21 243 796	426 425	100%
South Cape	29 935 000	20 877 608	20 841 615	20 841 615	-	100%
South West	89 312 000	53 947 501	55 957 273	53 947 501	2 009 772	100%
Taletso	37 722 000	12 905 462	21 344 171	12 905 462	8 438 709	100%
Thekwini	40 039 000	35 997 761	35 701 378	35 701 378	-	99%
Tshwane North	80 718 000	44 044 319	47 464 382	44 044 319	3 420 063	100%
Tshwane South	66 739 000	23 448 706	21 512 091	21 512 091	-	92%
Umfolozi	67 621 000	57 404 620	56 946 826	56 946 826	-	99%
Umgungundlovu	33 827 000	9 008 563	13 426 552	9 008 563	4 417 989	100%
Vhembe	95 343 000	84 153 842	83 218 683	83 218 683	-	99%
Vuselela	40 785 000	20 702 391	29 545 788	20 702 391	8 843 397	100%
Waterberg	31 122 000	30 214 761	29 037 035	29 037 035	-	96%
West Coast	41 777 000	27 741 853	27 924 535	27 741 853	182 682	100%
Western College	52 858 000	24 694 132	29 005 699	24 694 132	4 311 567	100%
Total	2 437 620 000	1 724 139 305	1 731 710 864	1 661 998 079	69 712 785	100%

2. During the 2017 academic year, NSFAS continued making upfront payments to colleges to alleviate cash flow that arose as a result of delays in receipt of registration data from the colleges. As of 28 February 2018, the total value of payments in excess of LAFSOPs accepted was R69.713 million as indicated in the table above.

3. The table below provides the details of the amounts paid to each public TVET college to assist with their cash flow since 1 January 2018.

Institution	2018 Provisional Allocation (Rands)	2018 Upfront Payment (Rands)
Boland	40 083 388.62	5 682 900.00
Buffalo City	37 073 378.58	5 256 150.00
Cape College	53 242 792.83	7 548 600.00
Capricorn	83 805 239.30	11 881 650.00
Central Johannesburg	60 103 922.93	8 521 350.00
Coastal KwaZulu-Natal	90 883 259.41	12 885 150.00
Eastcape Midlands	41 582 574.64	5 895 450.00
Ehlazeni	43 536 700.68	6 172 500.00
Ekurhuleni East	60 711 214.94	8 607 450.00
Ekurhuleni West	84 720 409.31	12 011 400.00
Elangeni	66 540 795.03	9 433 950.00
Esayidi	63 199 630.98	8 960 250.00
False Bay	36 626 902.57	5 192 850.00
Flavius Mareka	23 636 778.37	3 351 150.00
Gert Sibande	58 788 828.91	8 334 900.00
Goldfields	28 376 618.44	4 023 150.00
Ikhala	26 023 626.40	3 689 550.00
Ingwe	41 096 952.64	5 826 600.00
King Hintsa	24 196 460.38	3 430 500.00
King Sabata Dalindyebo	42 571 804.66	6 035 700.00
Lephalale	16 944 928.26	2 402 400.00
Letaba	34 273 910.53	4 859 250.00
Lovedale	22 758 638.35	3 226 650.00
Majuba	101 877 995.58	14 443 950.00
Maluti	46 034 638.71	6 526 650.00
Mnambithi	41 683 084.65	5 909 700.00
Mopani	42 642 690.66	6 045 750.00
Motheo	82 934 505.29	11 758 200.00
Mthashana	33 621 124.52	4 766 700.00
Northern Cape Rural	25 518 960.40	3 618 000.00
Northern Cape Urban	27 350 358.42	3 877 650.00
Nkangala	55 769 296.86	7 906 800.00
Northlink	72 883 505.13	10 333 200.00
Orbit	82 711 267.28	11 726 550.00
Port Elizabeth	43 169 574.67	6 120 450.00
Sedibeng	59 894 438.93	8 491 650.00
Sekhukhune	33 281 506.52	4 718 550.00
South Cape	31 671 230.49	4 490 250.00
South-West	94 492 097.47	13 396 800.00
Taletso	39 909 876.62	5 658 300.00
Thekwini	42 361 262.66	6 005 850.00
Tshwane North	85 399 645.32	12 107 700.00
Tshwane South	70 609 863.10	10 010 850.00
Umfolozi	71 543 019.11	10 143 150.00
Umgungundlovu	35 788 966.56	5 074 050.00
Vhembe	100 872 895.56	14 301 450.00
Vuselela	43 150 530.67	6 117 750.00
Waterberg	32 927 076.51	4 668 300.00
West Coast	44 200 066.69	6 266 550.00
Western College	55 923 764.87	7 928 700.00
Total	2 579 002 000.00	365 643 000.00

29 March 2018 - NW431

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether returning students have to (a) apply and (b) submit proof of household income annually for renewed support from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why; (2) By what percentage has the limit in household income to qualify for full support from the NSFAS been adjusted annually since its inception?

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Reply:

Returning students who applied for, and qualified for, funding through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in the 2017 academic year do not need to reapply for NSFAS funding in 2018. Students are not required to provide proof of family income annually. Once they have been selected for funding they will be supported to complete their qualification provided they continue to meet the academic requirements, i.e. have passed 50% of their courses and are on track to complete in n+2 years.
The increase in percentage of combined household income to qualify for full support from NSFAS has been adjusted by 186.8% from R122 000 per annum in 2017 to R350 000 in 2018. This is the first time that the threshold in household income has been adjusted since the inception of NSFAS.

29 March 2018 - NW427

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)(a) What is the total number of students who obtained a subsidy to bridge the increase in tuition fees between 2016 and 2017 at each university and (b) what is the breakdown of each subsidy paid by Government to each university; (2) Will the families still be supported to deal with any fee increases for the 2018 academic year; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

Table 1 below provides the number of students per university who applied and qualified to receive the 8% fee adjustment grant in 2017, and includes the amount paid to each university.

University	(1) (a)	(1) (b)
	Total number of students (0- R600 000 combined family household income)	2017 Allocation (Rands)
Central University of Technology	11 071	24 754 904.00
Durban University of Technology	13 283	35 313 197.47
University of the Free State	13 477	30 366 966.29
Nelson Mandela University	11 442	21 594 922.00
University of Johannesburg	42 498	101 196 673.00
Vaal University of Technology	15 523	30 973 295.56
Tshwane University of Technology	52 182	86 051 876.90
University of Kwazulu-Natal	22 371	67 325 054.30
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences	2 420	5 797 308.16
University of Venda	13 211	25 609 139.36
University of Fort Hare	13 779	40 177 958.00
Stellenbosch University	3 168	27 105 036.00
University of Mpumalanga	800	1 950 200.80
Cape Peninsula University of .Technology	15 865	29 381 480.12
North West University	14 046	42 537 301.00
University of Witwatersrand	12 384	53 824 419.78
Mangosuthu University of Technology	10 422	22 015 815.11
University of Zululand	16 204	25 176 524.47
Rhodes University	2 219	12 126 093.00
University of Limpopo	14 599	34 641 856.00
Walter Sisulu University	25 111	42 067 584.85
University of Cape Town	5 319	31 073 977.00
University of the Western Cape	8 556	18 721 535.32
University of South Africa	42 297	26 028 574.00
Sol Plaatje University	439	757 502.00
University of Pretoria	8 493	29 385 598.13
Total	391 179	865 954 792.62

2. Yes, students from families with a household income of up to R600 000 per annum, will qualify for a fee adjustment grant of up to 8% in the 2018 academic year.

28 March 2018 - NW274

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)(a)What amount of funding support does the National Student Financial Aid Scheme currently provide to a full-time student requiring accommodation at technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges, (b) what are the details of the process followed to determine this amount of funding support, (c) what is the detailed breakdown of the expense of what this amount of financial support is supposed to cover, (d) how many days of accommodation will a student have to budget for while undertaking full-time studies at a TVET college in each academic year and (e) how does the amount of financial support given to a student studying at a TVET college compare to that given to a student studying at a university; (2) Whether she has been informed of any instances where a TVET college (a) is not providing and/or (b) would rather not provide student accommodation due to substandard services; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are

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Reply:

(1) (a) The maximum amount that may be awarded for accommodation to a full-time student for the 2018 academic year is R22 019 per annum.

(b) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is responsible for making a determination on whether student applications are successful or unsuccessful in so far as their tuition fees are concerned. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges are responsible for making a determination on the applications for travel and accommodation allowances, subject to the availability of funds, after NSFAS has determined whether or not a student qualifies for financial aid.

In making a final determination on the award for the accommodation allowance, the College Financial Aid Committee is required to consider, inter alia, the actual accommodation costs and rental agreement in the case of private accommodation. In the light of this, the amount awarded for accommodation may vary from one student to another.

(c) The award for accommodation is inclusive of meals. In making a determination on the award for accommodation, the College Financial Aid Committee must consider including meals in instances where students do not receive meals from the landlord. Furthermore, colleges and landlords in the case of private accommodation must provide at least three meals a day.

(d) Taking into account the TVET college calendar for 2018, a student will require 279 days of accommodation whilst undertaking full-time studies at a TVET college. The 279 days takes into account, amongst others, the dates on which classes commence, lecturing days, examination days and the dates on which colleges close.

(e) There is a significant difference between the amounts of financial support given to a student studying at a TVET college to that of a student studying at a university. Firstly, each TVET college student enrolled in a Ministerially-funded programme is subsidised by the State at 80% of the total programme cost. Secondly, the difference of 20% of the total programme costs, which constitutes tuition fees, must be recovered from the student. However, in respect of qualifying students, NSFAS covers the 20% component of the total programme costs.

In addition to tuition fees, NSFAS covers transport or accommodation allowance (inclusive of meals) for qualifying students, subject to the availability of funds as per each individual institution's allocation. Finally, each TVET college student, regardless of being funded by NSFAS or not, receives textbooks and other essentials, such as protective gear for practical work.

(2) (a) There are instances where TVET colleges do not have student residential facilities or the college has limited capacity to accommodate all qualifying students in its residences.

(b) Colleges are required to support all students who qualify for accommodation. In this regard, colleges must consider conducive private accommodation in instances where there are limited spaces in college residences, or there are no college residences. Colleges have a responsibility to ensure that students are accommodated in facilities that do not provide a substandard service.

However, it must be noted that priority is given to college residences and as such, private accommodation may only be considered if college residences are already filled to capacity or in instances where the TVET college does not have student residential facilities.

28 March 2018 - NW714

Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether her department has a sexual harassment and assault policy in place; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will her department have such a policy in place; if so, (i) how are reports investigated and (ii) what are the details of the consequence management and sanctions stipulated by the policy; (2) (a) what is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment and assault that have been reported in her department (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what number of cases were (i) opened and concluded, (ii) withdrawn and (iii) remain open based on the incidents and (c) what sanctions were issued for each person who was found to have been guilty?

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Reply:

1. (a) The Department has a sexual harassment policy.

(i) Cases are managed through a multi-disciplinary team that consists of an official from the Employee Health and Wellness Unit for counselling purposes and an appointed official from the Labour Relations Unit to conduct an investigation and to initiate a disciplinary enquiry.

(ii) The Presiding Officer uses his or her discretion based on the facts and evidence presented by both the complainant and alleged perpetrator before determining a sanction.

2. (a) The total number of sexual harassment and assault cases reported in the Department are as follows:

In the 2014/15 financial year, there were no cases reported.
In the 2015/16 financial year, there were seven reported cases.
In the 2016/17 financial year, there were three reported cases.
Since April 2017 to date, two cases have been reported.

(b) (i) Two cases are open and ten cases were concluded.

(ii) Out of the ten cases that were concluded, one case was withdrawn.

(iii) Two cases remain open and the enquiries are still in progress.

(c) The sanctions issued to individuals found guilty were four dismissals, four written warnings and one employee resigned before the sanction was issued.

28 March 2018 - NW645

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Has her department planned for the additional capacity required in order to manage the significantly increased budgets for the maintenance and/or upgrading of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges in the 2018-19 financial year; if not, (a) what needs to be done in order to ensure effective administration of these funds and (b) has she found that the funds allocated for maintenance of TVET colleges will be spent in this period; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

a) In terms of the new Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant, the Department is currently engaging National Treasury for a possible budget adjustment during the 2018/19 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure dedicated for infrastructure monitoring and expenditure evaluation purposes. The Department is also exploring the possibility of creating additional capacity at TVET college level utilising dedicated Clerks to report on the utilisation of the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant to the Department.

b) The Department is currently collecting data from TVET colleges with regards to essential and bulk services to inform the allocation of the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant to colleges based on the need identified for critical repairs and maintenance. This process is expected to be completed in June 2018. Taking into account that TVET colleges will be required to follow their supply chain management processes, there is the possibility that the full R1.3 billion will not be fully utilised by 31 March 2019. These funds will however be ring-fenced at TVET colleges and regulated by the Department through specific terms and conditions issued. Thus, any unspent allocations from the 2018/19 financial year will be rolled over to 2019/20, as it is critical that value for money is obtained and to prevent fruitless or unnecessary expenditure.

28 March 2018 - NW498

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether she has found that the annual targets set by her department are (a) addressing all areas critical to her department and the entities reporting to her to achieve its mandate and (b) ambitious enough to ensure that the Higher Education and Training sector will perform in line with those of other countries with similar opportunities and challenges to those of South Africa; if not, what changes to her department’s set targets would she consider in order to measure performance in critical areas in the future?

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Reply:

a) The targets do address areas that are critical to the Department’s mandate. The Department’s targets and that of its entities, were set taking into account the National Development Plan (NDP), White Paper for Post-School Education and Training and the 2014 - 2019 Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).

The targets in the Department’s Strategic and Annual Performance Plans aim to create an enabling environment for the realisation of a “skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path”. Critical to this are targeted interventions to steer the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system, e.g. the development of steering mechanisms to ensure that the system operates based on sound legislative frameworks, improved capacity through infrastructural development, provision of teaching and learning support services, as well as the facilitation of a strong stakeholder network. The Department has been phasing in these interventions since the adoption of the 2014 MTSF.

The Annual Performance Plan reflects these as the direct outputs of the Department over and above the planned performance targets of educational institutions, i.e. universities, Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges, Community Education and Training colleges and its entities.

b) Due consideration of international contexts were made during the development of the NDP and MTSF targets. The Department is confident that the higher education and training sector will over time perform in line with other countries facing similar opportunities and challenges to South Africa. The implementation of the MTSF and NDP targets within this sector is progressive in many fronts, e.g. with regard to the national aim of increasing enrolments in higher education, as envisaged by the NDP and the White Paper, the university system is already achieving 61% of the 2030 target of 1.6 million student headcount enrolment at public higher education institutions. The system is also responding positively to Government’s research development priorities set out in the NDP and MTSF targets. Artisan development is at 71% of the NDP target of 30 000 artisans per annum by 2030, to mention but a few.

Notwithstanding this, the Department is aware that more still needs to be done and not all the challenges of the PSET system can be resolved in the short-term. Government’s next MTSF will continue to inform the plans and the targets of the Department going forward.

28 March 2018 - NW497

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Whether the technical, vocational education and training (TVET) colleges might only offer programmes on level 5 and 6 in the longer term; (2) what is the Government’s policy position on the role of TVET colleges within the education and training spectrum in the longer term; (2) whether the role of TVET colleges is to change in the future; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the envisaged timelines?

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Reply:

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges will continue to offer programmes as long as they are responsive to labour market demands. For articulation purposes, colleges will offer programmes at level 5 and 6 in the main occupational and vocational programmes, and some mid-level occupational programmes. Currently some colleges are offering Higher Certificates at level 5 in partnership with Universities and Universities of Technology, which allows students to articulate from level 4 to level 5 programmes.
Government expects that TVET colleges will become the cornerstone of the country’s skills development system as captured in the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training. TVET colleges are central to the provision of skills within the post-school education and training system. The main purpose of TVET colleges is to train young school leavers, with the required skills, knowledge and attitudes for employment or self-employment within the labour market, or to access higher learning.
Fundamentally, the role of TVET colleges will not change. Its purpose has been, and will continue to be the supplier of mid-level skilled workers to the labour market. What needs to change is the responsiveness of colleges to such demands. In this regard, the Department is working towards transforming programme offerings in colleges, so that they become more responsive to the labour market. In some instances, the current curricula will have to be updated to make them more relevant. The latter process is ongoing in priority programme areas. Several occupational qualifications have also been developed which allows colleges to offer them on demand. The complete revision of college programmes and curricula is a medium to long-term process.

28 March 2018 - NW275

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)With reference to her reply to question 3572 on 2 January 2018, what (a) are the reasons for the high number and relatively high percentage of invoices that are unpaid for more than 120 days by AgriSeta, W&R Seta, Services, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the SA Qualification Authority, (b) steps have been taken since her reply to address the issues leading to the delays and (c) is the current age analysis of unpaid invoices for each of the specified entities; (2) Whether she will take any steps to ensure that all future invoices of the entities will be paid within 30 days; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

Public entities mentioned below have provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. (a) Wholesale and Retail Sector Education Training Authority (W&RSETA) Service providers and stakeholders submit non-compliant invoices in terms of the contract deliverables. W&RSETA currently has a backlog on certificates, which is one of the deliverables to prove completion of training. This is impacting negatively on the processing of tranche payments (final payments) on projects as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the only individual who can sign these certificates. An acting CEO was appointed in January 2018 and the certificate backlog is being addressed. In terms of the payment process, there must also be a monitoring and evaluation phase before the service provider can submit an invoice. A number of service providers simply submit invoices before the monitoring and evaluation phase is completed, thereby rendering the invoices non-compliant.

(b) An acting CEO was appointed in January 2018; this will assist in ensuring that the backlog on certification is addressed. Stakeholder sessions were conducted to further explain and capacitate stakeholders on the contracting, invoicing and payment processes of W&RSETA. There are quarterly progress reports to the Board and stakeholders through the Board meetings and stakeholder forums.

(c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	0 to 30 days	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	180	2	1	5	20
Amount	R12 357 277	R123 000	R750	R28 743	R896 393

a) National Student Financial Aid Scheme - Accounts older than 120 days are the result of verification processes that need to be completed before invoices can be settled. Most accounts are settled within a period of less than 120 days. The verification process includes:

Confirmation of banking details;
Users need to confirm that goods received or services delivered are in good order; and
Invoice(s) need to be matched to approved purchase orders.

b) Accounts older than 120 days are being monitored on a weekly basis and followed up with users and suppliers to resolve issues that could delay payments.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	0 to 30 days	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Amount	R1 094 922	R1 999 710	R1 253 294	R88 113	R686 941

a) Services SETA - To ensure accountability of public funds, Services SETA adopted a performance based payment model. If invoices are submitted without the following documents, they are declared non-compliant:

Approved budget;
Commencement letter; and
Supporting documents for claims.

b) Services SETA regularly follows up on non-compliant invoices, conducting capacitation workshops and has published the payment guidelines on its website. Despite these efforts, training providers continue to submit non-compliant invoices. The majority of these non-compliant invoices are submitted during the start-up phases of the projects, subsequent to new allocations and with some providers submitting documentation without actual training having being provided.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	133	140	54	167
Amount	R7 490 891.16	R5 309 333.17	R3 486 408.30	R23 912 187.70

a) South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) - The outstanding balances for more than 30 to over 120 days relate to funds that were paid to clients that utilise the Foreign Qualifications Evaluations and Advisory Services. These refunds were processed for payment but were rejected by the bank and returned to SAQA due to invalid account details or closed banking accounts. These refunds remain on the age analysis until the client is traced and correct banking details are submitted to SAQA for effecting the payment.

b) Efforts are made to trace these clients on a regular basis using the contact details provided at the application stage. It becomes difficult when the client(s) have left the country or changed their contact details. SAQA has also assigned additional staff to deal with the tracing of these clients.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices are provided below:

Description	0 to 30 days	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	3	6	14	4	191
Amount	R28 569	R5 468	R16 233.34	R3 863	R159 999.60

a) Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA) - Project invoices with queries that were not resolved by suppliers / employers on time include the following:

Outstanding supporting documents.
Accruals that were not ready to be paid due to outstanding supporting documents.
Invoices that were submitted to AgriSETA with old invoice dates. These invoices were recognised retrospectively.
Invoices that were delivered late by hotels to Travel With Flair and Club Travel for submission to AgriSETA.
Some of invoices were subsequently replaced with corrected invoices and old invoices were cancelled. These include invoices that were duplicated.

b) AgriSETA took a resolution to in-source invoice capturing and payments to ensure early detection and correction of discrepancies.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	3	1	1	54
Amount	R72 571.31	R100 464.00	R94 329.00	R1 659 985.62

2. It is important to note that each Council / Board of a public entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) is accountable for the operations of the entity.

The Department will issue a circular addressed to all public entities reporting to it to put measures in place to prevent the delay of payments for valid invoices by no later than 30 days. Public entities will also be requested to provide an age analysis of outstanding invoices together with their respective quarterly reports.

28 March 2018 - NW226

Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether any of the board members of the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences were recipients of any grant awarded by the Catalytic Research Projects of the specified institute in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 financial years; if so, (i) what is the name of each recipient, (ii) what amount has each recipient been awarded in grant funding as at 13 November 2017, (iii) what amount is each recipient still to be awarded, (iv) what was each grant awarded for and (v) did each grant comply with the cost cutting measures and regulations of (aa) the National Treasury, (bb) her department and (cc) the Auditor-General of South Africa?

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Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

Financial years	(i) Name of each recipient	(ii) Amount awarded	(iii) Still to be awarded	(iv) Reasons for awarding grant
a) 2014/15	Prof Pamela Maseko (Co-project leader)	R850 000	N/A as Prof Maseko no longer serves on the Board	Catalytic project funding - Set up the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
b) 2015/16	Prof Pamela Maseko	R1 547 000	N/A as Prof Maseko no longer serves on the Board	Catalytic project funding
c) 2016/17	None	None	None	None

v) (aa) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(bb) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(cc) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

27 March 2018 - NW229

Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences paid any bonuses in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 financial years; if so, (i) what was the amount paid to each person in each specified financial year, (ii) for what reason was each bonus paid in each case and (iii) did the payment of each bonus comply with the cost-cutting measures and regulations of (aa) the National Treasury, (bb) her department and (cc) the Auditor-General of South Africa?

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Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

a) No, the NIHSS did not pay bonuses for the 2014-15 financial year

b) No, the NIHSS did not pay bonuses for the 2015-16 financial year

(c) (i) For the year 2016/17, a total amount of R624 865, 87 was paid in bonuses to 25 persons employed or appointed at the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The breakdown is as follows:

94 000.63
48 212.04
38 367.41
46 040.89
84 119.91
16 737.33
11 414.74
14 268.42
29 597.65
7 555.65
15 531.56
12 942.97
6 194.99
6 253.42
3 495.17
12 035.64
47 247.00
24 589.91
22 054.45
47 242.00
24 589.91
22 054.45
18 221.61
4 326.27
10 096.50
39 375.00
3 020.06
9 166.67
Total: 624 865.87

(ii) The bonuses paid were performance based for the 2016/17 financial year. The rate (percentage) was based on the performance rating of staff members in terms of the year-end performance evaluations. The following methodology applied:

Bonuses were apportioned for the number of months worked in the financial year by staff members
Bonuses exclude maternity and paternity leave
Bonuses were paid only if a rating of 3.5 and above was achieved by staff members
Bonuses excluded fixed term employees who worked less than 6 months in the financial year
Bonuses excluded permanent employees who worked less than 2 months

(aa) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(bb) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(cc) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

27 March 2018 - NW646

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(a) What was the (i) brief and (ii) findings of the forensic investigation that was ordered by her predecessor into allegations of fraud and corruption involving recipients of financial aid from the National Students Financial Aid Scheme in the 2015-16 financial year, (b) what measures were put in place in order to ensure that funding provided is used prudently and correctly in response to the (i) findings of the forensic audit and/or (ii) allegations, (c) who undertook the forensic investigation, (d) what were the costs of the investigation and (e) what approach was followed by the investigation to ensure that all kinds of reported abuse was covered?

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Reply:

a) The Department of Higher Education and Training appointed Nexus Forensic Services on 23 September 2015 to conduct an investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in the allocation of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) at ten identified public universities, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

(i) Terms of Reference of the investigation:

To conduct a comprehensive audit for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 academic years to determine the extent of misrepresentation and fraud committed by students who qualified and have received financial aid, including parents and guardians, employees of universities; public TVET colleges, NSFAS and individuals who have manipulated financial aid processes to defraud NSFAS.

The audit must include:

Applicants and family members/guardians who have knowingly provided false information on their applications for financial aid;
Applicants who have intentionally misrepresented their family income by purposefully providing false information on the certification of affidavits in terms of Section 9 of the Justice of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963 and Regulations under the Act;
The validity of affidavits submitted and signed in terms of Sections 5, 6 and 7 of the Justice of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963 and applicable Regulations;
The allegations of persons who impersonate Commissioners of Oath in order to certify falsified documentation to defraud NSFAS for personal gain;
Applicants who have purposefully altered documentation used in the validation of the financial aid application and approval process that resulted in the receipt of financial aid;
Service providers who collude with students to defraud the NSFAS;
Staff at financial aid offices at universities; TVET colleges and NSFAS who deliberately do not comply with NSFAS and donor guidelines on eligibility and academic criteria to defraud the NSFAS;
Nepotism and conflict of interests in the allocation of NSFAS financial aid at financial aid offices at public universities and TVET colleges; and
The identification of the shortcomings and weaknesses in the NSFAS loan and bursary system including the current NSFAS guidelines and rules applicable to universities and public TVET colleges, with clear recommendations to address fraud risks identified.

The investigation should be concluded within 12 months. The Department may decide to extend the investigation based on the extent of allegations of fraud and corruption at a particular institution.

(ii) The final report of the investigation was submitted to the Department on
15 March 2018.

b) (i)-(ii) The report is being analysed and measures based on the findings and recommendations will be considered.

c) Nexus Forensic Services (Pty) Ltd

d) R2 053 249.07

e) The investigation was undertaken in phases. Phase 1 consisted of the analysis of data and supporting documentation aimed at identifying fraud risks across the ten selected institutions. The Phase 1 report was presented to the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 10 March 2016. During Phase 1, Nexus Forensic Services (NFS) identified specific cases of students (identity numbers) and institutions who had been “red flagged” for further investigation in Phase 2.

Phase 2 of the investigation involved the original data analyses from Phase 1 being verified and/or compared with the student application information and the institutions’ final year reports. The NFS provided their report on Phase 2 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 14 March 2017. The Phase 2 report pointed to possible irregularities in the allocation of funds to some students.

The NFS identified different categories of potential irregularities, with a number of discrepancies within each category. They recommended that where there were a large percentage of alleged irregularities, samples of these categories should be further investigated in order to determine the veracity of the findings on the data. The Minister agreed that the investigation be extended, and that this would constitute the third and final phase of the investigation. The final report, once received, should provide details of the scale of irregularities and advice on mechanisms to ensure that these are dealt with systemically.

27 March 2018 - NW26

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether all staff members working at the Central Johannesburg Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college were taken to the Indaba Hotel for a weekend in or around September 2017; if so, (a) what amount did the event cost the college and (b) what are the full details of the programme during the weekend; (2) whether the staffing bill of the TVET college is within the 63% upper limit for staff costs set by her department; if not, what are the (a) details and (b) reasons in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any advertisements seeking new staff have been placed recently; if so, (4) are the specified advertisements for positions that are already filled; if so, on what grounds were the advertisements placed?

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Reply:

1. Not all staff members were taken to the Indaba hotel for the workshop. The workshop was specifically for the lecturing staff. The academic workshop was held on 18 September 2017 and 154 academic staff members attended. The staff comes from eight different campuses offering more than 40 Report 191 (NATED) N1–N6 and National Certificate Vocational L2–L4 programmes. Six office-based educators working in the Centre for Academic Support facilitated the workshop.

a) The amount spent for the workshop was R95 109.00. The per capita costs, including conference facilities and refreshments, amounted to R595.43 per person.

b) The programme that outlines the aspects discussed during the workshop is attached. The Centre for Academic Support is based in the Office of the Deputy Principal: Academic and responsible for the planning, delivery and quality assurance of teaching, learning and assessment practices.

The purpose of this workshop was to share, communicate and deliberate on the newly developed Quality Assurance of Assessment Practices NCV L2 –L4 and NATED N1-N6 system. The College developed the system based on input received from educators and staff. A booklet was also printed as a reference guide and tools for educators and staff.

2. The staff cost percentage is 60.95% and within the 63% limit set by the Department.

3. The College advertised four Council posts. The recruitment process was stopped when the unions raised concerns regarding these posts, as they believed that the College already had individuals occupying these posts. Although not correct, Management decided that it was best to stop the process in the interest of clarifying this misunderstanding.

4. The advertisement was for the recruitment of new staff into four critical vacant posts.

No.	Posts Advertised	Salary Level
1.	Innovation Linkages and Development Manager: Assistant Director	SL 9
2.	Estates Manager: Assistant Director	SL 9
3.	Human Resource Management: Senior Officer	SL 8
4.	Marketing: Senior Officer	SL 8

The College established a unit called Innovation Linkages and Development to align its strategic objectives to that of the Department. The College had redeployed a Senior Team Member to head up this unit, which is responsible for managing ±20 public-private partnership contracts / agreements with various partners. The Manager accepted a promotional post as a Deputy Principal at the Gauteng Community College, which has left a huge gap at the College threatening the collapse of this unit given the vital role it plays.

The College has eight satellite and a main campus with nett assets in excess of R300 million and only one Facilities Official. Additional capacity is required to assist with key strategic issues of planning, budgeting, and maintenance and repairs of the assets.

The College faces many challenges as outlined in the Auditor-General reports. The key issue being that the Human Resource Manager needs support as a number of interns are currently providing this support.

The College does not have a Marketing Senior Officer / Manager since the post was vacated in 2012 and this unit, consisting of four Marketing Officers, requires a Manager to provide strong leadership and strategic direction.

These four Council posts have been re-tabled at the Council meeting of 7 December 2017 and Council resolved that the posts be re-advertised.

16 March 2018 - NW29

America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

With regard to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and the ongoing protests taking place at the specified institution, (a) what is the total number of students who have been awarded funding by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) but have not yet received their funding for 2017 and (b) of these students, what is the total number that has not received the funding due to (i) not having had Loan Agreement Forms (LAF) generated by NSFAS, (ii) not having signed the LAF that has been generated by NSFAS and/or (iii) another administrative error; (2) did the student representative council transport students to the NSFAS offices to sign their LAFs in person due to an administrative error by NSFAS in the online process; if so, what steps has NSFAS taken to fix the problem; (3) (a) what number of students have not received NSFAS allowances for food since 30 August 2017 and (b) what measures will her department take to urgently address the administrative failures of NSFAS?

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Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. (a) As at 15 December 2017, NSFAS reported that 7 713 students registered at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) had been awarded funding and 2 169 of these students had not received payments.

(b) (i) 52 Students’ LAFSOPs (Loan Agreement Forms and Schedule of Particulars) could not be generated by NSFAS due to course code mismatches between the data from the institution and NSFAS records on the system.

(ii) 1 294 Students had not signed their LAFSOPs.

(iii) 823 Students payments were being processed.

NSFAS is not aware of any student that has not received funding due to any other administration error.

2. NSFAS is not aware if the SRC arranged transport to NSFAS offices. NSFAS arranged for their Servicing Team to visit the institution to assist students with signing their LAFSOPs in August and October 2017. Both attempts were not successful as the students were protesting at that time, and campuses were closed. NSFAS then generated paper-based LAFSOPs, which the Financial Aid Office at CPUT collected and contacted students individually to sign these agreements. Those that were signed were returned to NSFAS for processing.

3. (a) 2 169 students as outlined above.

(b) The Department of Higher Education and Training met with the Executive Committee (EXCO) of Universities South Africa and NSFAS on
15 June 2017 to address the administration issues raised by students, SRC Presidents and Secretaries General to discuss the challenges experienced during the 2017 roll out of the new student centred model and NSFAS’ proposed 2018 implementation plan. A joint task team was established to address the 2017 challenges and plans for the 2018 application cycle. The task team has been meeting since 15 June 2017 and progress related to the 2017 and 2018 processes is being closely monitored. In addition, NSFAS has deployed servicing teams to institutions where additional on-site support has been required.

15 March 2018 - NW428

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What are the details with regard to the examinations that were set by her department in respect of the (a) number of all learners that registered to write, (b) number of learners that eventually wrote the examinations, (c) official pass rates and (d) average marks achieved in each of the subjects written in November (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017?

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Reply:

(a) - (c) The number of students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training who wrote and completed their qualifications in 2015, 2016 and 2017 are provided below.

Exam Cycle	NC (V) Level 4	Report 190/1 N3	Report 190/1 N6
	Entered	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate (%)	Entered	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate (%)	Entered	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate (%)
2015	33 732	26 297	8 871	33.7	41 960	26 850	6 306	23.5	59 167	45 333	7 081	15.6
2016	36 741	23 733	9 013	38.0	28 203	20 839	6 962	33.4	56 177	47 762	12 682	26.6
2017	36 623	23 139	8 684	37.5	33 373	25 430	7 084	27.9	53 544	40 887	4 831	11.8

(d) The average marks achieved for each of the subjects written in November are provided as annexures for 2015 (Annexure A), 2016 (Annexure B) and 2017 (Annexure C).

Annexure A

201511 NC (V) Level 4 and NATED Report 190/1 N3 and N6 subject average percentage report

NC (V) Level 4 subject average percentage report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
ADVANCED PLANT PRODUCTION L4	1 102	980	804	82.0
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS L4	2 326	1 922	1 128	58.7
AFRIKAANS FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	314	278	278	100.0
AGRIBUSINESS L4	1 222	1 084	686	63.3
ANIMAL PRODUCTION L4	1 202	1 024	816	79.7
APPLIED ACCOUNTING L4	3 524	2 936	2 172	74.0
APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY L4	4 240	3 768	3 024	80.3
APPLIED POLICING L4	2 152	1 854	1 392	75.1
ART AND SCIENCE OF TEACHING L4	898	840	668	79.5
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE L4	1 614	1 332	812	61.0
BUSINESS PRACTICE L4	11 610	10 296	9 142	88.8
CARPENTRY AND ROOF WORK L4	922	744	456	61.3
CLIENT SERVICE AND HUMAN RELATIONS L4	5 084	4 572	4 322	94.5
COMMUNITY ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE L4	936	878	696	79.3
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING L4	1 844	1 336	594	44.5
COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING L4	248	232	160	69.0
CONCRETE STRUCTURES L4	58	56	46	82.1
CONSTRUCTION PLANNING L4	2 750	2 388	1 772	74.2
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION L4	2 526	2 280	2 002	87.8
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR L4	1 286	1 072	876	81.7
CONTACT CENTRE OPERATIONS L4	1 174	986	810	82.2
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS L4	2 120	1 884	1 470	78.0
CRIMINOLOGY L4	72	60	58	96.7
DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING L4	1 968	1 518	692	45.6
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT L4	850	790	734	92.9
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT L4	3 532	2 880	1 596	55.4
ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE L4	3 668	3 094	2 154	69.6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONSTRUCTION L4	3 424	3 006	2 444	81.3
ELECTRICAL WORKMANSHIP L4	3 232	2 912	2 556	87.8
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY L4	248	242	162	66.9
ENGINEERING PROCESSES L4	4 220	3 826	3 450	90.2
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	41 506	36 860	30 672	83.2
FARM PLANNING AND MECHANISATION L4	1 204	1 032	866	83.9
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L4	5 014	4 284	3 434	80.2
FITTING AND TURNING L4	1 550	1 380	1 064	77.1
FOOD PREPARATION L4	2 404	2 146	1 604	74.7
FREIGHT LOGISTICS L4	572	528	458	86.7
GOVERNANCE L4	2 086	1 854	1 640	88.5
GRAPHIC DESIGN L4	66	50	40	80.0
HOSPITALITY GENERICS L4	2 530	2 186	1 432	65.5
HOSPITALITY SERVICES L4	2 308	2 092	1 724	82.4
HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT L4	912	860	776	90.2
ISIXHOSA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	2	0	0	#DIV/0!
LAW PROCEDURES AND EVIDENCE L4	2 194	1 920	1 558	81.1
LEARNING PSYCHOLOGY L4	890	840	694	82.6
LIFE ORIENTATION L4	39 692	35 896	34 400	95.8
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE L4	1 978	1 732	1 540	88.9
MARKETING COMMUNICATION L4	2 016	1 712	1 446	84.5
MARKETING L4	2 052	1 744	1 236	70.9
MASONRY L4	1 006	864	782	90.5
MATERIALS L4	2 648	2 322	2 018	86.9
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY L4	28 396	25 106	20 962	83.5
MATHEMATICS L4	13 836	11 298	5 724	50.7
MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS L4	254	204	138	67.6
MULTIMEDIA SERVICE L4	200	164	122	74.4
NEW VENTURE CREATION L4	8 800	7 474	5 626	75.3
OFFICE DATA PROCESSING L4	11 962	10 588	9 350	88.3
OFFICE PRACTICE L4	11 356	10 248	9 360	91.3
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT L4	2 064	1 784	1 568	87.9
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE L4	4 090	3 604	3 196	88.7
PHYSICAL SCIENCE L4	452	338	162	47.9
PLUMBING L4	538	484	418	86.4
PROCESS CHEMISTRY L4	62	60	18	30.0
PROCESS CONTROL L4	142	116	76	65.5
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY L4	158	134	60	44.8
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE L4	4 108	3 698	3 130	84.6
PROJECT MANAGEMENT L4	3 644	3 214	3 010	93.7
PUBLIC HEALTH L4	942	892	830	93.0
PULP AND PAPERMAKING TECHNOLOGY L4	96	76	26	34.2
ROADS L4	152	142	130	91.5
SCIENCE OF TOURISM L4	2 780	2 538	2 444	96.3
STORED PROGRAMME SYSTEMS L4	238	224	144	64.3
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN L4	1 666	1 324	858	64.8
THE HUMAN BODY AND MIND L4	934	882	804	91.2
THE SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM L4	922	874	730	83.5
TOURISM OPERATIONS L4	2 728	2 434	2 220	91.2
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS L4	600	554	440	79.4
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS L4	606	550	444	80.7
WELDING L4	230	222	214	96.4
Total	284 952	250 598	207 560	82.8

Report 190/1 N3 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY	2 633	2 247	1 246	55.5
BUILDING DRAWING	3 514	3 037	922	30.4
BUILDING SCIENCE	3 118	2 647	979	37.0
DIESEL TRADE THEORY	1 557	1 276	608	47.6
ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY	2 243	1 596	1 002	62.8
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY	12 537	8 867	4 943	55.7
ENGINEERING DRAWING	7 283	5 203	3 322	63.8
ENGINEERING SCIENCE	28 699	20 108	7 217	35.9
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	15 545	11 797	6 678	56.6
INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND PLANNING	2 354	1 320	745	56.4
INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION	2 772	1 467	703	47.9
INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY	483	353	165	46.7
LOGIC SYSTEMS	548	462	255	55.2
MATHEMATICS	32 589	22 708	13 980	61.6
MECHANOTECHNOLOGY	7 601	5 708	2 766	48.5
MOTOR BODYWORK THEORY	27	13	7	53.8
MOTOR TRADE THEORY	485	368	222	60.3
PATTERNMAKERS' THEORY	5	0	0
PLANT OPERATION THEORY	512	394	141	35.8
PLATING AND STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAWING	1 217	935	361	38.6
RADIO AND TELEVISION THEORY	156	130	55	42.3
RADIO THEORY	10	2	2	100.0
REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY	80	53	26	49.1
SUPERVISION IN INDUSTRY	2 647	1 407	810	57.6
WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	578	511	253	49.5
WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	473	403	285	70.7
Total	129 666	93 012	47 693	51.3

Report 190/1 N6 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING ADMINISTRATION	1 494	1 328	787	59.3
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION	1 350	1 126	598	53.1
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL SURVEYING	1 381	1 154	674	58.4
CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATION	313	263	120	45.6
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY	343	278	100	36.0
COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS	66	51	34	66.7
COMPUTER PRINCIPLES	6	4	2	50.0
CONTROL SYSTEMS	341	198	113	57.1
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS	519	441	388	88.0
ELECTROTECHNICS	4 937	3 754	1 220	32.5
ENGINEERING PHYSICS	488	365	131	35.9
FAULT FINDING AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES	507	400	162	40.5
FLUID MECHANICS	634	435	267	61.4
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	4 894	3 603	1 367	37.9
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS	108	74	58	78.4
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: MINES	161	139	44	31.7
LOGIC SYSTEMS	72	65	62	95.4
LOSS CONTROL	14	8	4	50.0
MATHEMATICS	7 292	5 107	2 887	56.5
MECHANICAL DRAWING AND DESIGN	840	676	94	13.9
MECHANOTECHNICS	2 201	1 631	754	46.2
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT	383	274	106	38.7
PLANT ENGINEERING: FACTORIES	426	307	51	16.6
PLANT ENGINEERING: MINES AND WORKS	125	104	51	49.0
POWER MACHINES	5 687	3 947	1 407	35.6
PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL	33	26	24	92.3
QUANTITY SURVEYING	1 103	957	680	71.1
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	1 613	1 181	206	17.4
SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT	525	335	190	56.7
Total	37 856	28 231	12 581	44.6

Report 190/1 N6 Business Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
APPLIED MANAGEMENT	871	833	582	69.9
ARRANGING & PRODUCTION	44	39	34	87.2
AURAL & ENSEMBLE	17	16	16	100.0
CATERING THEORY AND PRACTICAL	675	646	524	81.1
CERAMICS	30	30	30	100.0
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION	106	103	96	93.2
COMMUNICATION	3 954	3 718	3 312	89.1
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS	671	649	568	87.5
COMPUTER PRACTICE	11 766	11 031	7 145	64.8
COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS	3 720	3 466	2 551	73.6
COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING	3 511	3 292	2 758	83.8
DATA MANAGEMENT: FARMING	537	523	417	79.7
DAY CARE COMMUNICATION	1 417	1 344	1 274	94.8
DAY CARE MANAGEMENT	1 586	1 494	1 170	78.3
DRAWING	199	196	193	98.5
EDUCARE DIDACTICS THEORY AND PRACTICAL	1 402	1 329	1 259	94.7
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	1 480	1 404	1 192	84.9
ELECTRONIC MUSIC & KEYBOARD TECHNIQUE	40	37	31	83.8
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	8 443	7 788	4 475	57.5
FASHION DRAWING	105	96	94	97.9
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	4 817	4 503	3 088	68.6
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: FARMING	552	539	395	73.3
GRAPHIC DESIGN	178	174	171	98.3
GRAPHIC PROCESSES	42	41	41	100.0
HARMONY & COMPOSITION	2	2	2	100.0
HISTORY OF ART	194	184	139	75.5
HOTEL RECEPTION	724	665	527	79.2
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: FARMING	599	585	334	57.1
IMPROVISATION	16	16	16	100.0
INCOME TAX	2 076	1 905	1 389	72.9
INFORMATION PROCESSING	4 949	3 979	2 517	63.3
JEWELLERY DESIGN	6	5	5	100.0
JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING	6	5	5	100.0
KOMMUNIKASIE	144	125	119	95.2
LABOUR RELATIONS	7 225	6 703	4 800	71.6
LEGAL PRACTICE	33	32	21	65.6
MANAGEMENT: FARMING	491	480	465	96.9
MARKETING COMMUNICATION	3 021	2 788	1 793	64.3
MARKETING MANAGEMENT	2 715	2 487	1 707	68.6
MARKETING RESEARCH	2 386	2 183	1 529	70.0
MEDICAL PRACTICE	12	8	4	50.0
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION	3 228	3 006	1 391	46.3
MUSIC BUSINESS & STYLES	79	67	54	80.6
OFFICE PRACTICE	4 282	4 054	3 631	89.6
PAINTING	74	72	71	98.6
PATTERN CONSTRUCTION	103	96	93	96.9
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5 492	5 099	3 722	73.0
PERSONNEL TRAINING	4 882	4 545	4 059	89.3
PHOTOGRAPHY	38	37	37	100.0
PRACTICAL: BASS GUITAR	5	4	1	25.0
PRACTICAL: BRASS	2	2	2	100.0
PRACTICAL: GUITAR	2	1	0	0.0
PRACTICAL: PIANO/KEYBOARD	5	4	4	100.0
PRACTICAL: VOCAL	5	5	5	100.0
PRACTICAL: WOODWIND	1	1	1	100.0
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	2 173	2 030	1 810	89.2
PUBLIC FINANCE	1 747	1 633	1 531	93.8
PUBLIC LAW	2 840	2 604	1 722	66.1
PUBLIC RELATIONS	1 523	1 401	1 191	85.0
SALES MANAGEMENT	7 253	6 763	3 867	57.2
SOUND ENGINEERING	40	32	27	84.4
TEXTILE DESIGN/FIBRE ART	8	8	8	100.0
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIES	8	8	8	100.0
TOURIST DESTINATIONS	641	580	390	67.2
TRAVEL OFFICE PROCEDURES	810	747	435	58.2
TRAVEL SERVICES	1 062	940	248	26.4
Total	107 065	99 182	71 096	71.7

Annexure B

201611 NC (V) Level 4 and NATED Report 190/1 N3 and N6 subject average percentage report

NC (V) Level 4 subject average percentage report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
ADVANCED PLANT PRODUCTION L4	1 740	1 578	1 164	73.8
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS L4	3 266	2 794	1 420	50.8
AFRIKAANS FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	278	238	236	99.2
AGRIBUSINESS L4	1 870	1 710	1 046	61.2
ANIMAL PRODUCTION L4	1 608	1 486	1 056	71.1
APPLIED ACCOUNTING L4	4 714	4 044	3 076	76.1
APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY L4	6 470	5 960	4 732	79.4
APPLIED POLICING L4	2 604	2 238	1 264	56.5
ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS AND TECHNOLOGY L4	38	36	16	44.4
ART AND SCIENCE OF TEACHING L4	1 506	1 392	910	65.4
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE L4	2 472	2 134	1 240	58.1
BUSINESS PRACTICE L4	13 808	12 642	11 480	90.8
CARPENTRY AND ROOF WORK L4	1 200	1 068	664	62.2
CLIENT SERVICE AND HUMAN RELATIONS L4	6 816	6 232	5 476	87.9
COMMUNITY ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE L4	1 526	1 312	990	75.5
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING L4	3 016	2 552	982	38.5
COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING L4	500	472	322	68.2
CONCRETE STRUCTURES L4	106	102	86	84.3
CONSTRUCTION PLANNING L4	3 922	3 558	2 580	72.5
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION L4	3 632	3 310	2 690	81.3
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR L4	1 708	1 528	1 054	69.0
CONTACT CENTRE OPERATIONS L4	1 782	1 596	1 180	73.9
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS L4	2 514	2 218	1 592	71.8
CRIMINOLOGY L4	66	56	54	96.4
DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING L4	3 284	2 842	1 244	43.8
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT L4	1 494	1 392	1 210	86.9
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT L4	4 612	3 932	1 678	42.7
ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE L4	6 106	5 414	3 084	57.0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONSTRUCTION L4	5 564	5 072	3 774	74.4
ELECTRICAL WORKMANSHIP L4	5 524	5 124	4 008	78.2
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY L4	522	460	332	72.2
ENGINEERING PROCESSES L4	6 518	6 046	5 412	89.5
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	58 432	53 184	38 648	72.7
FARM PLANNING AND MECHANISATION L4	1 748	1 596	1 382	86.6
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L4	6 252	5 490	4 172	76.0
FITTING AND TURNING L4	2 200	2 000	1 472	73.6
FOOD PREPARATION L4	3 584	3 214	2 546	79.2
FREIGHT LOGISTICS L4	858	798	694	87.0
GOVERNANCE L4	2 264	2 018	1 740	86.2
GRAPHIC DESIGN L4	88	64	40	62.5
HOSPITALITY GENERICS L4	3 808	3 392	2 314	68.2
HOSPITALITY SERVICES L4	3 450	3 186	2 640	82.9
HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT L4	1 440	1 358	1 250	92.0
LAW PROCEDURES AND EVIDENCE L4	2 494	2 224	1 664	74.8
LEARNING PSYCHOLOGY L4	1 524	1 400	1 142	81.6
LIFE ORIENTATION L4	54 616	50 586	47 076	93.1
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE L4	2 316	2 066	1 648	79.8
MARKETING COMMUNICATION L4	2 766	2 476	2 186	88.3
MARKETING L4	2 994	2 662	1 582	59.4
MASONRY L4	1 230	1 112	1 032	92.8
MATERIALS L4	3 646	3 324	2 864	86.2
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY L4	36 874	33 090	24 582	74.3
MATHEMATICS L4	22 872	19 556	8 484	43.4
MECHANICAL DRAUGHTING AND TECHNOLOGY L4	30	28	6	21.4
MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS L4	410	350	190	54.3
MULTIMEDIA SERVICE L4	532	468	362	77.4
NEW VENTURE CREATION L4	11 750	10 330	6 738	65.2
OFFICE DATA PROCESSING L4	14 716	13 324	10 002	75.1
OFFICE PRACTICE L4	13 824	12 590	11 252	89.4
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT L4	2 364	2 116	1 616	76.4
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE L4	4 518	3 994	2 668	66.8
PHYSICAL SCIENCE L4	844	734	460	62.7
PLUMBING L4	906	814	658	80.8
PROCESS CHEMISTRY L4	154	148	50	33.8
PROCESS CONTROL L4	348	330	294	89.1
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY L4	340	318	196	61.6
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE L4	6 498	6 030	4 844	80.3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT L4	4 730	4 340	3 850	88.7
PUBLIC HEALTH L4	1 468	1 306	1 002	76.7
PULP AND PAPERMAKING TECHNOLOGY L4	220	202	54	26.7
ROADS L4	178	164	112	68.3
SCIENCE OF TOURISM L4	3 486	3 180	3 036	95.5
STORED PROGRAMME SYSTEMS L4	522	452	318	70.4
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN L4	2 908	2 578	1 496	58.0
THE HUMAN BODY AND MIND L4	1 494	1 328	1 142	86.0
THE SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM L4	1 488	1 280	898	70.2
TOURISM OPERATIONS L4	3 438	3 056	2 590	84.8
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS L4	850	784	488	62.2
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS L4	854	792	570	72.0
WELDING L4	568	524	448	85.5
TOTAL	395 680	356 894	270 550	75.8

Report 190/1 N3 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE THEORY	38	35	28	80.0
AIRCRAFT METALWORK THEORY	30	25	25	100.0
BUILDING AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY	2 781	2 532	1 071	42.3
BUILDING DRAWING	2 475	2 219	1 648	74.3
BUILDING SCIENCE	2 659	2 388	1 078	45.1
DIESEL TRADE THEORY	1 363	1 219	751	61.6
ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY	1 663	1 410	825	58.5
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY	7 535	6 907	5 353	77.5
ENGINEERING DRAWING	5 102	4 511	2 871	63.6
ENGINEERING SCIENCE	20 465	16 536	9 848	59.6
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	10 976	9 968	7 019	70.4
INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND PLANNING	1 293	765	383	50.1
INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION	1 770	1 025	381	37.2
INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY	321	271	83	30.6
LOGIC SYSTEMS	323	306	198	64.7
MATHEMATICS	22 026	17 201	12 350	71.8
MECHANOTECHNOLOGY	6 092	4 679	2 179	46.6
MOTOR BODYWORK THEORY	1	0	0
MOTOR ELECTRICAL THEORY	13	6	2	33.3
MOTOR TRADE THEORY	380	333	235	70.6
PLANT OPERATION THEORY	642	564	175	31.0
PLATING AND STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAWING	1 057	897	317	35.3
RADIO AND TELEVISION THEORY	113	107	48	44.9
RADIO THEORY	1	0	0
REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY	6	2	2	100.0
REFRIGERATION TRADE THEORY	8	5	0	0.0
SUPERVISION IN INDUSTRY	1 428	826	439	53.1
WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	613	567	281	49.6
WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	493	433	257	59.4
Total	91 667	75 737	47 847	63.2

Report 190/1 N6 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING ADMINISTRATION	1405	1240	752	60.6
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION	1504	1303	879	67.5
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL SURVEYING	1320	1145	679	59.3
CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATION	388	325	155	47.7
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY	479	363	125	34.4
COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS	94	83	40	48.2
CONTROL SYSTEMS	379	218	117	53.7
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS	500	415	344	82.9
ELECTROTECHNICS	5891	5026	2301	45.8
ENGINEERING PHYSICS	628	517	241	46.6
FAULT FINDING AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES	672	563	157	27.9
FLUID MECHANICS	653	518	371	71.6
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	5215	4616	4166	90.3
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS	158	118	101	85.6
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: MINES	150	126	41	32.5
LOGIC SYSTEMS	140	126	66	52.4
LOSS CONTROL	21	18	9	50.0
MATHEMATICS	8541	7331	4618	63.0
MECHANICAL DRAWING AND DESIGN	819	695	268	38.6
MECHANOTECHNICS	2367	2003	1426	71.2
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT	331	235	84	35.7
PLANT ENGINEERING: FACTORIES	408	298	75	25.2
PLANT ENGINEERING: MINES AND WORKS	113	90	31	34.4
POWER MACHINES	5787	4901	4086	83.4
PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL	34	27	6	22.2
QUANTITY SURVEYING	1373	1197	881	73.6
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	1681	1345	773	57.5
SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT	555	369	223	60.4
Total	41606	35211	23015	65.4

Report 190/1 N6 Business Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
APPLIED MANAGEMENT	733	729	652	89.4
ARRANGING & PRODUCTION	87	87	73	83.9
AURAL & ENSEMBLE	17	17	15	88.2
CATERING THEORY AND PRACTICAL	671	668	548	82.0
CERAMICS	29	29	28	96.6
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION	85	85	85	100.0
COMMUNICATION	4 272	4 245	4 133	97.4
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS	639	625	612	97.9
COMPUTER PRACTICE	9 746	9 609	8 049	83.8
COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS	3 364	3 340	2 807	84.0
COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING	3 515	3 487	3 155	90.5
DATA MANAGEMENT: FARMING	514	513	486	94.7
DAY CARE COMMUNICATION	1 788	1 778	1 766	99.3
DAY CARE MANAGEMENT	1 896	1 883	1 733	92.0
DRAWING	202	202	194	96.0
EDUCARE DIDACTICS THEORY AND PRACTICAL	1 747	1 732	1 681	97.1
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	1 795	1 777	1 681	94.6
ELECTRONIC MUSIC & KEYBOARD TECHNIQUE	77	77	69	89.6
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	6 363	6 291	5 486	87.2
FASHION DRAWING	95	95	95	100.0
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	4 312	4 266	3 479	81.6
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: FARMING	591	590	542	91.9
GRAPHIC DESIGN	193	192	185	96.4
GRAPHIC PROCESSES	42	42	40	95.2
HARMONY & COMPOSITION	1	1	1	100.0
HISTORY OF ART	210	205	172	83.9
HOTEL RECEPTION	746	742	647	87.2
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: FARMING	644	643	582	90.5
IMPROVISATION	17	17	16	94.1
INCOME TAX	1 729	1 712	1 514	88.4
INFORMATION PROCESSING	4 307	4 271	2 462	57.6
JEWELLERY DESIGN	7	7	7	100.0
JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING	7	7	7	100.0
KOMMUNIKASIE	73	70	67	95.7
LABOUR RELATIONS	4 451	4 397	3 408	77.5
LEGAL PRACTICE	74	74	71	95.9
MANAGEMENT: FARMING	503	477	471	98.7
MARKETING COMMUNICATION	2 150	2 118	1 434	67.7
MARKETING MANAGEMENT	1 675	1 644	1 211	73.7
MARKETING RESEARCH	1 569	1 560	1 351	86.6
MEDICAL PRACTICE	28	13	12	92.3
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION	3 224	3 184	1 940	60.9
MUSIC BUSINESS & STYLES	138	130	129	99.2
OFFICE PRACTICE	4 602	4 559	4 116	90.3
PAINTING	59	59	56	94.9
PATTERN CONSTRUCTION	100	99	92	92.9
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	4 152	4 096	3 397	82.9
PERSONNEL TRAINING	4 212	4 160	3 761	90.4
PHOTOGRAPHY	49	49	49	100.0
PRACTICAL: BASS GUITAR	1	1	1	100.0
PRACTICAL: GUITAR	6	4	2	50.0
PRACTICAL: PIANO/KEYBOARD	3	3	3	100.0
PRACTICAL: VOCAL	9	9	8	88.9
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	2 737	2 702	2 448	90.6
PUBLIC FINANCE	2 389	2 368	2 294	96.9
PUBLIC LAW	3 172	3 147	2 562	81.4
PUBLIC RELATIONS	993	964	810	84.0
SALES MANAGEMENT	6 024	5 949	4 269	71.8
SOUND ENGINEERING	78	77	76	98.7
TEXTILE DESIGN/FIBRE ART	1	1	1	100.0
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIES	14	14	14	100.0
TOURIST DESTINATIONS	743	734	683	93.1
TRAVEL OFFICE PROCEDURES	824	816	597	73.2
TRAVEL SERVICES	959	942	375	39.8
Total	95 453	94 384	78 710	83.4

Annexure C

201711 NC (V) Level 4 and NATED Report 190/1 N3 and N6 subject average percentage report

NC (V) Level 4 subject average percentage report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
Advanced Plant Production	870	792	741	93.6
Advertising and Promotions	1 405	1 166	416	35.7
Afrikaans First Additional Language	172	142	140	98.6
Agribusiness	933	839	643	76.6
Animal Production	913	775	599	77.3
Applied Accounting	2 005	1 724	1 290	74.8
Applied Engineering Technology	3 359	3 079	2 554	82.9
Applied Policing	1 156	1 011	628	62.1
Architectural Graphics and Technology	26	19	17	89.5
Art and Science of Teaching	786	720	486	67.5
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	1 196	1 054	723	68.6
Business Practice	6 198	5 691	5 236	92.0
Carpentry and Roof Work	529	457	308	67.4
Civil and Structural Steel Work Detailing	24	21	6	28.6
Client Service and Human Relations	3 425	3 124	2 761	88.4
Community Oriented Primary Care	778	711	589	82.8
Computer Programming	1 451	1 176	549	46.7
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing	249	231	160	69.3
Concrete Structures	55	48	43	89.6
Construction Planning	1 922	1 731	1 232	71.2
Construction Supervision	1 847	1 676	1 497	89.3
Consumer Behaviour	790	665	454	68.3
Contact Centre Operations	1 004	859	674	78.5
Criminal Justice Process	1 189	1 057	714	67.5
Criminology	34	31	26	83.9
Data Communication and Networking	1 535	1 267	491	38.8
Drawing Office Procedures and Techniques	27	23	12	52.2
Early Childhood Development	747	690	648	93.9
Economic Environment	2 152	1 827	929	50.8
Electrical Principles & Practice	3 026	2 694	1 461	54.2
Electrical Systems & Construction	2 725	2 480	1 660	66.9
Electrical Workmanship	2 849	2 635	2 176	82.6
Electronic Control and Digital Electronic	2 981	2 667	1 022	38.3
Electrotechnology	248	224	140	62.5
Engineering Fabrication - Boiler Making	751	689	523	75.9
Engineering Fabrication - Sheet Metal Wo	1	0	0
Engineering Processes	3 225	2 991	2 874	96.1
English First Additional Language	28 922	25 888	19 523	75.4
Farm Planning and Mechanisation	852	759	635	83.7
Financial Management	2 955	2 531	1 820	71.9
Fitting and Turning	1 083	986	666	67.5
Food Preparation	1 783	1 617	1 192	73.7
Freight Logistics	536	494	444	89.9
Governance	1 130	1 013	942	93.0
Graphic Design	45	36	34	94.4
Hospitality Generics	1 867	1 677	876	52.2
Hospitality Services	1 751	1 631	1 435	88.0
Human and Social Development	767	701	626	89.3
IsiXhosa First Additional Language	4	0	0
Law Procedures and Evidence	1 139	1 022	633	61.9
Learning Psychology	790	733	647	88.3
Life Orientation	26 639	24 215	22 426	92.6
Management Practice	1 213	1 059	859	81.1
Marketing	1 340	1 131	710	62.8
Marketing Communication	1 200	1 047	979	93.5
Masonry	625	562	523	93.1
Materials	1 821	1 673	1 445	86.4
Mathematical Literacy	17 686	15 912	11 592	72.9
Mathematics	11 314	9 698	4 196	43.3
Mechanical Draughting and Technology	32	27	21	77.8
Mechatronic Systems	205	187	137	73.3
Multimedia Service	275	236	209	88.6
New Venture Creation	5 396	4 686	3 576	76.3
Office Data Processing	6 685	5 898	4 578	77.6
Office Practice	6 289	5 691	5 026	88.3
Operations Management	1 204	1 011	730	72.2
Personal Assistance	2 071	1 810	1 411	78.0
Physical Science	358	310	176	56.8
Plumbing	481	434	363	83.6
Process Chemistry	61	57	35	61.4
Process Control	109	101	71	70.3
Process Technology	128	112	84	75.0
Professional Engineering Practice	3 275	3 010	2 269	75.4
Project Management	2 394	2 160	1 978	91.6
Public Health	758	689	679	98.5
Pulp and Papermaking Technology	104	93	63	67.7
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Process	9	6	5	83.3
Renewable Energy Technologies	93	92	29	31.5
Roads	95	90	80	88.9
Science of Tourism	1 685	1 542	1 489	96.6
Stored Programme Systems	242	219	160	73.1
Sustainable Tourism in SA & International Travel	1 690	1 529	1 367	89.4
System Analysis and Design	1 346	1 152	736	63.9
The Human Body and Mind	730	681	613	90.0
The South African Health Care System	758	666	498	74.8
Tourism Operations	1 651	1 496	1 271	85.0
Transport Economics	535	486	339	69.8
Transport Operations	552	503	437	86.9
Welding	334	309	292	94.5
Total	197 590	176 654	135 347	76.6

Report 190/1 N3 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE THEORY	52	43	18	41.9
AIRCRAFT METALWORK THEORY	30	22	16	72.7
BUILDING AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY	2 643	2 357	1 206	51.2
BUILDING DRAWING	2 082	1 753	1 359	77.5
BUILDING SCIENCE	2 540	2 223	960	43.2
DIESEL TRADE THEORY	1 523	1 254	672	53.6
ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY	1 623	1 273	825	64.8
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY	7 024	5 896	3 833	65.0
ENGINEERING DRAWING	5 901	4 804	3 246	67.6
ENGINEERING SCIENCE	20 415	17 045	11 556	67.8
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	9 000	7 564	4 856	64.2
INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND PLANNING	2 210	1 118	659	58.9
INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION	2 586	1 362	861	63.2
INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY	404	343	176	51.3
LOGIC SYSTEMS	367	319	188	58.9
MATHEMATICS	21 711	18 061	13 209	73.1
MECHANOTECHNOLOGY	5 814	4 772	3 625	76.0
MOTOR BODYWORK THEORY	1	0	0
MOTOR ELECTRICAL THEORY	6	2	2	100.0
MOTOR TRADE THEORY	316	229	174	76.0
PLANT OPERATION THEORY	620	528	299	56.6
PLATING AND STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAWING	1 286	1 062	328	30.9
RADIO AND TELEVISION THEORY	133	125	71	56.8
REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY	3	1	1	100.0
REFRIGERATION TRADE THEORY	23	16	10	62.5
SUPERVISION IN INDUSTRY	2 401	1 220	791	64.8
WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	601	528	239	45.3
WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	509	433	190	43.9
Total	91 824	74 353	49 370	66.4

Report 190/1 N6 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING ADMINISTRATION	1583	1429	880	61.6
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION	1737	1577	918	58.2
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL SURVEYING	1552	1396	1011	72.4
CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATION	426	389	224	57.6
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY	502	432	240	55.6
COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS	69	58	13	22.4
CONTROL SYSTEMS	416	279	159	57.0
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS	362	324	260	80.2
ELECTROTECHNICS	5724	4964	3160	63.7
ENGINEERING PHYSICS	606	509	243	47.7
FAULT FINDING AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES	527	443	273	61.6
FLUID MECHANICS	655	525	295	56.2
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	5405	4811	3659	76.1
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS	158	112	27	24.1
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: MINES	135	0	0
LOGIC SYSTEMS	109	103	101	98.1
LOSS CONTROL	8	5	5	100.0
MATHEMATICS	7242	6298	3080	48.9
MECHANICAL DRAWING AND DESIGN	926	766	81	10.6
MECHANOTECHNICS	2660	2262	1584	70.0
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT	354	209	116	55.5
PLANT ENGINEERING: FACTORIES	414	249	49	19.7
PLANT ENGINEERING: MINES AND WORKS	107	80	36	45.0
POWER MACHINES	5933	5123	4398	85.8
PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL	18	13	7	53.8
QUANTITY SURVEYING	1367	1189	775	65.2
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	1949	1639	921	56.2
SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT	530	379	294	77.6
Total	41474	35563	22809	64.1

Report 190/1 N6 Business Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
APPLIED MANAGEMENT	811	761	616	80.9
ARRANGING & PRODUCTION	94	80	74	92.5
AURAL & ENSEMBLE	37	29	29	100.0
CATERING THEORY AND PRACTICAL	898	847	706	83.4
CERAMICS	23	21	21	100.0
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION	163	153	144	94.1
COMMUNICATION	4 525	4 225	4 106	97.2
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS	823	792	769	97.1
COMPUTER PRACTICE	11 617	10 710	6 957	65.0
COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS	3 941	3 661	2 687	73.4
COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING	3 999	3 719	3 158	84.9
DATA MANAGEMENT: FARMING	586	562	528	94.0
DAY CARE COMMUNICATION	2 172	2 039	2 015	98.8
DAY CARE MANAGEMENT	2 288	2 135	2 088	97.8
DRAWING	200	183	174	95.1
EDUCARE DIDACTICS THEORY AND PRACTICAL	2 155	2 011	1 985	98.7
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	2 334	2 139	1 865	87.2
ELECTRONIC MUSIC & KEYBOARD TECHNIQUE	90	75	64	85.3
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	6 797	6 068	5 263	86.7
FASHION DRAWING	153	145	145	100.0
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	5 030	4 646	4 105	88.4
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: FARMING	541	521	449	86.2
GRAPHIC DESIGN	186	169	167	98.8
GRAPHIC PROCESSES	67	61	61	100.0
HARMONY & COMPOSITION	3	3	3	100.0
HISTORY OF ART	178	165	147	89.1
HOTEL RECEPTION	1 062	964	833	86.4
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: FARMING	645	617	394	63.9
IMPROVISATION	39	35	35	100.0
INCOME TAX	1 982	1 825	1 423	78.0
INFORMATION PROCESSING	7 453	2 222	2 072	93.2
JEWELLERY DESIGN	8	6	6	100.0
JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING	7	6	6	100.0
KOMMUNIKASIE	111	98	74	75.5
LABOUR RELATIONS	5 613	5 081	4 519	88.9
LEGAL PRACTICE	240	226	190	84.1
MANAGEMENT: FARMING	554	533	508	95.3
MARKETING COMMUNICATION	3 122	2 815	1 769	62.8
MARKETING MANAGEMENT	2 526	2 297	1 512	65.8
MARKETING RESEARCH	2 067	1 878	1 305	69.5
MEDICAL PRACTICE	47	29	28	96.6
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION	5 381	4 939	4 121	83.4
MUSIC BUSINESS & STYLES	127	104	92	88.5
OFFICE PRACTICE	5 338	4 932	4 165	84.4
PAINTING	62	58	58	100.0
PATTERN CONSTRUCTION	154	146	146	100.0
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	4 881	4 449	3 436	77.2
PERSONNEL TRAINING	4 893	4 506	3 974	88.2
PHOTOGRAPHY	31	29	29	100.0
PRACTICAL: BASS GUITAR	1	1	1	100.0
PRACTICAL: DRUMS/PERCUSSION	2	2	1	50.0
PRACTICAL: GUITAR	2	2	2	100.0
PRACTICAL: PIANO/KEYBOARD	11	10	8	80.0
PRACTICAL: VOCAL	30	23	23	100.0
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	3 783	3 523	3 225	91.5
PUBLIC FINANCE	3 064	2 879	2 855	99.2
PUBLIC LAW	4 432	4 134	3 392	82.1
PUBLIC RELATIONS	1 276	1 127	1 077	95.6
SALES MANAGEMENT	6 452	5 915	3 823	64.6
SOUND ENGINEERING	102	86	76	88.4
TEXTILE DESIGN/FIBRE ART	1	0	0
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIES	7	7	7	100.0
TOURIST DESTINATIONS	1 034	951	881	92.6
TRAVEL OFFICE PROCEDURES	1 172	1 070	865	80.8
TRAVEL SERVICES	1 304	1 194	963	80.7
Total	118 727	104 639	86 220	82.4

15 March 2018 - NW273

Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)With reference to her reply to question 3221 on 30 November 2017, on what basis was her department’s tender for the organising of events on 20 May 2016 deemed urgent, when it was indicated in the specified reply that the need for the service was identified some six months earlier; (2) what (a) are the details of the bidders that responded to the specified tender, (b) amount did each bidder tender for, (c) criteria were used to award the tender and (d) weighting was applied to each of the criterion for each bidder; (3) (a) what are the details of Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd’s experience in organising and managing events and (b) on what basis was the specified tender awarded to the specified company; (4) what are the full details in terms of dates, venues, purposes, sizes and final costs of each event organised by the company for her department to date

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1. The tender for organising of events was deemed urgent based on the following:

The Department of Higher Education and Training at the time had cancelled a bid to make provision in the revised terms of reference for emerging business to contend.
In the interim, the Department participated in a contract for events management services of the Department of Basic Education that was nearing its expiry date at the end of December 2015.
Thereto, numerous request for events and related services were received and due to the monetary threshold, deviation approval of either the accounting officer or National Treasury was necessary. This was undesirable as it would lead to an increase in administrative duties and delays in the procuring of services. The hosting of the then Mandela Day Career Festival was one such event, which required specialised labour and skills not available within the Department.

2. (a) The following ten bidders responded to the tender:

No.	Bidder	B-BBEE Level
1.	Lets Settle Our Dues Corporation (Pty) Ltd	1
2.	Crocia Events (Pty) Ltd	1
3.	Mahuma Group (Pty) Ltd	1
4.	Moshate Media cc	1
5.	Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd	1
6.	Indaba Global Travel	2
7.	Zakheni Events Management T/A Trade Conference International	2
8.	Travel With Flair (Pty) Ltd	2
9.	Coordinating Concepts cc	1
10.	Tourvest Destination Management, a Division of Tourvest Holding T/A Tourvest IME	3

No.	Bidder	% Management Fee
		R10 000.00	R10,000.01 -R100 000.00	R100,000.01 -R500 000	R500 000.01 +
1.	Let’s Settle Our Dues Corporation (Pty) Ltd	10%	20%	20%	20%
2.	Croacia Events (Pty) Ltd	20%	15%	12%	10%
3.	Mahuma Group (Pty) Ltd	15%	15%	15%	15%
4.	Moshate Media cc	20%	18%	15%	13%
5.	Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd	8%	8%	8%	8%
6.	Indaba Global Travel	5%	5%	5%	5%
7.	Zakheni Events Management T/A Trade Conference International	25%	25%	20%	15%
8.	Travel With Flair (Pty) Ltd	15%	10%	9%	8%
9.	Coordinating Concepts cc	17.5%	15%	12.5%	10%
10.	Tourvest Destination Management, a Division of Tourvest Holding T/A Tourvest IME	5%	7%	10%	13%

(b) The tender amount was based on a management fee.

(c) – (d) The functional criteria and weightings are listed below:

No.	Functional Criteria	Weight
1.	References/Past experience List and size of current and past clients in this area	20
	8 - 10 clients past and current references (above R1 million) - *20 points*
	5 - 7 clients past and current references (R501 000 - R1 million) - *10 points*
	3 - 4 clients past and current references (R100 000 - R500 000) - *5 points*
2.	Relevant Experience in the industry	20
	8 - 10 years and above - *20 points*
	5 - 7 years - *10 points*
	3 - 4 years - *5 points*
3.	Company Profile	20
4.	Resource capacity	20
	List of all resources (hardware & software) available to the company - *10 points*
	CV’s with qualifications of staff to manage the contract - *10 points*
5.	Administration plan	20
	Methodology, i.e. how the company will deal with reservations, invoicing, queries, and complaints, etc. - *20 points*
Total Points	100

3. (a) Batsumi Travel is a travel management company, which was established in 2010. The table below summarises their experience according to the proposal submitted:

Previous Clients	Services Contracted	Duration of Contract
Woman Judges	Conferences, Accommodation and Transport	Annual Project (3 Years)
Department of Health North West	Cuba Medical Student Group	Annual Projects (3 Years)
Waterberg Municipality	Flight, Accommodation, Car, Shuttle and Group bookings	3 Years
South Africa Weather Services	Group Travel, Conference, Accommodation, Transport, Flights and Car rentals	3 Years
Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa	Flight, Accommodation, Car, Shuttle and Group bookings	Years

(b) The bid was evaluated in three phases:

Administrative compliance - provision of minimum required documents;
Functionality scoring – according to the criteria at highlighted above; and
Points for price and Broad Based Black-Economic Empowerment.

Batsumi (Pty) Ltd qualified for both phases 1 and 2 and scored the highest points for the lowest management fee (8%) over the term of the contract in phase 3.

4. The details of the schedule for bookings made with Batsumi Travel as at 9 February 2018 are provided in the attached Annexure.

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