Questions and Replies
12 December 2018 - NW3654
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether all educators at the Sharp Edge Training and Consulting are qualified; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether all students at the institution have been paid their stipends; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether she has found that there is corruption taking place at the specified institution; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- Based on the information obtained from the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), educators at Sharp Edge are qualified to facilitate training. Sharp Edge Training and Consulting is accredited by the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MerSETA) and Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) to offer training in trades such as welder, automotive body repairer and spray painter trades, automotive machining and fitting, boiler making and turning. Availability of qualified facilitators is part of the accreditation criteria that an institution should meet before accreditation is granted.
- The learners and staff have not been paid stipends and salaries since September 2018. TETA disbursed funds to Sharp Edge; however, these funds were misused by the management of Sharp Edge for other projects. TETA will be taking over the project and redeploying the learners to other training providers for the completion of their training. This will take effect on 13 December 2018. The stipends will be paid to the learners for the remainder of the training period.
- Due to Sharp Edge misusing funds intended for the development of learners, the contract between TETA and Sharp Edge has been terminated. TETA will ensure that the learners in this project are assisted in completing their training programmes by redeploying them to another training provider.
12 December 2018 - NW3647
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether there have been any instances in the past financial year where her department advertised one position but ended up hiring two persons for the one position or job category that was advertised; if so, why were both positions not advertised separately; (2) has she been informed of the matter; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant
Reply:
- No.
- Not applicable.
12 December 2018 - NW3690
Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What is the total number of cases of corruption at technical and vocational education and training colleges in the country that have been reported to her department or which her department was made aware of by the SA Police Service in the 2017-18 financial year and (b) what are the details of the reported cases in each case; (2) was each case investigated by her department; if so, (a) what was the outcome of each investigation and (b) what is the name of each person who was implicated?
Reply:
1. (a) The were no reported cases of corruption received by the Department from Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges or the South African Police Service in the 2017/18 financial year.
(b) Not applicable.
2. (a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
12 December 2018 - NW3664
Hlonyana, Ms NKF to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of (a) programmers and (b) engineers have graduated from institutions of higher learning in each of the past five academic years?
Reply:
The table below reflects the number of programmers and engineers who graduated from public higher education institutions over the past five academic years.
|
Year |
(a) Programmers |
(b) Engineers |
|
2013 |
1 001 |
13 284 |
|
2014 |
924 |
14 077 |
|
2015 |
843 |
14 648 |
|
2016 |
906 |
14 420 |
|
2017 |
1 098 |
15 043 |
05 December 2018 - NW3159
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of new students will each institution of higher learning have the capacity to enrol for the 2019 academic year?
Reply:
The tables below provide the number of new students each institution of higher learning will enroll for the 2019 academic year.
Table 1: New opportunities in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges for the 2019 academic year
|
Province and College |
*NC(V) L2 |
*N1 |
*N4 |
*PLP |
Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
|||||
|
1 064 |
281 |
1 777 |
100 |
3 222 |
|
1 260 |
750 |
1 836 |
100 |
3 946 |
|
790 |
585 |
1 702 |
100 |
3 177 |
|
1 205 |
745 |
1 725 |
100 |
3 775 |
|
830 |
250 |
875 |
100 |
2 055 |
|
2 314 |
975 |
2 540 |
150 |
5 979 |
|
550 |
200 |
1 509 |
100 |
2 359 |
|
1 158 |
846 |
1 749 |
100 |
3 853 |
|
Free State |
|||||
|
770 |
700 |
3 120 |
0 |
4 590 |
|
758 |
540 |
1 900 |
100 |
3 298 |
|
2 065 |
385 |
1 785 |
105 |
4 340 |
|
305 |
2 102 |
6 001 |
100 |
8 508 |
|
Gauteng |
|||||
|
1 278 |
1 890 |
3 150 |
100 |
6 418 |
|
2 260 |
1 200 |
4 383 |
60 |
7 903 |
|
3 108 |
0 |
3 135 |
100 |
6 343 |
|
3 353 |
2 065 |
5 054 |
0 |
10 472 |
|
4 104 |
1 462 |
4 663 |
100 |
10 329 |
|
1 549 |
2 176 |
4 632 |
150 |
8 507 |
|
1 075 |
2 100 |
3 265 |
60 |
6 500 |
|
154 |
3 129 |
7 542 |
100 |
10 925 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
|||||
|
2 130 |
0 |
2 176 |
100 |
4 406 |
|
2 300 |
740 |
1 540 |
95 |
4 675 |
|
1 196 |
665 |
2 437 |
100 |
4 398 |
|
2 271 |
2 974 |
4 373 |
100 |
9 718 |
|
935 |
60 |
2 390 |
100 |
3 485 |
|
740 |
395 |
1 045 |
100 |
2 280 |
|
960 |
495 |
1 673 |
100 |
3 228 |
|
1 053 |
503 |
1 670 |
90 |
3 316 |
|
885 |
795 |
1 463 |
100 |
3 243 |
|
Limpopo |
|||||
|
1 762 |
1 520 |
4 495 |
100 |
7 877 |
|
290 |
320 |
422 |
30 |
1 062 |
|
630 |
390 |
1 304 |
100 |
2 424 |
|
1 279 |
0 |
570 |
100 |
1 949 |
|
617 |
647 |
1 028 |
100 |
2 392 |
|
1 750 |
2 474 |
3 453 |
100 |
7 777 |
|
954 |
198 |
62 |
105 |
1 319 |
|
Mpumalanga |
|||||
|
1 470 |
780 |
1 230 |
100 |
3 580 |
|
2 205 |
508 |
1 670 |
100 |
4 483 |
|
1 680 |
1 620 |
2 425 |
100 |
5 825 |
|
North West |
|||||
|
1 445 |
800 |
2 030 |
61 |
4 336 |
|
750 |
450 |
1 080 |
100 |
2 380 |
|
1 150 |
565 |
1 570 |
100 |
3 385 |
|
Northern Cape |
|||||
|
637 |
545 |
1 019 |
100 |
2 301 |
|
1 190 |
1 350 |
1 760 |
100 |
4 400 |
|
Western Cape |
|||||
|
780 |
365 |
3 402 |
200 |
4 747 |
|
1 440 |
520 |
2 859 |
90 |
4 909 |
|
704 |
1 134 |
2 011 |
60 |
3 909 |
|
1 001 |
3 334 |
4 190 |
33 |
8 558 |
|
655 |
390 |
2 242 |
119 |
3 406 |
|
1 175 |
750 |
2 100 |
100 |
4 125 |
|
Total |
65 984 |
47 668 |
122 032 |
4 708 |
240 392 |
* PLP: Prevocational Learning Programme
* N: NATED / Report 191
* NC(V): National Certificate (Vocational)
Table 2: The approved number of first time entering students in universities for the 2019 academic year
|
Universities |
Enrolment |
|
1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
9 249 |
|
2. University of Cape Town |
3 979 |
|
3. Central University of Technology, Free State |
4 587 |
|
4. Durban University of Technology |
8 314 |
|
5. University of Fort Hare |
3 800 |
|
6. University of Free State |
8 900 |
|
7. University of Johannesburg |
9 922 |
|
8. University of KwaZulu-Natal |
8 929 |
|
9. University of Limpopo |
4 849 |
|
10. Nelson Mandela University |
7 085 |
|
11. North West University |
15 717 |
|
12. University of Pretoria |
9 253 |
|
13. Rhodes University |
1 672 |
|
14. University of South Africa |
54 434 |
|
15. University of Stellenbosch |
5 152 |
|
16. Tshwane University of Technology |
15 513 |
|
17. University of Venda |
3 100 |
|
18. Vaal University of Technology |
5 288 |
|
19. Walter Sisulu University |
7 400 |
|
20. University of the Western Cape |
4 500 |
|
21. University of the Witwatersrand |
6 613 |
|
22. University of Zululand |
3 900 |
|
23. Sol Plaatje University |
1 200 |
|
24. Mpumalanga University |
1 755 |
|
25. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
4 464 |
|
26. Sefako Makgatho Health Science University |
1 225 |
|
Total |
210 800 |
05 December 2018 - NW3066
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What (a) is the total budget allocated by each university and college for student representative council (SRC) election expenses over the past ten years, (b) amount is each person, party and/or entity standing in an SRC election at each university or college campus permitted to spend on election expenses and (c) are the specified expenses monitored; (2) have the budget allocations been exceeded or the rules related to election expenditure been broken in other ways in any case; if so, (a) on what date, (b) in which institutions and (c) what penalties have been meted out in each case?
Reply:
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and universities monitor the Student Representative Council (SRC) budgets and expenses. Information regarding SRC funding has to be sourced from universities and colleges directly. The universities and TVET colleges listed in the tables below have provided the following responses based on the questions posed.
|
Universities |
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|
Name of University |
(1)(a) Total budget allocated |
(1)(b)-(c) Election expenses and monitoring |
(2) (a)-(c) Exceeding of budget allocations |
|
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
2013: R36 000.00 2014: R299 535.00 2015: R695 445.60 2016: R690 258.60 2017: R246 474.85 2018: R772 360.79 |
An external agency runs elections, and no funds are allocated for parties contesting the elections. The Dean of Students is the most senior Executive who monitors the SRC election process and reports to the Executive Committee. |
There is no record of the rules having been broken or of any action having been taken against any CPUT official relating to the running of the CPUT SRC elections. |
|
University of Cape Town |
The total budget allocated for SRC elections for the period 2009 to 2018 amounts to R946 940.00. |
The amount each person/party and /or entity standing in an SRC election is permitted to spend on SRC election expenses is R800 per candidate for campaigning. The specified expenses are monitored. |
In the 2012 SRC elections, one of the parties campaigning in the elections received additional external funding towards its election campaign. The Electoral Committee for this transgression fined the party concerned. |
|
Central University of Technology |
R500 000.00 for Welkom Campus in the past decade and R2 200 000.00 for the Bloemfontein Campus |
Election expenses are part of the SRC operational budget under the item of Elections set aside for operational costs of elections and payment of the service provider (IEC/PWC) which is set aside from the University auditing funds centralised to cover both Welkom and Bloemfontein electoral staff payments. They are used for marketing, printing of ballot papers, catering, transport between campuses, etc. All specified expenses are monitored accordingly. |
The only deviation is when the IEC is unable to assist due to its primary function of running national and local elections; the University will then use the services of PWC as an alternative. |
|
Durban University of Technology |
2009: R180 000.00 2010: R180 000.00 2011: R180 000.00 2012: R180 000.00 2013: R180 000.00 2014: R180 000.00 2015: R210 000.00 2016: R280 000.00 2017: R470 000.00 |
Each candidate is allocated R500 for personal campaigning; however, there is no regulation of how much more each candidate may raise to spend on one’s campaign. The amount allocated to candidates is given to them to use at their discretion. |
There have been occasions that budgeted amounts were exceeded. In August 2016, a security situation occurred in the Midlands Campus – extra security measures had to be taken to defend the integrity of the elections resulting in additional costs. In 2017, a disruption during counting occurred at the Durban Campus, resulting in a new round of voting and counting. This resulted in a security company being appointed and extra costs incurred. |
|
University of Fort Hare |
R650 000.00 for SRC elections per annum. |
Approximately R300 000.00 is spent on the IEC that manages and conducts the SRC election. However, if the IEC is managing the SRC elections, the University pays approximately R60 000, which is mainly administrative costs. The University allocated R25 000 per organisation/individual (per Campus) for their campaigns for the SRC election in the 2017 and 2018 SRC elections. The Student Governance and Development Unit administers the allocated amount, and as such is not allocated directly to the organisation/individuals contesting the SRC elections. |
The University has not had instances where allocations have been exceeded or where the rules related to election expenditure have been broken. |
|
University of Free State |
2009: R169 165.00 2010: R125 000.00 2011: R93 537.00 2012: R309 500.00 2013: R254 595.00 2014: R315 064.00 2015: R300 000.00 2016: R200 000.00 2017: R784 200.00 2018: R950 000.00 |
The budget allocations cover the pre-election phase (would entail a tendering process by the Finance Department for Service Providers) and balloting phase (actual voting days). UFS does not provide funds for any campaigning that falls outside of the formal campaigning schedule. The University does, however, intervene where there has been a violation of the electoral code of conduct. The UFS Finance and Audit Departments audits and monitors the electoral budgets and associated expenditure of the SRC elections and other student governance structures. |
No budget was exceeded. |
|
University of Johannesburg |
2008 and 2009: There was no allocated budget 2010: R450 000.00 2011: R450 000.00 2012: R450 000.00 2013: R468 000.00 2014: R500 000.00 2015: R500 000.00 2016: R525 000.00 2017: R475 000.00 2018: R498 750.00 |
The budgeted funds are spent on marketing, printing of ballot papers and campaigning. Each contestant for SRC elections would receive R300.00 allowance for printing of campaigning material. For student organisations, the R300.00 allowance would be multiplied by the number of portfolios the organisation would be contesting. The printing of material is monitored as printing happens on campus. |
The allocated budgets were never exceeded in all the years reported on except the year 2017. |
|
University of Limpopo |
2015: R1 000 000.00 2016: R1 000 000.00 2017: R1 000 000.00 2018: R1 000 000.00 |
R20 000 is allocated to each registered student organisation to spend on marketing and campaigning material. The expenses are monitored, as the printing of ballot papers is done through the University’s printing division and the procurement of marketing material is done through the University’s Finance Department (Procurement division). |
The allocated budgets were never exceeded in all the years reported on except the 2017 year. |
|
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
2013: R250 000.00 2014: R250 000.00 2015: R404 455.60 2016: R489 927.00 2017: R709 700.00 2018: R951 900.00 |
Budget is allocated to each registered student organisation to spend on marketing and campaigning material. There is no monitoring. |
The budget has never been exceeded, and Rules relating to election expenditure have never been broken. |
|
Nelson Mandela University |
2009: R198 265.00 2010: R218 550.00 2011: R238 070.00 2012: R256 570.00 2013: R286 070.00 2014: R317 300.00 2015: R352 500.00 2016: No elections held 2017: R391 183.00 2018: R434 648.00 |
Budget allocations are used for general logistics related to organising and holding the actual elections. No budget allocations are made to individual persons, party or entity standing in an SRC election. Expenditure is monitored and reported on annually. |
No budgets have been exceeded |
|
North West University |
2009: R249 555.00 2010: R254 321.00 2011: R259 185.00 2012: R264 148.00 2013: R269 212.00 2014: R276 380.00 2015: R296 407.00 2016: R311 298.00 2017: R333 217.00 2018: R650 000.00 |
The Office of the Registrar currently provides the budget for this process and is responsible for administering the annual election process for the Student Representative Council and student campus councils at the respective campuses of the University. |
The amount allocated in the budget has not been exceeded, and the rules related to the election expenditure have not been transgressed |
|
University of Pretoria |
2009: information not available in the PeopleSoft IT system 2010: R201 633.30 2011: R278 633.30 2012: R262 168.78 2013: R600 573.81 2014: R527 983.77 2015: R560 014.78 2016: R947 503.05 2017: R1 794 460.28 (an electronic voting system was introduced with associated costs) 2018: R1 221 574.58 |
The University of Pretoria supports campaigning candidates for SRC elections insofar as printing an equal number of posters across all its campuses. The printing costs are part of the budget, and they are all uniform except the message from each candidate based on the portfolio they are campaigning. Electronic campaigns on the University platform are at no cost. Dedicated staff in the Finance Department monitor expenses and all activities are audited and reported to the University’s Audit and Risk Committee of Council. |
Expenses are strictly according to the budget, and this is not in control of the SRC. |
|
Rhodes University |
2009: R7 000.00 2010: R7 500.00 2011: R8 000.00 2012: R8 560.00 2013: R20 000.00 2014: R15 000.00 2015: R10 000.00 2016: R15 000.00 2017: R30 000.00 2018: R30 000.00 |
The election budget is planned for within the University budget. Funds are not received from any external or political party regarding the SRC elections. Candidates utilise funds for campaign purposes (including posters). |
One candidate on 10/08/2018 purchased 6 T-shirts, which were not declared. It came to the attention of the Independent Electoral Body (IEB) via the Administrator appointed to oversee the election process regarding compliance with all rules. The case was deemed a minor infringement, only a determined number of votes were deducted from the candidate post voting. |
|
Sefako Makgatho University |
The University allocated R365 000.00 for 2018/ 2019 SRC election process. For the previous four years, the allocated budget was R250 000.00 for each election process. |
In the 2018 elections process, the allocation per political structure was increased to R10 000. For the previous four years, the allocation was R6 000 per political structure. The expenditure of the allocated amount is specifically designated for election promotional material of whatever nature determined by the specific political organisations. These expenditures are processed through the University procurement system authorised by the University Governance Support Staff as well as the Director Student Affairs |
The allocated elections budget has never been overspent over the past five years. This is due to the monitoring and control system that is in place. |
|
Sol Plaatje University |
2017: R85 000.00 2018: 100 000.00 |
Election expenses are for auditors, printing and stationery as well as refreshments. These are monitored by the Head of Student Affairs and the University’s external auditors audit them annually. |
Budget allocations have not been exceeded, nor election expenditure rules contravened |
|
University of South Africa |
2008: R1 491 250.00 2009: R41 984.00 2010: R0 2011: R3 131 174.00 2012: R5 078.00 2013: R995 119.00 2014: R1 352 323.00 2015: R0 2016: R3 862 226.00 2017: R0 2018: R10 879 153.00 |
Elections are not held every year, and expenses are thus of a project or cyclical nature. Sometimes expenses are processed in the subsequent year and may reflect as an overspent in that year. Expenditure is monitored on a continuous basis. |
Budget allocations have not been exceeded in total, or per election, nor have the rules related to election expenditure been broken. |
|
Stellenbosch University |
2017/2018: R72 988.22 2018/2019: R46 237.88 There are no records for the preceding eight years. |
The amount that each person standing is permitted for marketing spend is decided by the election convenors, who are guided by the election rules, so that each candidate has a fair chance. Year 2018/2019: R500 (total spend per candidate) x 14 candidates = R7 000 Year 2017/2018: R500 (total spend per candidate) x 14 candidates = R7 000 Student Governance monitors the total amount allocated and expended. Student Governance also plays an oversight role on what is spent during the elections. Furthermore, the University has financial controls systems, which promotes financial management. |
No budget was exceeded, and no rules were broken in the 2018 and 2019 elections. |
|
Tshwane University of Technology |
2018: R620 000.00 |
Student Governance and Leadership Development (SGLD) Directorate operational budget covers other operational expenses related to elections amongst others; security, catering for all staff and volunteers, transport and voting venues on the day of the elections. The SRC finance committee determines the allocation to student structures. That budget is for operations and programmes for the whole year including buying T-shirts and logistics for SRC elections because the budget is not sufficient and not the same from all structures the SGLD Directorate subsidies the structures participating in SRC elections with R1000 each for elections only. Officials in the SGLD monitors the day-to-day operations of these structures including their budget. |
The SGDL directorate monitors how the structures manage their budgets. This is done to ensure that by the time SRC elections are conducted, no structures participating in elections have depleted their budgets. |
|
Vaal University of Technology |
2012/13: R55 000.00 2013/14: R80 000.00 2014/15: R100 000.00 2016/17: R40 000.00 2015/16: R100 000.00 2017/18: R125 000.00 |
These expenses are monitored on the basis that student structures have to bring their memorandum of request where all logistics are tabulated. All procurement will be done in accordance with what they have requested. |
The University has never exceeded its budget as student structures apply and receive their functional rights at the beginning of the year, which therefore determines the support the Student Support Services Department has to give. |
|
University of Venda |
2008: R114 000.00 2009: R125 000.00 2010: R377 000.00 2011: R158 000.00 2012: R127 000.00 2013: R310 000.00 2014: R181 000.00 2015: R272 000.00 2016: R324 000.00 2017: R287 000.00 2018: R600 000.00 |
The budget increase or decreases depending on whether the IEC or private service providers are facilitating elections. The University of Venda does not have a specific budget allocated to parties for SRC election purpose. Their mother body organisations fund parties. The allocations are for campaigning. The allocated budget is strictly monitored, and Management must approve any deviation. |
The budget was exceeded in 2016 and 2018. The University Management provided for safety and security during the elections, which had become increasingly confrontational. |
|
Walter Sisulu University |
Over the last ten years, WSU has allocated |
The University does not have a specific budget set aside for contesting parties. Political Student Organisations contesting elections are funded through a grant allocated by the SRC. The Grant is an allocation for those Parties based on the number of seats such parties obtained in the SRC elections. Such budgets vary from campus-to-campus depending on the student enrolment figures in those campuses. Expenses are monitored and processed through University procurement policies. |
SRC elections have always been held within the approved budget. The Office of Executive Director for Student Development and Support Services will make special requests for budget adjustment where the need arises. |
|
University of the Western Cape |
R300 000.00 annually |
R1700.00 per candidate The funds are ring-fenced and are monitored by the Institutional Liaison Team. |
No budget has ever been exceeded |
|
University of the Witwatersrand |
The amount has varied between R300 000.00 to R400 000.00 over the past ten years. |
The University allocates R600.00 to each candidate towards the electioneering material and processes, such as posters, refreshments, etc. However, some candidates contest the election as a collective and depending on their affiliation, also have some of their expenses covered through funds from their clubs and societies. This is minimal and monitored to a maximum of R3000.00. Funds are monitored through the Election Office |
No budget was exceeded, and no rules were broken. |
|
University of Zululand |
2008: R 0 2009: R90 000.00 2010: R 300 000.00 2011: R339 700.00 2012: R310 000.00 2013: R134 430.00 2014: R400 000.00 2015: R500 000.00 2016: R1 000 000.00 2017: R879 489.00 2018: R1 000 000.00 |
The budget is for operational expenses regarding elections, i.e. appointment of service providers, the appointment of an independent electoral committee, elections committee members and appeals committee members stipends, appointment of auditors. The expenditures are monitored. |
Rules regarding election expenses have not been broken, and where there were budget overruns it was for legitimate operational expenses regarding elections and duly approved within the University governance structures |
|
Technical and Vocation Education and Training |
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|
Name of College |
(1) (a) total budget allocated |
(1) (b)-(c) Election expenses and monitoring |
(2) (a)-(c) Exceeding of budget allocations |
|
Buffalo City |
2018: R473 900.00 |
An external agency runs elections, and no funds are allocated for parties contesting the elections. Expenses are carefully monitored. |
There is no record of rules having been broken or of any action being taken against any official relating to the running of the elections. |
|
East Cape Midlands |
No budget allocated. |
There is no budget allocation for candidates standing for elections, and the College has never spent money on elections. |
Not applicable. |
|
Ikhala |
No budget allocated. |
Elections are conducted internally, not outsourced, and no funds are allocated for parties. |
Not applicable. |
|
Ingwe |
2018: R260 000.00 2017: R180 000.00 2016: R160 000.00 |
Elections are conducted internally, not outsourced, and no funds are allocated for parties. Expenditure is monitored. |
The budget has never been exceeded, and the rules were not broken. |
|
King Hintsa |
The College does not have expenditure records from 2008 to 2012 for SRC elections. The IEC conducts elections for free, and the College pays for accommodation and airtime for IEC officials. However, in 2016 there was a re-run of elections in two campuses which resulted in costs incurred which amounted to R186 000 |
The College does not allocate money for individual students or any political parties. |
Not applicable. |
|
King Sabata Dalindyebo |
2008: R85 000.00 2009: R120 000.00 2010: R120 000.00 2011: R156 000.00 2012: R170 000.00 2013: R180 000.00 2014: R200 000.00 2015: R230 000.00 2016: R250 000.00 2017: R280 000.00 2018: R350 000.00 |
The College did not allocate funds per person, or party and expenses are monitored. |
No penalties were issued. |
|
Port Elizabeth |
No specific budget allocation. The IEC conducts SRC elections. The College pays IEC officials for meals, and vouchers and a stipend for other officials on duty during voting, as well as extra security. |
The College did not allocate funds per person or party, and expenses are monitored. |
The only deviation is when the IEC is unable to assist due to its primary function of running national and local elections; the College will then use the services of external companies as an alternative. |
|
Central Johannesburg |
No budget allocated. However, the College uses an independent body during elections. |
No parties or individuals are paid to participate in SRC elections, and expenses are carefully monitored. |
No rules were broken therefore no penalties. |
|
Ekurhuleni West |
2017: R210 600.00 2018: R238 491.67 |
No parties or individuals are paid to participate in SRC elections. Expenses are carefully monitored. |
The budget has never been exceeded. |
|
Sedibeng |
2014: R1 642.11 2015: R4 367.30 2016: R1186.10 2017: R5 400.00 2018: R4 600.00 |
No parties or individuals are paid to participate in SRC elections. Expenses are carefully monitored. |
The budget has never been exceeded. |
|
South West Gauteng |
2012: R33 690.75 2013: R119 400.00 2014: R137 280.00 2015: R127 789.96 2016: R97 500.00 2017: R50 000.00 2018: R200 000.00 |
No parties or individuals are paid to participate in SRC elections. The expenses are monitored. |
The budget has never been exceeded. |
|
Tshwane South |
2012: to 2018: R2 130 000.00 |
No budget is allocated to individual parties that stand for SRC elections. The expenses are monitored. |
The budget has never been exceeded, and rules relating to election expenditure have never been broken. |
|
Western |
2009: R46 394.00 2010: R42 841.00 2011: R53 074.00 2012: R48 319.00 2013: R78 289.00 2014: R64 088.00 2015: R93 858.00 2016: R413 675.00 2017: R536 285.00 2018: R440 500.00 |
Budget allocations are used for general logistics related to organising and holding the actual elections. No budget allocations are made to individual persons, parties or entities standing in an SRC election. Funding is mainly for election, catering and IEB. Expenditure is monitored. |
No budgets have been exceeded |
|
Goldfields |
No budget allocated for SRC elections. |
The College supports campaigning candidates for SRC elections by printing their manifestos and placing their photos on noticeboards. Expenses are monitored. |
Not applicable. |
|
Maluti |
No budget allocated for SRC elections. |
The College has never funded SRC election campaigns and processes. |
Not applicable. |
|
Motheo |
Average of R400 000.00 per annum. |
It is not a party nor person specific; the money covers elections irrespective of association Expenses are monitored through the budget management process. |
Not applicable. |
|
Coastal |
No budget allocated for SRC elections. |
Election expenses are for the IEB not for individuals or parties Expenses are monitored. |
Not applicable. |
|
Elangeni |
Not specified. |
The College’s budget for SRC elections covers all activities related to the College and not for parties. Student formations are responsible for their campaigns as per the Constitution. The Finance Unit monitors expenditure centrally. |
Budget allocations have not been exceeded, and the rules related to election expenditure have never been broken. |
|
Thekwini |
For 2007 to 2015, the College did not spend any money when conducting SRC elections. 2016: R70 000 2017: R48 000 2018: R31 000 |
No money had been paid to any individual, party or entity standing for SRC elections. The funds paid to service providers are monitored. |
Not applicable. |
|
Majuba |
2011: R200 000.00 2012: R156 500.00 2013: R200 000.00 2014: R131 033.48 2015: R162 367.00 2016: R1 835.42 2017: R194 039.00 2018: R178 074.10 |
Expenses are covered and monitored by the College. It is not allocated to any individual or party or campus |
Not applicable. |
|
Mnambithi |
There is no specific budget line item for SRC election. The College only pays IEC officials who oversee the elections. |
The College has never paid for any student movement for SRC elections. |
Not applicable. |
|
Mthashana |
Not budget allocated. |
The College has never paid for any student movement for SRC elections. |
Not applicable. |
|
Umfolozi |
SRC budget R650 000.00 for the past two years. |
The College conducted its elections initially by internal staff without using any funds until 2016 when the IEB conducted the elections. Expenses are monitored. |
The budget was exceeded due to re-elections as a result of disputes in Sundumbili and Isithebe campuses. Certain campuses received major disputes that caused student unrest, which led to re-elections. |
|
Umgungundlovu |
No budget has been allocated for SRC elections over the past ten years. |
No College funds have been allocated or used for student elections. |
Not applicable. |
|
Capricorn |
No budget has been allocated for SRC elections over the past ten years. |
Not applicable. |
Not applicable. |
|
Lephalale |
No budget has been allocated for SRC elections over the past ten years. |
Not applicable. |
Not applicable. |
|
Letaba |
The College did not have a specific budget allocation for SRC elections. 2018: R387 745.00 |
The College did not allocate any amount to a person, party, or entity standing for the SRC elections. Expenses are monitored in line with the policy of the College. |
The budget of the SRC was never exceeded, and no rules of election expenditure were broken as strict measures are observed. |
|
Mopani |
R3 000.00 was used for the past ten years for catering of IEC officials for conducting the SRC elections. There was no other funding for SRC elections. |
Elections are conducted internally, not outsourced, and no funds are allocated for parties. |
There were no rules broken, and the budget was not exceeded. |
|
Sekhukhune |
The College does not have expenditure records from 2008 to 2012 for SRC elections. The IEC conducts elections for free. The College pays for accommodation and airtime for IEC officials. However, in 2016 there was a |
No money is used for funding individual candidates or parties. |
Not applicable. |
|
Orbit |
2009: No record 2010: R50 000.00 2011: R55 000.00 2012: R60 000.00 2013: R70 000.00 2014: R80 000.00 2015: R80 000.00 2016: R90 000.00 2017: R120 000.00 2018: R150 000.00 |
Expenditure is monitored. |
The College has not exceeded the SRC budget over the years. |
|
Taletso |
2009: R123.00 2010: R1 850.00 2011: R2 125.00 2012: R2 826.00 2013: R3 672.00 2014: R4 800.00 2015: R5 200.00 2016: R6 347.00 2017: R8 559.00 2018: R173 000.00 |
The budget has been very low for all the years because the College utilises internal staff and resources. Challenges were experienced when some students declared disputes, and this took a toll in resolving problems. The College then resorted in utilising the IEC, which assisted in resolving the problems. The 2018 SRC budget includes the budget for the Student Support Unit. Expenditure is monitored. |
The College has not exceeded the SRC budget over the years. |
|
Ehlanzeni |
R444 752.00 has been used for SRC elections for the past ten years. |
Budget is mainly for logistics in conducting elections. The IEC is always requested to assist. Expenditure is monitored. |
The College has not exceeded the SRC budget over the years. |
|
Gert Sibande |
R300 000.00 has been used for SRC elections for the past ten years. |
Budget is mainly for logistics in conducting elections. The IEC is always requested to assist. Expenditure is monitored. |
The College has not exceeded the SRC budget over the years. |
|
Nkangala |
R101 636.70 has been used for SRC elections for the past ten years. |
Budget is mainly for logistics in conducting elections. The IEC is always requested to assist. Expenditure is monitored. |
The College has not exceeded the SRC budget over the years. |
|
Northern Cape Rural |
R200 000.00 has been used for the past ten years |
Any person that wants to stand for elections must cover their costs. The College covers the election ballot papers and cost incurred for the IEC officials. Expenses are monitored. |
The College has not exceeded the SRC budget over the years. |
|
College of Cape Town |
For 2008 – 2015, there was no budget. 2016 - 2018 R4 000.00 maximum |
The SRC election budget is a bare minimum, and the intention is to limit or prevent any potential opportunity to misuse funds. |
The College has not exceeded the SRC budget over the years. |
05 December 2018 - NW3516
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether she has found that the public technical and vocational education and training colleges will experience a smooth transition when the term of the current councils expires on 31 March 2019; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Has a calendar with the time-line for the various actions required by this process been (a) drafted and (b) circulated to public technical and vocational education and training colleges; if not, on what date will the calendar be published; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what were the reasons for the delay in the appointment of the current members of councils at the beginning of their term in office and (b) which colleges had to operate without a full complement of council members for more than (i) 120 days, (ii) 90 days and (iii) 60 days?
Reply:
- The process to appoint new Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college Councils to assume office on 1 April 2019 and 1 May 2019, following the ending of their term on 31 March 2019 and 30 April 2019 respectively, has commenced. Steps have been taken to ensure a smooth transition between outgoing and incoming Councils.
- The Continuing Education and Training (CET) Act, 16 of 2006 (as amended) does not make provision for the development of a calendar with timelines and its circulation to TVET colleges.
- (a) There were delays experienced in the appointment of Council members as a result of the following reasons:
- Low response rate to a call for nominations;
- Incomplete and/or missing documentation from nominees;
- Unavailability of nominees on the contact numbers provided; and
- Delays in the scheduling of appointments for nominees to undergo the vetting process due to either their unavailability or prior commitments.
(b) None of the TVET colleges operated without a full complement of Council member for more than 60, 90 and/or 120 days respectively.
05 December 2018 - NW3503
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the reply to question 2933 on 7 November 2018, what (a) is the total number of employees who have been outsourced from private companies and/or contractors by institutions of higher learning (i) in the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018 and (b) is the name of each company or contractor and (c) amount is each employee paid?
Reply:
Institutions of higher learning are not required in terms of the reporting regulations, as per the requirements of the Higher Education Act, to report on outsourced contracts. Such information will take significant time and resources to collate. The Department has written to all institutions and requested the information to respond to this question, with a deadline of 20 working days to provide the information. The Department will be able to provide a credible response to this question once the information has been received and verified.
05 December 2018 - NW3390
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)According to the database of the records of learners of the SA Qualifications Authority, what number of learners achieved full qualifications on Level 4 as a result of the learnership programme(s) in the (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 academic years; (2) whether her department is content with the number of learners who are improving their qualifications through learnership contracts; if not, what (a) changes or initiatives will her department be initiating to improve the opportunities for learners to receive formal, work-place based training and (b) would be the targeted number of learners who will undergo training in future; if so, why?
Reply:
- The number of achievements against the qualifications at NQF Level 4 in learnerships is as follows:
|
Year |
Number of Achievements |
|
2015 |
5 648 |
|
2016 |
3 909 |
|
2017 |
2 573 |
2. Given the increasing number of young people who are not in employment, education or training, the Department has put measures in place to improve the quality and number of those undertaking workplace-based training.
a) The Department is embarking on various initiatives to improve the opportunities for learners to receive formal, workplace-based training, such as the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) Workplace-Based Learning Programme Agreement Regulations, which was published on 16 November 2018 and reviewing the current SETA landscape with a view to better position SETAs to appropriately respond to the needs of their respective sectors. This, amongst others, is intended to increase learner uptake in workplace-based training. The establishment of the Centres of Specialisation is another initiative to make a meaningful contribution in this regard.
b) In terms of the 2014 - 2019 Medium Term Strategic Framework, the Department has targeted 140 000 workplace-based learning opportunities annually by 31 March 2019.
05 December 2018 - NW3389
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether the policy on staffing norms for community education and training colleges, which was published for public comment in 2016 with a proposed implementation date of 1 April 2018, has been finalised and implemented as envisaged; if not, by what date will the policy be (a) adopted and (b) implemented; (2) whether the sector has been informed of the revised date of implementation, as undertaken in Circular 1 of 2018, dated 19 January 2018; if not, by what date will the sector be informed; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what number of (a) part-time, (b) fixed-term contract and/or (c) permanent staff members have been employed at each community education and training college (i) in the (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 calendar years and (ii) since 1 January 2018; (4) what steps will her department take to address employment and remuneration of educators at community education and training colleges who have (a) more and (b) less than 25 hours contact time in each week?
Reply:
- The draft policy on staffing norms for Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, which was published for public comment in 2016, has not been finalised and as such the adoption and implementation dates have not yet been established.
- The Department has put in place a Task Team to work on the Post Provisioning Model, which is a critical part in finalising the policy. Colleges and labour are represented in the Task Team. The CET colleges are engaging with stakeholders to keep them informed of developments as they unfold.
- The numbers and nature of appointments are as follows:
|
CET College |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|||
|
Full-time |
Part-time |
Full-time |
Part-time |
Full-time |
Fixed term |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
0 |
2 997 |
5 |
2 776 |
7 |
2 864 |
|
Free State |
0 |
1 068 |
0 |
1 068 |
7 |
954 |
|
Gauteng |
532 |
1 858 |
540 |
1 878 |
421 |
1 652 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
18 |
6 522 |
19 |
6 522 |
19 |
4 159 |
|
Mpumalanga |
11 |
1 601 |
11 |
1 538 |
21 |
1 178 |
|
Limpopo |
1 790 |
0 |
1 750 |
0 |
6 |
1 440 |
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
186 |
0 |
182 |
7 |
161 |
|
North West |
5 |
1 343 |
4 |
1 171 |
11 |
1 089 |
|
Western Cape |
172 |
355 |
167 |
348 |
11 |
327 |
4. The nature of employment in the CET college sector is determined by instructional time. Lecturers in the CET colleges are appointed against the operational hours in the Community Learning Centres where they teach. The operational hours vary from centre-to-centre depending on whether or not the centre has its own premises. The Department cannot appoint staff beyond the actual hours worked, and remuneration is determined by the rates prescribed in the Personnel Administrative Measures.
05 December 2018 - NW3323
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) On what date was the information technology (IT) infrastructure of (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her last upgraded or updated, (b) what is the name of the company contracted to do the upgrades, (c) what was the monetary value of the contract and (d) what is the name of each IT system that was upgraded; (2) (a) what is the name of the company that is currently responsible for the maintenance of the IT systems of (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her and (b) what is the value of the contract?
Reply:
(1) - (2) The details of the information technology infrastructure of the Department are provided below:
|
Department |
(1) (a) Date for upgrading or updating IT infrastructure |
(b) Name of the company contracted to do the upgrades |
(c) Monetary value of the contract |
(d) Name of each IT system that was upgraded |
(2)(a) Company responsible for the maintenance |
(2) Value of the contract |
|
18 June 2018 |
XON system |
R21 000 000.00 |
Replace all CAT5e cabling with CAT 6 cabling; as well as refurbish all network points and skirting. Replace all switch cabinets with built-in cooling and Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). Wireless Technology (Wi-Fi) the whole building and reception including INDLELA. |
DHET083: XON Systems (Pty) Ltd |
R30 148 286.07 |
|
DHET086: EOH MYHOMBO (Pty) Ltd |
R 2 763 360.00 |
|||||
|
RFB1600/2017: XON Systems (Pty) Ltd |
R 20 136 662. |
|||||
|
Examination IT system |
R 13 516 081.00 |
|||||
|
The actual software is not upgraded, but it is enhanced to accommodate changes in policy or additional reports that are required. The last enhancement was in November 2017, and there will be some additional changes to the software in November/ |
Praxis Computing |
R1 841 784.00 which is the Treasury allocation for the maintenance of the HEMIS system over three years |
Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) |
Praxis Computing |
Payment is only made for work undertaken as per specifications from the Department; there is no retainer on this contract. For the period August 2017 to Feb 2018, R116 148.00 was paid, and for March 2018-October 2018, R91 285 was paid. |
(1) - (2) Based on the information received from public Entities reporting to the Department, the following relevant details have been provided:
|
Department/Entity |
(1) (a) Date for upgrading or updating IT infrastructure |
(b) Name of the company contracted to do the upgrades |
(c) Monetary value of the contract |
(d) Name of each IT system that was upgraded |
(2)(a) Company responsible for the maintenance |
(2) Value of the contract |
|
24 April 2018 |
DataTegra (Pty) Ltd |
R163 353.18 |
|
BANKSETA Internal IT Department |
Not applicable |
|
1 November 2018 |
Emtelle Pty Ltd |
R391 820.08 |
Boardrooms and meeting room facility provision and upgrade (e.g. HDMI, amplifier, meeting space collaboration system, projector screen and projector, speakers, cabling, electrical works, Tabletop pro-touch panel, IPCP Pro 350, programming, Cardioid Condenser Microphone, dual wireless Microphone). |
BANKSETA Internal IT Department |
Not applicable |
|
|
2. Cultural, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority |
20 October 2016 |
Vodacom |
R4 800 000 00 |
ICT Infrastructure (MPLS) |
Zimele Technologies |
R9 519 460.00 |
|
30 June 2018 |
SoluGrowth |
R1 992 642,15 |
Indicium & Microsoft Dynamics AX |
|||
|
04 April 2017 |
Tipp Focus |
R7 773 575,00 |
PPO and SharePoint |
|||
|
31 March 2017 |
LDS |
R4 072 015,00 |
Track & Trace Portal |
|||
|
3. Council on Higher Education |
31 August 2018 |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R500 000.00 |
Provision of maintenance of Pastel evolution and advance procurement/business process management |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R500 000.00 |
|
30 May 2018 |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R798 966.96 |
Provision of Network Support Services |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R798 966.96 |
|
|
31 October 2018 |
eS3 Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
R522 872.40 |
Provision of Web-based Online Systems Maintenance Services |
eS3 Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
R522 872.40 |
|
|
June 2018 Licence renewal |
Sage Pastel Accounting |
R92 819.12 |
Provision of Sage Evolution Business Care Annual License |
Sage Pastel Accounting |
R92 819.12 |
|
|
4. Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
30 October 2018 |
In-house |
Not applicable |
|
In-house Echo Pty Ltd |
Not applicable R499 083.96 |
|
5. Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority |
13 June 2014 |
Computer initiatives/Vox Telecom |
R184 000.00 |
Microsoft Great Plains 2013 ERP System |
Computer initiatives/Vox Telecom |
R1 169 863.44 |
|
23 October 2018 |
SAGE |
- |
HR Systems (VIP, ESS and Premier HR) |
SAGE |
R160 168.86 |
|
|
7 April 2016 |
Praxis |
R20 000 |
Microsoft Server 2012 Active Directory |
In-house |
Not applicable |
|
|
7 April 2016 |
Praxis |
R30 000 |
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 |
In-house |
Not applicable |
|
|
6. Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority |
3 February 2015 |
Internet Solutions (MWeb) |
R333 012.04 |
|
Internet Solutions (MWeb) |
R70 000.00 p/m |
|
17 September 2014 |
Gijima |
R213 687.16 |
|
|
R8 470 656.00 R7 756 560.00 R301 392.00 |
|
|
7. Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
20 July 2018 |
New Communication and IT (Pty)Ltd |
R327 185.00 |
Windows Server 2012, Exchange server 2016 Microsoft Dynamix AX Indicium |
Solugrowth (Pty) Ltd |
R8 461 959.00 Rental and maintenance of ICT for six months from July-December 2018 |
|
8. Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority |
March 2013 |
CHM VUWANI |
R450.395.76 Once Off |
Server Infrastructure
|
FP&M SETA Internal IT Staff. |
Not applicable |
|
9. Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Learner management leased at R4 342 011.56 till March 2020 ERP System leased at R5 106 898.19 till March 2020 |
|
10. Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority SETA |
September 2015 |
Praxis |
R116 416.80 plus hourly rate where applicable |
Microsoft Dynamics GP |
Praxis (Datanet and Microsoft Dynamics GP) |
R 11 500.00 Monthly plus hourly rate for Microsoft Dynamics GP support where applicable |
|
September 2015 |
Vox Telecommunications |
The appointment was based on monthly rental of R76 411.54 and a once off set up cost of R56 658.00 |
Wide Area Network (WAN) infrastructure upgrade and services (Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network, links to provincial offices and Internet break-out) |
RemoteNet (MIS) |
R 170 854.00 Monthly |
|
|
January 2016 |
Sage SA Pty (Ltd) |
R165 761.04 plus hourly rate where applicable |
VIP HR & Payroll Software |
|||
|
11. Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
March 2012 |
Telkom |
R1 413 048.00 per annum |
Virtual Private Network |
Telkom |
R1 413 048.00 per annum |
|
November 2016 |
Vodacom |
R304 140.00 per annum |
Internet Connectivity |
Vodacom |
R304 140.00 per annum |
|
|
February 2017 |
DAJO Technologies |
R15 200 000.00 |
National Skills Development Management System |
DAJO Technologies |
R15 200 000.00 |
|
|
IT Master |
R1 904 582.03 |
Laptops and Desktops |
IT Master |
R1 904 582.03 |
||
|
12. Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority |
1 June 2015 |
Vox Telecommunication |
R9 187 460.59 |
Internet Service Provision and GSM Data Services |
Vox Telecommunication |
R9 187 460.59 (maintenance is included in the contract amount) |
|
1 November 2017 |
Huawei Connect |
R14 95 876.00 |
Polycom HDX 7000 Series systems |
Huawei Connect |
R14 95 876.00 (maintenance is included in the contract amount) |
|
|
1 September 2018 |
Huawei Connect |
R10 139 76.72 |
PABX Telephones System |
Huawei Connect |
R10 139 76.72 (maintenance is included in the contract amount) |
|
|
1 November 2014 |
Deloitte/Solugrowth |
R5 550 575.64 |
Indicium System and IT-SMS and AX Dynamics |
Deloitte/Solugrowth |
R5 550 575.64 (maintenance is included in the contract amount) |
|
|
29 October 2018 |
Ratho M |
R960 480.00 |
Printing and Copying Solution |
Ratho M |
R960 480.00 (maintenance is included in the contract amount) |
|
|
7 July 2018 |
Hauwei |
R752 169.00 |
VOIP and PABX – Klerksdorp |
Hauwei |
R752 169.00 (maintenance is included in the contract amount) |
|
|
1 September 2018 |
Hauwei |
R406 296.00 |
VOIP |
Hauwei |
R406 296.00 (maintenance is included in the contract amount) |
|
|
13 Mining Qualifications Authority |
April 2018 |
Bytes Solutions |
R646 880.54 |
Storage Area Network |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
September 2015 |
Parity Software |
R406 273.20 |
Microsoft Dynamics GreatPlains |
Parity Software |
Support and maintenance are as and when we require their services. +- R 350 000.00 spent on support and maintenance and annual license renewal |
|
|
July 2017 |
CHM Vuwani |
R759 194.63 |
Microsoft SharePoint |
Keystroke (Pty) Ltd |
The contract ended in March, and we have appointed Keystroke (PTY) LTD to support and maintain the system on time and material bases. We have not spent a cent for now. |
|
|
June 2009 |
IT Aware |
R10 440 191.19 |
WSP/ATR Management Information System |
IT Aware |
Current Services Level Agreement (April 2018 – March 2020) amount R4 270 000.00 |
|
|
February 2009 |
Deloitte and SoluGrowth |
R15 343 658.13 |
Core Business Management Information System |
SoluGrowth |
Current Services Level Agreement (April 2018 – March 2020) amount R3 506 993.28 |
|
|
14. Public Sector Education and Training Authority |
The system was never upgraded or updated. |
Deloitte/Solugrowth |
R7 721 000 |
AX and IMS |
Deloitte/Solugrowth |
R7 721 000.00 |
|
15. Quality Council for Trade and Occupations |
July 2018 |
Vox Telecom |
R150 000 per month over 36 months |
|
Vox Telecom |
R5 444 515.13 for three years |
|
June 2018 |
Galix Networking (Pty) Ltd |
R149 031.00 |
Antivirus |
Galix |
12 months support included with the licenses purchases |
|
|
November 2018 |
BITZ Business IT Solutions |
R23 375.36 |
Memory upgrade for the production servers |
|||
|
October 2017 |
Thuthuzela technologies |
R78 822.09 |
Upgrade the boardrooms’ projectors |
|||
|
16. Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority |
Infrastructure is currently being upgraded. The first Phase was the upgrading of the servers, which commenced on the 1 April 2017 and will be completed on the |
The upgrades were undertaken by server providers and project managed by SASSETA.
|
Server for GreatPlains Hardware & Software Msuthu Technologies: R491 873.58 Services: Praxis: R218 846.46 Server for Email: Hardware & Software LMNT Holdings: R456 098.00 Services: LMNT Holdings R342 577.00 |
|
(former Neotel) responsible for ICT Infrastructure
|
R1111 969.00 R2 376 318.60 R 480 000.00 R482 374.40 |
|
February 2018 till April 2018 |
Datacentrix |
R4.5 million |
ICT Hardware Upgrade
|
IQ Telecommunications Solutions (support ICT department and not infrastructure only) |
R1.3 million (till March 2020 |
|
|
January 2018 till November 2018 |
CIBER International |
R7.5 million |
Learner Management Information System (the following modules are going through enhancements/upgrades as part of
|
CIBER International (costs are for maintenance and support) |
R23 million (till March 2020 |
|
|
July 2018 |
SAGE |
R99 310.00 |
HR Skills Map (job portal) |
SAGE |
Support will be funded through current contract with SAGE. |
|
|
September 2018 |
VOX Telecoms |
R0 (upgrades were part of the maintenance contract) |
Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX ) Telephony |
|||
|
Current (till 31 Nov. 2018) |
Blue Turtle |
R857 0000 |
|
|||
|
17. Transport Education Training Authority |
TETA is in the process of updating its IT infrastructure with the appointment of Deloitte through an open tender process with effect from 01 June 2018 and subsequently the cession to Solugrowth in October 2018 |
Solugrowth (Pty) Ltd |
R7 026 960.00 |
|
Solugrowth (Pty) Ltd |
R7 026 960.00 |
|
18. Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority SETA |
The infrastructure for the IT system was last upgraded when the data hosting facility was migrated from INetBridge to Dimension Data on the 16 September 2017. In March 2018 the data lines were upgraded (Head Office from ADSL to Fibre; regional offices migrated to a higher capacity ADSL line) |
Deloitte was contracted to do the upgrades and ceded their contract /agreement to SoluGrowth |
R610 000.00 per month from 01 August 2016 until 30 November 2018 |
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SoluGrowth |
R 17 080 000 from |
|
19. National Skills Fund |
15 July 2015 |
Dimension Data |
R7 487 781.44 |
Provide information and communication (ICT) hardware - work package 2 LAN switching infrastructure. |
DHET083: XON Systems (Pty) Ltd |
R30 148 286.07 |
|
15 July 2015 |
Sheleba Technologies |
R1 657 022.83 |
Provide information and communication (ICT) hardware - work package one network cabling. |
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20. Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Education and Training Authority |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Pathways Outsourced IT |
R1 103 972.00 |
|
21. South Africa Qualifications Authority |
1 October 2018 |
Paul Cammidge Computer Consulting |
R476 748.00 |
Security and Network for LAN and WAN |
PRAXIS Computing |
R1 593 409.63 |
|
1 April 2018 |
Tectight Enterprise Technologies |
R999 500.00 |
Server Hardware (VMWare, vSphere, vCenter, Spectrum protect and VEEAM) |
SAGE South Africa |
R213 787.46 |
|
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1 July 2018 |
VOX Telecommunications |
R4 707 757.27 |
Telephone System (VoIP & Fibre-Optic) |
Isitshixo Business Solution |
R395 024.62 |
|
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3 September 2018 |
Business Connexion |
R2 561 163.00 |
Storage Area Network |
Click-CRM |
R167 210.23 |
|
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12 November 2018 |
AH Power |
R67 032.00 |
Uninterrupted Power Supply |
Mysolutions |
R779 285.13 |
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1 September 2018 |
Pac B Power Solutions |
R298 319.19 |
Power Generator |
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13 November 2018 |
BVI Network Security Services |
R318 391.00 |
Anti-virus and Software Patch Protection |
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23 April 2018 |
DRSA |
R362 940.00 |
IT Disaster Recovery |
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22. National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
Currently being updated (period of |
Finastra |
The cost of the update is R2.6 million and can only be performed by the service providers that NSFAS acquired the system from. |
Phoenix loan management system |
Finastra |
Finastra bills an annual maintenance fee to NSFAS. The last maintenance cost was R720 323, which covers NSFAS annually (1 January to 31 December) |
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23. Council on Higher Education |
31 August 2018 |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R 500 000.00 |
Provision of maintenance of Pastel Evolution and advance procurement/business process management |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R500 000.00 |
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30 May 2018 |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R 798 966.96 |
Provision of Network Support Services |
Praxis Computing (Pty) Ltd |
R798 966.96 |
|
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31 October 2018 |
eS3 Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
R 522 872.40 |
Provision of Web-based Online Systems Maintenance Services |
eS3 Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
R522 872.40 |
|
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June 2018 Licence renewal |
Sage Pastel Accounting |
R 92 819.12 |
Provision of Sage Evolution Business Care Annual License |
Sage Pastel Accounting |
R92 819.12 |
29 November 2018 - NW3468
Mavunda, Mr RT to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
In view of the Maruleng Municipality in Limpopo that have applied for the establishment of a technical and vocational education and training college and her department's acknowledgement of receipt of the application, how long will it take her department to conduct inspections of the area in order to start with the establishment of a TVET college in the Maruleng municipal district?
Reply:
The Director of Building and Development and Maintenance conducted the site assessment on 19 October 2017 accompanied by the Principal of Mopani South East Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) College. The findings of the assessment were as follows:
- the site is unusable;
- buildings are dilapidated; and
- the site is approximately 11 O kilometres from the Mopani South East TVET College and 38 kilometres from the Maake Campus of Letaba TVET College.
Letters were sent to both the Principals of Mopani South East and Letaba TVET Colleges for them to express an interest in developing and utilising the site for expansion. Neither of the colleges has expressed any immediate interest in expanding their current footprint given the conditions of the site.
22 November 2018 - NW3160
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What was the (a) total number of students, (b) total number of staff including the (i) position and (ii) qualifications of each staff member and (c) budget of each faculty at each institution of higher learning in the country in the past five academic years?
Reply:
A) The total number of students at universities in the 2017 academic year was 1 036 984.
B) The table below provides the Instructional Research Professionals by rank and qualification:
|
Highest most relevant qualification |
Professor |
Associate Professor |
Vice Rector |
Director |
Associate Director |
Senior Lecturer |
Lecturer |
Junior Lecturer |
Below Junior Lecturer |
Undesignated/ |
Total |
|
University Qualification |
|||||||||||
|
Undergraduate Diploma or Certificate (1 or 2 years) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Undergraduate Diploma or Certificate (3 years) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
|
General Academic first Bachelors Degree |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
57 |
175 |
65 |
16 |
7 |
334 |
|
Professional first Bachelor's Degree (3 years) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Professional first Bachelors Degree |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
327 |
87 |
37 |
6 |
563 |
|
Post-graduate Diploma or Certificate |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
76 |
19 |
4 |
2 |
129 |
|
Post-graduate Bachelors Degree |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
101 |
41 |
0 |
3 |
210 |
|
Honours Degree |
17 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
224 |
654 |
273 |
46 |
15 |
1 245 |
|
Masters Degree |
113 |
179 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
1 394 |
4 442 |
213 |
66 |
33 |
6 465 |
|
Doctoral Degree |
2 095 |
1 935 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
2 910 |
1 717 |
35 |
29 |
74 |
8 827 |
|
Technikon Qualification |
|||||||||||
|
National Certificate |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
National Higher Certificate |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
|
National Diploma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
76 |
43 |
0 |
6 |
133 |
|
Post-Diploma Diploma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
National Higher Diploma |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
81 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
107 |
|
Baccalaureus Technologiae Degree |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
291 |
196 |
1 |
0 |
505 |
|
Masters Diploma in Technology |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
|
Magister Technologiae Degree |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
68 |
441 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
536 |
|
Laureatus in Technology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Doctor Technologiae Degree |
12 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
110 |
50 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
205 |
|
Other Qualification |
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|
Pre-tertiary Qualification |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
None of the above |
27 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
110 |
23 |
12 |
26 |
258 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Total |
2 285 |
2 199 |
0 |
4 |
73 |
5 050 |
8 598 |
1 031 |
212 |
179 |
19 631 |
C) Universities are not funded per faculty. The table below illustrates the public higher education institution's annual budgets from 2015 to 2018.
|
Institution |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
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|
Income |
Expenditure |
Income |
Expenditure |
Income |
Expenditure |
Income |
Expenditure |
|
|
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
|
2 338 659 |
2 407 142 |
2 227 008 |
2 226 465 |
2 016 362 |
2 022 051 |
1 981 126 |
1 978 082 |
|
808 280 |
765 765 |
736 313 |
689 277 |
635 675 |
609 789 |
593 902 |
559 954 |
|
1 774 001 |
1 754 608 |
1 643 635 |
1 636 974 |
1 433 150 |
1 428 665 |
1 179 974 |
1 174 113 |
|
1 537 317 |
1 517 899 |
1 479 248 |
1 411 272 |
1 297 878 |
116 176 |
1 962 168 |
1 043 105 |
|
328 023 |
417 127 |
302 200 |
363 865 |
245 924 |
245 923 |
244 609 |
241 808 |
|
777 828 |
390 893 |
704 167 |
344 481 |
581 170 |
285 201 |
548 123 |
538 151 |
|
1 777 397 |
1 856 210 |
1 653 473 |
1 720 663 |
1 497 630 |
1 518 388 |
1 404 076 |
1 405 227 |
|
4 213 921 |
4 161 890 |
3 859 871 |
3 820 451 |
3 598 965 |
3 568 123 |
3 453 307 |
3 397 849 |
|
6 927 200 |
6 518 900 |
6 527 700 |
6 207 100 |
6 000 000 |
5 647 200 |
5 406 500 |
5 050 100 |
|
1 159 938 |
1 182 546 |
1 101 280 |
1 079 079 |
1 061 696 |
1 049 909 |
1 013 954 |
1 005 436 |
|
1 110 158 |
1 146 787 |
820 095 |
1 031 158 |
661 919 |
714 519 |
862 813 |
607 635 |
|
310 311 |
310 127 |
212 138 |
212 093 |
160 346 |
160 027 |
78 796 |
78 434 |
|
5 898 273 |
5 884 679 |
5 524 307 |
5 491 538 |
4 960 303 |
5 079 174 |
4 692 971 |
4 672 801 |
|
3 364 040 |
3 423 149 |
3 174 942 |
3 234 612 |
2 760 770 |
2 942 208 |
2 827 182 |
2 824 182 |
|
3 325 170 |
3 272 330 |
3 117 510 |
3 059 740 |
2 841 400 |
2 790 340 |
2 668 510 |
2 616 430 |
|
1 142 451 |
1 142 452 |
1 068 497 |
965 845 |
953 118 |
943 118 |
819 448 |
817 448 |
|
2 060 212 |
1 934 329 |
1 910 068 |
1 743 969 |
1 666 139 |
1 788 638 |
1 621 665 |
1 727 661 |
|
3 616 267 |
3 611 930 |
3 365 875 |
3 384 945 |
3 095 982 |
3 126 319 |
2 890 520 |
2 915 510 |
|
3 695 841 |
3 745 174 |
3 264 683 |
3 116 484 |
3 044 654 |
2 943 088 |
2 798 324 |
2 719 782 |
|
7 170 698 |
7 136 129 |
6 972 490 |
6 968 669 |
4 493 601 |
2 957 297 |
5 752 252 |
5 586 928 |
|
1 166 795 |
1 161 696 |
1 295 907 |
1 291 107 |
985 686 |
901 826 |
909 391 |
756 780 |
|
2 145 683 |
2 108 723 |
1 995 757 |
1 953 412 |
1 813 812 |
1 789 073 |
1 727 346 |
1 654 180 |
|
1 036 021 |
32 544 |
999 136 |
892 079 |
839 416 |
818 763 |
778 474 |
751 935 |
|
1 319 456 |
1 358 968 |
1 167 651 |
1 202 699 |
1 193 657 |
1 229 360 |
1 077 551 |
1 093 209 |
|
4 856 590 |
4 926 995 |
4 440 387 |
4 490 517 |
3 784 553 |
3 777 499 |
3 483 022 |
3 490 050 |
|
1 683 092 |
1 680 479 |
1 543 593 |
1 544 634 |
1 299 905 |
1 299 905 |
1 578 208 |
1 250 844 |
22 November 2018 - NW3175
Oosthuizen, Mr GC to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether her department has done any demographic studies in order to determine priorities for the future expansion or establishment of public technical and vocational education and training college campuses and hostel accommodation; if so, what (a) criteria were used to determine the future needs and (b) were the findings in each case; (2) to what extent are priority projects for future infrastructure investment in college campuses and hostels influenced by factors not related to demographic figures, but by the availability of buildings or the offer of land by local governments and other land owners; (3) does her department have a priority list for the expansion of college infrastructure, including hostels, beyond the bids that were advertised in 2016; if so, (a) which projects appear on the currently ranked list of priority projects and (b) which of the specified projects have been included in the medium term budget by her department; 4) (a) what requests for the construction of facilities have been submitted by public technical and vocational education and training college councils since January 2015, (b) on what dates have the requests been received, (c) which of the proposed projects have been considered in terms of a prioritisation list and (d) on which of the specified projects have formal feedback been given to college councils?
Reply:
- The Department is in the process of conducting a broad study of the spatial and demographic placement of current Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Community Education and Training (CET) sites. These are being linked to multiple indicators as a first step towards determining the possible future expansion of colleges. To date, the spatial footprint of 361 TVET and 1 152 CET sites (out of approximately 3 500 CET sites) has been completed.
- The criteria at present are linked to ward numbers, population statistics, educational and unemployment levels, as well as poverty indexing based on the South African Multiple Poverty Index (2014).
- At present, there are no findings on priority beyond the current spatial footprint of the TVET and CET colleges.
- A list of underutilised State buildings has been compiled for consideration in any future expansion of student accommodation. These are largely linked to the current sites of delivery of the colleges and other PSET institutions.
- There is no priority list at present for future expansion, and the focus in the immediate term is to complete the above mentioned spatial/demographic study and ensure that current infrastructure is brought to full operational functionality and maximum utilisation before a programme of new construction is put in place.
- (a) A request for the construction of a new campus in Mitchells Plain has been received from False Bay TVET College.
(b) The request was received on 5 July 2018.
(c) The proposal has not yet been considered in terms of a priority list for state funding.
(d) No formal communication has taken place with the College Council.
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22 November 2018 - NW3174
Oosthuizen, Mr GC to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1) Whether she has been informed of the offer by the George Local Municipality to the South Cape Technical and Vocational Education and Training College for a land swap which will alleviate the limitations to extend the facilities on the current George campus site; if so, does her department support the plans; (2) What would the estimated budget be for the construction of a completely new campus; 3) Whether her department is currently seeking funding for the project; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) Has an action plan been drafted and approved; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what would the next step be in the action plan and (c) who will be responsible for the execution thereof?
Reply:
- The Department granted permission to the South Cape Technical and Vocational Education and Training College to exchange its George Campus for the specified vacant municipal land on 13 December 2017, if both parties enter into a formal agreement.
- The estimated budget for the construction of the new campus will be R565 million.
- The College has solicited funding from the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA), which has been approved by its Board. A meeting was held in August 2018 between the College, Municipality and Services SETA where Services SETA reaffirmed their commitment to fund the project.
- (a) The design and plans of the new campus have already been developed with different phases of construction.
b) The next phase is addressing the rezoning and bulk services with the local municipality.
c) The execution of the project will be a joint responsibility between the South Cape TVET College and Services SETA with the Department playing an oversight role.
22 November 2018 - NW3233
Robinson, Ms D to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What (a) amount did (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her borrow from any entity in the People’s Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan in each case?
Reply:
a) The Department and its entities have not borrowed money from any entity in the People’s Republic of China.
b) Not applicable.
c) Not applicable.
d) Not applicable.
21 November 2018 - NW2829
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) How the National Qualification Forum (NQF) is constituted, (b) who is the chairperson of the forum and (c) what (i) is the role of the forum, (ii) are the topics that the forum has dealt with since its inception, (iii) advice or recommendations have emanated from the forum since its inception and (iv) are the reasons the NQF has not met since 1 January 2012?
Reply:
(a} The National Qualification Forum (NQF} is formally constituted through the NQF Implementation Plan 2011-2015 and the System of Collaboration which guides the mutual relations of the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA} and Quality Councils (QCs} as per the National Qualifications Framework Act, sections 13(1 }(f}(i} and 33. Members of the NQF Forum are the Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs} of the Councils/Boards of SAQA and QCs, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Director-General of Higher Education and Training, and the Chairperson and secretariat of the Inter-Departmental NQF Steering Committee.
(b} The Chairperson of the NQF Forum is the Director-General of Higher Education and Training with SAQA performing the secretariat function.
(c}(i} The role of the NQF Forum is to provide opportunities for the Minister at a strategic level to raise concerns, plans and requests for research and information with SAQA and the QCs. The NQF Forum also provides an opportunity for the Minister to hear the views of the Chairpersons and CE Os of SAQA and the QCs, as well as their challenges and priorities.
(ii}- (iii) Since its inception, the NQF Forum has dealt with and provided recommendations, among others, on the following topics:
- Inter-Departmental NQF Steering Committee: It recommended that an InterDepartmental NQF Steering Committee be established to deal with all matters related to the NQF development and implementation, concerns and questions about the NQF, as well as matters referred to it.
- NQF Forum and related matters: It recommended that the NQF Forum be the vehicle through which complex issues are discussed collaboratively, promote common understanding and ensure the efficient development and implementation of the NQF.
- Determine policy on NQF matters: It recommended that the Minister should publish policies to "drive" the implementation of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL} and ensure that articulation happened across the NQF system.
- Publish guidelines: It recommended that guidelines which set out government's strategy and priorities for the NQF be published providing a strategic remit including those for SAQA and the QCs.
- NQF Implementation Framework: It recommended the development of the NQF Implementation Framework.
- Determine a dispute resolution process: It recommended that a regulation be published by the Minister to ensure there is a mechanism in place to resolve disputes between the QCs and SAQA.
- Legislation and related matters: It recommended the setting up of the QCTO needed to be fast-tracked and receive funding from the fiscus.
- Private colleges and quality assurance: It recommended the consideration of the registration of skills development providers with the Department of Higher Education and Training.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT): It recommended that dedicated task groups research CAT and RPL be set up, and the research consider credit transfer within the sub-frameworks.
- Level descriptors: It recommended that the existing level descriptors be submitted for public comment by SAQA by the end of July 201 O and this was subsequently published in 2012.
- Role of Umalusi: It recommended:
o Umalusi's funding model needs to be changed from a reliance on certification fees to quality assurance levies taken from Provincial education budgets.
o Memorandum of Understanding or Service Level Agreement between Umalusi, Departments of Basic Education, and Higher Education and Training was required;
o Umalusi should not be restricted to Level 4, and the delegated responsibility from the Council on Higher Education be considered.
- Policy strategies for coherence and integration: It recommended that the variety of policy strategies required for integration be referred to the NQF Steering Committee for its consideration and recommendations, and issues of nomenclature and terminology be addressed.
- Standard setting models of the three sub-frameworks: It recommended that SAQA should publish policy and criteria for the registration of qualifications and part qualifications.
Research across the NQF: It recommended that research must underpin policy developments and the further development and implementation of the NQF.
- Transfer of the Education and Training Quality Assurance functions from Sector Education and Training Authorities to the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations: It recommended that short-term delegations be implemented to maintain the status quo during the transitional period.
{iv) The NQF Forum took a decision that meetings would only be convened if there were NQF matters that required their attention. The NQF Forum convened on 14 June 2018 and 26 September 2018.
21 November 2018 - NW3064
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1) What are the plans of her department regarding the future of the curricula currently on offer at public technical and vocational education and training colleges? (2) whether the National Certificate Vocational levels 2 to 4 will be offered in the future; if not, why not; if so, (a) will all curricula be reviewed, (b) by what date will the reviewed curricula be introduced and (c) will the choice of curricula be widened or narrowed down; (3) are there any plans to review the (a) curricula and/or (b) minimum periods of study of the National Accredited Technical Education Diploma levels 1 to 6; if so, what are the details and proposed roll-out dates for such changes; (4) will new curricula that cater for the changes in the skills needs which are required by the jobs market, for example for the repair of mobile phones, computer-based graphic design, fibre cabling and logistics, be developed and offered at public technical and vocational education and training colleges; if so, by what date will the renewal programme be rolled out?
Reply:
(1) The Department is in the process of:
- Rationalising some of the Report 191 curricula, especially where there is poor uptake and where such subjects are no longer relevant. This involves 171 engineering-related subjects and 214 business studies-related subjects;
- Updating subjects, through the review process, where there are consistently high enrolments and where the skills sets are still relevant. Thirty-four subjects from N 1 to N6 are being revised in the current year with additional curricula targeted for 2019;
- Improving and updating several National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)] curricula.
The current revisions are in the Information Technology and Computer Science and Safety in Society specialisations; and
- Scaling up the offering of occupational programmes through the establishment of the Centres of Specialisation in colleges.
(2) The NC(V) programmes will continue to be offered for at least the next five years.
(a) Several NC(V) subject curricula have been reviewed and based on feedback received from colleges, and other stakeholders, these NC(V) programmes will continue.
(b) The system of review and implementation generally falls within a two-year period. It takes about six months to undertake the review and finalise the revised curriculum. The development of learning materials is undertaken over approximately eight months.
Lecturer development for 'gap training' is taken between November and December of the year preceding the year of implementation. Where all three levels of the subjects are affected, each successive level is introduced in consecutive years. Finally, the national examinations system has to have a final curriculum at least 18 months before the curriculum is examined. The Department adheres to this requirement in managing the implementation of the revisions.
(c) There is a need to rationalise some of the specialisations and subjects in the NC(V) programme to avoid overlap and duplication with other parts of the education system, such as Basic Education offerings. There are also poor enrolments in about five vocational programmes that have been identified for rationalisation.
(3) (a) Identified subjects in the Report 191 programmes are being reviewed.
21 November 2018 - NW3065
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1) (a) What qualifications will be offered by public technical and vocational education and training colleges on Level 6 of the National Qualifications Framework as was mentioned in the Minister of Basic Education's speech during her response to the State of the Nation Address 2018 and (b) how will the specified qualifications be named; (2) (a) on what date will the qualifications be introduced and (b) what would be the requirements of staff members' qualifications in order to offer these qualifications; (3) (a) what facilities will be needed to offer these qualifications and (b) how would this be financed?
Reply:
(1 )(a) The White Paper on Post-School Education and Training makes provision for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET} colleges to offer both higher education and occupational qualifications at NQF level 6 on the Higher Education Qualifications SubFramework (HEQSF). Several colleges already offer Higher Certificates at NQF level 5, and some colleges will progress into the Advanced Certificates at NQF level 6. Three colleges offer a combination of NQF levels 6 and 7, i.e. diploma and degree qualifications, in partnership with higher education institutions, as provided for in section 43(3) and 43( 4) of the Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006). The scale of the provision at NQF levels 5 and 6 is however still small but will be scaled up from 2020 when the funding flow for such students becomes embedded in the integrated funding plans of the Department.
Regarding occupational qualifications, colleges are not in a position to offer NQF level 6 qualifications as yet, and this will only be offered based on demand and for which funding has been secured for delivery, through the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) system. In 2018, eight TVET colleges were offering NQF level 5 occupational qualifications. Most occupational qualifications delivered by TVET colleges are at NQF levels 3 and 4. Major planning and funding injections will be required before firm decisions can be taken to scale up the provision of occupational qualifications at NQF level 6.
(b) The naming of occupational qualifications to better align with the HEQSF nomenclature is under consideration but has not yet been finalised.
(2)(a) A reasonable time for the introduction of NQF level 6 qualifications into the TVET system would be January 2021, given the several elements that are integral to their implementation success, i.e. existence of curricula and learning programmes, learning materials, lecturer readiness, and a clear and co-ordinated system of funding for students enrolled in the occupational and higher education programmes at NQF level 6.
(b) For the higher education qualifications at NQF level 6, lecturers will have to be in possession of an honours degree as the minimum academic qualification to teach at this level.
In relation to occupational qualifications, the qualification itself sets out the requirements for delivering the practical instructional component. Currently, pilot programmes are underway to understand the requirement of lecturers.
(3)(a) For the higher education qualifications at NQF level 6, the major requirement apart from physical space and basic teaching tools will be the need for teaching technologies to support innovative teaching methods. For occupational qualifications, the provision of specialised and modern plant equipment, simulators and practicum rooms will be critical.
(b) In planning for the delivery of the occupational qualifications, funding from the various sources, i.e. the fiscus, SETAs, National Skills Fund and private sector, will have to be factored into a coherent plan of delivery before implementation. For the scaling up of the higher education qualifications that will be offered in TVET colleges in partnership with higher education institutions, the Department intends to provide earmarked grants to the colleges to enrol against set targets.
21 November 2018 - NW3063
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Mr AP van der Westhuizen (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1) Whether the Institute for the National Development of Learnerships, Employment Skills and Labour Assessments (lndlela) is already assessing candidates for the welder qualification against the standards and contents as recently set by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations; if not, (a) why not and (b) will lndlela be moving towards the more modern industry standards in due course; if so, (i) how do the contents and standards in the new qualification differ from the standards set for the old qualification and (ii) what number of learners have been successful in their trade test against the reviewed standard up to the latest date for which information is available; (2) whether lndlela possesses all equipment required to assess students against the revised qualification; if not, (a) what would the estimated costs be to purchase the necessary equipment and (b) by what date would lndlela be ready to assess students for the welding qualification; (3) (a) which body would be undertaking an advocacy campaign in order to inform potential employers about the contents and benefits of the new qualification and (b) what amount is envisaged to be spent on the advocacy campaign? NW3427E
Reply:
(1 )(a) The Department through the Dual System Pilot Project is still developing the National Occupations Curriculum Content (NOCC) for the 13 priority occupational trades including welding. In the interim, INDLELA and the other trade test centres are still using the legacy trades to train and test artisans.
(b) INDLELA has no other option but to modernise its equipment, which is largely ideal only for the transitional legacy trades. To achieve the transformation, a Recapitalisation Plan for INDLELA was developed in 2016 to cater for the improvement of security and upgrading of the INDLELA facility as a whole, which includes the modernisation of workshop machinery. Sector Education and Training Authorities (SET As) have contributed R26 million towards the upgrading of INDLELA.
(i) The primary difference between the content of legacy trade programme (including welding) and the new occupational trade programmes is in the trade curriculum content, which for the occupational trades emphasises more workplace learning. This is a departure from the legacy trades, which do not emphasise rigorous workplace learning, especially where a workplace contract is absent. Furthermore, the mode of delivery of training for legacy trades uses one of the two approaches, i.e. dual or linear depending on the availability of a workplace contract. Where a workplace contract is available, the training will be of a dual nature. Where a workplace contract is not available, the training will be linear, resulting in the learner initially acquiring theory and practical learning, and later workplace learning when a workplace contract is available.
(ii) No learners have been tested against the reviewed qualifications to date.
(2) INDLELA has sufficient equipment to test only for the transitional legacy trades.
(a) To meet the new assessment standards for welding once the NOCC has been completed, INDLELA will need approximately R20 million to upgrade its existing welding workshops.
(b) The current funding made available by SETAs will allow INDLELA to deliver the trade testing by 2020. It should be noted that INDLELA does not receive voted funds to undertake major capital projects.
3)(a) INDLELA through its Artisan Development and National Artisan Moderation Body Directorates started the advocacy campaign in 2016 when the draft National Artisan Development Strategy was conceptualised. All provinces were visited to conduct workshops on the content of the draft strategy and dual system approach in relation to the new occupational trades. This exercise culminated in the hosting of the Artisan Development Conference on 6 - 7 December 2016. Furthermore, INDLELA established consultative forums, which include Provincial Artisan Development Steering Committees, Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges, SETAs, organised business and labour, and other government departments with the aim to keep every artisan training stakeholder on board regarding artisan development matters, including the devolution of the new trade occupations.
(b) The national advocacy campaign costs INDLELA approximately R5 million per annum.
13 November 2018 - NW3036
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What (a) will be the capacity of each faculty at each institution of higher learning in 2019 and (b) number of first year students will each specified institution of higher learning be able to accept in 2019?
Reply:
(a) Universities have a variety of ways in which they name their faculties, and therefore, the programmes offered by faculties across institutions vary considerably. The enrolment plan for each university is not developed per faculty, but rather for the institution as a whole. It is therefore not possible to indicate the capacity of each faculty at each institution. However, it is possible to provide the planned overall enrolments per field of study at each university.
Table 1 below shows the approved enrolment planning targets for each university by major fields of study in Science, Engineering and Technology; Business and Commerce; Education and Other Humanities, for 2019.
(b) The approved number of first-time entering students across all fields of study that each university will be able to accept in the 2019 academic year, is indicated in table 2 below.
09 November 2018 - NW2894
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of students are beneficiaries of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme at each institution of higher learning in each province from 1 January 2018 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following information as at 18 September 2018 in relation to the number of students that are beneficiaries at each institution of higher learning:
Number of beneficiaries per University:
|
No. |
Institutions (Universities) |
New student |
Returning student |
|
Students funded |
Students funded |
||
|
1 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
5008 |
7264 |
|
2 |
Central University of Technology |
3566 |
6338 |
|
3 |
Durban University of Technology |
7136 |
13016 |
|
4 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
2705 |
4431 |
|
5 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
5235 |
6414 |
|
6 |
North-West University |
7431 |
8238 |
|
7 |
Rhodes University |
1040 |
881 |
|
8 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University |
1242 |
1489 |
|
9 |
Sol Plaatje University |
289 |
307 |
|
10 |
Tshwane University of Technology |
13270 |
21686 |
|
11 |
University of Cape Town |
1507 |
2187 |
|
12 |
University of Fort HARE |
2483 |
5940 |
|
13 |
University of Free State |
7098 |
6972 |
|
14 |
University of Johannesburg |
8042 |
13742 |
|
15 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
9389 |
11470 |
|
16 |
University of Limpopo |
5183 |
10074 |
|
17 |
University of Mpumalanga |
1055 |
689 |
|
18 |
University of Pretoria |
3886 |
3811 |
|
19 |
University of South Africa |
31370 |
15773 |
|
20 |
University of Stellenbosch |
1240 |
1147 |
|
21 |
University of The Western Cape |
3197 |
4566 |
|
22 |
University of the Witwatersrand |
3216 |
4035 |
|
23 |
University of Venda |
3641 |
7902 |
|
24 |
University of Zululand |
5270 |
9065 |
|
25 |
Vaal University of Technology |
4259 |
5864 |
|
26 |
Walter Sisulu University |
7659 |
11968 |
Number of beneficiaries per Technical and Vocational Education and Training College:
|
No. |
Institutions |
New students |
Returning students |
|
Students funded |
Students funded |
||
|
Boland |
2269 |
1359 |
|
|
Buffalo City |
1446 |
1388 |
|
|
Capricorn |
3390 |
4039 |
|
|
Central Johannesburg |
2481 |
1264 |
|
|
Coastal KZN |
3254 |
3167 |
|
|
College of Cape Town |
2640 |
1689 |
|
|
East Cape Midlands |
1989 |
1578 |
|
|
Ehlanzeni |
3869 |
750 |
|
|
Ekurhuleni East |
4538 |
1322 |
|
|
Ekurhuleni West |
5336 |
3727 |
|
|
Elangeni |
3311 |
2116 |
|
|
Esayidi |
1303 |
2299 |
|
|
False Bay |
1659 |
1716 |
|
|
Flavius Mareka |
2094 |
806 |
|
|
Gert Sibande |
3737 |
2671 |
|
|
Goldfields |
991 |
410 |
|
|
Ikhala |
1603 |
1190 |
|
|
Ingwe |
1736 |
2075 |
|
|
King Hintsa |
1220 |
816 |
|
|
King Sabata Dalindyebo |
2406 |
2605 |
|
|
Lephalale |
880 |
725 |
|
|
Letaba |
2562 |
1200 |
|
|
Lovedale |
1447 |
1206 |
|
|
Majuba |
7198 |
3173 |
|
|
Maluti |
3032 |
2208 |
|
|
Mnambithi |
1684 |
1406 |
|
|
Mopani |
2361 |
1520 |
|
|
Motheo |
5077 |
1336 |
|
|
Mthashana |
1835 |
1133 |
|
|
Nkangala |
3084 |
1915 |
|
|
Northern Cape Rural |
1920 |
376 |
|
|
Northern Cape Urban |
1667 |
671 |
|
|
Northlink |
5416 |
2569 |
|
|
Orbit |
2923 |
1426 |
|
|
Port Elizabeth |
1800 |
1894 |
|
|
Sedibeng |
5833 |
3303 |
|
|
Sekhukhune |
2165 |
934 |
|
|
South Cape |
1826 |
775 |
|
|
South West Gauteng |
6346 |
2294 |
|
|
Taletso |
744 |
210 |
|
|
Thekwini |
2580 |
1608 |
|
|
Tshwane North |
4581 |
2602 |
|
|
Tshwane |
2669 |
1061 |
|
|
Umfolozi |
2446 |
2233 |
|
|
Umgungundlovu |
1845 |
1342 |
|
|
Vhembe |
8242 |
3469 |
|
|
Vuselela |
1915 |
557 |
|
|
Waterberg |
1784 |
983 |
|
|
West Coast |
3010 |
659 |
|
|
Western (Gauteng) |
6333 |
1263 |
09 November 2018 - NW2828
Oosthuizen, Mr GC to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Will the National Financial Student Aid Scheme (NSFAS) be (a) scrapping or (b) amending the so-called student-centred model adopted in 2018; if so, what are the features of the future system to disburse payments to students; (2) what does it mean that there has only been a 46% utilisation of the funds made available by the NSFAS by technical and vocational education and training colleges as at 30 August 2018?
Reply:
- (a) No decision has been made on the scrapping of the student-centred model.
(b) Part of the Terms of Reference for the Administrator is to work with the Department of Higher Education and Training to review the business processes of the entity and make long-term recommendations on the future models, structures, systems and business processes necessary for an effective National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
2. The budget allocation for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college students was calculated on an expected proportion of eligible students linked to the enrolment plan. The number of students that have taken up the opportunity has been lower than expected for the TVET college sector. A major factor has been a large number of students who have not signed their bursary contracts. To mitigate this, NSFAS has sought approval from the Auditor-General to pay TVET colleges on proof of registration rather than on the basis of a signed contract.
07 November 2018 - NW2967
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What is the total number of (a) students that each institution of higher learning can accommodate and (b) new rooms that are currently being built at each institution of higher learning?
Reply:
(a) The total number of students that the 26 public universities can accommodate is 128 714.
(b) The new beds that are in the process of being built at institutions from 2018/19 onwards are 39 332, as shown in the table below:
|
University |
Number of beds 2017/18 |
Beds being developed from 2018/19 |
|
7 817 |
250 |
|
944 |
500 |
|
3 411 |
610 |
|
1 910 |
612 |
|
3 507 |
2 000 |
|
9 881 |
1 760 |
|
4 232 |
264 |
|
2 985 |
2 500 |
|
1 021 |
320 |
|
7 878 |
250 |
|
10 614 |
250 |
|
6 589 |
551 |
|
6 259 |
1 436 |
|
5 755 |
515 |
|
4 955 |
2 000 |
|
7 184 |
500 |
|
6 435 |
3 500 |
|
634 |
250 |
|
8 771 |
300 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2 162 |
2 424 |
|
4 756 |
2 680 |
|
5 012 |
3 500 |
|
5 999 |
140 |
|
4 385 |
1 836 |
|
5 618 |
384 |
|
Total |
128 714 |
39 332 |
The total number of students that can currently be accommodated at TVET colleges is 16 927.
In the past, the Department did not receive funding for the development or maintenance of student housing infrastructure at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.
The Department received its first budget allocation for TVET infrastructure in the 2018/19 to 2020/21 Medium Term Expenditure Framework. The amount allocated in 2018/19 is R1.3 billion, which is set to increase to R1.484 billion in 2019/20 and R1.647 billion in 2020/21. Initially, this budget will be prioritised for the refurbishment of existing TVET infrastructure, including student housing. Once the maintenance and refurbishment backlog has been sufficiently addressed, consideration will be given to developing new TVET infrastructure. The Department is engaging with National Treasury and other stakeholders to source additional funding for the development of new residences at TVET colleges.
07 November 2018 - NW2972
Oosthuizen, Mr GC to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What number of applications for accreditation of educational programmes were (a) received and (b) finalised by the Council on Higher Education in each of the past three financial years;
Reply:
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) provided the following response to the questions posed.
- - (2) The table below shows the number of applications received, finalised and accredited:
|
Financial year |
Applications received |
Applications finalised |
Applications accredited |
Percentage of finalised accredited |
|
2015/16 |
483 |
424 |
292 |
68% |
|
2016/17 |
463 |
681 |
549 |
81% |
|
2017/18 |
580 |
784 |
610 |
78% |
It should be noted that programmes submitted in one financial year might only receive a Higher Education Quality Committee outcome in the following financial year.
(3) (a) Currently, the CHE has 1 128 new applications for programme accreditation that are in various stages of the process. The sharp increase in submissions is due to higher education institutions, and in particular, the universities of technology, submitting replacement programmes for those that are not aligned to the Higher Education Qualifications Sub–Framework (HEQSF). This alignment process has to be completed by December 2019. From the 1 January 2020, first-year registrations will only be allowed in HEQSF aligned programmes.
(b) Over the past three years, the average time from receipt of an application to the final decision on accreditation was 8.5 months.
4. (a) Public universities do not pay any fees for accreditation applications. Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) are required to make a payment before a programme application can be processed. The calculation of fees is based on a cost recovery basis.
(b) (i) The total income received from accreditation for private institutions in the 2017/18 financial year was R5 476 892. This includes fees for a range of different applications, including programme accreditation and site approval. The different application fees are published on the CHE’s website: http://www.che.ac.za.
(ii) The application fee to PHEIs for the accreditation per programme is currently R12 500.
07 November 2018 - NW3111
Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether, since she served in Cabinet, she (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of her department’s employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
(a) (i) No.
(ii) No.
(aa) No.
(bb) No.
(cc) No.
(b) No.
07 November 2018 - NW2933
Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What (i) is the total number of employees that have been outsourced from private companies and/or contractors by (aa) her department and (bb) each entity reporting to her (aaa) in the past three financial years and (bbb) since 1 April 2018 and (ii) is the name of each company or contractor and (b) what amount is each employee paid?
Reply:
(a)-(b) The tables below provide the details of the total number of employees that have been outsourced from private companies and/or contractors by the Department and its entities with the name of each company or contractor and contract value.
|
Department of Higher Education and Training |
||||
|
Financial Year |
Number of Employees |
Type of Services |
Company Name |
Contract value in Rand |
|
1 April 2015 – |
0 |
National Skills Authority (NSA) fund manager |
SAB & T Chartered Accountants t/a Nexia SAB&T |
R 5 886 155.88 |
|
0 |
Business process mapping |
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd |
R 3 494 850.00 |
|
|
0 |
Internal and Forensic Audit (Department of Higher Education and Training) |
A2A Kopano Inc |
Average hourly rate, VAT inclusive Audit fees: Year 1: R 606.15 Year 2: R 642.52 Year 3: R 681.07 Forensic Audit fees: Year 1: R 710.22 Year 2: R 752.83 Year 3: R 798.00 |
|
|
0 |
Internal and Forensic Audit (NSF) |
A2A Kopano Inc |
Average hourly rate, VAT inclusive Audit fees: Year 1: R 625.17 Year 2: R 662.68 Year 3: R 702.44 Forensic Audit fees: Year 1: R 710.22 Year 2: R 752.83 Year 3: R 798.00 |
|
|
0 |
Monitoring and evaluation framework for the teaching and learning development sector support programme |
Uweso Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
R 495 869.22 |
|
|
0 |
Forensic Service |
Nexus Forensic Services |
R 541.00/hour |
|
|
0 |
Roll-out of skills planning system |
Core Focus |
R 2 639 199.18 |
|
|
0 |
Subject matter expert for mathematics |
SAIDE |
R 156 417.60 |
|
|
1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017 |
0 |
Career development services |
Amoriway (Pty) Ltd |
R 1 450 000.00 |
|
0 |
Fund manager for the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) |
Duja Consulting |
R 1 985 973.38 |
|
|
0 |
Bid assistance for infrastructure procurement |
Deloitte & Touché |
R 3 787 404.08 |
|
|
0 |
Transactional advisory services |
Maya Group Consortium |
R 31 307 458.62 |
|
|
0 |
Business analysis: Recruitment |
Ernest & Young Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd |
R 7 035 789.00 |
|
|
0 |
Summative evaluation of career development services |
Kwem Management |
R 629 339.00 |
|
|
0 |
Communication services |
Angela Church |
R 3 407 174.00 |
|
|
0 |
Forensic, communication and information services |
Indigo |
R 40 000 000.00 |
|
|
0 |
Subject matter expert for natural sciences |
SAIDE |
R 312 835.20 |
|
|
0 |
Fund manager for SAIVCET |
SAB & T Chartered Accountants t/a Nexia SAB&T |
R4.62% calculated on the actual amount spent (estimated funds to be managed R22m per year) |
|
|
1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018 |
0 |
Occupational Team Conveners: Plumbing |
Plumbing Industry Registration Board (PIRB) |
Plumbing: R 2 022.00/hour |
|
0 0 |
Occupational Team Conveners: Welding |
Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) |
Welding: R 625.00/hour |
|
|
0 0 0 |
Occupational Team Conveners: Bricklayer, carpenter and joiner; mechanical fitter |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
R 950,00/hour
|
|
|
0 |
Enhancement, monitoring and evaluation of PSET |
Underhill Investment Holdings |
R 525 000.00 |
|
|
0 |
Develop costing model for occupational programmes |
Learning Strategies |
R 2 998 656.00 |
|
|
0 |
IT services |
Praxis Computing |
R 1 841 784.00 |
|
|
0 |
Development of self-directed learning material for adult programmes |
SAIDE |
R 6 042 004.00 |
|
|
0 |
Occupational Team Conveners: Mechanic, including automotive mechanic and diesel mechanic |
Retail Motor Industry Organisation |
R 1 425.00/hour
R 1 425.00/hour |
|
|
0 |
Occupational Team Conveners: bricklayer |
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) |
|
|
|
Develop curriculum content and open learning material for electricians |
Neil Butcher and Associates |
R 3 284 904.30 |
||
|
Summative evaluation for Career Development Services |
Tematha Investments cc |
R 819 126.00 |
||
|
0 |
Call centre services |
i-choice Call Centre Outsourcing |
Year 1: R 5 324 162.81 Year 2: R 4 488 795.60 |
|
|
0 |
Subject matter expert for English |
SAIDE |
R 156 417.60 |
|
|
0 |
NSA fundholder |
SAB & T Chartered Accountants t/a Nexia SAB&T |
5.15% pa management of an estimated budget of R30m |
|
|
1 April 2018 to date |
0 |
Monitoring and evaluation framework and evaluation plan for teaching and learning development sector reform contract (TLDSRC) |
Uweso Consulting |
R 2 007 480.72 |
|
0 |
Forensic services |
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC) |
R 939 599.22 |
The response below is based on the information provided by public entities reporting to the Department of Higher Education and Training:
|
Public Entities reporting to the Department of Higher Education and Training |
||||
|
Entities |
Financial Year (Period) |
Number of Employees |
Company/ Contractor |
Amount Paid |
|
National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
2015/16 |
1 |
Dimension Data |
R 396 870.00 |
|
4 |
Deloitte |
R 2 296 200.00 |
||
|
2 |
EOH |
R 631 800.00 |
||
|
3 |
Argility |
R 1 820 560.00 |
||
|
2016/17 |
2 |
Dimension Data |
R 465 120.00 |
|
|
1 |
EOH |
R 109 440.00 |
||
|
6 |
Argility |
R 2 439 920.00 |
||
|
2017/18 |
2 |
Dimension Data |
R 673 698.00 |
|
|
2 |
Deloitte |
R 988 756.00 |
||
|
6 |
EOH |
R 4 695 813.00 |
||
|
6 |
Argility |
R 4 505 074.00 |
||
|
2018 to date |
5 |
Dimension Data |
R 2 424 257.00 |
|
|
3 |
Deloitte |
R 1 493 947.00 |
||
|
2 |
Nambiti Technologies (Pty) Ltd |
R 582 360.00 |
||
|
1 |
Ronauna Management Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
R 408 000.00 |
||
|
6 |
Argility |
R 6 029 270.00 |
||
|
Council on Higher Education |
April 2015 – March 2016 |
1 |
IT Empowerment Consulting |
R 148 619.52 |
|
April 2015 – March 2016 |
1 |
IT Empowerment Consulting |
R 148 619.52 |
|
|
April 2015 – May 2015 |
1 |
IT Empowerment Consulting |
R 24 769.92 |
|
|
April 2015 – April 2016 |
1 |
IT Empowerment Consulting |
R 143 433.81 |
|
|
April 2017 – June 2017 |
1 |
Ebus-Tech Consulting |
R 36 750.00 |
|
|
2017/18 |
1 |
Ebus-Tech Consulting |
R 147 000.00 |
|
|
2017/18 |
1 |
Raido Othila Kanaz Outsourcing |
R 147 000.00 |
|
|
1 April 2018 to date |
There are no employees outsourced from private companies and/or contractors since 01 April 2018 |
|||
|
National Institute for Humanities |
2015/16 |
1 |
Mindworx |
R 33 120.00 |
|
2016/17 |
1 |
Mindworx |
R 2 000.00 |
|
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 36 001.00 |
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|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 3 628.00 |
||
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 192 290.72 |
||
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 1 800.00 |
||
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 1 200.00 |
||
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 54 000.00 |
||
|
1 |
Senior Manager: HR |
R 463 299.52 |
||
|
1 |
Acting Director: BRICS |
R 69 165.38 |
||
|
1 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
R 101 594.88 |
||
|
1 |
Events Management Officer |
R 210 196.99 |
||
|
1 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
R 96 394.08 |
||
|
2017/18 |
1 |
Mindworx |
R 16 246.59 |
|
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 47 317.50 |
||
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 29 454.93 |
||
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 530 507.71 |
||
|
1 |
Senior Manager: HR |
R 107 413.27 |
||
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1 |
Acting Director: BRICS |
R 1 118 141.58 |
||
|
1 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
R 520 912.72 |
||
|
1 |
Events Management Officer |
R 463 648.27 |
||
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1 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
R 488 532.57 |
||
|
1 |
Senior Manager: HR |
R 687 384.41 |
||
|
1 |
IT Helpdesk Technician |
R 291 004.41 |
||
|
1 |
Legal Consultant |
R 251 268.03 |
||
|
1 |
Manager: IT |
R 388 313.90 |
||
|
1 April 2018 to date 2015/16 |
1 |
Mindworx |
R 14 630.90 |
|
|
1 |
Mindworx |
R 278 675.26 |
||
|
1 |
iThemba |
R 46 056.96 |
||
|
1 |
Senior Manager: Governance |
R 56 666.67 |
||
|
1 |
Acting Director: BRICS |
R 644 152.72 |
||
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1 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
R 286 105.17 |
||
|
1 |
Events Management Officer |
R 262 733.78 |
||
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1 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
R 271 262.77 |
||
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1 |
Senior Manager: HR |
R 454 544.48 |
||
|
1 |
IT Helpdesk Technician |
R 86 257.38 |
||
|
1 |
Legal Consultant |
R 162 118.50 |
||
|
1 |
Manager: IT |
R 411 884.07 |
||
|
1 |
IT Helpdesk Technician |
R 49 718.85 |
||
|
1 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
R 172 170.41 |
||
|
1 |
Administrator: Marketing |
R 161 994.72 |
||
|
South African Qualifications Authority |
1 April – 1 April – |
2 |
Dante Personnel |
R 19 617 pm X2 |
|
May-September 2018 (Incumbent on maternity leave) |
1 |
Express Personnel |
R 19 617 pm |
|
|
1 April – |
2 |
Kelly |
R 19 617 pm |
|
|
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority |
2016/17 |
1 |
Sifuna Consulting (Pty) Ltd |
R 99 066.00 |
|
2017/18 |
1 |
Blackseed (Pty) Ltd |
R 456 000.00 |
|
|
2018/19 |
1 |
Human Communications (Pty) Ltd |
R 18 762.00 |
|
|
Food and Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority |
2015/16 |
1 |
Cleaning Africa Service (Pty) Ltd |
R 7078.00 |
|
2016/17 |
1 |
Cleaning Africa Service (Pty) Ltd |
R 7078.00 |
|
|
2017/18 |
1 |
Cleaning Africa Service (Pty) Ltd |
R 7078.00 |
|
|
2018/19 |
1 |
Cleaning Africa Service (Pty) Ltd |
R 7078.00 |
|
|
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority |
2016/17 |
1 |
Deloitte Consulting (PTY) Ltd |
R 903 492.53 |
|
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority |
2016/17 |
2 |
Deloitte IT Services |
R 560 000.00 |
|
2017/18 |
2 |
Deloitte IT Services |
R 560 000.00 |
|
|
2018/19 |
1 |
Deloitte (Solugrowth) IT Services |
R 610 000.00 |
|
|
Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
2015/16 |
Information not provided by the contracted company |
21st Century Pay Solutions |
R 10 830.00 |
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Cecilia Denton Independent Practice |
R 14 394.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Dajo Associates CC |
R 131 100.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
F R Research Services |
R 84 360.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
HR Touch |
R 9 904.32 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Ideaology Communication and Design |
R 13 794.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Media Works |
R 87 511.70 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Productivity Development t/a Moonshot |
R 120 976.16 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Softline VIP Payroll |
R 46 567.32 |
||
|
2016/17 |
Information not provided by the contracted company |
21st Century Pay Solutions |
R 104 880.00 |
|
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Consultancy in Session |
R 41 952.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
ERS Biometrics |
R 22 689.42 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Media Works |
R 1 356.60 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
NUMSA Investment Co |
R 130 000.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Sizwe Ntsaluba |
R 37 661.33 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Skill Writer CC |
R 25 373.02 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Softline VIP Payroll |
R 60 509.82 |
||
|
2017/18 |
Information not provided by the contracted company |
21st Century Pay Solutions |
R 65 892.00 |
|
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Africa is Open for Business |
R 82 872.90 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Brand Fischer Morgensen |
R 149 216.40 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
BSI Group |
R 11 104.74 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Emergence Growth |
R 5 700.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Frainah’s Consulting and Projects |
R 27 930.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Genex Insights |
R 592 434.96 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Green Vision Consulting |
R 60 600.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Jolenhla Consulting |
R 9 405.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Laetoli |
R 130 000.01 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
MIE |
R 29 084.40 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Nantso Holdings |
R 143 640.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Peter Tobin Consultancy |
R 80 000.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Sizwe Ntsaluba |
R 65 677.68 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Skill Writer CC |
R 29 298.36 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Softline VIP Payroll |
R 101 287.18 |
||
|
2018/19 |
12 Temp data capturers/filing clerks |
Kgobolize Recruitment Consultancy |
R 498 028.60 |
|
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
DSTNCTV Group |
R 44 000.15 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
F R Research Services |
R 85 962.18 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Genex Insights |
R 197 478.32 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Jolenhla Consulting |
R 9 288.55 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Laetoli |
R 130 000.00 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Measure Value |
R 79 988.90 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Skill Writer CC |
R 34 090.28 |
||
|
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Softline VIP Payroll |
R 18 450.98 |
||
|
Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority |
2015/16 |
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Deloitte |
R 9 967 625.00 |
|
2016/17 |
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Deloitte |
R 10 203 285.00 |
|
|
2017/18 |
Information not provided by the contracted company |
Deloitte |
R 10 712 572.00 |
|
|
2018/19 |
Information not provided by the contracted company |
SOLU GROWTH (formerly Deloitte) |
R 7 091 490.00 |
|
|
Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority |
2015/16 |
3 |
Deloitte |
R 1 518 961.42 |
|
2016/17 |
5 |
Delloitte |
R 4 029 087.52 |
|
|
2017/18 |
3 |
Delloitte |
R 3 736 398.48 |
|
|
2018/19 |
3 |
Delloitte |
R 1 567 641.15 |
|
|
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
2015/16 |
3 |
Grand Primacy |
R 87 278.40 |
|
2 |
Financial Control |
R 59 391.72 |
||
|
2016/17 |
3 |
Grand Primacy |
R 171 641.01 |
|
|
8 |
Financial Control |
R 101 552.25 |
||
|
2017/18 |
4 |
Grand Primacy |
R 119 959.14 |
|
|
2 |
Watershed Consulting |
R 237 987.33 |
||
|
4 |
Humantouch |
R 97 204.00 |
||
|
2 |
Financial Control |
R 129 456.44 |
||
|
Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
2017/18 |
2 |
Phalamash Recruitment Agency |
R 15 000.00 |
|
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority |
2015/16 |
Financial services |
Deloitte |
R 9 230 866.89 |
|
Learning Programmes |
Dajo Associates |
R 995 600.00 |
||
|
Internal Audit services |
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo |
R 1 731 324.74 |
||
|
Communication and Marketing services |
Zanenza Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
R 190 608.00 |
||
|
2016/17 |
Financial services |
Deloitte |
R 5 202 731.58 |
|
|
Internal Audit services |
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo |
R 814 008.46 |
||
|
2017/18 |
Internal Audit services |
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo |
R 116 775.72 |
|
|
2018/19 |
Learning Programmes |
Basadzi |
R 33 247.62 |
|
|
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority |
2016/17 |
1 |
Baruch Memoirs |
R 791 037.50 |
|
1 |
Ngubane and Co Inc |
R 277 169.48 |
||
|
2017/18 |
1 |
Baruch Memoirs |
R 553 576.00 |
|
|
1 |
Ngubane and Co Inc |
R 898 328.50 |
||
|
2018/19 |
1 |
Baruch Memoirs |
R 257 730.00 |
|
|
1 |
Ngubane and Co Inc |
R 223 603.00 |
||
|
Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
2015/16 |
7 |
Best Enough t/a Talent Inc |
R 3 738 013.17 |
|
2016/17 |
5 |
Gauge Imperial Services |
R 5 009 831.25 |
|
|
8 |
Mampro IT Solutions Pty (Ltd) |
R 6 613 800.00 |
||
|
2017/18 |
5 |
Gauge Imperial Services |
R 3 011 774.19 |
|
|
8 |
Mampro IT Solutions Pty (Ltd) |
R 9 768 896.55 |
||
|
1 |
Systems Cyber Operations and Resilience Excellence (Pty)Ltd |
R 700 000.00 |
||
|
2018/19 |
8 |
IQ |
R 5 570 056.07 |
|
|
1 |
Systems Cyber Operations and Resilience Excellence (Pty)Ltd |
R 832 045.45 |
||
|
Quality Council For Trades and Occupations |
2015/16 |
1 |
Sage VIP |
R 16 837.80 |
|
3 |
Human Communication Capital |
R 155 527.22 |
||
|
2016/17 |
01 |
Edge Executive |
R 26 544.00 |
|
|
01 |
Professional Appointments CC |
R 28 500.00 |
||
|
02 |
Dante Personnel |
R 25 697.70 |
||
|
2017/18 |
01 |
Dante Personnel Recruitment |
R 129 505.92 |
|
|
01 |
Ntirho Human Capital |
R 187 499.87 |
||
|
01 |
Edge Executive Search CC |
R 29 505.60 |
||
|
2018/19 |
01 |
Dante Personnel Recruitment |
R 88 988.28 |
|
|
02 |
Hlabahlosile Recruitment Solutions |
R 111 040.76 |
||
|
01 |
Ntirho Human Capital |
R 25 219.30 |
||
|
National Skills Fund |
2015/16 |
11 |
Afri Guard 2015/2016 (11 security guards) |
R 143 096.59 |
|
2016/17 |
11 |
Afri Guard 2016/2017 (11 security guards) |
R 143 096.59 |
|
|
2017/18 |
11 |
Cannabe 2017/2018( 11 security guards) |
R 88 684.00 |
|
|
2018/19 |
11 |
Cannabe 2017/2018( 11 security guards) |
R 88 684.00 |
07 November 2018 - NW2971
Oosthuizen, Mr GC to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1) What number of learners, excluding those being allocated the National Senior Certificate, Nated qualifications and the National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4, achieved full level 4 qualifications in the (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18 financial years; (2) what number of learners that achieved full level 4 qualifications were in learnership agreements when they achieved the qualifications in the (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18 financial years; (3) has she found that the learnership programme has been functioning at the levels and in accordance with the vision of Government since the learnership system was introduced in legislation; if not, what changes can be expected in the near future?
Reply:
- - (2) The table below provides the number of learners who received the full level 4 NATED and National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 qualifications as well as the number of learners in learnership agreements when they achieved their qualifications:
|
Sector Education and Training Authority |
Financial Year (Period) |
|
|
|
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
3 171 |
3 171 |
|
3 365 |
3 365 |
|
|
2 445 |
2 445 |
|
|
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
None |
125 |
|
150 |
192 |
|
|
163 |
370 |
|
|
Food and Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority |
|
114 |
114 |
|
124 |
124 |
|
|
192 |
192 |
|
|
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
0 |
0 |
|
18 |
96 |
|
|
0 |
5 |
|
|
Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
7 845 |
31 |
|
5 275 |
252 |
|
|
6 617 |
2 043 |
|
|
Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
3 488 |
1 377 |
|
2 450 |
1 286 |
|
|
519 |
1 350 |
|
Sector Education and Training Authority |
Financial Year (Period) |
|
|
|
Transport Education and Training Authority |
|
59 |
37 |
|
319 |
252 |
|
|
400 |
400 |
|
|
Banking Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
2 565 |
51 |
|
481 |
149 |
|
|
911 |
352 |
|
|
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
712 |
712 |
|
766 |
766 |
|
|
125 |
125 |
|
|
Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
1 671 |
322 |
|
1 885 |
58 |
|
|
1 102 |
67 |
|
|
Media, Advertising, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
3 177 |
1 593 |
|
1 984 |
1 345 |
|
|
2 797 |
971 |
|
|
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
|
389 |
288 |
|
439 |
381 |
|
|
427 |
430 |
|
|
Mining Qualifications Authority |
|
505 |
505 |
|
636 |
636 |
|
|
723 |
723 |
|
Sector Education and Training Authority |
Financial Year (Period) |
|
|
|
Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
1 291 |
911 |
|
751 |
301 |
|
|
1 246 |
747 |
|
|
Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
4 632 |
7 962 |
|
3 806 |
5 136 |
|
|
2 926 |
7 250 |
|
|
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
1 543 |
1 543 |
|
1 180 |
1 180 |
|
|
1 231 |
1 231 |
|
|
Agriculture sector education and training Authority |
|
229 |
229 |
|
359 |
359 |
|
|
704 |
704 |
|
|
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
952 |
952 |
|
833 |
833 |
|
|
796 |
796 |
|
|
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Education and Training Authority |
|
3 276 |
1 422 |
|
3 939 |
755 |
|
|
3 379 |
922 |
|
|
Construction Education and Training Authority |
|
59 |
281 |
|
82 |
213 |
|
|
99 |
516 |
|
|
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority |
|
1 673 |
854 |
|
1 923 |
1 082 |
|
|
889 |
432 |
3.The Human Sciences Research Council Policy Brief (February 2014) regarding Learnerships and Apprenticeships: Key mechanisms for skills development and capability building in South Africa, demonstrates that learnership and apprenticeship systems lead to employment. They tracked the trajectories of individuals after completing these qualifications, with a hypothesis that it might be difficult for them to access the labour market.
It was evident that the majority of apprenticeship and learnership participants, i.e. 70% and 86% respectively, completed their qualifications and experienced a smooth transition directly into stable employment. For example, 90% of those who completed a learnership reported that they were employed in permanent positions. Most were absorbed by the formal sector in large private firms or by the public sector, and just over half were employed at the same workplace as their experiential training.
07 November 2018 - NW2893
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What number of institutions of higher learning in the country have contracts with a certain company (name furnished) as at 9 October 2018 and (b) what (i) is the (aa) value and (bb) length of the contract in each case and (ii) are the relevant details of the goods and services that the specified company provides in each case?
Reply:
(a) Seven (7) universities have confirmed that they have contracts with South Point while fifteen (15) universities have no contracts with the company. Four (4) universities, i.e. University of Cape Town, University of Fort Hare, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Vaal University of Technology did not respond.
(b)The details related to each confirmed contract, as provided by the institutions, are indicated in the table below:
|
Name of University |
|
(bb) Length of the contract |
(ii) Goods and services provided |
|
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
R45 729 920 |
1 February 2018 to |
Student accommodation for 1 535 students |
|
University of Johannesburg |
R13 942 442 for 2018 |
1 January 2018 to |
Student accommodation for NSFAS recipients |
|
Mangosuthu University |
Value of the three-year contract R51 734 664 (R1 437 074 per month) |
Three-year contract ending in December 2020 |
Student accommodation |
|
Nelson Mandela University |
R12 906 625 for 2018 |
The length of the contract is one year subject to renewal if the company complies with the minimum accreditation requirements. |
Student accommodation consisting of 607 beds, with a study area, kitchenettes, recreational areas, IT facilities, security and cleaning of common areas. |
|
Sefako Makgatho University |
R26 485 400 for 2018 |
1 January 2011 to |
Student accommodation for 992 students |
|
University of Western Cape |
R7 257 000 |
01 February 2018 to |
Student accommodation for 248 students |
|
University of the Witwatersrand |
R 2 700 000 for six months |
1 July 2018 to 30 November 2018 |
Emergency student accommodation for 270 students |
02 November 2018 - NW2835
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What number of the students who were awarded funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for the 2018 academic year had not received their funding as at 20 September 2018 and (b) for what number of the specified students was funding (i) not yet paid to the institution due to (aa) a lack of registration data that must be received by NSFAS and (bb) the student not having signed a bursary agreement despite registration data having been received by NSFAS, (ii) paid to the institution, but not allocated to a student due to a lack of remittances sent with the payment to the institution and (iii) (aa) not yet received by the student for other reason(s) and (bb) what is the number of affected students in respect of each other reason?
Reply:
(a) A student only becomes eligible for funding once they have been approved as financially eligible by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and is academically eligible through the confirmation of registration by the relevant institution. As of 12 October 2018, 3 242 students, who had been confirmed as eligible for funding and signed their agreements, was being processed for payment.
(b) (i) (aa) The NSFAS system automatically generates a link for a student to sign their NSFAS Bursary Agreement once their registration data has been successfully matched to NSFAS data. NSFAS was waiting for registration data from institutions for 9 194 students who are financially eligible.
(bb) 48 104 Contracts issued to students remain unsigned.
(ii) Since 1 September 2018, payments to institutions were sent with remittance information. Reconciliations for earlier upfront payments are still in progress.
(iii) None.
23 October 2018 - NW2757
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What number of (a) cases of (i) rape, (ii) gender-based violence, (iii) murder, (iv) homicide and (v) fatal attacks have been reported at each campus of each (aa) university and (bb) technical and vocational education and training college since 1 January 2014 and (b) the specified cases (i) went to court and (ii) resulted in convictions; (2) will her department be monitoring the rates of gender-based violence occurring on campuses in order to assess whether her department’s new gender-based violence policy is having an effect; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- The Department currently does not routinely monitor such cases at university and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) campuses. The Department has initiated a process to collect such data from institutions and developed an instrument to be distributed to institutions. Once responses have been received, a report will be provided.
- The Gender Based Violence (GBV) Policy and Strategic Framework is still in the process of development. HEAIDS developed the draft GBV Policy and Strategic Framework, and handed them over to the Department on 26 August 2018. The formal policy development process still needs to be conducted, such as conducting further external consultation, including with the Departments of Social Development, Health, Women, Justice and Constitutional Development, and the National Prosecuting Agency; a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Study needs to be conducted; and a public comments process. The GBV Policy and Strategic Framework will provide an implementation plan that includes monitoring and reporting on incidents. Once finalised and published, the Department will monitor the implementation of the policy.
17 October 2018 - NW2623
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether her department’s language policy on higher education, of which the concept was published in the Government Gazette of 23 February 2018, has already been finalised; if not, (a) which processes are still outstanding and (b) what is the timeframe for finalisation; if so, when will it be published; (2) whether her department received and considered submissions from (a) the SA Academy for Arts and Science, (b) the Afrikaans Language Board and (c) Afriforum; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (3) whether, if the specified policy is not yet finalised, she will possibly consider hosting a symposium in order to refine it; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether she has found that the policy is in compliance with her obligation under subsection 6(4) of the Constitution, 1996, to regulate and monitor the use of official languages by means of legislative and other measures, as subsection 27(2) of the Higher Education Act, Act 101 of 1997, has the aforementioned as its underlying basis; (5) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. The Department is still in the process of finalising the Language Policy for Higher Education, which was published in February 2018 for public comment.
(a) The draft was a revision of the 2002 Language Policy for Higher Education. The Department received a large volume of submissions/inputs from various stakeholders, mainly universities and agencies interested in language development in South Africa. The Department has analysed these inputs and is in the process of developing a final draft taking into account the various comments received. The following aspects of the policy are still outstanding:
- Department must submit and request the advice of the Council on Higher Education, as required in terms of the Higher Education Act (Act 101 of 1997); this advice may lead to further policy changes; and
- Socio-Economic Impact Assessment.
(b) The Department envisages that the final policy will be published by 31 March 2019.
2. The Department received submissions from the SA Academy for Arts and Science and AfriForum. No submission was received from the Afrikaans Language Board. All submissions are being considered to ensure that the language policy is consistent with the Constitution and begins to address the historical marginalisation of indigenous African languages. The relevant details of the submissions are as follows:
The SA Academy for Arts and Science welcomed the revised Language Policy for Higher Education and proposed that specific universities be assigned to develop indigenous South African languages. It called for research to be done to establish guiding principles and procedures for the development of new terminology for African languages. Moreover, the Academy suggests that a core cohort of lecturers proficient in African languages be developed to ensure that there are lecturers who can teach in these languages.
Afriforum generally welcomed the review of the policy and called for funding allocations to be made in support of multilingualism at universities. It highlighted the fundamental right of learners/students to receive education in their mother tongue or language of their choice. It supported the proposed partnerships with the Department of Basic Education in promoting the development of all indigenous languages in South Africa. It welcomed the explicit recognition of Afrikaans as an indigenous South African language in the policy.
3. The Department has already held a number of symposiums and seminars on this matter and is not planning to hold any others before the policy is finalised. However, the Department will continue to engage with universities and other relevant bodies regarding the implementation of the policy once it is published.
4. The revision of the Language Policy for Higher Education is being done in compliance with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and the Higher Education Act of 1997
(Act 101 of 1997).
5. The Minister will communicate to all stakeholders once the policy has been published in the government gazette for implementation.
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17 October 2018 - NW2758
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether she has found that students who recently walked out of an examination at the University of Limpopo did so because the examination was deemed too difficult; if not, (2) whether she has found that the walk-out was staged due to a different reason; if so, what (a) was the reason, (b) are the further relevant details of the walk-out, (c) action will be taken to address the situation and (d) consequences will be faced by the students who walked out?
Reply:
1. The University of Limpopo responded to the posed question as follows:
The session was not an examination paper as reported in social and mainstream print and electronic media. It was a scheduled test for the second semester Education Studies (HEDA032) module. While the preliminary outcome of the investigation indicates that the test content was of an appropriate standard, the test cover had mistakes, which resulted in a small number of students disrupting the test session.
(2) (a) and (b) While the Department of Education Studies, in which the module is located, has sufficient summative and formative assessment moderation procedures in place, it was found that the test in question was not subjected to these checks. This unfortunately has been found to be one of the contributory factors that led to the disruptions of the test.
(c) Students and staff (lecturer, invigilators, Head of Department and Director of the School) are being subjected to a formal investigation process.
(d) The matter is still under investigation.
17 October 2018 - NW2815
Kwankwa, Mr NL to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
By what date will she commit to finalise the payment of the outstanding (a) salary from April 2010 to October 2017, (b) the promised pension arrangement and (c) promised leave gratuity as undertaken by her department on 26 October 2017 to Mr Dyafta (details furnished)?
Reply:
Mr Dyafta is not an employee of the Department of Higher Education and Training. Mr Dyafta was transferred to the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape after the migration process on 1 April 2015. The question should therefore be directed to the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape.
17 October 2018 - NW2406
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What periods were set from the last examination session for the target dates for the bulk release of examination results for the (a) National Accredited Technical Education Diploma and (c) National Certificate (Vocational) at each public technical and vocational education and training college since the November 2015 examination cycle, (d) how do the periods differ from those set in the previous 10 years and (d) what are the reasons for any changes; (2) whether any delays were experienced in the publication of examination results for the specified programmes since the November 2015 examination cycle; if so, (a) why was the publication of the results delayed, (b) which subjects’ results were delayed, (c) for what amount of time were the results delayed and (d) what mechanisms have been put in place to eliminate these delays in the future?
Reply:
- (a)-(c) The dates for the bulk release of examination results for the National Accredited Technical Education Diploma and National Certificate (Vocational) at each public Technical and Vocational Education and Training college since the November 2015 examination cycle are provided in the table below.
|
Qualification |
Examination cycle |
Scheduled release dates |
Actual dates (exceptions are given in 2(a) below) |
|
Engineering Studies (ES) |
April 2015 |
11 May 2015 |
22 May 2015 |
|
August 2015 |
04 September 2015 |
04 September 2015 |
|
|
November 2015 |
13 January 2016 |
31 December 2015 |
|
|
Business Studies (BS) |
June 2015 |
17 July 2015 |
17 July 2015 |
|
November 2015 |
13 January 2016 |
31 December 2015 |
|
|
November 2015 |
13 January 2016 |
31 December 2015 |
|
|
Engineering Studies (ES) |
April 2016 |
10 May 2016 |
10 May 2016 |
|
August 2016 |
06 September 2016 |
06 September 2016 |
|
|
November 2016 |
31 December 2016 |
31 December 2016 |
|
|
Business Studies (BS) |
June 2016 |
13 July 2016 |
12 July 2016 |
|
November 2016 |
31 December 2016 |
30 December 2016 |
|
|
November 2016 |
31 December 2017 |
30 December 2017 |
|
|
Engineering Studies (ES) |
April 2017 |
09 May 2017 |
09 May 2017 |
|
August 2017 |
05 September 2017 |
05 September 2017 |
|
|
November 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
|
|
Business Studies (BS) |
June 2017 |
18 July 2017 |
18 July 2017 |
|
November 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
|
|
November 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
31 December 2017 |
d) The target dates for the bulk release of examination results for the 2015-2017 academic years are more or less the same with insignificant changes due to college recess periods. These dates are in line with those of the past 10 years for both NATED and NC (V) qualifications respectively.
However, there were minor changes to the release date for November examinations. From 2015, the release of results was moved from between the 3rd and 8th January to 31 December. This change was made to afford colleges’ the opportunity to distribute results and conduct candidate registration in time for the new academic year.
To standardise raw marks, the Department is required by Umalusi to capture 95% for a subject to be considered suitable for standardisation. This is an increase from 80% for NATED qualifications.
Largely due to the introduction of an offline data capturing desktop system which provides an easy-to-use mechanism for the capturing of marks, there has been a significant improvement in respect of the timeous release of results compared to the previous ten years. The delays experienced in the release of the results were remnants of challenges inherited with the function shift of the TVET colleges from Provincial Education Departments to the Department of Higher Education and Training.
2. (a)-(c) Despite the general improvement in the timeous release of results there have been exceptions to this.
The Department may only standardise raw marks where the capture rate meets the required 95% as already indicated. In smaller cohorts of students, for example 1 to 14 students, the capture rate needs to be 100% before the subject results can be released.
The Department may not release results for the following reasons:
- Where an irregularity reported during the conduct of examinations is of such a nature that it affects the overall integrity of the subject, e.g. suspected leakage of papers. In this instance, the results for affected subjects are released as soon as the investigation is completed if nothing wrong is found.
- Where a candidate is alleged to have engaged in an act of dishonesty during an examination, e.g. copying, ghost writing, and crib notes. The national policy allows for 21 days for the candidate to be informed of the alleged irregularity post resulting and a final decision on the candidate’s status (guilty / not guilty) is made by the National Examinations Irregularities Committee on the basis of reports and evidence submitted and investigations where required. In such instances, the results for the affected candidates are only released where a candidate has been found not guilty.
- Candidates who wrote examinations starting from the November 2016 examinations without complying with the minimum examination admission requirements (MQ) as indicated in Memorandum 46 of 2015 as well as 80% attendance. These candidates were reflected as MQ in the Schedule of Results released to centres and would therefore not receive a subject result for the affected subject(s). Unfortunately, despite the instruction in Memorandum 46 of 2015, a significant number of candidates who did not meet the requirements were still allowed to write the examinations, which shows that colleges fail to manage the implementation of the minimum examination entry requirements.
- Where the examination centre has not submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of a subject, the raw marks may not be processed to generate subject results. In instances where a centre submits an outstanding mark (777) the accompanying evidence (scripts, portfolios of evidence) must be verified by both the Department and the quality council before the raw marks can be captured and the results for the affected subjects or candidates are released. This verification process can delay the release of the results of the affected students because Umalusi needs to verify the marks that are submitted outside the examination cycle.
- Where an examination centre submitted incorrect raw marks and requests the amendment of a mark, the accompanying evidence (scripts, portfolios of evidence) must be verified by both the Department and Umalusi before the raw marks can be amended and the results for the affected candidates are released. This also causes the delay in the release of the results of few affected students.
While the Department is responsible for the entire value chain, some functions are performed by different role players as follows: quality assurance, standardisation and approval of results (Umalusi and QCTO); the development and maintenance of the examination IT system {State Information Technology Agency (SITA)}, processing of examination results (the Department), distribution of results to candidates (TVET colleges).
Generally, the bulk release for the November examination results are released earlier than anticipated to afford colleges an opportunity to begin the new academic year on time. Where the results were not released on the scheduled date, this was due to the non-submission of raw marks on the part of the examination centre; examination irregularities; or due to examination technical IT system challenges.
Delays in the bulk release of 2015 examinations results
A National Examination Irregularities Committee (NEIC) has been established to manage irregularities and to ensure that the results of those found guilty are declared null and void. The core business of the committee is to protect the integrity of the results.
Irregularities can take place at any point in the value chain or organisation and it is always a challenging task to detect the genesis of the irregularities
For the April 2015 examinations all NATED subject results were delayed by approximately 4-9 days due to SITA examination IT processing problems.
For June 2015 examinations all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates except for some subjects where the electronic file submitted by the examination centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates or did not fully upload onto the examinations IT system. As a result, the outstanding mark sheets/marks were sourced and the “missing” marks were captured at the beginning of the academic year and an updated schedule of results were released on a date following the bulk release date.
For August 2015 examinations all subjects’ results were released on scheduled dates with the exception of the 25 subjects, namely, Electrical Trade Theory N2, Electro-Technology N3, Engineering Drawing N3, Engineering Science N1, Engineering Science N2, Engineering Science N3, Fitting and Machining Theory N2, Industrial Electronics N2, Industrial Electronics N3, Mathematics N2-N3 and Mechanotechnology N3, Engineering Science N4, Electrotechnics N4, Industrial Electronics N4-N6, Mathematics N4-N6, Mechanotechnics N4-N5, Power Machines N5-N6 and Supervisory Management N6 due to alleged irregularities. These results were delayed with approximately 7-22 days due to the nature of examination anomalies, which required a protracted investigation before the release of the results.
For December 2015 examinations, the results of more than 600 subjects were released on scheduled dates. There were delays in releasing the results of NC(V) (i.e. Stored Programme Systems Level 4); and 3 NATED (i.e. Industrial Orientation N3, Motor Trade Theory N3 and Mechanical Drawing and Design N5) subjects’. This was due to Umalusi requesting re-marking of the scripts of these subjects at certain raw mark intervals (i.e. 30-39% and 40-49%).
Bulk release of 2016 examination results
For April 2016 examinations, all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates with the exception of four subjects (4) (i.e. Plating and Structural Steel Drawings N3, Electrical Trade Theory N3, Water Treatment Practice N3 and Waste-Water Treatment Practice N3). The delays were due to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of these subjects. The remaining results were released on 16 May 2016, shortly after the scheduled release on 10th May.
For June 2016 examination all NATED results were released on the scheduled dates, except that there were gaps in the subject results for examination centres where the electronic file submitted by the examination centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates. The outstanding mark sheets/marks were sourced and an updated schedule of results were released on a mop-up date following the bulk release date.
For August 2016 examinations all subjects’ results were released on scheduled dates with the exception of 8 subjects, namely, Engineering Science N3, Mathematics N3, N4, N5, Mechano-Technology N3, Electrotechinics N3 and Engineering drawing N2 due to alleged irregularities. In addition, Plant Operation Theory N2 examination results were not released on the scheduled date owing to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of this subject. A protracted investigation into examination anomalies delayed these results by 1-23 days.
For December 2016 examinations all subjects’ results were released on scheduled dates with exception of Engineering Science N3, Engineering Science N2, Mathematics N5, Building Drawing N3 and Electrical Trade theory N2 due to alleged irregularities. The results of 13 subjects were delayed due to low capture rate: Aircraft Maintenance theory N3, Aircraft Metalwork Theory N3, Building Drawing N3, Building Science N2, Digital Electronics N4, Electronic Trade Theory N2, Engineering Science N3, Logic Systems N3, Mathematics N5, Motor Electrical Theory N5, Refrigeration N3, and Water and Waste-water Treatment Practice N2. These results were released between 4-10 days after the bulk release of results.
Bulk release of 2017 examinations results
For April 2017 examination all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates, except where the electronic file submitted by exam centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates (i.e. it was incomplete) or did not fully upload onto the examinations IT system. An updated schedule of results were released on a mop-up date following the bulk release date.
For June 2017 examination all NATED subject results were released on the scheduled dates except, as indicated previously, where the electronic file submitted by exam centre did not include the raw marks for all candidates (i.e. it was incomplete) or did not fully upload onto the examinations IT system. These were addressed as indicated previously.
For August 2017 examinations all NATED results were released on the scheduled dates with the exception of following subjects, namely, Rigging Theory N2, and Logic Systems N5 owing to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of these subjects. The results for these subjects were released on 10 September 2017 (three days after bulk release).
For December 2017 examinations all results were released on scheduled dates with exception of 5 NATED subjects, where there were alleged irregularities, namely, Engineering Science N3, Industrial Electronics N2, Mathematics N2, N3 and MechanoTechnology N2. In addition, there were delays in the release of results for 2 NATED subjects (i.e. Radio Theory N1 and Motor Bodywork Theory N3); and 4 NC (V) subjects (i.e. Engineering Fabrication-Sheet Metalwork L3, isiXhosa First Additional Language L3, Engineering Fabrication- Sheet Metalwork L4, ixiXhosa First Additional Language L4). These results were delayed by approximately 5 days due to the examination centres not having submitted all the raw marks for all of the components of this subject.
(d) The Department conducts a mock end-to-end examination process to simulate the examination process in order to diagnose any examination IT system challenges for improvement purposes. The Department has also met with all role players in the value chain and formed a technical task team to look at all examination challenges including certifications in between examinations. The Director-General also instituted weekly meetings with the SITA Chief Executive Officer and both SITA and departmental senior managers responsible for the examinations function. These meetings have been instrumental in ensuring that the pressure is kept on SITA to resolve the exam IT system challenges and is the reason that substantial improvements have been made in resulting in the past two years.
The Department has built capacity to conduct investigations of any reported examination anomalies or irregularities. Papers that are reported to have been leaked are replaced. If the paper has already been written, the scripts of the candidates are audited to assess if there are common responses that may suggest that candidates had prior access to the paper. The Department has made significant progress in eliminating the phenomenon of leakages. Umalusi commended the Department for managing the April 2018 examination leakages; while in August 2018, the allegations were not confirmed and Umalusi approved the results.
The Department issued a non-compliance directive to all public TVET colleges that displayed non-compliance to a lesser or greater extent in respect to the non-submission or incorrect submission of raw marks. This process has resulted in a significant improvement in terms of the timeous release of results compared to the previous ten years.
Finally, the development of the new integrated examination computer system is at an advanced stage and the data migration process, which entails the transfer of the old SITA data to the new system, is ongoing. The Provincial Education Departments and national examination officials have already tested and assessed the completed modules against the user requirements/ specifications
17 October 2018 - NW2574
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What is the total number of (i) deputy directors-general and (ii) chief directors that are employed in (aa) an acting and (bb) a permanent capacity in her department and (b) what is the total number of women in each case; (2) (a) what is the total number of (i) chief executive officers and (ii) directors of each entity reporting to her and (b) what is the total number of women in each case?
Reply:
1.The table below shows the total number of Deputy Directors-General and Chief Directors employed on an acting and permanent capacity in the Department and the total number of women in each case.
|
(aa) Acting |
(bb) Permanent |
Total Number |
|
|
(a) (i) Deputy Directors-General |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
(b) Women |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
(aa) Acting |
(bb) Permanent |
Total Number |
|
|
(a) (ii) Chief Directors |
7 |
23 |
30 |
|
(b) Women |
1 |
8 |
9 |
2. The entities reporting to the Department have provided the following information to the question posed.
|
Entity |
(a)(i) Chief Executive Officers |
|
(b) Number of women |
|
Council on Higher Education |
1 |
7 including 1 in an acting position |
4 |
|
National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
1 |
26 |
9 |
|
South African Qualifications Authority |
1 |
11 |
8 |
|
21 Sector Education and Training Authorities |
21 (7 filled and 14 vacant with acting CEOs) |
184 |
104 |
|
National Skills Fund |
1 |
15 |
9 |
|
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations |
1 |
6 |
3 |
17 October 2018 - NW2742
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What is the total number of students who enrolled in (a) community education and training colleges, (b) technical and vocational education and training colleges and (c) universities in each of the past 10 academic years?
Reply:
The total number of students enrolled in Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and universities for the past 10 academic years are provided below:
|
Academic year |
a) CET Colleges |
b) TVET Colleges |
c) Universities |
|
* |
** |
799 490 |
|
* |
** |
837 776 |
|
* |
358 393 |
892 936 |
|
* |
400 273 |
938 201 |
|
* |
657 690 |
953 373 |
|
* |
639 618 |
983 698 |
|
* |
702 383 |
969 154 |
|
283 602 |
737 880 |
985 212 |
|
273 431 |
705 397 |
975 837 |
|
262 156 |
In the process of quality checking for official release in November 2018 |
1 036 984 *** |
* The enrolment data for CET colleges is provided from the 2015 academic year onwards as CET colleges were only established in 2015.
** Enrolment data prior to 2010 resides with the Department of Education.
*** Provisional data as verification will be finalised by 31 October 2018.
27 September 2018 - NW2611
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether she has been informed of (a) the allegations and (b) the case that has been opened against the Chief Executive Officer and members of the board of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) has she instituted an investigation and/or followed up on the allegations and the case; if not, why; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) The Minister has received two letters containing allegations of maladministration and corruption against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Board from NIHSS staff, as well as a whistle-blower.
(b) The Minister has not been made aware of any case opened against the CEO or the Board.
2. The Director-General on 20 August 2018 requested the Board of NIHSS to investigate the allegations mentioned above and provide a response to the Department on how they have been addressed. The response was received on 04 September 2018 and is currently being analysed. This response covers the allegations made by the staff and a whistle-blower. The Board has requested the CEO and Human Resource unit to respond to the allegations contained within the formal letter of collective grievance.
27 September 2018 - NW2607
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What are the names of all institutions of higher learning where (a) cleaning, (b) gardening, (c) catering and (d) security staff are insourced?
Reply:
The Department does not routinely collect information on the way in which services are managed at individual universities and the management thereof. The Department requested all universities to respond whether or not they have insourced cleaning, gardening, catering and security staff. The responses from universities are provided in the table below.
|
Institution |
(a) Cleaning |
(b) Gardening |
(c) Catering |
(d) Security staff |
|
1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
No response |
|||
|
2. University of Cape Town |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
|
3. Central University of Technology |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
|
4. Durban University of Technology |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
|
5. University of Fort Hare |
No response |
|||
|
6. University of the Free State |
No response |
|||
|
7. University of Johannesburg |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
|
8. University of Limpopo |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
|
9. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
|
10. University of |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced (Insourcing will be done with effect from 1 January 2019) |
Outsourced University pays a subvention |
|
11. Nelson Mandela University |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
|
12. North-West University |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Potch Campus Insourced: 19% Vaal Campus Insourced Mafikeng Campus: Outsourced |
Potch Campus Insourced: 59% Vaal Campus Outsourced Mafikeng Campus: Insourced: 9% |
|
13. University of Pretoria |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
|
14. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced |
|
15. Sol Plaatje University |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced University pays a subvention |
Insourcing in process and will commence on |
|
16. University of South Africa |
Insourced |
Insourcing underway |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
|
17. Stellenbosch University |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
|
18. Tshwane University of Technology |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
|
19. Vaal University of Technology |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
|
20. University of Venda |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Insourced (except for student catering) |
Insourced |
|
21. Walter Sisulu University |
Outsourced: 90% |
Outsourced: 90% |
Insourced only for staff on Mthatha campus |
Outsourced: 95% |
|
22. University of the Western Cape |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
|
23. University of the Witwatersrand |
No response |
|||
|
24. University of Zululand |
Insourced |
Insourced |
Outsourced |
Insourced |
19 September 2018 - NW2437
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What is the (a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her and (b)(i) nature, (ii) value and (iii) length of each investment?
Reply:
(a) (i) None
(ii) None
(b) (i) None
(ii) None
(iii) None
19 September 2018 - NW2340
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What is the total number of instances of corruption at each institution of higher learning in the country that have been reported to her department or which her department has been made aware of by the police in the 2017-18 financial year, (b) what are the reported allegations in each case, (c) was each allegation investigated, (d) what was the outcome of each investigation and (e) what is the name of each person who is implicated;
Reply:
1. (a) In terms of South African criminal law, corruption is defined as follows: Anybody who accepts any gratification from anybody else, or offers or gives any gratification (benefit) to anybody else in order to influence the receiver to conduct herself, himself or itself in a way, which amounts to the unlawful or irregular exercise of any duties.
Six cases of corruption at universities were reported to the Department in the 2017/18 financial year. The South African Police Services has not brought any cases to the attention of the Department.
It is important to note that this response does not include a variety of general complaints and allegations received by the Department in 2017/18 against institutions. These complaints are often of a vague nature and do not contain any evidence to support allegations of corruption. Such complaints have been referred to universities to investigate, and they have been requested to provide reports on these matters to the Department.
The details of the cases reported in the 2017/18 financial year are listed below.
|
Institution |
(b) Cases reported |
(c) Status of investigation |
(d) Outcome |
(e) Person(s) allegedly involved |
|
1. University of Johannesburg (UJ) |
|
The University concluded a forensic investigation. |
Both persons have left the University. The University has laid criminal charges against the implicated persons and is implementing the recommendations of the forensic report. |
The former Chairperson of Council Professor Marcus and the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Finance Professor van Schoor. |
|
2. UJ uncovered irregularities with regard to payments made to the President of their Convocation. The President of Convocation was a member of Council at the time and was paid for a service that he did not provide. He also failed to disclose his business interests to the University Council. |
The University concluded a forensic investigation. |
The President of the Convocation resigned from the UJ Council. |
Mr Mbali Mkhonto. |
|
|
3. Improper use of a credit card by the Vice-Chancellor. |
The University concluded a forensic investigation. |
The University is implementing the recommendations of the forensic report. |
Former Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ihron Rensburg. |
|
|
2. University of Venda (Univen) |
4. During a monitoring visit to Univen at the end of August 2017, the Department discovered that there were a number of abandoned infrastructure projects. The Department queried the reasons for the contractors abandoning the projects, and due to the cost implications and the possibility of corruption allegations, requested Univen to investigate the matter. |
In October 2017, the Univen Council instituted an independent forensic investigation into the abandoned infrastructure projects. The university has informed the Minister that the results of this investigation are currently being finalised and will be submitted to Council at its next meeting, after which the Minister will be fully informed of the outcome. |
Awaiting the forensic report. |
Awaiting the forensic report. |
|
5. In early 2018, the Department was made aware that in 2017, Univen, through its investment company, the Univen Innovate Growth Company (UIGC), entered into various agreements with private companies to develop infrastructure at the university campus in Thohoyandou. Univen did not request Ministerial approval for the proposed developments as is required by Higher Education Act, and there were alleged irregularities in the process. |
The Minister issued a directive to Univen in terms of section 42 of the Higher Education Act, instructing the Univen Council not to restart the process of procuring or developing any new infrastructure, including through the UIGC. The Minister informed Univen of her intention to appoint an Independent Assessor to undertake an investigation into the affairs of Univen in terms of section 44 of the Act and provided the university an opportunity to respond before acting. |
Departmental officials are currently assessing Univen’s response to the Minister’s directive. The Minister will apply her mind to the matter and decide on further action once this assessment is complete. |
UIGC, university management and Council. |
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3. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) |
6. UKZN is conducting forensic investigations into admissions fraud at UKZN. This has also been reported to the HAWKS. |
The investigation is ongoing. |
Awaiting the outcome of the investigation. |
Awaiting the outcome of the investigation. |
11 September 2018 - NW2384
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What (a) were the (i) circumstances and (ii) reasons that informed the decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under administration and (b) are the terms of reference of such administration?
Reply:
a) (i) The Minister has through engagement with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in 2018, raised serious concerns about the failure of NSFAS to effectively confirm funding for students and disburse funding timeously to students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and universities. The Department with experts from the sector and support of the Board has provided support to the entity during 2017 and 2018. However, despite this support, the entity continues to face serious challenges in its business processes, IT systems, capacity, policies and controls.
(ii) These challenges have had a grave effect on the student-funding environment since 2017 and have been exacerbated in 2018. Should these matters not be addressed urgently, the challenges facing the entity will continue to negatively impact on the effective implementation of government funding for poor and working-class students to enable them to access higher education and training, and succeed in their studies.
(b) The Administrator will take over the governance, management and administration of NSFAS for one year. The general and specific Terms of Reference of the Administrator during this period will be to:
- Ensure the effective close out of the 2017 and 2018 student-funding cycles. This involves resolving data integration challenges as a matter of urgency, finalising all necessary funding decisions, ensuring reconciliation of funding data between universities and TVET colleges and NSFAS, ensuring that all the necessary agreements are in place, students are accurately funded and recorded, and ensure that all NSFAS qualifying students receive funding;
- Oversee the opening of the 2019 online applications process, ensure that all necessary partnerships for managing the applications process are in place and can be effectively monitored, and develop and manage a communications plan for the application period;
- Develop, in consultation with the Department, universities and TVET colleges, an effective and realistic plan for the 2019 funding cycle and ensure that all parties understand all their roles and responsibilities, and any necessary implementation support is made available as needed;
- Ensure that the entity pays adequate attention to both TVET colleges and universities in all aspects of its core business processes;
- Put in place the necessary management and governance controls to ensure that all risks for the 2019 student funding cycle are appropriately managed, with the support of the Department and institutions as necessary;
- Ensure that adequate plans are in place to make funding decisions at the earliest possible time of the year and as close to the period of registration as possible;
- Manage the day-to-day work of the entity, and steer NSFAS to address its operational challenges fully. This will include the strengthening of structures, systems and policies that will ensure good governance and effective management of the core operational mandate of NSFAS;
- Oversee all necessary forensic and other investigations necessary for the effective operation and management of the entity;
- Work closely with the Ministerial Committee of Inquiry appointed by the Minister to review the business processes of the entity and make long-term recommendations on the future models, structures, systems and business processes necessary for an effective NSFAS; and
- Maintain a close and productive working relationship between NSFAS and universities and TVET colleges, with a view of re-establishing a NSFAS presence on campuses from 2018 onwards.
The Administrator will report to the Minister of Higher Education and Training or her delegated officials. In addition to other forms of communication and interaction with the Ministry and Department, the Administrator is expected to submit a written report every three months on the progress made regarding the issues mentioned above. The Administrator may appoint technical experts where necessary to assist in the different areas.
11 September 2018 - NW2419
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What programmes for the Continuous Professional Training and Development of teachers at special needs schools are (i) currently being implemented and (ii) planned for future academic years and (b) what number of teachers are trained or will be trained in each programme?
Reply:
a) The development of inclusive education competence begins in initial teacher education programmes, and deeper specialisation is developed through continuing professional development programmes.
Universities offer initial teacher education and continuing professional development qualification programmes for teachers based on the policy requirements stipulated in the Policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (PMRTEQ) (Department of Higher Education and Training 2011, revised in 2015).
The PMRTEQ makes it possible for universities to offer the following initial teacher education programmes:
- Bachelor of Education (BEd) (480 credits, NQF level 7); and
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (120 credits, NQF Level 7).
The PMRTEQ requires that all BEd and PGCE graduates “must be knowledgeable about inclusive education and skilled in identifying and addressing barriers to learning, as well as in curriculum differentiation to address the needs of individual learners within a grade.”
(PMRTEQ, page 25 and 29)
The PMRTEQ specifies 11 basic competencies for beginner teachers. One of the competencies requires that “Newly qualified teachers must understand diversity in the South African context in order to teach in a manner that includes all learners. They must also be able to identify learning or social problems and work in partnership with social providers to address these.” (PMRTEQ, page 62)
To support the implementation of these policy directives, the Department is implementing the Teacher Education for Inclusive Teaching (TEfIT) Project. This project involves the collaborative development of knowledge and practice standards for inclusive teaching and supporting curriculum frameworks, courses and course materials that universities can use for the development of new and existing teachers’ inclusive teaching competence. The goal is that all new teachers graduating from initial teacher education programmes are able to address inclusive education competently in their practice.
A further component of the TEfIT Project involves support for three universities to develop as centres of specialisation for special needs education in three areas. The University of Pretoria is being supported to develop as a centre of specialisation for Visual Impairment Studies, the University of the Witwatersrand for Deaf Studies, and the University of Johannesburg for Neurological-Developmental Learning Needs. These centres will have the function of training specialist teachers who work/will work in special schools, special schools resource centres and full-service schools, and of leading research in these areas to inform policy and practice.
The three universities are developing programmes aligned with the PMRTEQ and Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework.
Table 1: Continuous Professional Development programmes under development by the three universities
|
University |
Programmes under development |
Target date for offering of programmes |
|
University of Pretoria |
Advanced Certificate: Inclusive Education (Barriers to Learning: Learning Difficulties) |
2020 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours): (Special Needs and Inclusive Education) |
2020 |
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Advanced Diploma in Education: Visual Impairment Studies |
2020 |
|
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University of |
Post Graduate Diploma in Deaf Education (South African Sign Language as a language specialisation ) |
2020 |
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Bachelor of Education Honours (Deaf Education) |
2020 |
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University of Johannesburg |
Advanced Diploma in Education: Remedial Education |
2020 |
|
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Inclusive Education) |
2020 |
Other universities are also active in this area. The latest audited 2016 data received from universities indicates the following Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) programme offerings.
Table 2: Headcount Enrolments (HC), Full-time Equivalent Enrolments (FTE) and Graduates (Grads) in active inclusive education/special needs education in 2016.
|
University and ACE Specialisation |
HC |
FTE |
Grads |
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Nelson Mandela University |
Education: SNE: Remedial |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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North West University |
Learner Support |
209 |
68 |
97 |
|
University of South Africa |
Inclusive Education |
41 |
15 |
28 |
|
University of Pretoria |
Special Needs Education |
71 |
41 |
50 |
The number and range of ACE programme offerings were much higher a few years ago, and many teachers completed their ACE qualifications with an inclusive education/remedial education/special needs education focus. The number of graduates are now declining because the ACE is not aligned to the HEQSF and being phased out. Universities will replace the ACE specialisations with Advanced Diplomas in Education and Postgraduate Diplomas in Education.
The scale at which the new Advanced Diplomas and Postgraduate Diplomas will be offered will be dependent on the extent to which the Department of Basic Education signals a need for them and teachers are supported to enrol for the specialist programmes.
It is not possible for the Department of Higher Education and Training to predict future numbers of teachers who will undertake these specialist programmes. This is dependent on the extent to which teachers choose to do these courses, or are specifically supported by the Department of Basic Education and provincial education departments to register for these programmes.
11 September 2018 - NW2410
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Has the University of Cape Town (UCT) begun to (a) plan and/or (b) construct the new art gallery promised at the time of the Fees Must Fall protests; if not, (i) why not and (ii) by what date will planning and construction begin; if so, what progress has been made in each case; (2) has UCT made overtures to, or offered an apology to, artists whose artworks were damaged, destroyed or censored during the Fees Must Fall protests; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the name of each artist with whom communication was made and (b) are the details of the communication that has taken place in each case; (3) (a) what number of artworks remain censored at UCT, either through being physically covered up or placed out of sight and (b)(i) which category of artworks remain censored and (ii) what is the name of each affected (aa) artist and (bb) artwork?
Reply:
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.
- UCT intends to construct an Art Gallery. However, this has not yet materialised due to competing capital projects and other priorities.
- UCT has not made any apologies to individual artists. However, UCT has condemned the vandalism and violence that led to the destruction of the Art Gallery.
- UCT does not censor artwork. Where artworks have been removed from public spaces on campus, this was to protect the artwork against possible damage during times of tension and facilitate on-going consultative processes around curatorial policies that are informed by the context of the university’s public spaces, which have become a subject of contestation.
UCT welcomes these debates while recognising the moral rights of artists and the need to balance the rights of various parties. The University does not acquire artwork with any condition, requirement or understanding that it will be on display forever. It remains the University’s prerogative to determine when, where and for how long it will display the artwork.
In respect of the Sarah Baartman sculpture, UCT will host an exhibition at the Ritchie Gallery from 20 September 2018 to 4 October 2018. In preparation for this exhibition, the sculpture has been removed from the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library. UCT remains committed to its programme of public debates about the display of artwork.
11 September 2018 - NW2379
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether she intends to support a presidential pardon for the convicted Fees Must Fall activists since the Government has agreed to the principle that education must be free?
Reply:
There is no provision in the relevant laws and regulations which allows for intervention or support by Ministers in the processing of Presidential pardons.
11 September 2018 - NW2466
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of rape incidents took place at each institution of higher learning in 2017?
Reply:
The Department does not collect such information as a matter of routine.
The Department requested all universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college to respond to the question. The table below provides the responses received from 20 universities.
|
University |
Number of rape incidents |
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1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
1 |
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2. University of Cape Town |
9 |
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3. Central University of Technology |
0 |
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4. Durban University of Technology |
1 |
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5. University of Johannesburg |
4 |
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6. University of Limpopo |
0 |
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7. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
0 |
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8. University of Mpumalanga |
0 |
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9. Nelson Mandela University |
5 |
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10 North-West University |
1 |
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11. University of Pretoria |
1 |
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12. Rhodes University |
2 |
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13. Sol Plaatje University |
0 |
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14. University of South Africa |
1 |
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15. Stellenbosch University |
0 |
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16. Tshwane University of Technology |
6 |
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17. University of Venda |
0 |
|
18. Walter Sisulu University |
7 |
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19. University of Western Cape |
2 |
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20. University of the Witwatersrand |
1 |
The table below provides the responses received from 4 TVET colleges.
|
TVET College |
Number of rape incidents |
|
1. Umfolozi TVET College |
1 |
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2. Majuba TVET College |
2 |
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3. Vuselela TVET College |
1 |
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4. Northlink TVET College |
3 |
10 September 2018 - NW2369
Mavunda, Mr RT to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the 23 member Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Reference Group which was recently appointed as part of the implementation of Phase 1 of the Recognition of Prior Learning Coordination Policy, to what extent will the work and implementation of the RPL Coordination Policy be underpinned by the findings and recommendations of the 2013 RPL Ministerial Task Team Report?
Reply:
The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Coordination Policy was published on
31 March 2016. The conceptual framework for the RPL policy was the findings and recommendations contained in the Report of the Ministerial Task Team (MTT). The MTT for RPL recommended that RPL must be used for access and credit, and advancement. The RPL policy establishes these as principles of RPL. The establishment of the RPL Reference Group was one of the recommendations of the MTT Report. The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the RPL Reference Group draws from the MTT Report, in aspects such as advising the Minister on how to fund RPL for the public, develop a strategy and implementation plan for the establishment of a coordinating mechanism for RPL, collaborate and support RPL centres, and advise the Minister on the professionalisation of RPL practitioners. The work of the RPL Reference Group is aligned to the ToR set out in the RPL Policy attached as an Annexure.
10 September 2018 - NW2317
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her, (b) what is the cause of each dispute, (c) what is the nature of each dispute and (d) on what date was each dispute (i) reported and (ii) resolved;
Reply:
- (a)(i) There are 56 disputes currently faced by the Department.
(ii) There are 50 disputes currently faced by the entities reporting to the Department.
(b)-(d) The details of the cause, nature, date of dispute reported and resolved of each dispute are provided in the table below:
Department:
Number of Conciliations | (b) Cause of dispute | (c ) Nature of dispute | (i) Date reported | (ii) Date resolved |
Employee 1 (Head Office) | Allegation of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 26/04/2018 | 26/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 2 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 11/06/2018 | 11/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 3 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 11/06/2018 | 11/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 4 (Motheo TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 18/04/2018 | 18/04/2018 Withdrawn |
Employee 5 (Motheo TVET College) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair Conduct - promotion | 26/04/2018 | 26/04/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Employee 6 (Head Office) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair Conduct - promotion | 30/04/2018 | 30/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 7 (Northlink TVET College) | Allegations of unfair conduct related to promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | Unfair Conduct - promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | 07/05/2018 | 07/05/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 8 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 24/05/2018 | 24/05/2018 Withdrawn by the Applicant |
Employee 9 (College of Cape Town) | Allegations of unfair conduct related to promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | Unfair Conduct - promotion, demotion, training, probation and benefits | 31/05/2018 | 31/05/2018 Withdrawn by the Applicant |
Employee 10 (Eastern Cape CET) | Allegations of demotion | Unfair Conduct - demotion | 07/06/2018 | 07/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 11 (Port Elizabeth TVET College) | Equal pay for equal value of work | Unfair Discrimination | 20/04/2018 | 20/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 12 (Motheo TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation or Application of Collective Agreement | 26/04/2018 | 26/04/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 13 (Central Johannesburg TVET College) | Allegations of refusal to disclose information | Protected disclosure of information | 04/05/2018 | 04/05/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 14 (Head Office) | Equal pay for equal value of work | Unfair Discrimination | 01/06/2018 | 01/06/2018 Unresolved |
Employee 15 (Coastal TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair Conduct - benefits | 10/04/2018 | 10/04/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Number of Arbitrations | (b) Cause of dispute | (c ) Nature of dispute | (i) Date reported | (ii) Date resolved |
Employee 1 (Coastal TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 01/04/2018 | 01/04/2018 Settlement reached |
Employee 2 (Head Office) | Allegation of unfair suspension | Unfair Suspension | 03/04/2018 | 03/04/2018 Settlement reached |
Employee 3 (Ikhala TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 05/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 4 (Taletso TVET College) | Allegations of non-renewal of fixed term contract | Fixed term contract | 12/04/2018 | 18/06/2018 Arbitration award in favour of Respondent |
Employee 5 (Buffalo City TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 12/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 6 (Eastcape Midlands TVET College) | Allegations of failure to provide conditions of service in terms of Basic Conditions of Employment Act | Provisions of basic conditions of employment act | 12/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 7 (Ekurhuleni West TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 13/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 8 (Letaba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 17/04/2018 | 08/05/2018 Arbitration award in favour of the Department |
Employee 9 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 19/04/2018 | 30/05/2018 Arbitration award in favour of the applicant |
Employee 10 (Port Elizabeth TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 23/04/2018 | 30/05/2018 Dispute withdrawn |
Employee 11 (South West Gauteng TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 24/04/2018 | 24/04/2018 Settlement reached |
Employee 12 (South West Gauteng TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 30/04/2018 | Pending |
Employee 13 (Orbit TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 02/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 14 (Maluti TVET College) | Allegations of unfair suspension | Unfair suspension or disciplinary action | 04/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 15 (Free State CET) | Allegations of termination of service based on Public Service Act Section 17(3) B | Termination of employment in terms of Public Service Act Section 17(3) b | 04/05/2018 | 04/05/2018 Matter dismissed |
Employee 16 (Ingwe TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice: benefits | 07/05/2018 | 07/05/2018 Default award issued against the applicant |
Employee 17 (Department of Education) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 08/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 18 (Head Office) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 10/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 19 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 10/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 20 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 14/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 21 (Westcoast TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 15/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 22 (Majuba TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 17/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 23 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 17/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 24 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 17/05/2018 | 17/05/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Employee 25 (Tshwane North TVET College) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair conduct : promotion | 18/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 26 (Ekurhuleni West TVET College) | Allegations of failure to promote | Unfair conduct : promotion | 18/05/2018 | 18/05/2018 Matter withdrawn |
Employee 27 (Eastcape Midlands TVET College) | Allegations of non-renewal of fixed term contract | Fixed term contract | 22/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 28 (Mnambithi TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 23/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 29 (Maluti TVET College) | Allegations of failure to interpret and apply collective agreement | Interpretation and application of Collective Agreement | 22/05/2018 | 22/05/2018 Settlement agreement reached |
Employee 30 (Umfolozi TVET College) | Non-renewal of fixed term contract | Fixed term contract | 04/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 31 (Port Elizabeth TVET College) | Allegations of unlisted unfair labour practice | Unfair labour practice- other | 05/05/2018 | Pending |
Employee 32 (Majuba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal based on employers operational requirements | Dismissal based on employers operational requirements | 06/06/2018 | 27/06/2018 Award in favour of applicants |
Employee 33 (Majuba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 08/06/2018 | 08/06/2018 Applicant withdraw dispute |
Employee 34 (Central Johannesburg TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related promotion | Unfair labour practice- promotion | 19/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 35 (Ikhala TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 20/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 36 (South Cape TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 20/06/2018 | 20/06/2018 Default award against the Department |
Employee 37 (Lovedale TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 21/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 38 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 21/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 39 (Ekurhuleni East TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 22/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 40 (Ikhala TVET College) | Allegations of unfair labour practice related benefits | Unfair labour practice- benefits | 25/06/2018 | Pending |
Employee 41 (Letaba TVET College) | Allegations of unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal | 26/06/2018 | Pending |
Entities reporting to the Department:
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) – 4 | |||
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| |
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| Dishonesty and breach of employment conditions. | 01/2015 | 07/2015 Pending - CCMA |
| Violation of code of conduct. | 06/2015 | 04/2016 Pending -Labour Court |
| Abuse of authority and failure to take reasonable instructions. | 06/2015 | 08/2015 Pending - Labour Court |
| Poor work performance, intimidation and failure to execute a reasonable instruction. | 04/2018 | Pending |
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) – 9 | |||
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| |
| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 04/2013 | 05/2013 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 08/2014 | 09/2014 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 05/2015 | 09/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 05/2015 | 07/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 05/2015 | 11/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 07/2015 | 11/2015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 09/2015 | 112015 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 01/2016 | 02/2016 |
| Misconducts: Disciplinary Hearing | 10/2013 | 10/2013 |
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) – 1 | |||
|
|
| |
| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Employee challenging final written warning | 03/2018 | Pending -CCMA |
Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDPSETA) – 9 | |||
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| |
| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair dismissal | 09/2015 | 04/2016 |
| Alleged unfair demotion | 05/2016 | 07/2018 |
| Constructive dismissal | 10/2016 | 09/2017 |
| Unfair dismissal | 01/2017 | 05/2017 |
| Unfair labour practice (Bonus) | 10/2017 | 11/2017 |
| Constructive dismissal | 11/2018 | 01/2018 |
| Unfair labour practice (Bonus) | 11/2018 | 02/2018 |
| Constructive dismissal | 01/2018 | 06/2018 |
| Unfair labour practice | 08/2018 | Pending |
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) – 1 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Protected Strike | 11/2016 | 03/2017 |
Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET) – 3 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Failure to adhere to SCM policy, non-adherence to recruitment and selection policy | 01/2018 | 08/2018. |
| Withdrawal of job offer | 02/2018 | Pending -CCMA. |
| Poor performance, failure to meet crucial deadline. | 08/2018 | Pending |
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Training Authority | |||
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| Unfair dismissal | 12/2014 | 04/2016 |
| Unfair dismissal | 08/2017 | 06/2018 |
| Unfair dismissal | 11/2014 | Pending -Labour Court |
| Unfair dismissal | 11/2017 | Pending - CCMA |
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) – 1 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair Labour Practise | 03/2017 | 08/2017 |
Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT) – 4 | |||
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| (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair dismissal | 04/2018 | Pending - CCMA |
| Unfair labour practice | 10/2016 | Pending - Labour Court |
| Unfair dismissal | 04/2013 | Pending - Labour Court |
| Unfair dismissal | 03/2018 | |
Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) – 2 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Challenging fairness of his dismissal | 06/2017 | Pending - CCMA |
| Challenging fairness of her dismissal | 07/2018 | Pending - CCMA |
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) – 2 | |||
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(i)Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Unfair labour practice | 06/2018 | Pending |
| Unfair dismissal | 08/2018 | Pending |
Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) – 1 | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| NEHAWU unhappiness with implementation of organisational realignment decision | 10/2017 | Pending |
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) – 1 labour dispute | |||
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(i) Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Non-shortlist | 03/2018 | Pending - CCMA |
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) – 1 | |||
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Reported | (ii) Resolved | ||
| Misrepresentation of financial disclosure and Performing extra work/private work for own benefit, during the employer’s working hours without the permission of the employer. | 07/2018 | Pending (Employee is on suspension, investigations are in progress) |
National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) = 5 labour dispute | |||
(1)(b) Cause of dispute | (1)(c) Nature of dispute | (1)(d) Date of dispute | |
(d)(i) Reported | (d)(ii) Resolved | ||
Grievance lodged against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) by BRICS Programme Coordinator for alleged bullying, harassment, victimisation, intimidation, discrimination and bullying | 11/2017 | Pending, independent investigative report to be tabled to the NIHSS board for final decision making | |
Grievance lodged against the Acting BRICS/Research Director by the BRICS Programme Coordinator for alleged harassment, bullying, badgering, victimisation and intimidation | 11/2017 | Pending, independent investigative report to be tabled to the NIHSS board for final decision making | |
Grievance lodged against the Acting BRICS/Research Director by the BRICS Programme Coordinator for alleged harassment, bullying, badgering, victimisation and intimidation | 11/2017 | Pending, independent investigative report to be tabled to the NIHSS board for final decision making | |
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) arbitration lodged by APSA trade union obo Programme Administrator against Senior Human Resource (HR) Manager and Acting Director, BRICS/Research for unfair labour practice | 07/2018 | Pending, awaiting date of hearing at CCMA | |
CCMA arbitration lodged by APSA trade union obo Senior Administrator against Senior HR Manager and Chief Financial Officer for unfair labour practice | 08/ 2018 | Pending, awaiting date of hearing at CCMA | |
CCMA Arbitration lodged by APSA Trade Union against NIHSS for alleged infringement of organisational rights | 08/2018 | Pending, awaiting date of hearing at CCMA | |
South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) = 3 labour disputes | |||
(1)(b) Cause of dispute | (1)(c) Nature of dispute | (1)(d) Date of dispute | |
Reported | Resolved | ||
Dismissal after failing to make probation after the probation period was extended | Labour Court | 10/2015 | SAQA is waiting for judgement after the matter was heard on 16 August 2018 |
Fraud / deliberately supplying incorrect or falsified information and Committing an act which undermines the financial management and internal control system of the organisation | Disciplinary hearing | 08/2018 | Set for hearing on 29 August 2018 |
Dissatisfaction with performance review outcomes | Grievance | 08/2018 | Pending |
- (a) (i) Total number of employees who were dismissed by the Department in the past five years is 35. The table below provide a breakdown of employees dismissed:
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (National Skills Fund) | Collusion |
Employee 2 (Ikhala TVET College) | Gross insurbordination |
Employee 3 (Buffalo City TVET College) | Abuse of sick leave |
Employee 4 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Causing prejudice to the administration of the College |
Employee 5 (Mthashana TVET College) | Failure to comply with the rules or regulations |
Employee 6 (False Bay TVET College) | Unauthorised absence, poor time keeping and neglignce |
Employee 7 (Motheo TVET College) | Gross insubordination, gross negligence and bringing the Collleg name and image of the into disrepute |
Employee 8 (False Bay TVET College) | Gross negligence, contravenining of cash management policy, bringing the name and image of the college into disrepute and contravenining staff code of conduct policy |
Employee 9 (Ikhala TVET College) | Racism |
Employee 10 (False Bay TVET College) | Gross insurbordination and dereliction of duty |
Employee 11 (Motheo TVET College) | Gross insurbordination or dereliction of duty |
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (South West TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 2 (Westcoast TVET College) | Assault |
Employee 3 (Northern Cape Rural TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 4 (Northern Cape Rural TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 5 (Northern Cape Rural TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 6 (Goldfields TVET College) | Racism |
Employee 7 (Motheo TVET College) | Wilful mismangement of funds |
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (South West TVET College) | Poor performance other than incapacity |
Employee 2 (Head Office) | Gross dishonesty, threatening of a superior and insubordination |
Employee 3 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Theft |
Employee 4 (Taletso TVET College) | Theft |
Employee 5 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Corruption |
Employee 6 (Northlink TVET College) | Fraud |
Employee 7 (Umfolozi TVET College) | Abuse of college vehicle |
Employee 8 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 9 (Western TVET College) | Racism |
Employee 10 (Taletso TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 11 (Tshwane South TVET College) | Gross dishonesty |
Employee 12 (Ingwe TVET College) | Mismanagement of funds |
Number of employees dismissed from | Reason for dismissal for each employee |
Employee 1 (Westcoast TVET College) | Gross insurbordination |
Employee 2 (South West Gauteng TVET College) | Gross dishonesty |
Employee 3 (Ehlanzeni TVET College) | Abscondment |
Employee 4 (Motheo TVET College) | Procurement irregularities and fraud |
Employee 5 (Lovedale TVET College) | Collecting money from students without authority |
Total | 5 |
*Number of employees dismissed from 01 January 2014 to 30 December 2014 = Employees not yet migrated to the Department, no figures available.
10 September 2018 - NW2368
September, Ms CC to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
In view of the Centres of Specialisation Artisan Programme which was launched at the beginning of 2018 as an initiative that involves the provision of apprenticeships for young people by employers, the provision of training by colleges and the provision of funding by her department to support the initiatives through funding, how will the specified partnerships strengthen the link between education and the workplace which include areas of work such as artisan trades and the apprenticeship system?
Reply:
The Centres of Specialisation (CoS) Programme has two key objectives; firstly, to accelerate the rate at which 13 priority trades are produced; and secondly, to build the capacity of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges to play their part in delivering these priority trades. The 13 priority trades were identified after a period of intensive research into the skills required for the large government infrastructure projects as well as for the Phakisas and War on Leaks. The trades are auto mechanic, boilermaker, bricklayer, carpenter and joiner, diesel mechanic, electrician, fitter and turner, mechanical fitter, millwright, pipefitter, plumber, rigger and welder.
Each of these trades is to be delivered using the newly registered Occupational Qualifications on the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) sub-framework. These qualifications have three interwoven components, i.e. theory, practical in a simulated sense and real workplace experience. The role of the TVET colleges is to provide the theory and practical components in partnership with workplaces.
The partnership between the education and workplace is effected through an apprenticeship contract. For CoS, all apprentices must have such apprenticeship contracts with employers before they enrol at a TVET college. This cements the partnership between the TVET college and industry.
Two colleges were selected to deliver each one of the 13 priority trades. In practice, 19 colleges are participating in the CoS programme, as 7 colleges have two trades each (albeit at different campuses). Every province has at least one college participating in the CoS.
What makes CoS different from many other initiatives is that learners must have apprenticeship contracts before they enrol at the college. This has required a considerable amount of work amongst employers, work that commenced at the beginning of this year. CoS has a target of 30 learners/apprentices per college, meaning that 780 apprenticeship contracts have to be signed. On 10 August 2018, the Department received reports indicating that there were 1 053 expressions of interest from employers wishing to take up apprentices for particular trades in the vicinity of selected colleges. The Sector Education and Training Authorities are being asked to consider these expressions of interest and where employers qualify, to allocate apprenticeship grants to them.
With apprenticeship grants, learners have a far greater chance not only of completing their trade test but also of securing employment either with the company with which they have been contracted or with another company in the network. Furthermore, companies have a better chance of finding the skills they need and ensuring that the skills trained are in line with their needs.
10 September 2018 - NW2367
Wolmarans, Mr M to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the SA Human Rights Commission Report on Transformation at Universities which recommended that her department takes a leading role in the transformation of institutions of higher learning and that universities should report annually on their state of transformation, what work has been put in to address recommendations which have not yet been addressed?
Reply:
In 2014, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) promulgated
the revised Regulations for Reporting by Public Higher Education Institutions
(R464, Government Gazette No. 37726 of 9 June 2014) which impose a duty on all university councils to report on transformation in their annual reports. In terms of the Regulations, public higher education institutions are required to adopt, implement and report on policies that promote transformation in their respective institutions. This report on transformation must clearly indicate initiatives that seek to advance people from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, women and people with disabilities. It should also indicate any transformation measures implemented with regard to teaching, learning and research activities. In addition, public higher education institutions are required to monitor the effectiveness and impact of policies implemented to address transformation in their respective institutions. All this information must be submitted to the Department annually.
Upon receipt of the South African Human Rights Commission’s report in December 2016, the Department circulated the report to all University Vice-Chancellors for their consideration and action. Universities were requested to respond to the report by submitting their implementation plans to the Department in which they demonstrate how they intend giving effect to the recommendations outlined in the report, including the resolutions of the 2015 Higher Education Transformation Summit held in Durban in October 2015.
The Ministerial Committee on Transformation in Public Universities (TOC) has conducted an analysis of both Universities’ annual transformation reports as well as the transformation implementation plans, and it is currently in the process of compiling a report on the state of transformation in the higher education system. The envisaged report will identify barriers to substantive transformation in the sector, and will include recommendations to the Minister on appropriate interventions and initiatives to be effected in order to accelerate the pace of transformation in the sector.
Subsequent to its appointment in July 2017, the TOC developed and is currently implementing a three-year action plan which is informed by, among others, the recommendations of the SAHRC report. The TOC’s primary mandate is to monitor transformation in the sector and to advise the Minister on appropriate policies and other interventions required to accelerate transformation of the higher education sector. The Department and the TOC hold regular meetings with Universities South Africa which represents all twenty-six (26) public Universities, with the intention of addressing transformation challenges confronting the sector and to collaborate on sectoral transformation activities.