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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONNorthern Cape Province
National Council of Provinces Select Committee on
Education Recreation
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Vision and Mission Statements

• Vision
• To transform the education system to reflect and
  advance the interests and aspirations of all
  South African citizens.
• Mission
• To develop and maintain high quality and
  efficient education system in the Northern Cape.

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Strategic Goal
To provide learning and teaching programmes with
related resources and support services within the
framework of our 7 strategic objectives, 9
Tirisano priorities and the 5-year strategic plan
of the Province.
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PROVINCIAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES1 - 7
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1. To improve the provision of quality Education
and Training services and resources to
the rural and poor communities in order to deal
with poverty.

• STRATEGIES
• To progressively implement pro-poor funding
• To provide water, sanitation, electricity and
  improve all unsafe structures.
• To extent provision of school nutrition to poor
  schools in the secondary level.
• To improve personnel provision to poor and rural
  schools.
• To improve access to boarding- and transport
  facilities to poor and rural learners.
• To remove barriers to access to education e.g.
  Child labour, and seasonal migration.

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2. To contribute to the economic development of
the province and job creation.

• STRATEGIES
• To implement a recruitment strategy that is
  biased towards the unemployed educators and other
  appropriately skilled persons in the province.
• To promote BEE/SMME through procurement, capital
  projects and the acquisition of services.
• To support the objectives of the EPWP through
  the alignment of educational programmes- ABET,
  NSNP and Infrastructure Projects.
• To improve the economic opportunities of poor
  schools.

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3. To ensure the successful implementation of the
Human Resources and Skills Development Programme
in the Province

• STRATEGIES
• To implement both the departmental and Provincial
  HRD Strategy
• To develop and implement both the WSP and PSP
• To advocate for and increase the number of
  learnerships and internships
• To strengthen the relationship with DOL, SETAs
  and NGOs for the intake of both learnerships and
  internships and the exit strategy thereof
• To improve linkages between schools, FETs, the
  National Institute and the communities.
• To align ABET training with entrepreneurial
  skills and the EPWP.

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Strategic Objective 3 continues

• To ensure that the FET Colleges have the
  necessary resources and programmes relevant to
  the needs of the economy.
• To integrate Inclusive Education in FET
  institutions to deal with barriers to people with
  disabilities.
• To consolidate the establishment of the National
  Institute of Higher Education
• To raise participation and performance by
  historically disadvantaged learners in Maths,
  Science and Technology
• Expand the reach of ABET and engage in advocacy
  campaign for ABET
• To engage in an advocacy campaign and recognition
  of prior learning

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4. To promote Health and Health Education in
order to improve the quality of life.

• STRATEGIES
• To reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS through
  awareness and life skills programmes.
• To enhance care and support programmes for
  learners and educators.
• To implement a comprehensive health plan for
  learners
• To entrench nutrition as part of the
  comprehensive health plan for learners
• To set up food gardens and other food production
  programmes
• To establish and implement an employee assistance
  programme
• To assist and support learners in conflict with
  the law

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5. To ensure that education programmes continue
to be transformative

• STRATEGIES
• To de-racialise and eradicate all forms of
  prejudice in education in the Province.
• To implement affirmative action and employment
  equity in the department.
• To pursue preferential allocation of resources.
• To promote the equitable use of educational
  resources.
• To promote and strengthen democratic
  participation in education.
• To promote the ethos and values of the
  Constitution.
• To create an environment in the province where
  NEPAD can thrive.

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6. To enhance quality in Education

• STRATEGIES
• Implement the Integrated Quality Management
  System (DAS,WSE,PM)
• Implement a teacher development strategy
• Implement e- Education (White Paper 7)
• Review and strengthen Curriculum processes
• To improve support to schools by developing
  capacity in Provincial and District Offices.
• To strengthen management and governance capacity
  in our institutions
• To strengthen the implementation of Inclusive
  Education (White Paper 6)

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7. To re-position schools as centres of community
life

• STRATEGIES
• To make schools accessible resource and service
  centres.
• To make schools One Stop Service Centres for all
  government departments.
• To assist schools to exploit opportunities for
  business development in communities.
• To revitalise School Hostels to become home for
  the vulnerable.
• To formalise partnerships with community
  structures at school level.

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PROVINCIAL EDUCATION PRIORITIES
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Priority Areas 2004/05

• Ensure Quality Education in Schools/Improve
  School Functionality
• Successfully implement IQMS
• SGB Training
• School Management Development
• Financial Management and Resource Allocation
• Expenditure control gt stay within budget
• Continue to implement strict control measures
  eliminate corruption/ maladministration
• Expand pro-poor funding (SFNs)
• Seek better balance between personnel/non-personne
  l expenditure

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Priority Areas cont

• Human Resource and Skills Development
• Strengthen FET College Sector
• Implement Learnerships
• Skills in ABET
• Continue improving educator qualifications
• Eradicate Illiteracy and Expand Basic Education
  to Adults
• Implement ABET Act
• Ensure growth in Sector

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Priority Areas cont

• Expand Access to Reception Year (Gr. R) and ECD
  Programmes
• Expand ECD to all rural schools
• Eradicate Crime in Schools by Promoting In-School
  Sport, Arts Culture
• Refine and Continue to Implement Curriculum 2005
  / OBE
• RNCS
• Prepare for FET
• Expand Provision of Education to Learners With
  Barriers to Learning
• Implement School Food Security Programme

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Priority Areas cont

• Target 92 Senior Certificate Pass and Improve
  Quality of Pass Rate
• Focus on Maths Science
• Improve School Infrastructure
• - Eliminate asbestos structures
• -Begin cyclic maintenance
• Provision of ICT Facilities (Computer Labs)
• Special Focus on Delivery in Nodal Areas
  Galeshewe and Kgalagadi
• Fight HIV/AIDS

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PROVINCIAL EDUCATION PRIORITIES2005-2009
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Priority Areas 2005-2009

• Human Resources Skills Development
• Adult Basic Education Training
• Early Childhood Development
• School Food Security Programme
• Provision of Higher Education programmes through
  the National Institute for Higher Education
• Recapitalisation of FET Colleges
• OBE implementation in the FET phase
• Turning schools into centers of community life
• Ensuring quality education in schools and
  improving school functionality
• School Infrastructure Development
• Expanded Public Works Programme
• Introducing e-Education and ICTs in schools

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EDUCATION PATTERNS and PROVINCIAL ALLOCATIONS
2004/05 2006/07
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Budget Allocations 2004/05- 2006/07
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Expenditure April to August 2004
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Expenditure Trends 2004/05
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Expenditure Trends 2004/05 cont
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Expenditure Trends 2004/05 cont
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Expenditure Trends 2004/05 cont
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Expenditure Trends 2004/05 cont
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Pressures on the 2004/05 budget
Pressure(s) Rvalue
Empowerment of Women as food handlers R7,400m
Extension of food security to ECD Sites R3,000m
Court Resolution (backdated Pensions) R5,500m
GEPF R7,271m
208 Addition Temporary Educators R28,800m
6 856 additional learners increase net enrolments R10,300m
Funding Norms implementation January 2005 to March 2005 R2,951m
Cost Containment R56,093m
Total of Impact of Pressures R121,315m
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Comparative Budget Allocations between Provinces
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Comparative Budget Allocations between Provinces
cont
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Comparative Budget Allocations between Provinces
cont
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Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of
poverty

• EPWP Infrastructure Development
• To reduce unemployment (labour intensive
  projects).
• To significantly reduce infrastructure backlogs
  by 2008.
• Over the next 5 years ? of the total conditional
  grant budget will be directed towards labour
  income.
• To have 80 of all expenditure reach rural
  development by 2009.
• For 2004/05 126 projects identified for
  rehabilitation and new constructions at a budget
  of R56,000 million.
• Introduce learnerships on projects
• Implement the National Youth Service Programme

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Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of
poverty cont

• School Food Nutrition
• To create and sustain employment of 2,000 women
  volunteers as food handlers for 24 months.
• Current budget is R7,400 million and R14,800
  million required over the next 2 years.
• Reduce dependants on social grants by taking
  current beneficiaries and involve them in the
  EPWP
• Train 2000 workers on site and encourage SGBs to
  keep them beyond a two-year contract

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Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of
poverty cont
Beneficiaries
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Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of
poverty cont

• HRD Learnership Programmes
• Lead Department for training and skill
  development. 270 people in learnerships within
  the ICT, ABET, ECD and Administrative areas
  within the Department. Cost of R520 p/l/month
• 87 learners receive an allocation of R1,210
  p/l/month
• HRD Internship Programme
• 58 previously unemployed people employed as
  interns at a cost of R1,500 p/month.
• Training within the Department is internal and
  with the help of service providers.

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Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of
poverty cont

• Examinations
• 130 examination assistants (unemployed qualified
  people and students studying in the NCape)
  employed at a cost of R2,500 p/p to assist with
  the marking of the senior certificate papers.
• R85,000 set aside for outstanding achievements by
  Gr.12 graduates. These include learners from
  disadvantaged communities.
• ABET
• 500 unemployed people undergo skills training in
  hospitality catering, woodwork electrical
  work, sewing, gardening and baking for
  sustainability within the disadvantaged
  communities
• 140 people to undergo training in November 2004
  on Applied Agriculture Energy. Funded by the
  DoE.

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Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of
poverty cont

• FET
• Rural Colleges 137 students, from disadvantaged
  areas are accommodated in 7 learnerships within
  our rural FET colleges. The learnerships include,
  Horticulture Ceramics,Diesel Mechanics,
  Electrical Mechanics,etc.
• Urban Colleges 81 student are accommodated in 5
  learnerships within our urban FET colleges. 6 of
  these unemployed learners have been placed with
  employers (service providers specializing in
  Refrigeration and Ventilation). The learnerships
  include Heritage workplace practitioners,
  National certificate in upholstery, TV repair
  services, etc.

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Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of
poverty contSchool Funding Norms and Standards