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VOTE 15: EDUCATION

VOTE 15: EDUCATION. Public Hearing Select Committee on Finance 6 March 2006. General notes. Higher Education Block Grant – To increase the subsidies to higher education institutions.

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VOTE 15: EDUCATION

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  1. VOTE 15: EDUCATION Public Hearing Select Committee on Finance 6 March 2006

  2. General notes • Higher Education Block Grant – To increase the subsidies to higher education institutions. • Implementation of the National Curriculum Statement – To monitor the implementation in 50% of the schools in a phased-in process; to develop assessment guidelines. • HR Systems and Teacher Development – Audit and survey of existing systems and capacities i.r.o. management of HR information and the implementation of HR and other related policies. • FET recapitalisation – To increase the recapitalisation funding to FET Colleges • Devolution of funds from Public Works – These funds will be suspended from Public Works to cater for the rental and maintenance of the office building.

  3. Notes • Increase - inflation and additional allocation for subsidies. • Total cost for HE restructuring - R1,9 billion. • NSFAS - R63 million for teacher training in 2006/07. • CHE - inflation related increase. 5. SAQA - inflation related increase.

  4. Notes 6. Umalusi - Department needs to consider an increase in 2007/08 MTEF to this public entity to cater for increased activities delivered by this entity. 7. The agreement with the Fulbright commission came to an end in 2005/06. • UNESCO - the payment of annual membership fees. • COL - the increase is due to member countries that were requested to increase their annual contributions since the organisation’s activities increased. • NSNP – for 2006/07 this conditional grant targets to feed 5,5 million learners at 17 000 schools.

  5. Notes • HIV and aids – increase is inflation related. • Recapitalisation of FET college sector – this is a new conditional grant. 13. R50 million allocated in 2005/06 was to assist the department in the preparation phase of the FET college sector conditional grant. Connectivity to be completed in 2006/07. 14. Compensation of employees – increase is mainly for salary adjustments in July 2006.

  6. Notes 15. Operational costs include projects. Some of the projects that the department is considering for 2006/07 are: • National HR Plan & HR & IQMS System – R6m. • EMIS Enhancement and System Development – R20m. • Teacher Development (GET & FET) – R30m. • NCS & Assessment – R19m. • EMGD and District Development – R6,4m. • Literacy and ABET – R5,4m. • Exam System Enhancements – R5,6m. • FET Curriculum Projects – R14,4m. • Race and Values Projects – R9,1m. • Merger Projects – R3,3m. • International Conference – R4m.

  7. HIV AND AIDS • 2006/07 – R144,471 million. • Some of the outputs for 2006/07 • 600 Master trainers to be trained on the integration of Life Skills and HIV and Aids programmes across all learning areas of the curriculum • 25 000 educators trained to integrate the programmes across all learning areas of the curriculum

  8. Achievements (HIV and Aids)

  9. National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) • 2006/07 – R1 098,036 million • Some of the outputs for 2006/07 • About 5,5 million learners at 17 000 targeted schools. • Targeted learners at schools are fed for all school days in all provinces. • Food gardens or small stock projects are set up in all participating schools, 4 500 schools.

  10. NSNP (Achievements) • 2004/05 • 238 school monitoring visits. • A toll-free number was opened to the public. • About 50 new gardens and/or small stock projects were started at schools. • 4,977 million learners were fed on recommended menus on a minimum of 156 days. • 2005/06 • 5 135 million learners were fed on recommended menus on a minimum of 156 days. • 3 107 sustainable food production projects in schools. • 115 workshops on gardening skills were held and were attended by 446 schools, 1 269 educators.

  11. FET College Recapitalisation • 2006/07 – R470 million • Some of the outputs for 2006/07 • 100 practical workshops upgraded at 50 FET Colleges. • New equipment delivered and installed. • 216 campus sites rehabilitated. • 2 000 college staff trained for curriculum development and programme delivery.

  12. CONCLUSION • Total budget increased by R1 732 million (13,97%) from the previous financial year. • Increase to Higher Education (HE) block grant = 10%. This allocation is 75,42% of total budget allocated to the Department. • Total allocation to conditional grants increased by 63%. This allocation is 12,12% of the total budget allocated to the Department.

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