Launch of the West Rand Agricultural
Training Institute
Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development:
Gauteng
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Table of Contents
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Purpose
Background
Proposed Venue For Launch
Partnerships
Policy Framework
Working Relationships with
Bekker High School
Accreditation
Policy Framework
Compliance with Norms and
Standards (2007)
Draft Documents Prepared
Primary Focus of the Institute
Policy and Procedural Manual
• Review of Policies and
Procedures of Institute
• Learner Programme
Development
• Learner Recruitment, Selection
and Admission
• Roll-Out Plan of the Institute
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Phase I (2012/2013)
Phase II (2013/2014)
Phase III (2014/2015)
Planned Training
Mentorship
Monitoring and Evaluation
Funding Model
Concluding Remarks
Purpose
• To provide available training programmes that
will be offered by the West Rand Agricultural
Training Institute, which are registered with
SAQA, and accredited by Sector Education
and Training Authorities (SETAs)
Vision and Mission Statements
– Vision Statement:
• To be a nationally acclaimed education and
training institution of excellence within the fields of
sustainable agriculture, resource management and
capacity building
– Mission Statement:
• To promote and enhance sustainable agricultural
management and socio-economic growth through
delivery of quality agricultural education training
[AET (FET, HE, skills development and capacity
building)] to produce trained and competent
entrepreneurs and practitioners in the agricultural
and related fields.
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Strategic Objectives of the Institute
• Improve current instructional programs through
the introduction of practical training.
– Introduction of more practical training into
current formal instructional offerings.
• Expansion of instructional programs offered and
broadens the base of programs.
– Introduction of accredited short course
programs
• Ensure good and effective governance
– Ensure quality management
• Community involvement (Involvement of staff
and learners)
Background
• Farmer Training and Capacity Building
– It will cover diversified training needs from roleplayers such as:
 emerging farmers,
 commercial and small scale farmers and
 for the benefit of different members of
community (youth, women and people with
disabilities), farmworkers, and other role-players
in the sector.
Proposed Venue for Training
• Carmel Estate
– This was purchased by DRDLR for the development of a
commonage (in the Mogale City Local Municipality)
– The farm has structures that can be converted into
farmer training facility with boardrooms and
accommodation facilities
– Engagements with Mogale City and West Rand District
Municipalities to forge partnership finalised.
– Memorandum of Understanding is to be developed
which will be signed by the three spheres of
government.
Proposed Venue for Training
• Bekker Agricultural High School
– Based in Magaliesberg area (Mogale
City Local Municipality)
– Its competitive advantage is that it
owns a farm with both livestock and
crop farming activities
– The farm is well equipped with tractors,
livestock handling facilities, irrigation
system, poultry and piggery structures
and implements used for crop farming.
Roles and Responsibilities of Roleplayers
Institution
Role and Responsibility
GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL
TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY
Provide access to primary education (classrooms, study materials,
etc)
Recognise the role agricultural training curricula to meet skills and
development needs of farmers
To provide for the promotion of quality agricultural education and
training
To provide for the promotion of quality agricultural education and
training
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
To provide for the promotion of quality agricultural education and
training
MOGALE CITY / WEST RAND
District MUNICIPALITY
BEKKER HIGH SCHOOL
Provision of land for the construction of the Institute
FARMERS
Participation on farmer training
SUPPLIERS OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION INPUTS
Support of the Institute with promotion or production inputs for
demonstration
To provide for the promotion of quality agricultural education and
training
Accreditation
• Formal agricultural training available at five different levels:
– Primary schools (Education Department)
– Secondary schools (Education Department)
– Institutes of Agriculture (Gauteng Department
Agriculture and Rural Development)
– Technikons and
– Universities.
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• The Institute will be accredited with an accreditation body
in order to ensure that their courses are accepted (Institute
must agree to comply with specific rules and standards)
Proposed Institute Management Structure
Deputy Director + PA
Structured Agricultural Training
Deputy Director
Administration
2 x Senior Administrative
Officer
Policy Framework
– South African Qualifications Act (58 of
1995)
– SAQA Regulations No. R452 of 1998
– SAQA Regulations No. R1127 of 1998
– Skills Development Act (97 of 1998)
– Skills Development Levies Act (9 of 1999)
– Provincial Agricultural Education and
Training (PAET)
Compliance with Norms and Standards (2007)
– These are quality standards and measures
benchmarked internationally to ensure that
institutes operate at the highest possible level
of performance.
– All agricultural institutes will be made to
operate from equal level
– The rationale is to give each institute a
national platform and to have access to
resources and infrastructure a
Draft Documents Prepared for the Institute
– Quality Management System: Primary Focus of the
Institute as FET
– Quality Management System: Policy and Procedural
Manual of the Institute
– Quality Management System: Review Policy and
Procedural Manual
– Learner Programme Development, Delivery and
Evaluation
– Learner Recruitment, Selection, Admission, Guidance
and Support
– Roll-Out Plan for the West Rand Agricultural Training
Institute (Prospectus)
Primary Focus of the Institute
– This documents all required policies and
procedures to be implemented by the institute
in order to achieve its mission and vision (e.g.
Registration and Accreditation, Marketing,
Financial Management, Staff
Selection,
Appraisal and Development
– It also details the strategic objectives of the
institute
Policy and Procedural Manual of the Institute
– This assists management, employees and learners to
understand the quality assurance within the FET
Framework
– The scope of the procedure includes the following:• The Quality Management System
• Promoting a Quality Culture
• The Quality Committee
• Quality Management System Audits
• Quality Management System Review
• Continual Improvement
Review of Policies and Procedures of the Institute
– West Rand Agricultural Training Institute will
establish and maintain a program of internal
Quality Management System reviews to ensure the
continued efficient and effective operation of the
Quality Management System, and to promote
continual improvement.
Learner Programme Development
• The purpose of this policy is to guide West
Rand Agricultural Training institute in issues
related to learning program development,
program delivery and evaluation of programs
offered.
• The institute is committed to ensure that
Learning Program Development, Delivery and
Evaluation ensure, to the greatest extent
possible, that Learners achieve the Outcomes
of their selected Standards and Qualifications.
Learner Recruitment, Selection and Admission
• The purpose of this policy manual is to guide
West Rand Agricultural Training Institute to
set up a framework within which to develop
and implement procedures related to learner
recruitment, selection, admission, guidance
and support.
– Recruitment will be done through
newspapers
– Through our extension officers
– Through local municipalities offices
Compilation of Training Plans 2012 / 2013
• Training workflow follow the
extension planning cycle
Step 1: Identification of farmers training
needs by Extension Officers
Step 2: Preparing responsive training
programme
Step 3: Implementing
Step 4: Monitoring
Roll-Out Plan of the Institute
• Roll Out Plan of the Institute (Prospectus)
– Introduces a learner to life at the Institute:
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Short Courses Programme (2012/2013)
National Certificates Programme (2013/2014)
National Diploma (2014/2015)
Beyond 2015: Higher Education Training
Proposed Three Phased Approach for Implementation
• Phase I: 2012/2013 (Short Courses
Programme)
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Plant Production Short Courses
Animal Production Short Courses
Agri-Business Short Courses
Agro-Processing Short Courses
Extension Methodologies Workshops
Mechanisation Short Courses (e.g. Interactive
(tractor and) implement demonstrations
Proposed Three Phased Approach for Implementation
• Phase II: 2013/2014
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Mixed Farming:
Mixed Farming:
Plant Production:
Plant Production:
Animal Production:
Animal Production:
NQF Level 1
NQF Level II
NQF Level I
NQF Level II
NQF Level I
NQF Level II
Proposed Three Phased Approach for Implementation
• Phase III: 2014/2015 (National Diploma)
– To be done in partnership with any of
the Universities in Gauteng such as
UNISA, Pretoria and Tshwane University
of Technology
• National Diploma:
Production
Plant
and
Animal
Phase III: 2014/2015 Planning
• National Diploma
– Animal and Plant Production
• The purpose of this qualification is to allow Junior Farm
Managers to progress towards a Farm Manager position
with specific reference to Animal and Plant Production.
– The range of typical learners that will enter this
qualification will vary and includes:
» Junior farm managers who wish to progress to the
level of farm manager;
» Learners in possession of different levels of
practical experience in farming operations, which
will be assessed and RPL`ed;
» School leavers (Grade 12); and
» Learners may come from both genders.
Mentorship Programme to be linked to the Institute
• Commodity Based Master Mentorship
Programme
– Building technical and business skills
amongst emerging farmers.
– Building capacity level in all enterprises
that fall in the agricultural value chain
Objectives of the Mentorship Programme
• Integrating new entrants into the commercial
farming.
• Narrowing the skills gap in farming.
• Facilitate access to services that lead to
sustainable income generation by land
reform beneficiaries.
• Facilitate access to agricultural information
for improved planning and decision –
making.
• Strengthening institutional arrangements for
the emerging farmers.
Agricultural Commodities Organisation to champion the Programme
Agricultural
Organization
Commodities
Specialty of Interest
NERPO
Livestock (Beef)
Grain S.A.
Grain crops (Maize, Sunflower)
MPO
Dairy
SAPPO
Pigs
SAPA
Poultry (Broilers, Layers)
Agri Gauteng
Livestock, Crops, Ostrich
Proposed Programme for Mentorship
Commodities
Western Region
Eastern Region
Northern Region
Commodity
Organization
Grains
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Grain S.A.
Broilers
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SAPA
Layers
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SAPA
Beef
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NERPO
Dairy
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MPO
Pigs
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SAPPO
Ostrich
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Agri Gauteng
Evaluation and Monitoring System of the Institute
• Indicators:
– How many farmers attended a particular
training?
– How many farmers who attended understood
what was presented?
– How many of the farmers who attended think
that they will try the ideas (technologies) in
their respective farms and at what cost?
– How many have implemented the training?
Monitoring and Evaluation of Training Programmes
• Regular visits to verify and validate
progress
and
the
application
of
“Participatory Monitoring Mechanisms.”
• Reports on individual Mentors.
• Quarterly progress reports.
• Monitoring on the progress of the
Mentee’s farming operations.
Funding Model
MANAGEMENT OF THE
INSTITUTE
Option A Funding Model: West Rand Agricultural Training Centre
OPTION
STAKEHOLDER ROLES/PARTNERS
ACTIVITIES
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Gauteng Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development (30%)
West Rand District Municipality (WRDM)
(20%)
Mogale Local Municipality (20%)
Gauteng Department of Education (20%)
AGRI-SETA (10%)
Option A is limited to the three spheres
of government. It limits participation
by the private sector.
Land Commission
Infrastructure Planning and
Development (CAPEX)
3. Training modules (short
courses to NQF Modules)
4. Personnel (part-time to Full
time)
5. Running expenses (OPEX)
MTEF
Est Total (2012/13 – 2013/14
1. This is not a preferred
option.
Option B Funding Model: West Rand Agricultural Training Centre
B
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
(50/50 basis)
 Public institutes in this case will involve
a partnership where GDARD partners
any other academic institutes
 A private investor may refers to a full
private training institute or a Financing
institute that will recoup its funding
from the revenue that the Institute will
generate.
 Option B encourages participation by
the private sector. Unlike Option A, this
option encourages PPP system
Similar activities will still
apply. However, funding will
be on 50/50 basis between
the public institution and the
private partner.
This is a preferred option
Option C Funding Model: West Rand Agricultural Training Centre
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AFFILIATION MODEL (e.g UNISA – Boston 1. No need for new training
Institute Model)
modules or
Bekker High School may play a role in
accreditation. The
this regard.
Institute affiliates and
Experience and sharing of knowledge by
offer modules of another
the partner institute of managing a
institute such as UNISA or
training institute will be vital.
and offer courses
supported b
2. Infrastructure
expenditure, running
expenses and personnel
may be required
Option C has its own disadvantages. The 1. This too is not a preferred
private sector may intend to recoup its
option
costs and this may disadvatages farmers.
Option D Funding Model: West Rand Agricultural Training Centre
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GDARD ONLY
GDARD will have to
undertake all activities
in Option 1 on its own
This Option has several
This is not a preferred
disadvantages. It will take years for option
the institute to start operating.
Conclusion
• The West Rand Agricultural Training Institute will:
– Be a nationally acclaimed education and
training institution of excellence within the
fields of sustainable agriculture, resource
management and capacity building
– Promote and enhance sustainable agricultural
management and socio-economic growth
through delivery of quality AET (FET, HE, skills
development and capacity building) to
produce
trained
and
competent
entrepreneurs and practitioners in the
agricultural and related fields
West Rand Agricultural Training Institute
Thank You