PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Presenter: PRINCIPAL | CEO (Acting):
Neil Maggott
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GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
GOVERNANCE:
• Currently NO College Council
• Previous Council – 100% constituted
• Previous Council term ended 31 December 2013
• Minister (DHET) called for nominations in November 2013
• Sub Committees of Councils functional up to end 2013
• Academic Board
• HR Committee
• Finance Committee
• Audit Committee
• Meetings 1 per quarter (Pre-determined schedule)
GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
• GOVERNANCE CONT:
• SRC: All Campus SC constituted for 2014 with
Campus SC Chairpersons elected
• Council minutes part of College External Audit
• Currently in a difficult Legislative space – No Council
GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
• Principal | Chief Executive Officer (Acting)
• 3 of 4 Management posts filled
• Deputy Principal: Finance – vacant (Requested DHET to advertise for
filling in May 2013) – No advert yet
• Moratorium placed on the filling of ADMIN posts since 2003 – 26
vacant posts
• 86% of Administration Posts - College Funded
• Current Administration Units – Central Operations:
• HR, Finance, Quality, Marketing, MIS, SSS
• No Organogram and post provisioning norms
ENROLMENT PLANNING
• ACADEMIC CALENDAR NOT IN SYNC WITH THE REST
OF THE POST-SCHOOL SYSTEM
• NON-ENTRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITIES
OF TECHNOLOGY – TOO LATE
ENROLMENT PLANNING –
2013 (DHET FUNDED)
FTE’S
7000
6000
6269
5853
5000
4000
3000
2369
2000
1800
1000
0
NATED N1 - N6
NCV L2 - L4
PLANNED
ACTUALS
ENROLMENT PLANNING - 2013 (NSF)
(FTE’S)
1000
900
858
800
700
600
500
610
610
659
600
513
400
300
200
100
0
NATED N1 - N6
NCV L2 - L4
PLANNED
ACTUALS
OTHER PROGRAMMES (HEADS)
PLANNED vs. ACTUALS 2013
(FTE’S)
8000
7000
6000
6463
6879
5000
4000
3734
3000
2000
2400
3491
2882
1000
0
NATED N1 - N6
NCV L2 - L4
PLANNED
ACTUALS
OTHER PROGRAMMES (HEADS)
ENROLMENT PLANNING – 2014
(FTE’S)
EXCL NSF
10000
9000
8678
8000
7653
7000
6000
5000
5853
6284
4000
3000
2000
2876
2394
2547
1800
1000
0
NATED N1 - N6
NC(V) L2 - L4
2013
OTHER PROGRAMMES
(HEADS)
FUNDED ENROLMENTS
2014
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ADMINISTRATION OF NSFAS BURSARY
• Bursary guidelines to be published at the start of the last
quarter of each year
• Applications for Bursaries for the following year can
commence in October of each year
• On-line application system directly to NSFAS to be
implemented
• Approvals to be given before commencement of course
• DHET advocacy can commence in September
• Means Test criteria – HHI of R 122,000 not reviewed for 3
years
• College Bursary Admin done manually
ADMINISTRATION OF THE NSFAS BURSARY –
ALLOCATION 2013/2014
(Student Numbers)
YEAR NC(V)
REPORT 191
TOTAL
2013 R 30,290,678
(2 504)
R 26,276,942 R 56,567,620
(8 654)
(11 158)
2014 R 29,052,934
R 30,659,580 R 59,713,000
ADMINISTRATION OF NSFAS BURSARY –
PAYMENT SCHEDULE 2013
DATE SUBMITTED
DATE RECEIVED
ADVANCE PAYMENT
13 FEBRUARY
ADVANCE PAYMENT
14 FEBRUARY
28 FEB
10 APRIL
R 5,436,547.72
28 FEB - 26 APRIL
24 MAY
R 11,363,939.51
30 APRIL – 23 MAY
24 JUNE
R 4,244,840.13
19 – 25 APRIL
06 AUGUST
R 891,418.60
25 – 30 APRIL
08 AUGUST
R 1,377,228.00
25 – 30 APRIL
15 AUGUST
R 1,316,468.00
15 MAY
06 SEPTEMBER
R 97,880.00
15 & 16 MAY
16 SEPTEMBER
R 223,116.00
30 APRIL – 28 JUNE
23 SEPTEMBER
R 4,425,293.27
R 1,439,188.00
28 JUNE & 30 SEP (NCV)
24 JUNE – 28 SEP, 24 OCT (NATED)
27 DECEMBER
R 3,162,866.99
R 11,600,396.33
R 30,288,089.10
R 26,158,397.33
TOTAL
NCV
NATED
R 1,654,601.48
R 2,149,630.56
R 7,063,071.84
CREDIBILITY OF EXAMINATIONS
• Quality of language in the papers: translations and
subject terminology
• Errata only arrive at the college > hour after
commencement of exam: students left
• Marking guidelines by examiners have up to 40%
discrepancies
• Quality of memorandum poor
• No early notice of resources that will be allowed in the
exam session
CREDIBILITY OF EXAMINATIONS
• Late publication of results hampers registration for next
trimester/semester
• NO Examiners and Moderators reports before next
enrolment/academic term
• Incorrect exam paper in envelop when opened in exam
room – N4 Intro: Communication 2012 instead of 2013
• Business Studies exam papers exactly the same as
previous years
• Exams under investigation – delay in release of results
PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRIES FOR
STUDENT PLACEMENT
•No Organisational Structure & Post
Provisioning Norms
•SLO : KPA to assist colleges.
•No IOD cover for learners
•Standardise stipends
•Statutory requirement for Business
•Current Partnerships : 72
WORKPLACE EXPOSURE –
STUDENT PLACEMENTS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PLACED IN
N2 OF N2+ HIGHER (ARTISAN
WORKPLACES FOR EXPERIENTAL TRAINING DEVELOPMENT)
AS PART OF A QUALIFICATION
24
L2 – L4
L5 – L6 OCCUPATIONAL &
OTHER
15
5
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PLACED IN WORKPLACES
FOR EXPERIENTAL TRAINING (POST
QUALIFICATION)
POST NC(V) l4
POST N6
169
246
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PLACED IN WORKPLACES
FOR WORKPLACE EXPOSURE (DURING
QUALIFACTION)
NC(V)
POST MATRIC: N4 – N6
283
261
PLACEMENT RATE (%) OF NC(V) AND REPORT 101
COURSE GRADUATES
NC(V)
20%
N6
16%
STUDENT HOUSING
• FOUR COLLEGES (18 CAMPUS) WITHIN 50KM RADIUS
• LARGELY OUT-OF-PROVINCE STUDENTS
• HOME-AWAY-FROM-HOME: NO REGARD FOR HOUSE RULES
STUDENT HOUSING
CAMPUS/COMPANY
OUTSOURCED
TOTAL FACILITY/SERVICE
BEDS
TYGERBERG CAMPUS (INTERNAL)
232 BED & MEAL SERVICE
BELHAR (OUTSOURCED)
BELLVILLE/PAROW/GOODWOOD
(OUTSOURCED)
98 SELF CATERING
227 SELF CATERING
PASS RATE, DROP-OUT AND THROUGHPUT
RATES - NATED
Report 191 Engineering Studies 2013
Level
Drop-out rate
24%
Certification
rate
39%
Throughput
rate
30%
N1
N2
15%
33%
28%
N3
9%
26%
24%
N4
9%
45%
41%
N5
10%
36%
32%
N6
1%
24%
23%
PASS RATE, DROP-OUT AND THROUGHPUT
RATES
Report 191 Business & Utility Studies 2013
Level
N4
Drop-out
rate
23%
Certification Throughput
rate
rate
74%
63%
N5
12%
69%
62%
N6
11%
65%
57%
PASS RATE, DROP-OUT AND THROUGHPUT
RATES
NC (V) Engineering Studies 2013
Level
L2
Drop-out
rate
30%
Certification Throughput
rate
rate
16%
11%
L3
15%
11%
10%
L4
6%
20%
20%
PASS RATE, DROP-OUT AND THROUGHPUT
RATES
NC (V) Business & Utility Studies 2013
Level
L2
Drop-out
rate
20%
Certification Throughput
rate
rate
74%
59%
L3
14%
57%
48%
L4
11%
59%
53%
ENTRANCE
ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN
• Developed Placement scales for each Programme.
• Developed a Student Course Information Booklet and
Induction programmes
• All academic staff attend Academic Induction workshops
• Educator Manual :Academic Management Plan,
Assessment Plan, Intervention Plan and relevant
Academic Policies and Procedures.
• Career Guidance by Student Support Services.
• Identifying at risk students for special monitoring and
intervention
ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN
ON COURSE
• Continues ICASS Guideline Workshops
• Assessment/Moderation and Monitoring Workshops for
designing Assessment Instruments and –Tools, Building and
maintaining Portfolios of Assessment
• Regular Subject Focus Group Meetings
• Regular class visits by Managers to support lecturers.
• Open learning centres at all campuses.
• Monthly Academic Managers Monitoring Meetings
• Extra classes (Intervention classes).
• On-line Level 2 English/ Maths Lit / Mathematics assistance
ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN
• ON COURSE CONT
• Monitoring that students are regularly given
homework/assignments
• Referrals to the Student Support at Risk programme.
• Student Support Mentor/ Mentee programme.
• Staff training for Maths/ Math Lit and new curricula.
• DHET curriculum (NCV) workshops for new and revised subjects.
• Assist with Work Integrated Learning (WIL) by placement of
students in industry.
• Invite Guest lecturers/Industry experts to deliver lessons.
• Arrange industry visits for student for work exposure.
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS
(2014 – 2015)
PROJECT NAME
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER LAB UPGRADES
STUDENT SUPPORT CAMPUS OFFICE
WHEEL CHAIR LIFT
CLASSROOMS (X8)
GREEN ENERGY SYSTEMS
BRICKLAYING TRAINING FLOOR
TOTAL
AMOUNT
R 1M
R 2M
R 0,3M
R 0,25M
R 2M
R 0,1M
R 0,3M
R 5,95M
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