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HIV AND AIDS LIFE SKILLS GRANT PUBLIC HEARING ON CONDITIONAL GRANT 20 APRIL 2010. Together Educating the Nation. 1. PRESENTATION LAYOUT. 2010 Budget allocation Trends in Allocation and Expenditure Trend in Expenditure for the 3 rd Quarter Progress up to end of 3 rd quarter
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HIV AND AIDS LIFE SKILLS GRANTPUBLIC HEARING ON CONDITIONAL GRANT20 APRIL 2010 Together Educating the Nation 1
PRESENTATION LAYOUT • 2010 Budget allocation • Trends in Allocation and Expenditure • Trend in Expenditure for the 3rd Quarter • Progress up to end of 3rd quarter • Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting • Challenges • Proposed solutions to challenges Together Educating the Nation 2
2009/10 BUDGET ALLOCATION Together Educating the Nation 3
TRENDS IN ALLOCATION & EXPENDITURE Together Educating the Nation 4
TRENDS IN EXPENDITURE UP TO THE END OF THE 3RD QUARTER Together Educating the Nation 5
PROGRESS UP TO THE END OF THE 3RD QUARTER Together Educating the Nation 6
PROGRESS UP TO THE END OF THE 3RD QUARTER Together Educating the Nation 7
PROGRESS UP TO THE END OF THE 3RD QUARTER Together Educating the Nation 8
MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING • Monitoring is done as per the requirements of the Division of Revenue Act and the Public Management Act. This is done within the broader monitoring process led by the Department of Basic Education • 3 Life Skills Officials monitor and support the effective implementation of the programme on a Quarterly basis • 10 Life Skills Regional Officials monitor the implementation of the programme by visiting the schools and submitting reports to the Provincial office for effective monitoring and providing adequate support to reach all the schools. • Quarterly and Annual reports are compiled and sent to DoE and National Treasury by the Provincial Officials reporting on financial and non-financial indicators. Together Educating the Nation 9
MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING • A Provincial evaluation team consisting of officials responsible for the grants (NSNP, Life Skills) conduct pre-evaluation of 10-20 schools before the final evaluation by the national department is conducted at the end of each financial year. • Evaluation reports are compiled by the Provincial evaluation team at the end of each financial year. • The national coordinator of Life Skills together with the Development Support Directorate monitor the implementation of the programme twice a year (as per Grant Framework) • 12 Monthly Reports, 4 Quarterly Reports and an Annual Reports are compiled, signed by the Accounting Officer and submitted to the National Department Of Education and National Treasury • 4 Regions submit monthly, quarterly and annually reports to the Regional Director and Provincial Officer Together Educating the Nation 10
REASONS FOR UNDER-EXPENDITURE The system used in the province entails delivery of activities by the Department and payments processed utilising the equitable shares budget, there-after the Department claims the amount utilised from Provincial Treasury Due to Cash flow challenges in the Department, there has been delays in effecting payments to service providers. However, activities as planned have been undertaken. Payment schedule of the 3rd Quarter is transferred on the 30th of October of each financial year. This affect the expenditure of the 3rd Quarter (Grant Framework) as payments must be done as soon as the money is transferred. 11 Together Educating the Nation 11
CHALLENGES Availability of Cash flow Monitoring of the delivery of activities due to non availability of staff at Regional Level 12 Together Educating the Nation 12
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES The provincial arrangement with Treasury (Provincial) will be relooked at to resolve the cash flow challenges 2. Curriculum support staff to be robed in to assist with the monitoring of the delivery of the programme at schools 13 Together Educating the Nation 13
Thank You 14 Together Educating the Nation 14