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THETA. A presentation for Portfolio Committee by Leoné Whateley THETA ETQA Manager. Presentation Scope. ETQA Functional Roles THETA Progress to Date Challenges / Perceptions Questions and Answers. Legislative Scope. ETQA Regulations 1127. Accredit providers
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THETA A presentation for Portfolio Committee by Leoné Whateley THETA ETQA Manager
Presentation Scope • ETQA Functional Roles • THETA Progress to Date • Challenges / Perceptions • Questions and Answers
ETQA Regulations 1127 • Accredit providers • Monitor and audit the quality of provision • Register assessors & moderators • Evaluate assessments and facilitate moderation across providers • Quality assure US and Qualifications • Maintain an effective Database • Take responsibility for certification of learners
1. Accredit Providers • 488 providers on THETA system, of which ... • 49 Accredited (full, provisional and registered) • 19 External FET providers • 128 Phase A Intents • 115 Phase B Applications • 200 Expired statuses • Approximately 400 ex-HITB providers
2. Monitor & Audit Providers • 90 site visits conducted in 2003 – 2004 • 71 site visits in 2005 to date • Total: 161 (June 2003 onwards) • Programmes Evaluated: • 604 Programmes received • Programme evaluated • 221 Approved / conditional approval • 145 Outstanding information • 40 Not auditable • 198 to be reviewed
3. Register Assessors and Moderators • 5705 assessors listed • 3990 de-registered (not active or qualified) • 744 registered: • 313 registered provisionally • 431 registered fully • 971 unknowns (process of validation) • Moderators – 74 • Verifiers - 5
STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Registered Assessors
4. Programme Evaluation • 604 Programmes received • Programme evaluated • 221 Approved / conditional approval • 145 Outstanding information • 40 Not auditable • 198 to be reviewed
5. Quality assure unit standards and qualifications • 40 qualifications • 24 learnerships • 52 registered skills programmes • 510 unit standards • SGB Project: • 28 qualifications in review • 17 re-scoped for development • 3 completed • Next: skills programmes re-scoping
6. Certificate Learners • 16555 certificates issued to date, of which ... • 1342 learnerships • 1671 qualifications • 13542 skills programmes • Over 5 000 still in process of issue
CERTIFICATE DEMOGRAPHICS Certificate Demographics (1)
Challenges • External: • Quality of providers (ETD practice) • Quality of programmes • Internal: • THETA Resources • Provider accessibility & location
Conclusion Education for a sustainable livelihood is a right, not a priviledge