COMPETENCY AND PLACEMENT TESTING

1. COMPETENCY AND PLACEMENT TESTING Moving towards the ideal FET College

2. OVERVIEW • Challenges • Funding, pass rates and FET students • Contributing factors • Focusing on FET students • Possible solution • Baseline testing • Managed approach • CAP’s offering • How can CAP help?

3. CHALLENGES • Funding • Based on L4 certification • Throughput rate • Drop out rate from L2 to L4 • Students entering FET • Bridging the L2 academic gap

4. CHALLENGES • Funding • Based on L4 certification • College allocation income • Output bonus criteria : • Successful completion of past enrolments • Average examination scores

5. CHALLENGES • Funding • Based on L4 certification Source: NDoE

6. CHALLENGES • Funding • Based on L4 certification • Throughput rate • Drop out rate from L2 to L4 • Students entering FET • Bridging the L2 academic gap

7. CHALLENGES • Throughput rate • Drop out rate from L2 to L4 Source: NDoE

8. CHALLENGES • Funding • Based on L4 certification • Throughput rate • Drop out rate from L2 to L4 • Students entering FET • Bridging the L2 academic gap

9. CHALLENGES • Students entering FET • Bridging the L2 academic gap • Out-of-school-children : more than 1 million pre-grade 12 young people out of school and unemployed • Age difference +- 15 – 35 • Diverse academic background • Source: CHET & FETI: Responding to Educational Needs of Out-Of-School Youth, June 2009

10. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS • Varied age of entry • Unsure of career opportunities • Learning gaps in • Mathematics • English • No established remedial learning path focused on learning gaps

11. SOLUTION • Baseline entrance test • Aptitude testing • Too expensive • Not standardised • Not enough staff, time • Screening test : • Identifies possible high risk students • Specialised problem requires specialised staff!

12. SOLUTION • Managed approach to selection and placement • 2010: +- 122000 L2’s • Manage the system: test /select/ fill in the gaps/academic support • Manage the human capital: • large groups / schools etc , no marking • Manage the remedial action: • linking of test with remedial program

13. SOLUTION • Based on 2007 – 2010 statistics: • ENTRY: Standardised test • Identify possible high risk candidates • prediction on passing % for English and Maths • High correlation for both • THROUGHPUT: identify background gaps • Focused academic support

14. SOLUTION • Maths and English orientation: first two weeks • Standardised tests: immediate identifying of students who need further assessment /support, such as Learning potential assessment • High learning potential: poor academic background but potential to pass. Remedial action: • Low learning potential: Channeling of student to other programmeseg. skills programmes.

15. CAP SOLUTION 3 Details Capture 4 2 Selection Testing Registration 1 Test Capture 5 8 Remedial Management 9 Exit Counselling Technical Yes 7 Analysis & Reporting Placement No 6 Candidate

16. CAP SOLUTION • Testing accuracy

17. CAP SOLUTION • How could CAP assist the IDEAL COLLEGE? • identifying the right students with understanding of and interest in programme • identify the right students based on academic background • identify learning gaps for sound foundation • minimize human labour time • maximize testing (administering, marking & reporting) turnover time • affordable

18. IN CLOSING • Managers • Vital role in implementation • Student Support Staff • Well trained and qualified • Address specialised challenges • Managed process • Testing alone achieves nothing!!!