FREE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

1. FREE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PUBLIC HEARING ON PROVINCIAL BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW 19 October 2005

2. OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION • Introduction • Background • Strategic goals and objectives • 2001/02-07/08 budget and expenditure overview • Conditional grants • Actual expenditure on programmes • 2004/05 main reasons for under spending • Monitoring capacity • Conclusion

3. FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEAM The Free State Department of Education is represented by Mrs. M A Tsopo, the MEC for education and supported by the following members: • Mr. MS Rakometsi: Head Education • Mr. TNT Lioma: DDG – Corporate Management and Development • Mr. F Sithole: Act. DDG – Curriculum Management and Development • Mr. MB Monnane: Chief Financial Officer • Me PF Ndaba: Chief Director – Curriculum and Professional Support

4. INTRODUCTION The Free State Department of Education has been invited to Public Hearings on provincial budgets and expenditure trends and to address the NCOP Select Committee on Finance on the following: • To present the provincial budget and expenditure review 2001/02 -07/08 • The extent to which the budget gives effect to provincial and national mandates

5. BACKGROUND • Provincial Departments receive three year MTEF allocations • A five year Strategic Plan for the period 2005/06 to 2009/10 has been compiled and published • An Annual Performance Plan for the MTEF 2005/06 – 2007/08 has been compiled from the Strategic Plan and published

6. STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The following main strategic plans and objectives of the Free State Education Department derived from the Strategic Plan are the following: PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION • To ensure that projects/initiatives contribute to economic development and job creation (EPWP) • To improve Human Resource Development practices at all levels • To promote sound labour relations and good discipline • To improve access to Information Communication Technology for office based staff • To develop and foster partnerships and collaboration with provincial, national and international stakeholders, donors and departments • To ensure sound financial management practices in terms of relevant legislation • To improve efficient and effective management of assets • To improve risk management and internal control environment to prevent corruption • To promote communication with stakeholders, including the business sector • To provide Human Resource Development for office based staff

7. STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (Continued) PROGRAMME 2: PUBLIC ORDINARY SCHOOL EDUCATION • To foster a culture of effective learning and teaching • To provide Learners and Educators with basic Learning, Teaching and Support Materials in accordance with curriculum needs • To ensure that the flow of learners through the public primary and secondary school system is optimally oriented • To improve access to e-Education • To promote the participation of the historically marginalized group of learners • To provide recognition to schools and candidates for their performance • To provide professional support to all educators in schools • To improve access to and quality of formal education at learning institutions in terms of school effectiveness and educator professionalism • To provide departmental services and further development of educators and non-educators in public ordinary schools

8. STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (Continued) PROGRAMME 4: PUBLIC SPECIAL SCHOOL EDUCATION • To provide spaces in public special schools/resources/full service schools in accordance with policy and the principles of inclusive education • To provide spaces for out-of-school disabled children to return to learning in public special schools/resources/full service schools • To provide professional support to all educators in public special schools/resources/full service schools • To provide access to and quality of formal education at learning institutions in terms of school effectiveness and educator professionalism in public special schools/resources/full service schools PROGRAMME 5: FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGES • To promote the participation of historically marginalized groups in public FET Colleges • To promote the transformation of public FET Colleges • To ensure that the new Conditional Grant for FET Colleges is utilized effectively and efficiently

9. STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (Continued) PROGRAMME 6: ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING • To link ABET Programmes with Expanded Public Works Programme Objectives • To make ABET accessible to learners with special education needs PROGRAMME 8: AUXILIARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES • To provide for special departmentally managed intervention projects in the education system as a whole • To implement the Physical Infrastructure and provisioning of Basic Services: water, sanitation and electricity

10. 2001/02 - 07/08 BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW

11. 2001/02 - 07/08 BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW

12. PAST EXPENDITURE TRENDS BY PROGRAMME

13. PAST EXPENDITURE TRENDS BY PROGRAMME

14. 2001/02 – 05/06 CONDITIONAL GRANTS SUMMARY

15. ACTUAL EXPENDITURE ON CONDITIONAL GRANTS AS AT 30 SEPT. 2005

16. ACTUAL EXPENDITURE ON CONDITIONAL GRANTS AS AT 30 SEPT. 2005

17. SEPTEMBER COMPARATIVE FIGURES 2003/04 – 2005/06

18. ACTUAL EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAMME AS AT 30 SEPT. 2005

19. ACTUAL EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAMME AS AT 30 SEPT. 2005

20. SEPTEMBER COMPARATIVE FIGURES (CG) 2003/04 – 2005/06

21. SEPTEMBER COMPARATIVE FIGURES (CG)2003/04 – 2005/06

22. 2004/05 EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAMME

23. 2004/05 MAIN REASONS FOR UNDERSPENDING

24. 2004/05 MAIN REASONS FOR UNDERSPENDING (Continued)

25. MONITORING CAPACITY AND PLANNING • Expenditure trends throughout the Department are now monitored by a dedicated Directorate. • Monthly in-house monitoring meetings are now held to provide early warning to all Managers. • Each relevant Directorate must now report at the Quarterly Review meetings of its remedial measures on under/over expenditure. • Regular monitoring meetings with Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport are held to monitor progress on major capital works. • Monthly reconciliation on BAS Expenditure reports are done to track expenditure against each project • The full implementation of the Infrastructure Development Programme will also assist to ensure projects are effectively executed. (IDIP) • National Treasury is also assisting with the Technical Assistant to support both Education and Department of Public Works, Roads and transport • The Planning of Projects is also improved to ensure the projects start on time and are timeously completed. • Business Plans for the 2005/06 have been duly submitted for the current financial year according to the Division of Revenue Act.

26. CONCLUSION • The Free State Province is the second poorest province in the country. • Sixty percent (60%) of schools are farm schools. • Education plays a very important role in the Province’s socio-economic upliftment of communities. CHALLENGES FACED BY THE FREE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • To improve the overall literacy rate ( 69,2% in 1996) • Implement National Quintiles to achieve equitable school funding to the poor communities • Abolish school fees for the first two National Quintiles (Poorest quintiles) • Strengthen the exemption policy • To provide spaces in special schools/resource centres/full service schools in accordance with policy • To implement Learner Support Programmes ( Hostel, Transport )

27. CONCLUSION (Continued) • National School Nutrition Programme • Feeding in public and farm schools • Integrate all the related activities including E-learning • Transforming the Further Education and Training (FET) sector • Implementation of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in public schools in rural areas • Expand ABET programmes and that ABET programmes support the Expanded Public Works Programme • Revision of basic infrastructure at schools • Improve the provision of Science and Technology programmes in schools

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