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Umalusi’s budget review presentation to the Portfolio Committee for Basic Education and Training. 02 March 2010 Cape Town. Overview. Umalusi mandate Vision, mission, goals and KRA’s 2009/10 Budget (Current) 2010/11 Budget (Forecast) Three Year Budget Forecast Conclusion.
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Umalusi’s budget review presentation to the Portfolio Committee for Basic Education and Training 02 March 2010 Cape Town
Overview • Umalusi mandate • Vision, mission, goals and KRA’s • 2009/10 Budget (Current) • 2010/11 Budget (Forecast) • Three Year Budget Forecast • Conclusion
Umalusi Mandate 2009 • As a new Quality Council to develop and manage a sub-framework of qualifications for general and further education and training framework; • To develop and quality assure qualifications and curriculum; • To quality assure assessments at exit points; • To certificate learner achievements; • To quality assure provision and accredit private providers of education and training, and assessment; • To conduct research related to the sub-framework; and • To advise the Minister
Vision & Mission • Umalusi Council and staff are committed to continuous • improvement of quality and standards in general and • further education and training and as leaders with • expert knowledge in the sector, to develop and • secure standards by • quality assuring qualifications and curricula • confirming that assessment is fair, valid and reliable, • quality assuring the provision of education, training and assessment providers, in order to issue learners with certificates that are credible.
Goals • To: • Promote quality and appropriate standards • Maintain and improve educational standards through quality assurance of qualifications and curriculum, assessment, and provision of education, training and assessment, • Continuously develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in mandated areas through rigorous research, • Report on the quality of education, training and assessment • Issue appropriate and credible certificates learner achievement in terms of specific qualifications and subjects, • Provide reliable and credible leadership and guidance in quality management and in the assurance of standards, • Ensure financial efficiency and sustainability of the organisation, and • Determine expectations and appropriately respond to these within the parameters of Umalusi’s mandate.
7 Key Result Areas • Improving and maintaining the system for quality assuring assessment for certification • Establishing and implementing a system for evaluation and accreditation of providers • Establishing and maintaining a system to certify and quality assuring qualifications and curriculum • Research, diagnose and reporton quality in general and further education and training supported by statistical analysis. • Developing and maintaining management support structures and governance • Ensuring that Information Technology systems are established, maintained and improved • Ensuring that finance, human resources and administrative support systems are maintained and improved
2010/11 Budget (Forecast)Qualifications, Curriculum & Certification
2010/11 Budget (Forecast)Statistical Information and Research
2010/11 Budget (Forecast)Corporate Services: Information Technology
2010/11 Budget (Forecast)Corporate Services: Human Resource Management and Development
Conclusion • Challenges include: • The financial sustainability of the organisation through increased funding from DoBE / NT: • Possiblenewfunding model, • Move from certificate fee structure to a QA levy, and • Increase baseline allocation of the grant
THANK YOU • Thanks to the portfolio committee chairperson Ms F Chohan and honorable members for this opportunity to present Umalusi’s budget review. • Your support is highly appreciated.