PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1. 18th November 2009 PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2. CONTENTS • PROGRESS WITH ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING • TRANSFER OF COLLEGE FUNCTION • TOWARDS THE 2010/11 BUDGET

3. NATIONAL MACRO ORGANIZATION OF STATE PROJECT PROGRESS WITH ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING (DHET) FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT LABOUR

4. THE EFFECT OF THE PROCLAMATION TRANSFERRING LEGISLATION • The establishment of two new Departments • Basic Education • Department of Higher and Training • The shift of major functions from the Department of the Labour to the Department of Higher and Training. • Organizational Scoping and Design • The identification of posts, staff, funding and assets to the move. • Logistical arrangements regarding accommodations and IT • Consultations with Unions and Staff • Change Management processes • Impact on the concurrent educations functions • All of this had to be effected within the current funding envelope for all three departments.

5. Conclusion of NMOS : • The purpose of the NMOS Organizational Report is to finalize the organizational design and processes in order to conclude: • Consultation with labour in departmental chambers. • Approval by the relevant Executive Authorities for the identified functions, staff identified for transfer and organisational structure of affected departments. • A determination by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration on the transfer of functions and concomitant staff.

6. Department of Education (1) • Staffing and Organisational Structure • Assignment of legislation determines functional split (distributed) • Agreement re quantum of split across functions ready for Ministerial approval • Intact Functions (e.g. Branch Higher Education) • Split Functions (e.g. Finance, Communication, Exams, Teacher Education) • Organogram ready for sign-off • Interim organogram is a duplication of DoE Organogram for purpose of receiving staff into DHET • New Organizational structure to be developed and approved as next step

7. Department of Education (2) • Decisions still to be made about which staff to be moved • Principles follow the logic of the split and individual will be consulted • Recruitment • Other matters: see Project Template (distributed) • Budget • Accommodation • Logistics • Assets • IT

8. Functions Identified for Transfer from DoE to DHET

9. Staff AND Posts Identified for Transfer from DoE to DHET/DBE (No vacancies) .

10. Other Streams – DHET/DBE • LEGAL INSTRUMENTS • Legal amendments have taken place and this is finalised. • A Memorandum of Understanding between the Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training still to be finalised: • an agency service around the Examination function • the corporate services function •  Section 10 PSAA authority to MBE to sign variation order for new building. • Tenders between two departments identified for sign off. • Legislation needs cleaning up. • Appointment of Minister over DoE urgent awaiting DPSA • Draft MoU with DHET-DoL, DHET-PEDs, DBE-DHET • CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS • DoE Transitions Bulletin published

11. Consultation • Consultation with Unions and Staff. • DBE,DHET and DoE consultations started 7th Oct 09 • DoE broad management consultation started 16 Oct 09 • Union membership briefed on 15 Oct 09. • Macro organogram and project plan shared. • The Departmental Chamber established a Task team of members to deal with the day to day matters on NMOS. • Task Team to meet on18 November 2009 to consult on criteria for split and selections of persons, • Minister and DG - DHET have met relevant SDS Staff on 30 Oct 09

12. Department of Labour (1) • Staffing and Organisation Structure • Assignment of legislation determines functional split • Agreement re quantum of split across functions not yet agreed. Unresolved: • Split Functions (e.g. Finance, HR) • Regional Staff

13. Department of Labour (2) • Unresolved matters: • DHET and DoL are still trying to achieve consensus in organization scoping, finalizing staff audits and completing organizational structures. • DGs have as yet not signed MOU/Protocol as there is a dispute on the whether DHET can be the accounting officer for vote 15 in 2009/10. DoL awaiting legal advice from State Attorney. Agreed that • DHET protected by a letter of ‘expectation’ sent to DG Labour • NSF accountability will be with DHETNSF transferred. CFO to be appointed/ assigned

14. Functions and Staff Identified for Transfer from DoL to DHET

15. TRANSFER OF COLLEGE FUNCTION

16. RING-FENCING OF PES: 2009 MEDIUM TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT • p. 53: The funding of further education and training (FET) colleges is shifting to national government. Government will continue to provide resources for both quality improvements and higher enrolment. However, closer alignment with the funding arrangements contained under the skills development levy is required so that FET colleges can access more of these funds and business can make greater use of the colleges. • p. 60: The funding of FET colleges is shifting from provinces to national government. The equitable share baseline is adjusted by about R3.4 billion a year to reflect this shift. A new conditional grant is created through which funds will flow to FET colleges.

17. Legislative Work • Cabinet memo requesting permission to proceed with Constitutional amendment • Administrative Work: • Functional Split with provinces to be managed after legal work done. • Conditional grant the instrument to assert leadership

18. TOWARDS THE 2010/11 BUDGET

19. Operational expenses to follow Functional Split of DoE • Strategic Planning Underway – Portfolio Committee should become involved as soon as possible • Maximum alignment sought with Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation framework and Cluster Programme of Action

20. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE OF HET VOTE AS SUBMITTED TO TREASURY • Programme 1: Administration • Programme 2: Human Resource Development, Planning and Monitoring Co-ordination • Programme 3: University Education • Programme 4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training • Programme 5: Skills Development

21. Programme 1: Administration • Subprogrammes • Minister • Management • Corporate Services • Property Management

22. Programme 2: Human Resource Development, Planning and Monitoring Co-ordination • Subprogrammes • Human Resource Development, Strategic Planning and Co-ordination • Planning, Information, Monitoring and Evaluation Co-ordination • International Relations • Legal and Legislative Services

23. Programme 3: University Education • Subprogrammes • University - Academic Planning and Management • University - Financial Planning and Information Systems • University – Policy and Development • University - Subsidies

24. Programme 4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training • Subprogrammes • Planning and Institutional Support • Programmes and Qualifications • Social Inclusion in Higher Education and Training • Teacher Education

25. Programme 5: Skills Development • Subprogrammes • SETA Co-ordination • National Skills Development Services • Quality Development and Promotion

26. TRANSFERS ACROSS PROGRAMMES • SETAS • India-Brazil-South Africa Trilateral Commission • NSFAS • CHE • NIHE • SAQA • National Skills Fund

27. Thank you