FREE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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FREE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

• PUBLIC HEARING ON PROVINCIAL BUDGETS AND
  EXPENDITURE REVIEW
• 19 October 2005

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
  

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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

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2001/02 - 07/08 BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW
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2001/02 - 07/08 BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW
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PAST EXPENDITURE TRENDS BY PROGRAMME
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PAST EXPENDITURE TRENDS BY PROGRAMME
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2001/02 05/06 CONDITIONAL GRANTS SUMMARY
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ACTUAL EXPENDITURE ON CONDITIONAL GRANTS AS AT 30
SEPT. 2005
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ACTUAL EXPENDITURE ON CONDITIONAL GRANTS AS AT 30
SEPT. 2005
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SEPTEMBER COMPARATIVE FIGURES 2003/04 2005/06
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ACTUAL EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAMME AS AT 30 SEPT.
2005
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ACTUAL EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAMME AS AT 30 SEPT.
2005
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SEPTEMBER COMPARATIVE FIGURES (CG) 2003/04
2005/06
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SEPTEMBER COMPARATIVE FIGURES (CG)2003/04
2005/06
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2004/05 EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAMME
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2004/05 MAIN REASONS FOR UNDERSPENDING
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2004/05 MAIN REASONS FOR UNDERSPENDING (Continued)
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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.

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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
  Provinces 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 )

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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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