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Public Service and Administration
National School of Government Breaking Barriers to Entry (BB2E); NYDA Grant and Scholarship Funds; Deputy Minister present
13 Mar 2019
The Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration, met to be briefed on the National School of Government’s (NSG) Breaking Barriers to Entry (BB2E) program and the impact thereof. The presentation addressed where the BB2E program had its roots, targets groups and evaluation of ...
Public Service and Administration
Local Government monitoring; Jobs / Investment Summits, Presidential Stimulus package: DPME update; Minister present
6 Mar 2019
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, met to firstly be briefed on Economic Interventions to Support Growth and Investment: Stimulus Package, Job Summit and Investment Conference. The overarching focus is on job creation and limit job losses. This requires re-prioritisation ...
Basic Education
Committee Reports
26 Feb 2019
The Committee considered and adopted the Third Quarterly Report on the Performance of the Department of Basic Education and the 19th National Teaching Awards Report.
The Committee also discussed its Legacy Report before adopting it. Some Members expressed displeasure that the Committee had not passed any legislation during its tenure, ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education Quarter 3 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on its third quarter performance and some of the aspects highlighted were:
Public Service and Administration
Public Service Graduate Scheme, with DPSA Deputy Minister; 30-day payment of invoices, with DPW Minister & Deputy
13 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, Performance and Monitoring on the Public Service Graduate Recruitment Scheme Framework (GRSF) and Developmental Programmes. This was an initiative from the Presidency’s Office as a response to the plight of the unemployed graduates and youth within the public ...
Basic Education
NSC Examination Outcomes 2018; State of School Readiness 2019; with Deputy Minister present
12 Feb 2019
The Committee was first briefed by the Department of Basic Education on the State of School Readiness for 2019. The Deputy Minister led the presentation and said the main challenges are migration, overcrowding, sanitation and planning. On migration, the Western Cape and Gauteng remain the biggest recipients of migrant learners. ...
Basic Education
Committee Report on Department's Quarter 1 & 2 performance; High Level Panel & Committee Annual Reports
4 Dec 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt recent reports and minutes of meetings. The Chairperson urged the Members to study the documents to ensure no errors slipped through, as this had happened recently and had been a cause of embarrassment. The Members supported her request.
The Chairperson took the Members ...
Public Service and Administration
Committee Legacy Report & Performance Reports
28 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee considered and adopted its Committee Legacy Report for the Fifth Parliament.
Further, the Committee report on the quarterly performance of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Statistics South Africa.
Basic Education
Schools that Work; Early Grade Reading; 25 Year Review
27 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department on Basic Education on Early Grade Reading Studies; the Schools That Work Survey II and the 25 Year Review of Basic Education. The Minister had tasked the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit to conduct a study into why some schools performed better ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME & NYDA & Statistics South Africa Quarter 1& 2 performance
14 Nov 2018
The National Youth Development Agency briefed the Committee on the Second Quarter performance for the 2018/19 financial year. The agency had been struggling to persuade the SETAs to collaborate with the Agency and that was a major concern for the Members. The Agency had developed eight district centres in the ...