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Basic Education
Teacher Development: Department of Basic Education and SACE briefings
26 Aug 2014
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) appeared before the Portfolio Committee to brief it about the purposes and successes of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) and implementation of the Continual Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) system.
The DBE informed the Committee that the main purpose of the IQMS was to ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation briefing on Presidential Proclamation No. 43 of 2014; Committee Programme
30 Jul 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Presidential Proclamation Number 43 which outlined the transfer of the function of sanitation from the Department of Human Settlements to DWS. The briefing covered terms of references and public service regulations, governance structures and functions of the ...
Basic Education
Overview of Education Sector; Department of Basic Education on 4th Quarterly Report for 2013/2014
29 Jul 2014
The Committee was given a functional overview of the entities falling within the Committee’s portfolio. They included the South African Council for Educators (SACE), the Educational Labour Relations Council (ELRC), and UMALUSI (Quality Control for General and Further Education and Training). The key stakeholders, which included organised labour and civil ...
Basic Education
Committee Report on Basic Education 2014 budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to peruse Draft 1 of the Committee Report on the Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan and budget of the Department of Basic Education and its Statutory Bodies. Members went through the draft Report page by page and raised comments and queries. Most of the amendments ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Student Financial Aid Scheme & Council on Higher Education on their Strategic Plans
3 Jul 2014
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) and budget for 2014/2015. The presentation focused on the new student model which was approved by Parliament in 2012, and the NSFAS transformation programme. The new system was set up to provide a centralised point to receive ...
Basic Education
Minister of Basic Education on Department's 2014 Strategic Plan
1 Jul 2014
The Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga, said the Department had focussed on both long and short term strategies, with “non-negotiable” interventions that would be implemented in the second term. The focus had also been on repositioning of the Department to assess what needed to be done. Infrastructure had ...
Water and Sanitation
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
The Committee elected Mr M Johnson (ANC) as the Chairperson. The Draft Strategic Plan was also adopted without amendments.
The Committee also discussed the Draft Programme of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation. Members were reminded that the Department of Water and Sanitation was a new department and the ...
Basic Education
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education’s first meeting of the Fifth Democratic Parliament was convened to introduce the new Chairperson and Members and for formal adoption of the Committee programme. Ms N Gina (ANC) had been elected as the Committee Chairperson prior to the meeting time of 11am.