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Education (WCPP)
Qualifications requirements for an ECD practitioner
12 Sep 2023
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the national Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) concerning qualifications for Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners, and the challenges associated with acquiring them.
The practitioners had raised concerns regarding the qualifications required to pursue ECD programmes without disqualification. In ...
Education (WCPP)
Committee Oversight Visit Reports to Schools; follow up on Committee resolutions & Committee Programme
15 Aug 2023
The virtual meeting focused on following up on the Committee's resolutions related to queries sent to the Western Cape Department of Education.
The Committee also discussed finalising its programme, prioritising matters, and proposing strategic themes. The Chairperson presented the Committee programme for the 2023/24 fiscal year, highlighting key aspects ...
Education (WCPP)
Oversight Visit Reports
13 Jun 2023
The Committee convened to consider its draft reports for its oversight visits to Saxonsea Junior High School; AVCC Pikkieland ECD and Bo-Kaap Daycare Centre; Ned Doman High School; Phoenix High School; Heideveld High School; as well as Hoepel Hoekie Educare and Holland Early Learning Centre. The reports were adopted ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Additional Adjustments Appropriation Bill (2022/23 financial year) & Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Education
17 Mar 2023
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2023
Western Cape Additional Adjustments Appropriation Bill 2023
The Committee was briefed by the Western Cape Education Department, led by the Provincial Minister, Mr David Maynier, on the Department’s budget for 2023/24.
The Minister said that the R29.5 billion budget was the biggest of all ...
Education (WCPP)
2023 School-Readiness & 2022 NSC Results: WCED briefing
10 Feb 2023
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) gave a briefing on several critical areas: The admissions process for the 2023 academic year, the Status of school readiness for the 2023 academic year, and the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results and the pass rate for the Western Cape.
During its presentation, ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Education
28 Nov 2022
The Western Cape Education Department presented the budget adjustments as indicated in the current financial year and the experienced changes in various programmes. The highlighted project of importance was the Build Programme which had a major increase in budget of R2.5 billion compared to R1.3 million allocated in the ...
Education (WCPP)
National Funding Framework for ECD’s Conditional Grant Criteria; Western Cape 2023 Admissions process and Rapid Build School Programme
22 Nov 2022
The Standing Committee on Education was briefed on the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Conditional Grant Framework 2022/23, and the Western Cape Rapid School Build Programme & Learner Admissions for 2023. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presentation detailed the ECD Conditional Grant Framework and its components, including the amendments ...
Adhoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP)
Legislature seat numbers: Committee Report
9 Nov 2022
In its last meeting, the ad hoc committee looking into the number of seats in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, met to consider the report on its work. The Committee found that the number of seats was no longer adequate and sufficient to represent the population of the province ...
Education (WCPP)
Harmony Project Learning Philosophy
8 Nov 2022
Report of the meeting to follow.
Education (WCPP)
Inclusive Education: Equal Education & WCED inputs
3 Nov 2022
Ina virtual meeting, the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) presented its 20-Year-Review on the Regulatory Framework for Inclusive Education and its Implementation in South Africa. The EELC report provided an analysis of the extent to which implementation of the regulatory framework has taken place over 20 years. The EELC ...