2018-w3692 - 19 December 2018

Leigh-Ann Mathys to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(a) What number of institutions of technical and vocational education and training colleges have contracts with a certain company (name furnished) and (b) what (i) is the (aa) monetary value and (bb) duration of each contract and (ii) are the relevant details of the goods and services that the specified company provides in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 19 Dec 2018

This information is being individually sourced from the 50 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges as they are separate juristic entities and given that colleges will be closing for the festive season, the Department will be able to provide this information on or before 31 January 2019.

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2018-w3679 - 19 December 2018

Leigh-Ann Mathys to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(a) What number of institutions of technical and vocational education and training colleges have contracts with a certain company (name furnished) and (b) what (i) is the (aa) monetary value and (bb) duration of each contract and (ii) are the relevant details of the goods and services that the specified company provides in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 19 Dec 2018

The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) has taken a stance that all projects implemented by the department need to contribute towards the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The NDPW will consider the use of EPWP methodology in the erection of lighting and fencing at truck stops at the precincts of Government buildings and State-owned entities, when such projects are implemented by the Department ...

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2018-w3515 - 14 December 2018

Andricus Pieter Van der Westhuizen to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What is the reason that public technical and vocational education and training colleges that offer qualifications from Level 2 to 4 deny entry to learners who graduate at Level 2 from skills schools and who wish to improve their qualifications beyond this level; (2) whether her department will be exploring options for such learners to be able to improve their skills and formal qualifications at public institutions; if so, (a) what would be required of such an exploratory study and (b) by what date does she expect to report regarding her findings in this regard; (3) whether she will be engaging with both the Department of Basic Education and her department in order to create a learning pathway in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what options are there currently for such learners to improve their formal qualifications on a full-time basis?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 14 Dec 2018

1. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges cannot deny access to students based on the fact that they come from skills schools. All students who apply to colleges must meet the institution’s admission criteria. Some applicants might not meet the academic criteria for their vocational or occupational programme of choice, because the skills schools are essentially special schools focussing on practical skills and ...

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2018-w3269 - 14 December 2018

Nontando Nolutshungu to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her awarded any contracts and/or tenders to certain companies (names and details furnished) from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (i) what service was provided, (ii) what was the (aa) value and (bb) length of the tender and/or contract, (iii) who approved the tender and/or contract and (iv) was the tender and/or contract in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 14 Dec 2018

3269 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

MRS GNM PANDOR, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

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2018-w3663 - 14 December 2018

Yoliswa Nomampondomise Yako to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What number of (a) nurses, (b) doctors, (c) social workers and (d) teachers have graduated from institutions of higher learning in each of the past five academic years?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 14 Dec 2018

The table below reflects the number of nurses, doctors, social workers and teachers who graduated from public higher education institutions over the past five academic years.

Universities

Year

(a) Nurses

(b) Doctors

(c) Social Workers

(d) Teachers

2013

2 817

1 346

2 546

16 808

2014

3 157

1 170

2 787

19 124

2015

3 242

1 454

2 875

20 698 ...

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2018-w3662 - 12 December 2018

Makoti Sibongile Khawula to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What number of (a) plumbers, (b) electricians, (c) carpenters, (d) civil engineers and (e) architects have graduated from institutions of higher learning in each of the past five academic years?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 12 Dec 2018

The table below reflects the number of plumbers, electricians and carpenters who were trade tested at Indlela, and civil engineers and architects who graduated from universities over the past five academic years.

 

Trade Tested at Indlela

Graduated from Universities

Year

(a) Plumbers

(b) Electricians

(c) Carpenters

(d) Civil Engineers

(e) Architects

2013

219

1 912

48

2 713

933

2014

272

4 ...

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2018-w3690 - 12 December 2018

Yoliswa Nomampondomise Yako to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)(a) What is the total number of cases of corruption at technical and vocational education and training colleges in the country that have been reported to her department or which her department was made aware of by the SA Police Service in the 2017-18 financial year and (b) what are the details of the reported cases in each case; (2) was each case investigated by her department; if so, (a) what was the outcome of each investigation and (b) what is the name of each person who was implicated?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 12 Dec 2018

1. (a) The were no reported cases of corruption received by the Department from Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges or the South African Police Service in the 2017/18 financial year.

(b) Not applicable.

2. (a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

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2018-w3694 - 12 December 2018

Nthako Sam Matiase to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What (a) will be the capacity of each faculty at each technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college for 2019 and (b) number of first year students will each specified TVET college be able to accept in 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 12 Dec 2018

a) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges do not have faculties and are structured around programme offerings such as the Report 191 (NATED) programme sub-divided into Engineering Studies and Business and General Studies, the National Certificate (Vocational) with 19 programmes, and the Pre-vocational Learning Programme. In 2019, occupational qualifications will be implemented through the Centres of Specialisation project, which involves the contracting ...

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2018-w3506 - 12 December 2018

Nokulunga Primrose Sonti to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What (a) number of institutions of higher learning offer coding and software development as courses and (b) is the total student capacity in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 12 Dec 2018

(a) - (b) Sixteen universities responded to the question posed and provided the following information:

University

(a) Coding

(b) Number of students

(a) Software development

(b) Number of students

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programming 1

360

Application (App) Development Foundation 1

260

 

Data Structures

40

App Development Fundamentals 2

210

 

Functional Programming

20

App Development Practice 2

140

   

Multimedia ...

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2018-w3370 - 12 December 2018

Nontando Nolutshungu to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

With reference to her reply to question 2607 on 27 September 2018, (a) what is the (i) total number of staff employed in each category and (ii) salary of staff in each category and (b) what is the (i) name of the company in instances where workers are outsourced, (ii) total number of outsourced workers and (iii) value of the contract in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 12 Dec 2018

The Department does not routinely collect information on the way in which services are sourced/managed at individual universities and the management thereof. The Department requested all universities to respond whether or not they have insourced cleaning, gardening, catering and security staff. The responses from universities are provided in the table below.

Institution

Cleaning

Gardening

Catering

Security staff

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

(a) (i) ...

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