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Umalusi’s presentation to the Education Portfolio Committee on the
2007/8 Annual Report
21 October 2008
Dr PP Lolwana
Introduction Vision, mission and goals 7 KRAs Financial Performance Departmental Grant Conclusion
Overview
While in transition at this time, the 2007 report is set against the
Umalusi mandate as established in the GENFETQA Act No 58 of
2001
The objects of the Act that inform the vision and mission:
To establish a quality assurance body to ensure that continuous enhancement of quality is achieved in the delivery and outcomes of the general and further education and training sectors of the national education and training system;
To develop a quality assurance framework for the general and further education bands of the NQF; and
Regulate the relationships between the National DOE, SAQA and other ETQA bodies, providers and the Council
Introduction
• Umalusi Council and staff are committed to a vision of continuous improvement of quality and standards in general and further education and training, and a mission that obligates them, as experts and leaders in the sector, to promote quality and secure standards by:
confirming that assessment is fair, valid and reliable;
quality assuring the provision of education, training and assessment providers;
monitoring the adequacy and suitability of curriculum and qualifications;
in order to
issue learners with certificates that are credible.
Vision & Mission
Promote quality and appropriate standards Assure quality and standards through quality assurance of assessment,
monitoring of qualifications and curriculum and the quality assurance of provision;
Continuously develop in-depth knowledge and expertise within its mandate; Issue appropriate and credible certificates of learner achievement in terms of
specific qualifications and subjects; Provide reliable and credible leadership and guidance in the management
of quality and in the assurance of standards; Ensure financial efficiency and sustainability of the organisation; and Determine expectations and appropriately respond to these within the
parameters of Umalusi’s mandate.
Goals
Programme A: Improving and maintaining the system for quality assuring assessment for certification
Programme B: Establishing and implementing a system for evaluation and accreditation of providers
Programme C: Establishing and maintaining a system to certify and quality assure qualifications and curriculum
Programme D: Developing and implementing a system for research and development
Programme E: Developing and maintaining management support structures and governance
Programme F: Ensuring that Information technology systems are established, maintained and improved
Programme G: Ensuring that finance, human resources and administrative support systems are maintained and improved
7 Key Result Areas
Prg A: Quality Assurance of AssessmentsApril 2007 – March 2008 COMMENTS
Ext Moderation of Question Papers:
•SC: 1976 papers (including back up papers)
•ABET : 92 papers in 23 learning areas
•N2 - N3: 39 papers (phasing out)
•NCV level 2 : 84 papers (incl. back up papers) in 54 subjects
•NCV level 2 Integrated Summative Assessment task (ISAT): 12
Completed as per plan
A report was submitted to the Minister of Education on all 2007 exams
Moderation of marking:
•SC: 11 National subjects + 11 across PDEs + OAE + IEB (sampling)
•ABET: 6 learning areas across 10 assessment bodies (PDE’s and IEB)
•N2 - N3: 15 subjects
•NCV level 2 : 31 subjects + 14 ISATs (out of 54 subjects)
Completed per plan
A report was submitted to the Minister of Education on all 2007 exams
Prg A: Quality Assurance of Assessments
April 2007 – March 2008 COMMENTSCASS:
• SC: 12 Gateway subjects across 11 assessment bodies
• ABET: 3 Fundamental learning areas across 10 assessment bodies
• NCV: 24 Subjects of 54
All CASS moderated as per plan
A report was submitted to the Minister of education on all 2007 exams
Monitoring conduct of exams:
• SC: 158 sites out of 8,345 (third layer verification)
• ABET: 63 sites out of
• N2 - N3 & NCV: 67 sites out of 150
All monitoring conducted as per plan
A report was submitted to the Minister of education on all 2007 exams
Prg A: Quality Assurance of Assessments
April 2007 – March 2008 COMMENTS
CTA moderation for schools:
• DoE: 18 learning areas
• IEB: 10 learning areas
Completed as per plan
Standardisation:
• SC: 11 National HG & SG + 498 HG & SG
assessment body subjects
• N2 - N3: 438 subjects (4 exams)
• NCV: 54 subjects
• ABET: 23 learning areas (2 exams)
Completed as per plan
A report was submitted to the Minister of Education on all 2007 exams
Prg B: Evaluation and Accreditation Private Providers
Provisional Accreditation and Monitoring
March 2007 – April 2008 COMMENTS
Independent Schools
• Total prov accredited (March 2008): 584
out of about 1,500 – 2,000
• Monitored (May 2007): 581
• Site visited to verify monitoring (April 2007 – March 2008):101
Completed per plan
Report published
Prg B: Evaluation and Accreditation Private Providers
Provisional Accreditation and Monitoring
March 2007 – April 2008 COMMENTS
FET Colleges
• Total prov accredited (March 2008): 139 – with 257 campuses
• Monitored (May 2007): 171 (campuses)
• Site visited to verify monitoring (April 2007 – March 2008): 32 colleges
Completed per plan
Report published
• Registration process with DoE:
114 (253 sites) Umalusi colleges referred
524 SETA Providers processed and referred
Completed per plan
Prg B: Evaluation and Accreditation Private Providers
Provisional Accreditation and Monitoring
April 2007 – March 2008 COMMENTS
ABET Providers
•Total prov accredited (March 2008): 166
• Monitored (May 2007): 56
• Site visited to verify monitoring (April 2007 – March 2008): 50
Completed per plan
Report published
• Accreditation Policy documents Re-submitted to Minister of Education for approval
Prg B: Evaluation and Accreditation of Assessment Bodies
April 2007– March 2008 COMMENTS
• 3 new applicants supported through development programme:
• 2 ABET
• 1 Vocational
As planned and ongoing
• OAE / BCVO site visited and granted provisional accreditation until Dec 2010
Council approved August 2006
• 9 PDEs and IEB monitored against improvement plans
Monitoring report to Council Nov 2006
• Accreditation Policy re-submitted to office of the Minister
Per plan
Prg C: Qualifications, Curriculum & Certification
April 2007 – March 2008 COMMENTS
• Framework of Qualifications in GFET developed, consulted and submitted for regulation
• Criteria & guidelines for development and evaluation of curricula developed
Completed as per plan
• Guidelines, criteria and instruments for evaluation of curriculum piloted - BCVO History and Biology curricula
Final report submitted to Council
• Certificates issued, excluding subject certificates:
SC: 651 586 GETC (Abet): 2 227
N3: 54 666 NSC (Voc): 1 751
• Commenced development of NSC directives
Issued in line with directives and guidelines
• More than 149 000 certificates verified. Completed as planned
Prg D: Research and Development
April 2007 – March 2008 Comment
• The ‘F’ word report: the quality of the ‘fundamental’ component in general & further education & training
Report published April 2007
• CASS- exam mark correlation research Draft report July 2007
• Making educational judgements: reflections on judging standards in curricula
Report published October 2007
• Item Response Theory report Received from AARP, February 2008
• Hosted ACEAB Conference March 2008
Prg E: Management Support Structures
April 2007 – March 2008 Comment
• Co-ordinated organisational planning, implementation and review of plans and budgets
New M&E policy developed and implemented
All reports published / submitted as required
• Supported CEO, Council and its committees New Council briefed, committees established and services rendered
• Implemented public relations programme Developed and implemented communication strategy
Prg F: Information Technology Systems
April 2007 – March 2008 Comment
Hardware procurements• 1 Tally printer; 5 computers;1 Server; 200 computer components; 65 LCD Screens; 15 notebooks
• 2 Storage Array Network (SAN) devices
• 1 High speed backup device
Equipment installed with SLAs implemented and network support meeting expectations.High availability solution implemented for crucial servers.
Software - 6 different application •Software licensing up to date
Internet - bandwidth 512 KB Guaranteed internet bandwidth implemented.
Programming• MIS development
• Certification system
• Targets met per plan•Certification system; NCV Level 2 system implemented and programming on track for NSC.
Prg G: Finance, HR & Admin support
April 2007 – March 2008 COMMENTS
Finance and buildings
• Unqualified audit (history of organisation)
• Acquired building for R 12,4 m
Upgrading of building to suite organizational requirements has commenced
Human resources
• Bursaries to staff – R 25 800.52
• In house training – R 37 695.00
• Short courses – R 4 333.14
• All 68 staff benefited
Development of staff a priority with greater budget demands for 2007/8 and beyond
Financial Performance 2007/8
Revenue
Certification, verification and accreditation
Amount
21,682,489
Department of Education Grant 12,652,000
Interest and other income 1,679,068
Total Income 36,013,566
Expenditure 30,887,357
Surplus R 5,126,209
Total Income 2000/1 ( actual) to 2011/12 ( budget)
YEAR INCOME BUDGET DoE GRANT GRANT %
2000/01 R 6,150,786 0 0
2001/02 R 7,027,948 0 0
2002/03 R 13,757,861 R 1,513,000 11
2003/04 R 18,076,902 R 3,050,000 17
2004/05 R 23,547,626 R 12,869,000 55
2005/06 R 28,603,979 R 7,690,000 27
2006/07 R 32,972,345 R 10,286,000 31
2007/08 R 36,013,566 R 12,652,000 35
2008/09 R 43,940,960 R 16,044,000 37
2009/10 R 59,893,713 R 31,890,463 53
2010/11 R 68,361,517 R 37,403,280 55
2011/12 R 79,013,549 R 43,437,001 55
The NQF review finalization is welcomed - consultative processes commenced with DoE, SAQA, DOL(QCTO),CHE and related stakeholders – awaiting promulgation of NQF Bill to begin formal transition to Quality Council.
While QA foundations for school, college and adult education are in place i.r.o QA assessment, curriculum and certification, and provision – time for review and new approaches as we move into the “new NQF architecture”
The way forward - possibilities
Settings standards that will translate into credible certificates in GFET
Establishing and managing a sub-framework of qualifications – a continuum of qualifications and units of learning that articulate with other 2 sub-frameworks (HE and QCTO)
Creating vibrant post secondary education – NQF 5
New look at std setting and QA in assessment - Pre-standardised assessments – item banking and exams on demand…..in certain sectors
Revision of adult education – merging with VET
QA of provision – inspection for schools ; accreditation for colleges
The way forward - possibilities
Thank you to the Chair and the portfolio committee for their support since Umalusi’s inception in 2001
Conclusion