Annual Report 2014/15

Annual Report Presentation

Portfolio Committee

on Higher Education and Training

14 October 2015

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Table of Contents

1. General Organisational Information

2. Performance Information

3. Occupational Qualifications Management

4. Occupational Quality Assurance

5. Financial Results

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Vision : To qualify a skilled and capable workforce

Located in rented office : Hatfield

Staff complement : 42 Permanent Staff

Strategic Outcomes (Oriented Goals)

1. Competent people in priority trades and occupations

2. Lay the foundation for creating a sustainable organisation

Final year of the first 5 year Strategic Plan

Achieved Clean Audit : 2014 /15 Financial Year

Performance Information

As reported in the Annual Report

The total set of changes included: “…the vision, mission, strategic outcome oriented goals, programmes, strategic objectives and performance indicators and targets.”

See page 15 of the Annual Report

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PROGRAMME ONE : OCCUPATIONAL QUAIFICATIONS

Strategic Objective : Prioritised Occupational Qualifications recommended SAQA - OQSF

Performance Indicator : Number of registered Prioritised Occupational Qualifications on OQSF

Target : 60 registered

Achieved : Not Achieved

Performance Indicator : Percentage of registered occupational qualifications with uptake monitored

Target : None

Achieved : N/A

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Strategic Objective : Implementation of registered quality Occ. Qualifications – Quality Assured

Performance Indicator : Turnaround time (Accreditation - Skills Development Provider)

Target : 100%

Achieved : Achieved

Performance Indicator : Turnaround Time (Accreditation - Assessment Centres )

Target : Establish a baseline turnaround time

Achieve : Achieved

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PROGRAMME TWO :QUALITY ASSURANCE OCCUPATIONAL

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Strategic Objective : Implementation of Registered Occ. Qualifications – Quality Assured

Performance Indicator : Percentage of QAP and AQP monitored (compliance)

Target : 100%

Achievement : Achieved

Performance Indicator : Percentage of QAPs and AQPs assisted to achieve compliance standard

Target : 50% compliance by monitored QAPs and AQP

Achieved : Achieved

PROGRAMME TWO :QUALITY ASSURANCE OCCUPATIONAL

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PROGRAMME TWO : QUALITY ASSURANCE OCCUPATIONAL(..Continued)

Strategic Objective :Competent Learners (externally assessed) certificated

Performance Indicator : Turnaround Time of issuing certificates

Target : Establish a baseline turnaround time

Achievement : Achieved

Performance Indicator : Percentage of learner achievement data supplied to NLRD Database

Target : 100% learner achievement uploaded and verified

Achieved : Not Achieved

PROGRAMME ONE :ADMINISTRATION

Strategic Objective

Institutional capability in place to enable QCTO to deliver its products and services.

Two performance indicators: Achieved

Please refer to page 37 of the Annual Report

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Core Operations

Mr Mtutuzeli LataChief Director: Occupational Qualifications Management

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Core Operations

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT

1.1 Prioritised occupational qualifications recommended to SAQA for registration on Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF)

Target : 60

Achieved : 38

Reasons for non achievement : • need for increased resources• need to improve handover process to SAQA for

registration of qualifications

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Strategies for Improvement

• Trained more learner Qualification Development Facilitators (QDFs)

• Capacitated unit with Cluster facilitators*

• A QCTO-SAQA team established to examine qualifications to ensure they meet SAQA qualification committee standards*

• Established standing dates with DQPs/QDFs

• DQPs = Development Quality Partners

Core Operations

Core Operations

Prioritisation of Qualifications Processing

• Centralisation of application receipt*

• Applications received prior to 2012

• Applications received from 2012 onwards

• Present a list of applications for processing approval to Qualifications Committee

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Core Operations

A View of Four Qualifications

• Tax Technician and Financial Markets Officer• Library Assistant• Health Promotion Officer (Community Health

Worker)

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Core Operations

Mr Vijayen Naidoo

Chief Director: Occupational Quality Assurance

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES OBJECTIVE APPLIED TO:

2.1 Implementation of registered Occupational Qualifications Quality Assured

New QCTO Developed Occupational Qualifications

Previously Registered Qualifications (through delegation to SETAs)

2.2 Competent learners externally assessed are certificated

Core Operations

New QCTO Occupational Qualifications

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Accreditation of SDPs(2.1.1)

Achieved – Turnaround time for Internal processing of applications established 10 days(71)

Accreditation of Assessment Centres(2.1.2)

Achieved – Turnaround time for Internal processing of applications established 14 days.41 Assessment centres accredited.

Assessment Quality Partners (AQPs) monitored for compliance(2.1.3)

Achieved – 28 AQPs monitored 3 AQP forums conducted

Assessment Quality Partners (AQPs) assisted to achieve compliance (2.1.4)

Achieved* - 12 AQPs approved

Core Operations

Previously Registered Qualifications

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Quality Assessment Partners (QAPs) monitored for compliance(2.1.3 & 2.1.4)

Achieved (95%) – 21 QAPs monitored (against remediation plans)

In addition to monitoring The QCTO is involved in ongoing resolution of SETA related issues re Accreditation of SDPs and Outstanding Certification

Core Operations

Learner Achievements and Certification QCTO Occupational Qualifications

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Certification(2.2.1)

Achieved – Turnaround time for processing certificate recommendations – 16 days (policy stipulates 21 days) 17295 trade certificates issued. Backlog in trade certification largely eradicated.

Learner Achievement uploaded to NLRD (2.2.2)

Not achieved – No certificates issued against new occupational qualifications.For previously registered qualifications SETAs upload directly to NLRD* QCTO prioritising development of IT systems to facilitate upload of learner achievements to NLRD.

6.Development of EISA

HWSETA with CEPs

7.Moderation /Approval of

External Integrated

Summative HWSETA and

QCTO

9. Certification QCTO

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Quality Assurance

Core Operations

Ms N Madilonga - Khondowe

Chief Director: Corporate Services

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2014/2015 Annual Report

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Statement of Financial Performance

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2014/15R’000

2013/14R’000

REVENUE 53,561 38,571

Grant allocation: DHET 23,167 21,747

Grant Allocation: SETA 28,501 15,428

Finance Income 1,375 1,314

NSF Funding 500 82

Other Income 18 -

TOTAL REVENUE 60,950 38,571

Compensation (30,840) (17,440)

Other Expenses (30,110) (19,248)

NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR (7,389) 1,883

2014/2015 Annual Report

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Statement of Financial Position

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2014/15R’000

2013/14R’000

ASSETS 19,147 39,689

Current Assets 10,906 30,164

Non Current Assets 8,241 9,525

LIABILITIES 4,629 17,782

Current Liabilities 4,629 17,782

Non Current Liabilities - -

NET ASSETS 14,518 21,907

LIQUIDITY RATIO 2:1 1.7: 1

2014/2015 Annual Report

AUDIT OUTCOMES • Clean Audit achieved for the 2014/15 Financial Year• Annual Financial Statements – No Material Findings• Predetermined Objectives - No Material Findings

Compliance with Legislation - No instances of material non - compliance identified

• Internal Controls – No significant deficiencies identified

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Thank you

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