Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform

27 February 2013

Report: • Surveying of state land

• Progress on comprehensive land register • Bursary scheme

• Survey officer’s programme • Progress on accreditation process

Surveying of state land

• Purpose

The State requires, in terms of various land administration legislation & PFMA, updated & properly recorded property registers of all State Land in respective property portfolios

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Statistics(figures)Province No. of

Land Parcels

Extent

(Ha)

SDFs ADMIN DISTRICTS

EC 101 666 4.455 mil

716 Kwa-Bhaca, Qumbu, Xhora, Bizana, Siphaqeni, Lusikisiki, Maxesibeni, Cofimvaba, Umzimkulu, Umzimvubu, Mt Fletcher, Tsolo, Herschel, Libode, Ngqeleni, Mqanduli, Maxesibeni, Tabankulu, Matatiele, Gatyana, Centani

LP 15 1.307 mil

188 LT, H, MT, KT

MP 242 0.172 mil

257 NSIKAZI, NKOMAZI,

BARBERTON

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Comprehensive Land Register

• Purpose– Reflect an accurate and reliable database of all

land parcels registered– Serve as a basis for land planning and

administration– Inform functions relating to property portfolio

management

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Comprehensive Land Register 1

• Progress– Physical verification of registered state land has

been substantially completed– 111 000 land parcels of state land remain to be

physically re-verified– Separation of private and state land data has been

completed

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State vs. Private Land

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Comprehensive Land Register 2

Progress• The first phase is intended towards alignment of

property details between Deeds offices and Surveyor-General offices, in particular the:– Township names– Sectional Title names – Farms names

The project is on track and the completion date is end of March 2013.• The next phase will address property details relating to

property description, extents etc

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Department Bursary Scheme

• Purpose– To sponsor aspirant students to obtain

qualifications in Geomatics– To address skills shortage in Geomatics in the

country– To address transformation of the profession– To increase capacity of the state in functions

relating to Geomatics

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Bursary Scheme

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Department Bursary SchemeCount of RACE

Column LabelsFemale Female Total Male Male Total Grand Total

Row Labels ND: Carto ND: Surv BSc:Geo ND: Surv BSc:Geo

African 3 48 13 64 64 41 105 1692007 5 5 52008 2 2 2 6 5 7 12 182009 1 9 1 11 8 4 12 232010 16 3 19 22 12 34 532011 7 3 10 14 10 24 342012 14 4 18 10 8 18 36

Coloured 1 1 2 3 1 4 62008 1 1 12010 2 2 22011 1 1 12012 1 1 1 1 2

White 5 5 2 2 72008 1 1 12009 1 1 12011 1 1 12012 2 2 2 2 4

Indian 2 3 5 1 2 3 82008 2 2 2 2 42009 1 1 1 1 22012 1 1 2 2

Grand Total 4 50 22 76 68 46 114 190

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Continuing Students

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Awarded - 2013Race/Gender CPUT DUT MUT NWU TUT UCT UJ UKZN UNIVEN UP Wits

Grand Total

A 5 15 27 19 3 16 23 8 7 3 126

F1 4 14 6 1 7 7 4 5 3 52

M 4 11 13 13 2 9 16 4 2 74

C 1 1 1 3 F 1 1 2

M1 1

I 1 1

M1 1

W 2 1 1 4

F1 1

M 1 1 1 3

Total 8 17 27 1 19 4 16 23 8 8 3 134

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Profession Stats (Registered Persons)2006

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Profession Stats (Registered Persons)2012

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Profession Stats (Registered Persons)

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Scarce Skills (Survey Officers Programme)

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Scarce Skills (Survey Officers Programme)

• Purpose– The Survey Officer course addresses the skill levels

required at the elementary levels of the profession and provides both taught and work-based training within the department.

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Survey Officers Programme• Year intake out come

• 2008 65 intake 64 passed, 1 failed

• 2010 65 intake 58 passed, 7 resigned before completion.

• 2012 65 intake pilot for accreditation

• 58 of the students that completed the programme went to tertiary institution to study diploma or degree in Geomatics.

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Accreditation Process

• For accreditation to be awarded: – CETA needs to conduct site visits– Monitor training and evaluation on three

components of learning namely knowledge unit standard, practical unit standard and work experience unit standard

– Once CETA is satisfied, full accreditation status will be awarded

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Milestones• Terms of reference formulated.• Appointment of service provider - Logtra Solutions.• Project KickOff - 8 September 2011.• Application for Qualification Registration with QCTO - 12

September 2011.• Submission of assessor registration - 30 September 2011.• Scoping meeting - 11 October 2011.• Qualification Development meeting - 24 to 25 October 2011.• Consolidation meeting - 25 November 2011.• Submission of Qualification to QCTO - 5 December 2011.• Submission of Accreditation Application to CETA - 5 December

2011.

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I Thank You