Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000)NoticesNational Norms and Standards for Funding Adult Learning Centres (NSF·ALC)Part 27. Funding in the FET Band |
| 48. | Nothing in these norms precludes public ALCs from offering services in the FET NQF band. However, public ALCs must ensure that record-keeping and accounts are sufficiently detailed so that the PED can assess whether PED funds intended for the ABET-level programmes are in fact used for those programmes. The certification process will develop financial tracking mechanisms necessary to ensure that public centres can report on the proper usage of funds and resources intended for the ABET level. |
| 49. | Furthermore, the PED must ensure that the use of resources and funds in the FET band, but at public ALCs, is attributed to the FET programme in the PED's vote structure. Use of ABET programme funds for the offering of FET-band programmes is not acceptable and is interpretable as a violation of section 39 of the Public Finance Management Act (No. 1 of 1999), and of the programme-definition guidelines in the "Education Sector Strategic Planning Framework and Formats." The former stipulates that Accounting Officers must ensure that funds are spent in accordance with the Department's vote, whereas the latter stipulates that the objective and purpose of the ABET programme is to provide education as per the ABET Act. The ABET Act, in turn, stipulates that ABET consists of NQF level 1 or up to Grade 9, as defined in the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995). |
| 50. | Other than the above requirement, these NSF-ALC do not norm the public funding of offerings in the FET band. |
| 51. | The determination of private or public non-PED contributions in the FET band, to cover public centre offerings in the FET band, must follow the procedures used in determining private or public non-PED contributions for the ABET-level offerings as detailed in section 5. In addition, public centres must include any offerings in the FET band to individuals in their yearly planning. |
| 52. | The yearly public centre evaluation described in sections 37-42 will include evaluation of programmes in the FET band. |