Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)NoticesNational Norms and Standards for Funding Community Education and Training CollegeFunding Norms and StandardsPart G : Allocations to CET Colleges |
| 22. | The total allocation to a CET college is for Personnel, Goods and Services and Capital Expenditure (for maintenance of capital infrastructure). The following applies in regards to the allocation: |
| (a) | The allocation for Goods and Services as well as Capital Expenditure must be transferred to CET colleges by the Department as a subsidy; |
| (b) | The Personnel allocation for CET colleges is retained and administered by the Department as it is the responsibility of the Minister to appoint personnel of CET colleges; and |
| (c) | The allocation to a CET college includes the total allocation for all CLCs merged under that CET college. |
| 23. | In line with paragraph 13 above, this policy distributes the allocated funding taking into account the following factors: |
| (a) | Fairness and equity to ensure equitable distribution of funds. |
| (b) | The effects of the continued historical way of allocating funds. |
| (c) | The different operational needs at institutional level. |
| (d) | The need to uplift the standards in some colleges to ensure appropriate level of functionality. |
| (e) | The need for earmarked funding for specific needs. |
| 24 | When determining the allocation to colleges, the Department must consider the following: |
| (a) | The cost of each programme offered by the college. |
| (b) | Geographical location, particularly the distances between college head office and CLCs. |
| (c) | Number of CLCs administered by a college. |
| (d) | Current and projected student enrolment numbers for expansion. |
| (e) | Programmes and Qualifications Mix. |
| (f) | Duration of the programmes. |
| (g) | Conditions of existing infrastructure and assets (maintenance and refurbishment). |
| 25. | As a minimum, the funding transferred to colleges must cater for the following, within the available funds: |
| (a) | Learner Teacher Support Material (LTSM) |
| (b) | Consumables |
| (c) | Lease costs for the college head office |
| (d) | Municipal services |
| (e) | Infrastructure repairs and maintenance |
| (f) | Special needs in education |
| 26. | A costing model with detailed costing of programmes as well as a sustainable funding framework are required. This will ensure an appropriate funding formula which takes into account all possible variables, including but not limited to: minimum funding for basic college operations, enrolment numbers, programmes and qualifications mix, duration of programmes, lecturing and support staff required for different programmes. |
| 27. | The subsidy allocation transferred to CET colleges must be used for its intended purpose. Where the CET college has accumulated reserves from other resources (not from State funding), such reserves must not be at the expense of quality provisioning and not compromise the core mandate of the college which is teaching and learning. |
| 28. | The Department must put a process in place for colleges to report on the unspent funds at year-end as well as how such funds will be utilized in the next financial year. Unspent funds from State funding must not be used to accumulate reserves nor investments because such funding is allocated for a particular purpose, i.e. implementation of teaching and learning. |