Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)

Notices

National Norms and Standards for Funding Community Education and Training College

Funding Norms and Standards

Part M : Funding of Programmes, Student Enrolment and Personnel
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Programme Funding

 

47.There needs to be a more rational system of fully funding nationally endorsed programmes that are responsive to the local community and labour market needs. This must be on the basis of the cost of delivering the programme and enrolment.

 

48. There must be no cross-subsidisation of programmes between self-funded and State funded programmes. The self-funded programmes must be charged at the full cost of the programme.

 

Student Enrolment

 

49. Student enrolment numbers are headcount based, however, to a greater extent funding will be informed by the items listed in paragraphs 24 and 25 above. Colleges must maintain accurate and complete information on enrolment numbers.

 

Post Establishment and Post Provisioning Norms

 

50. The CET Act requires the Minister to remunerate staff from the funds allocated to the respective colleges in accordance with the norms and standards as contemplated in section 23 of the Act.

 

51. Chapter 4 of the CET Act provide details about the appointment of management staff, lecturers and support staff in public colleges.

 

52.It is mentioned in paragraph 22 above that the total allocation for CET colleges includes personnel costs. However, this policy does not norm the allocation of the number of posts for lecturing and support staff for (each) CET colleges. This will be addressed in the post -provisioning norms for CET colleges. Also see paragraphs 58 and 59 below.

 

53. The post provisioning norms need to be such that posts are allocated to CET colleges in relation to their student enrolment and other related factors, which the Department and colleges must consider in distributing the available posts within the approved post establishment of colleges.

 

54. The post -provisioning norms must cater for both full-time and part-time positions and be clear on how a full-time equivalent post is determined and staff are utilised, for funding purposes.

 

Personnel Costs for Lecturing and Support Staff

 

55. The provision of appropriate support staff in CET colleges has been severely lacking over the years. Within the total personnel spending for CET colleges, personnel costs for lecturing staff must not exceed 80% of the total allocation, the remaining 20% will allow for the appointment and proper distribution of support staff in colleges.

 

56. The number and cost of the posts allocated to a college will determine a portion of the total budget allocation that is channelled towards the personnel costs of each college.

 

57. Section 20(4)(b) of the Act allows the council of a public college to appoint staff. Section 20(4)(c) further states that council must remunerate such staff from the funds received by the public college in question from other sources than the money received in terms of section 22 of the Act.