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

Notices

National Norms and Standards for Funding Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges

B. A Framework for the Public Funding of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

15 - 16. Performance of TVET Colleges

15.

In the interests of quality TVET services in the public sector, and in order to minimise inefficient utilisation of funds, it is important that the new funding system should be sensitive to the outputs achieved by public colleges. This is made possible through the joint DHET-college planning process by administering input-output funding which should be considered a performance incentive that eligible colleges can utilise to improve their facilities, conduct further research, or for some similar developmental activity. The output-related aspects of the system are obviously dependent on the credible measurement of college performance, both in terms of successful completions (or the throughput rate) and in terms of the labour market performance of graduates.

16.

TVET College management must take accountability and responsibility for poor performance by a TVET College and therefore corrective measures to improve college performance should be taken against college management rather than close the college or reduce enrolment that will bring instability in staff establishment and adversely affect the respective communities which are not the cause for college inefficiency.