Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)NoticesNational Norms and Standards for Funding Technical and Vocational Education and Training CollegesG. National Planning88 - 90. Finalisation of public funding strategies |
| 88. | On the basis of the research referred to in paragraph 24, and through an appropriate consultation process, national targets must be formulated relating to the number of graduates for various programmes needed from the public colleges. It is important that these targets should only be as specific as credible research allows. Experience in other countries has shown that an excessively detailed level of national planning, often referred to as 'manpower planning', is not feasible, given the complexity of the training demand trends, and also the system that supplies the graduates. At the same time, however, there needs to be a critical level of national planning, and target-setting, particularly where it is very clear that there is an under-supply or an over-supply of particular types of graduates. |
| 89. | Public funding strategies, including targets relating to the output of the TVET College sector, will be shaped within a planning horizon that is at least 3 years (MTEF). Five to twenty year plans are common in other countries. However, it is important for national targets, to be confirmed on an annual basis, so that the annual DHET-college planning process can be guided by a clear and unambiguous set of priorities. For this reason, the DHET must confirm training targets for publicly funded TVET College training by March of each year. These training targets would focus in particular on overall output increases required, and increases in the outputs of specific types of graduates. |
| 90. | The development of public funding strategies for technical and vocational education and training must involve a critical level of participation by various government stakeholders, and non-government stakeholders. The DHET will ensure that a major series of national consultations occurs at least every three years to deal specifically with public funding priorities in technical and vocational education and training, including the public funding of TVET Colleges. These consultations must include, as a minimum, representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry, National Treasury, several major employer and employee organisations, several Higher Education institutions, and several public TVET Colleges, and private TVET provider organisations. Prior to these consultations, the DHET will provide stakeholders with the basic information packages and research outputs necessary for successful consultations to occur. The DHET will also ensure that on an annual basis the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) becomes involved in the finalisation of public spending strategies for TVET. |