5 Year Strategic Plan 2005/06 - Department of Education

SUB-PROGRAMME:
SUB-PROGRAMME:
- Purpose
-
Purpose
Transformational Focus
- Transformational Focus
POLICIES AND PRIORITIES
POLICIES AND PRIORITIES
Effective integration of ABET and
FET Effective college integration programmes of ABET for and
FET beneficiaries college programmes to participate for in the
beneficiaries Educational Provisioning to participate and in the Local
Educational Economic Development Provisioning Initiative and Local
Economic and the EPWP Development Initiative
and the EPWP
OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGES
OVERVIEW AND CONSTRAINTS
OF CHALLENGES
AND CONSTRAINTS
PROGRAMME 6
PROGRAMME Adult Basic Education 6 and ABET is a critical priority on the The curriculum employed in
Adult Training Basic Education and ABET agenda is of a critical government. priority It on is the ABET The curriculum is not suitable employed for most in adult
Training
agenda highlighted of government. in educational It policies, is ABET learners is not who suitable need practical for most and adult
highlighted in the National in educational Skills Development
Purpose:
policies, learners skills-based who projects need practical that can and
in Strategy the National (NSDS), Skills in the Development Provincial
Purpose:
skills-based prepare them projects for employment
To provide Adult Basic Education
that can
Strategy Growth and (NSDS), Development in the Provincial Plan, prepare them for employment
To and provide Training Adult (ABET) Basic in accordance Education
Growth the National and Development Human Resource Plan, in
There is little collaboration
and with Training the Adult (ABET) Basic Education in accordance Act,
the Development National Human Strategy Resource and a part of among There the is little many collaboration public and private
with 2000 the (Act Adult No 52 Basic of 2000). Education Act,
Development various social Strategy and community and a part of among entities the that many run ABET public and private
2000 (Act No 52 of 2000).
various development social initiatives. and community The entities programmes. that run It ABET is difficult to
Transformational Focus:
development private sector, initiatives. response The to programmes. assess the impact It is difficult of these to
Transformational Focus:
private national sector, policy initiatives, response has to also assess programmes the impact or the of reduction these of
national implemented policy ABET initiatives, programmes. has also programmes illiteracy in the or Province the reduction of
According to the 2001 Census, In implemented this respect, ABET ABET programmes.
extends way illiteracy in the Province
According 63.6% of households to the 2001 in Census, the In beyond this respect, the authority ABET and extends control way of Many illiterate adults do not seek
63.6% Province of live households in poverty; in the 36.5% beyond the Department. the authority As a and result, control it is of education Many illiterate because adults of uncertainty, do not seek
Province have no more live in than poverty; a primary 36.5% the essential Department. to ensure As that a result, public it and is education lack of infrastructure because of and uncertainty, lack of
have education no more and than 50% a of primary the
essential private ABET to ensure initiatives that are public and lack confidence of infrastructure and lack of
education population and is estimated 50% of the as illiterate. private coordinated, ABET monitored initiatives and are confidence
Absence of a Provincial structure
population The unemployment is estimated rate as is illiterate. 53.7% coordinated, orchestrated monitored as part of an and agenda
to Absence monitor and of a manage Provincial ABET structure
The with unemployment youth (between rate 18 and is 53.7% 25) orchestrated to eradicate illiteracy as part of and an reduce agenda it
to provided monitor in and the manage Public Sector ABET
with unemployment youth (between estimated 18 and at 25) 81%. to by eradicate at least 50% illiteracy by 2010. and reduce In this it provided Lack of in funds the Public for a massive Sector
unemployment This represents estimated an unenviable at 81%. by respect, at least the 50% following by 2010. priorities In this are
campaign Lack of funds on illiteracy for a massive
This state represents of underdevelopment an unenviable and respect, highlighted. the following priorities are campaign The needs on of illiteracy disabled learners
state disadvantagement of underdevelopment in the Province. and highlighted.
Reduction of illiteracy to 50% by
who The need needs ABET of disabled are not being learners
disadvantagement As many as 52% of in the the learners Province. 2014 Reduction – that is of ± illiteracy 60,000 per to 50% annum by who addressed need ABET are not being
As who many start as school 52% in of the the Province learners do 2014 Implementation – that is ± 60,000 of poverty per annum addressed Lack of clear Recognition of Prior
who not complete start school school in the with Province a Matric do alleviation Implementation programmes of poverty through Learning Lack of (RPL) clear Recognition guidelines for of Prior
not Certificate. complete school with a Matric
alleviation ABET programmes through Learning ABET (RPL) guidelines for
Certificate.
ABET To provide more spaces in public ABET There is no credible assessment
ABET To provide centres more in accordance spaces in public with policy There for is ABET no credible assessment
ABET policycentres in accordance with
policy Lack for of ABET a moral agenda in life
policy
skills Lack education of a moral agenda in life
Establishment of day centres in
skills education
This dismal picture means that a selected Establishment communities
Multi-purpose centres are not
of day centres in
This significant dismal portion picture of means the population that a selected communities
being Multi-purpose adequately centres used for
Develop and implement
are the not
significant in the Province portion is without of the population a proper appropriate being promotion adequately of ABET. used for the
Develop and curricula implement in line with
in education the Province and will is without have no a proper
promotion of ABET.
appropriate PGDP curricula in line with
education opportunity and to secure will have good no jobs,
PGDP Expansion of reach of ABET
opportunity earn decent to salaries, secure participate good jobs, in
through
earn a vibrant decent economy salaries, and participate advance in Expansion implementation of reach of of ABET the
a their vibrant welfare economy and that and of advance their through Provincial implementation Literacy Programme of the
their families. welfare Many and will that have of their no access Provincial To pilot and Literacy implement Programme open
families. to “the better Many life will for have all” that no access is learning To pilot strategy and implement in formal open and
to envisioned. “the better life for all” that is learning informal strategy learning in sites formal and
envisioned.
The National Skills Development informal Implementation learning sites of poverty
The National Skills Development Implementation of poverty
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