Umalusi AET Report

FUNDINGCentres are funded from a variety of sources, including client contracts (most often), tenders, donorfunds, and learner fees (least often). Clients may be corporate or industries themselves, agenciesundertaking specifi cally funded projects (eg SETAs or government departments), or individualmembers of the public. The responses of the 50 providers evaluated about their sources of fundingare tabulated below:Source of fundsNo. of sites indicatedCllient contracts 38Tenders 26Donor funds 7Learner fees 6Total sample 50Providers were asked about the duration of their contracts during the accreditation period. Onlyfi ve provider sites in the sample had contractual agreements for more than three years. Others hadcontractual agreements of varying duration. Most sites, 32 of the sample, had some contracts thatwould last for 24 months, while others (23 of the sample) had only short-term contracts that wouldexpire within two years. Ten providers had contracts that would expire within 12 months.3.5 PROVISION: QUALIFICATIONS AND PROGRAMMES OFFEREDThe typology used by Umalusi in its instruments is not without its problems, generated in part bysome of the confusions surrounding the status of some qualifi cations, and misunderstandings byproviders about what is meant by NQF registration and non-NQF registration. It is also diffi cult toclearly identify how providers have mapped their skills programmes onto the instruments. Whileprogrammes and courses per se are not registered on the NQF, some of these course materialshave been developed against NQF-registered standards, while some have not. The data does notgive a clear picture of the scope and extent to which occupational skill programmes (as opposedto occupational qualifi cations) are offered; this is of concern, because a provider who may bea major player in the skills fi eld appears relatively insignifi cant in the context of the data with itsemphasis on qualifi cations. While Umalusi’s focus is on qualifi cations, it still needs to understand theshape and size of the providers with whom it will be dealing.In spite of these limitations, however, it is clear that the data provides an interesting indication of thespread of programmes offered.NQF-REGISTERED QUALIFICATIONSPrivate AET providers: NQF qualifications offered (current)GETC: Full Qualifi cation (adult)26 sitesFundamentals only (GETC) 22ABET Level 3 43ABET 2 411