Umalusi AET Report

Private AET providers: staff employed in 2006 (Sample = 50 providers)PermanentMalePermanentFemaleContractMaleContractFemaleTotalEducators/ facilitators 38 62 221 679 1 000Professional staff 40 63 36 103 242(eg coordinators)Admin assistants 15 46 4 15 80Garden and cleaning 17 19 7 9 52staffOther 10 14 2 3 29Total 120 204 270 809 1 403EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND TENUREMale/female ratioTotal males employed – 390Total females employed – 1 013TenureTotal permanent staff employed – 324Total contract staff employed – 1 079Grand total: 1 403Most practitioners in the AET profession working at all levels, even those with the most demandingdegrees of responsibility, work on a contractual basis without permanent tenure or job security.Within the sample of AET providers evaluated, 1 079 out of 1 403 employees were employed ona contractual basis, ie 77% of the employees in the sector. This means that the sector operateswithout a guaranteed, permanent hub of professional practitioners. The effects on continuity,quality and strategic planning can only be detrimental.The sector is dominated by women (72% of employees). Of the 1 013 women employed in thesample, 809 or (80%) are contract employees. Of the 390 males employed in the sample, 270 (or69%) are contract employees.STAFF QUALIFICATIONSPrivate AET: profile of professional staff according to qualifications in 2006PermanentMalePermanentFemaleContract MaleContractfemaleUnqualifi ed 6 7 16 29 58Education 13 36 55 122 226diplomaABET21 35 105 400 561qualifi cationFirst degree 4 10 17 28 59Degree +educationalDiploma 13 16 16 68 113Total17