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10. MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2003The Department has successfully merged the 33 former technical colleges into eight Further Education and TrainingInstitutions as provided for under the Further Education and Training Act.The Adult Basic Education and Training Programme (ABET) is stabilising and a clear intervention programme is in place toimprove the performance of learners in the formal ABET examinations at Level 4. The Department has also improved theresourcing levels in the ABET centres.The Senior Certificate examinations were conducted without any administrative problems and were successfullyconducted at all examination centres. The Department has also expanded its basket of examinations functions to includeABET and the General Education and Training Certificate.The Department's human resources development programme was successful in targeting both pre-service teachertrainees and in-service trainees. The Department successfully targeted all educators in preparation for the introduction ofGrade 6 of Curriculum 2005 and the introduction of the GET Certificate at the Grade 9 level.The CAPEX Programme has expanded tremendously as a result of greater investment by the province. A large number ofnew school projects and major renovation projects were initiated during 2002/03. A large number of proactiveinterventions were made in relation to schools in high-risk dolomite areas.1.3 Education Financing and Funding TrendsDuring the 2002/03 financial year, the Department received a budget of R7 914 667 000. This amount was increased byR243 586 000 with the Adjustment Budget. The increase in the adjustment budget was mainly for increase in conditions ofservice and the roll-over of R90 million for Gauteng Online.There were also a number of virements between programmes as a result of reclassification of expenses as a result ofpersonnel movement in relation to the closure of colleges of education and public pre-primary schools.Overall, the budget for personnel increased to over R6,589 billion. The CAPEX budget was over R521 million with R50million transferred to institutions for minor and emergency repairs.The non-personnel non-capital budget was over R1,047 billion. This amount was mainly for professional services, LSM,scholar transport, interventions and subsidies to institutions. Over R435 million was used for direct recurrent expenses inpublic institutions. Over R118 million was used for subsidies to independent schools.1.4 Overspending and UnderspendingThe Department spent 98% of its allocated budget in the year under review. This represents a 1% increase from theprevious year's percentage of the budget spent. Overall, the Department has underspent by R206 303 000. The reason forthe underspend is the disallowance of expenditure to the value of R93 976 000 at a programme level. The amount to bedisallowed is mostly as a result of an overspend in personnel by R67 514 000 which represent a 1,8 % of underallocationby the provincial Treasury for adjustment in personnel costs in the Adjustment Budget. The allocation forGautengOnline was underspent by R148 639 000 due to delays in tender processes.In relation to GautengOnline there were delays in the establishment of computer laboratories in the targetedschools. This did not result in any disruptions in educational programmes as this is the initial roll-out ofinformation and communications technology to schools and programmes would be developedthereafter in each school. The Department has increased its establishment to create a new Branchto deal with information systems and the roll-out of information and communicationstechnology into schools. The Department has projected that while delivery was delayed in2002/03 the target for 2002/03 and those set for 2003/04 will be met by the end of2003/04.GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT 2002/0386
10. MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 20032. Services Rendered2.1 List of services rendered by the DepartmentThe activities of the Department of Education are organised in the following eight programmes:• Administration - To provide overall management of the education system in accordance with the NationalEducation Policy Act, the Public Finance Management Act, and other policies.• Public ordinary school education - To provide public ordinary education from Grades 1 to 12 in accordancewith the South African Schools Act.• Independent school subsidies - To support independent schools in accordance with the South AfricanSchools Act.• Public special school education - To provide compulsory public education in special schools in accordance withthe South African Schools Act and White Paper 6 on inclusive education.• Teacher College Education - To provide pre-service teacher training to meet the needs of the province.• Further Education and Training -To provide Further Education and Training (FET) at public FET colleges inaccordance with the Further Education and Training Act.• Adult Basic Education and Training-To provide Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) in accordance withthe Adult Basic Education Act.• Auxiliary and associated services-To provide the education institutions as a whole with training and support.2.2 Tariff PolicyExam Related TariffsThe Department publishes a circular annually outlining the process and costs related to the abovefunctions. Circular 78/2002 stipulated the following fees:• The fee for rechecking is R6 per script;• The fee for re-marking is R48 per subject; and• The fee to view an exam script after re-marking/rechecking is R150 per subject.2.3 Free ServicesThere are no free services offered by the Department that would yield significant revenue if user fees were levied.3. Trading ActivitiesThis Department did not have any trading activities for the year under review.GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT 2002/0387
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