International trips include any travel outside of South African borders. The international trips undertaken by the CEO of Umalusi are linked to Umalusi’s membership of the following three organisations:
The number of international trips by the Chief Executive Officer of Umalusi for the past seven financial years are as follows:
09/10 |
10/11 |
11/12 |
12/13 |
13/14 |
14/15 |
15/16 |
|
Number of official international trips |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
For the current financial year (2016/2017), the following international trips were undertaken:
1. 16 – 20 May 2016 – SAAEA |
Southern Africa Association for Educational Assessment |
(i) destination |
Lusaka, Zambia |
(ii) purpose |
Attending the SAAEA Conference representing Umalusi. |
(iii) cost of flights |
R 7,563 |
(iv) cost of accommodation |
R 12 190 |
(v) names of hotels in which the CEO stayed at |
Taj Pamodzi Hotel |
(vi) subsistence costs in each case |
R4 614 |
2. 25 – 29 July2016 – AEAA |
Association for Educational Assessment in Africa |
(i) destination |
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |
(ii) purpose |
Attending the AEAA Conference representing Umalusi. |
(iii) cost of flights |
R 8,039 |
(iv) cost of accommodation |
R14,218 |
(v) names of hotels in which the CEO stayed at |
Elephant Hills Resort |
(vi) subsistence costs in each case |
R 3 066 |
3. 10 – 23 September 2016 – Benchmark Trip |
Netherlands and UK. |
(i) destination |
Netherlands and UK. |
(ii) purpose |
Benchmarking exercise with Cito, Netherlands; Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), England; Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), England; Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), England & Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) |
(iii) cost of flights |
R 77,288 |
(iv) cost of accommodation |
R 89 810 |
(v) names of hotels in which the CEO stayed at |
Global Accommodation CC |
(vi) subsistence costs in each case |
R30 351 |
4. 10 – 13 March 2017 – SAAEA EXCO |
Southern Africa Association for Educational Assessment |
(i) destination |
Uganda |
(ii) purpose |
Executive Committee meeting of SAAEA |
(iii) cost of flights |
R 77,288 |
(iv) cost of accommodation |
Paid by SAAEA |
(v) names of hotels in which the CEO stayed at |
Paid by SAAEA |
(vi) subsistence costs in each case |
R 3 066 |