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Memorandum from the Parliamentary Office
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 48
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14/02/2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 1 OF 2013)
Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:
1) Whether the committee for investigating the matter of outstanding
certificates from Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) has
been established; if not, why not; if so, when was it established;
2) (a) What are the reasons for outstanding certificates, (b) what
mechanisms have been implemented to deal with the problem of outstanding
certificates and (c) on what date will all outstanding certificates be
issued to graduates?
NW51E
REPLY:
1) Yes, a Steering Committee comprising of the Department of Higher
Education and Training, Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
(QCTO) and Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services
SETA) was established in December 2012. The Committee was initially
established to specifically address the huge backlog of certificates at
the Services SETA.
2) (a) All accredited training providers must keep accurate records of
learners within their
programmes and when these learners have completed their training
programmes, training providers are expected to upload this information
into the SETA systems in order for SETAs to issue learners with
certificates. SETAs can only issue certificates to learners if the
correct information is provided and uploaded by training providers,
and SETAs have confirmed that training has taken place.
Inefficiencies experienced from the use of private training providers
by the SETAs have resulted in certification backlogs due to:
- incorrect or incomplete learner information being captured by
private training providers and uploaded into the SETA systems;
- failure of private training providers to upload learner information
into the SETA systems;
- private training providers not renewing their accreditation after
it has expired;
- private providers no longer in business; and/or
- private training providers changing their contact details without
informing their respective SETA.
(b) Individual SETAs have put programmes in place with deadlines to
address certificate backlogs. The Steering Committee is supporting and
monitoring these programmes and will review the outcomes of this
process, determine best practices and develop benchmarks to
proactively prevent certificate backlogs from re-occurring within the
SETAs.
(c) SETAs have indicated that all certificate backlogs will have been
addressed by 30 June 2013.
Compilers / contact persons: Mr MZ Ngubane
Ext. 5896
DIRECTOR â GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
REPLY TO QUESTION 48 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr B NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE: