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Memorandum from the Parliamentary Office
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 2465
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 20/09/2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 30 OF 2013)
Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:
1) How many certificates have been outstanding for three months or longer
for students who have completed their studies for each (a) sector
education and training authority (Seta) and (b) further education and
training (FET) college as at (i) 1 September 2013 and (ii) the latest
specified date for which information is available;
2) what are the reasons why these certificates have not yet been issued?
NW2950E
REPLY:
1. (a) Outstanding certificates from Sector Education and Training
Authorities (SETAs)
|SETA |(a) (i) |Reasons |
| |Outstanding | |
| |Certificates | |
|AGRISETA |200 |Some learners were not captured on the system. |
| | |Learnersâ details were incorrect such as |
| | |Qualification details, surnames or names, ID |
| | |numbers, etc. |
|CATHSSETA |17 |There are some outstanding information from |
| | |service providers which resulted from the |
| | |amalgamation of SETAs and transfer of functions.|
|CETA |697 |Learners in the past (2010 and 2011), were |
| | |allowed to write a trade test while they did not|
| | |meet the requirements, e.g. learners without the|
| | |required level of educational qualifications and|
| | |the required years of experience. |
|HWSETA |1 422 |Some learner information are still outstanding |
| | |as the Training Provider has lost the |
| | |endorsement forms and ID copies of learners. |
|LGSETA |130 |The training provider did not fully meet the |
| | |Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) |
| | |requirements. |
| | |Some supporting documentation from employers as |
| | |per QCTO requirements for the endorsements of |
| | |Trade Test certificates are still outstanding. |
|SASSETA |1 558 |Private training providers submitted incomplete |
| | |learner achievement information and are delaying|
| | |the verification of learner results. However, |
| | |some learners were scheduled for certification |
| | |at the end of September 2013. |
|SERVICES |9 198 |Problems were experienced with the lT learner |
|SETA | |data system, as well as incomplete learner |
| | |information from private training providers. |
| | |1 089 require remediation by Training Providers |
| | |in order for Services SETA to conduct Remedial |
| | |External Moderation. |
| | |3 484 are awaiting External Moderation. |
| | |4 625 External Moderation Reports which was |
| | |outsourced to Knowledge Quest are outstanding. |
|TETA |508 |Employers are slow in submitting the Service |
| | |Letters and Learners highest qualifications. |
| | |TETA is capturing learnership agreements and |
| | |addressing situations were learnership |
| | |agreements are outstanding. |
1 (b) and 2 As at 30 September 2013, 322 214 National Certificate
Vocational levels two to four certificates have been issued, and
a further 38 199 certificates are still to be issued. This
figure can be broken down as follows:
- 16 602 certificates were initially not issued because public
Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges owed
certification fees to Umalusi. The Department has
successfully intervened and ensured that Umalusi lifts the
block on public FET College certificates, which are now
being processed for release;
- 3 491 certificates have not been issued by Umalusi because
of outstanding certification fees owed by private FET
Colleges. The Department has contacted each of these
institutions and following up to facilitate the settlement
of outstanding certification debt and release of the
certificates; and
- 18 106 certificates have not been processed due to data
anomalies in the candidateâs datasets. This is the actual
backlog. The Department is in constant engagement with SITA
to address these anomalies. SITA is also in the process of
sourcing additional capacity to resolve this matter.
Compiler/contact persons: Mr S Mphahlele and Mr M Ngubane
Contact number: 012 357 3874 and 012Â 312 5896
DIRECTOR â GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
REPLY TO QUESTION 2465 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr B NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE: