Strategic Plan 2007-2010, Budget and Operational Plans 2007-8

12 June 2007

Samuel BA Isaacs

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Overall Objectives of the NQF

• Create an integrated national framework for learning achievements

• Facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within education, training and career paths

• Enhance the quality of education and training• Accelerate the redress of past unfair discrimination in

education, training and employment opportunities• Contribute to the full personal development of each learner

and the social and economic development of the nation at large

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SAQA’s Vision

A World Class NQF For SA

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SAQA’s mission• To ensure the development and

implementation of a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) that contributes to the full development of each learner and to the social and economic development of the nation at large

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Meeting the NQF objectives

Seven directorates with twelve operating units reporting to an Executive Office

Standards

Executive Office

Setting and Development

Quality Assurance and Development

CEEQ

Strategic Support:

Communications, Research,

Resource Centre

I&IT Finance and

Admin.

HR

NLRD

Secretariat

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007-2010

• Take the lead and partner major stakeholders to ensure systemic co-ordination, coherence and resource alignment to the benefit of learners in support of national imperatives, including the HRD strategy, NSDS and ASGISA-JIPPSA initiative.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Support targeted education, training and development communities to become effective leaders in NQF best practices through providing client focused information services in the implementation of the NQF.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Continue to provide leadership and professional expertise to ensure that high quality nationally relevant and internationally comparable unit standards and qualifications are registered.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007 - 2010

• As the NQF apex organisation, provide leadership to deepen, broaden and strengthen NQF implementation with a strong focus on effective partnerships and informed decision-making based on quality research

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Continue to provide leadership and professional expertise through systemic monitoring, evaluation, reporting and reviewing of education and training for continuous quality improvement.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Continue to be recognised, through the National Learners’ Records Database (NLRD), as the key national source of information for human resource development in policy, infrastructure and planning.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Advise and inform policy makers on all matters relating to the NQF.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Make recommendations regarding remedial and development work through conducting and commissioning research on national imperatives, NQF impact, legislation and policy development and implementation, to enable the SA education and training system to meet the objectives of the NQF.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Conduct ongoing strategic advocacy for the NQF.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Represent SA on international qualifications framework fora, and support the development of qualifications framework initiatives, especially in SADC and in support of NEPAD.

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Objectives of Strategic Plan 2007- 2010

• Maintain and develop SAQA’s role as the national recognition information centre on foreign and domestic learning and qualifications.

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Risk Management Plan 2007- 2010

• A number of high risks identified.

• A detailed risk management plan was developed.

METF Projection 2007 - 2010

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Medium-term revenue estimate2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

R R

Income

Tax revenue

Non-tax revenue 11,469,720 12,272,600 13,131,682

Sale of capital assets

Transfers received

◦Government grant

◦Other

39,691,000 42,097,000 44,669,000

Total Revenue 51,160,720 54,369,600 57,800,682

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Budget assumptions

1. That the budget is based on the implementation of the recommendations to the Ministers on the outcome of the NQF study report.

2. That personnel costs will be adjusted for the effects of inflation.

3. That performance and broad banding level adjustments for all levels is not yet included in the amounts as reflected below.

4. That inflation in income and costs will be around 6 percent.

5. That inflation in the cost of airfares will be around 10 percent.

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Budget assumptions6. That travel reimbursement rates will increase by about 10

percent.

7. The NLRD will continue to generate negligible income.

8. The funding from government will be at least R 35,7m.

9. That project funding will be sought for clearly defined and discrete projects.

10. SAQA's equipment replacement strategy will be partially implemented.

Programmes & plans 2007- 8

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Five Programmes• Programme 1: Administration and Support (including

finance and administration, human resources, Information technology, strategic support)

• Programme 2: National Standards Setting and Development

• Programme 3: National Quality Assurance and Development

• Programme 4: National Learners’ Records Database• Programme 5: Evaluation of Foreign Qualifications:

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Expenditure Projection 2006/7Budget Expenses

Programme 1Administration and

Support36 985 753 30 331 140

Programme 2 Standards Setting &

Development 15 999 258 15 064 494

Programme 3 Quality Assurance 4 121 449 3 464 367

Programme 4 NLRD 3 581 390 3 320 556

Programme 5Evaluation of Foreign

Qualifications 5 000 000 4 873 135

Total 65 687 850 57 053 692

% Spend 86.85%

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Approved Budget 2007/8Budget

Programme 1 Administration and Support

24 975 857

Programme 2 Standards Setting & Development

12 400 698

Programme 3 Quality Assurance 3 927 747

Programme 4 NLRD 6 126 794

Programme 5 Evaluation of Foreign Qualifications

3 710 256

Total 51 141 352

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Planning Assumptions 2007- 8

• Carry out legislative mandate.• Ensuring the NQF’s responsiveness to

government priorities.• Prepare for possible changes that may be

introduced by the NQF Review Process.

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Overview of Plans 2007-2008• Establish the National Learners’ Records

Database (NLRD) as the national education and training database

• Address problems experienced with:◦ Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), ◦ Education and Training Quality Assurance Bodies

(ETQAs) and ◦ Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

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Overview of Plans 2007-2008

• Establish Research and Development capacity and credibility to lead policy, legislative and conceptual debates

• Achieve shared meanings, purposes and strategies amongst key stakeholders (reconfirm one NQF through an authoritative document).

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Changes in Environment• Ascendancy of the 3 QC Model.

• Development work on QCTO by DoL.

• Improvement in shared meanings, understandings and strategy in implementing the NQF by key development partners.

• Growing realisation of SAQA’s leadership role.

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Key Challenges• Apex role of SAQA clearly defined.

◦ Evaluative role in standards setting and quality assurance.◦ Acknowledgement and support for the NLRD as the main

education and training database.◦ SAQA grows as an intellectual organisation providing

leadership in all NQF matters.(R&D function further expanded).

◦ Continue to identify systemic gaps and facilitate possible solutions.

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Key Challenges• Apex role of SAQA clearly defined.

◦ Evaluative role in standards setting and quality assurance.◦ Acknowledgement and support for the NLRD as the main

education and training database.◦ SAQA grows as an intellectual organisation providing

leadership in all NQF matters.(R&D function further expanded).

◦ Continue to identify systemic gaps and facilitate possible solutions.

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Key Challenges

• Relationship between SAQA and Departments.◦ Shared meanings, understandings, purposes

and strategies.◦ Clear agreement on transitional arrangements.◦ Maintaining a strategic conversation.◦ Adequate financial arrangements.

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Key Challenges

• Development of the Proposed 3 QCs.◦ Establishment and development of the QCTO.

◦ Transitioning of Umalusi and CHE/HEQC to QCs.

◦ Clarification of roles of SETA-ETQAs and professional bodies.

◦ Relationship between the three QCs.

◦ Relationship between SAQA and the QCs.

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Key Challenges

• Transitional Arrangements.◦ Coherent agreed planning and implementation.◦ Realistic timeframes.◦ Legislative steps.◦ Adequate financial arrangements.◦ Clear and targeted communication with all

affected parties.

Strategic Plan 2007-2010, Budget and Operational Plans 2007-8

12 June 2007

Samuel BA Isaacs