DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME OF ACTION Portfolio Committee Presentation Cape Town 15 February 2005

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Schools Infrastructure Review  Reduced classroom needs from in 1996 to in 2004  Open the doors of learning, by increasing access, and ensuring equity through lower learner to educator ratios.  Pressure nodes  Equity between provinces  Rural province infrastructure “ cost disability” scenario  Migration of learners within and between provinces.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Schools Infrastructure Review  Pressure nodes  Expansion of Grade R  Degradation of school infrastructure assets  2001 – 2003 campaign to eradicate all instances of learners under trees  2004 extension of the provisioning to learners in mud schools, unsafe conditions, water and sanitation  Serious non delivery in identified and priority areas in some provinces

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : Provincial infrastructure budget allocations * R

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : National Overview Classroom Needed

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Classrooms needed and to be built in the MTEF Total classrooms Needed 2004 Plan 2005 Plan 2006 Plan Backlog EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC Total31 245

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : National Overview Basic Services – Water Provision Total2004/52005/62006/7Backlog Total

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Number of schools to be provided with water in and number remaining Total2004/52005/62006/7Backlog EC FS not viable = 0 GP00000 KZN LP MP NC00000 NW WC00000 Total4771

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : National Overview Basic Services – Sanitation Provision Total Backlog Total

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Number of schools to be provided with sanitation in 2004 and number remaining Total Backlog EC FS GP00000 KZN LP MP NC77000 NW WC00000 Total

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Maintenance Programme  The Department has noted and is concerned with the absence of the various maintenance programmmes. These programmmes can be categorized into 3 areas: –Day to day maintenance –Scheduled preventative maintenance –Emergency maintenance  An effective maintenance plan will enhance the asset at the same time it will contribute to effective utilization of infrastructure funding.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure 8: School infrastructure conditionality assessment

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Provincial Education Departments –Planning –Prioritization –Budget estimates –Project manage delivery agents  Provincial Government other Departments –Integration of infrastructure programme  Department of Education –Monitoring and evaluation of infrastructure delivery Service delivery responsibilities

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Service Delivery Agents –Provincial public works, and other external private agencies. –Contract management of the project.  Contractor –Responsible to delivery of the project within time, quality and budget. Service delivery responsibilities

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Provincial Education Departments –Capacity – Human and skills –Systems - Factual data ADHOC Management of information –Monitoring of delivery agents –Planning –Contracting – No Service level agreements –Location of school for effective utilization –Provincial leadership Challenges faced by infrastructure delivery

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Provincial Education Departments –Absence of maintenance programme –Inefficient financial resource allocation  Public Works –Capacity –Delivery accountable –Value for money –Procurement modalities Challenges faced by infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Inter departmental integration –Department of Water Affairs –Department of Mineral and Energy –Department of Housing –Department of Local Government –Local Government  Department of Education –Capacity human and skills –Fiscal federalism –Concurrent functions –Norms and standards development Challenges faced by infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Department of Education to set up monitoring and evaluation unit  Capacitation of National and Provincial Departments  Revise procurement process  Members of parliament to assist with monitoring and evaluation of infrastructure development  Provincial MPL to assist with monitoring and evaluation of infrastructure development Turn around strategy

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Infrastructure process map Process / DescriptionGovernmentPrivate sec Indicative budget allocationTreasury- Needs identification3 months- Priority list to instruction to action1 month- Documentation Phase8 months1 Month Tender Period1 month2- 4 weeks Adjudication2 months 4 weeks Recommendation of contractor1 day Approval for appointment3 months1 week Contract finalization1 month2 weeks Contract DocumentSpecificIndustry Norm Professional qualityBad - fairGood - Excellent

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Infrastructure process map Process / DesGovernmentPrivate sec Completion deadlines80% over ranTime / Penalties Quality assurance professionalPoor - BEEGood – re do Professional empowerment role Time costminimal Final completion / Retention 6 – 24 months3 months Post completion guarantees? Contractor close Latent / Pattern Maintenance planNil - limitedExt from comp. Added costing for time “delay” 15 % - 30 % Nil Building life span3 months – 5 years 20 year cycle Maintenance allocation 10 % immediate100% over the period cycle

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Strengthen fiscal and governance mechanism in the system  Develop and strengthen systems for monitoring and evaluation  Norms and standards for infrastructure development  Conduct a full infrastructure technical audit per school  Joint meeting with service delivery agents Turn around stratergy

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Investigate alternative construction methods, building materials and financial packages: –Turn key roll out –Private Public Partnership –Lease buy back –Cluster management contract –Minor works roster system  Department to establish a data base per school that will be updated and monitored  Quarterly reports to be forwarded to Minister, Portfolio committee, Cabinet and President  Skill Provincial Education Departments officials on asset review and community based practices Turn around strategy

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Monitor to ensure value for money outputs  Cluster projects to ensure economy of scale  EPWP, active participation by communities in developing schools, to the required standards and specification  School efficiencies: –Rationalization of schools –Transport strategy –On site accommodation- hostels  School effective planning  Sustainable housing development to include schools development. Turn around strategy

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Indicative budget allocation per province  Needs identification by Physical planners  Needs priority list complied  Priority list developed into National treasury business plans  Priority list forward to implementing agent for implementation  Education department, monitors, evaluates and reports to National Department. Infrastructure delivery process map

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Thank you