1. Umalusi’s presentation to the Education Portfolio Committee on the 2006/7 Annual Report
23 October 2007
Cape Town

2. Vision, mission and goals 7 KRA’s Financial performance
Overview
Introduction
Vision, mission and goals
7 KRA’s
Financial performance
Departmental grant
Conclusion

3. Introduction Umalusi’s mandate lies in the objects of the GENFETQA
Act No 58 of 2001:
To establish a quality assurance body to ensure that continuous enhancement of quality is achieved in the delivery and outcomes of the general and further education and training sectors of the national education and training system;
To develop a quality assurance framework for the general and further education bands of the NQF; and
To regulate the relationship between the National DOE, SAQA and other ETQA bodies, providers and the Council

4. Vision & Mission
Umalusi Council and staff are committed to a vision of continuous improvement of quality and standards in general and further education and training, and a mission that obligates them, as experts and leaders in the sector, to promote quality and secure standards by
confirming that assessment is fair, valid and reliable;
quality assuring the provision of education, training and assessment providers,
monitoring the adequacy and suitability of curriculum and qualifications,
in order to issue learners with certificates that are credible.

5. Goals To: Promote quality and appropriate standards
Assure quality and standards through quality assurance of assessment, monitoring of qualifications and curriculum and the quality assurance of providers ;
Continuously develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in areas of its mandate;
Issue appropriate and credible certificates of learner achievement in terms of specific qualifications and subjects;
Provide reliable and credible leadership and guidance in quality management and in the assurance of standards;
Ensure financial efficiency and sustainability of the organisation; and
Determine expectations and appropriately respond to these within the parameters of Umalusi’s mandate.

6. 7 Key Result Areas
Improving and maintaining the system for quality assuring assessment for certification
Establishing and implementing a system for evaluation and accreditation of providers
Establishing and maintaining a system to certify and quality assure qualifications and curriculum
Developing and implementing a system for research and development
Developing and maintaining management support structures and governance
Ensuring that Information technology systems are established, maintained and improved
Ensuring that finance, human resources and administrative support systems are maintained and improved

7. Quality assurance of assessments
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
Ext Moderation of Question Papers:
SC: papers
Grade 11: 86 exemplars
ABET : 23 learning areas and 51 papers
N1-N3: 51papers
Completed as per plan
Moderation of marking:
SC: 11 National + 12 Provincial + 2 IEB
ABET: 5 learning areas across 10 assessment bodies ( 3 in each)
N1- N3: sample of 23 papers
Completed per plan

8. Quality assurance of assessments
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
CASS:
SC: 11 National + 2 IEB subjects
ABET: 5 learning areas
N1 - N3: 51subjects
Guidelines for internal assessment developed
All CASS complete per plan
Monitoring conduct of exams:
SC: 114 sites
ABET: 44 sites
N1 - N3: 88 sites
A report was submitted to the Minister of education on all 2006 exams

9. Quality assurance of assessments
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
CTA moderation for schools:
Public: 18 learning areas
IEB: 10 learning areas
Completed per plan
Standardisation:
SC: subjects
N1- N3: 483 subjects (3 exams)
ABET: 23 learning areas (2 exams)
Review of the standardization process has begun for the new NSC and NCV

10. Accreditation and monitoring of private providers
Provisional Accreditation and Monitoring
March 2006 – April 2007
COMMENTS
781 independent schools prov accred
432 monitored (May 2006)
Out of a total of 1250 on database
337 campuses of 82 FET private colleges
180 monitored (May 2006)
Commenced processing of 216 Seta providers for registration with DoE
Completed per plan
178 ABET centres – many emerging centres
32 monitored (May 2006)

11. Accreditation and monitoring of private providers
Site Visits
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
87 independent schools
Completed – report published – provided previously
0 FET private colleges
Not planned for
22 Public FET colleges iro state of readiness for NCV
Completed
0 ABET centres
Accreditation Policy documents
Re -submitted to Minister of Education for approval

12. Accreditation and monitoring of assessment bodies
Site Visits
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
3 new applicants supported through development programme
2 ABET
1 Vocational
As planned - ongoing
BCVO granted prov accreditation until Sept 2007
Completed Nov 2006
9 PDes and IEB monitored against improvement plans
Monitoring report to Council Nov 2006
Policy resubmitted to office of the Minister
Per plan

13. Qualifications, curriculum & certification
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
Framework for QA of Qualifications & curriculum developed and consulted
Criteria & guidelines developed
Completed as per plan
Piloted guidelines, criteria and instruments for SC History and Biology curriculum
Completed and Report generated
Certificates issued:
SC:
GETC( Abet): 1 837
N3:
NSC (Voc): 2 700
Issued in line with directives and guidelines.
Certificates verified:
Completed as planned

14. Research and Development
April 2006 – March 2007
Comment
Apples and Oranges: A comparison of
school and colleges subjects
Completed per plan
Report available
Comparative study of syllabuses and
exams of SC with equivalents in Ghana,
Kenya, and Zambia.
Commenced large study – report available end Oct 07
Correlation between CASS and
examination marks
Item Response theory
Both commenced as planned
Research into “fundamentals”
Hosted SADC Assessment Conference
“Assessment and Educational Standards”
June 2006

15. Management support structures
April 2006 – March 2007
_____________________________
Co-ordinating organisational planning, implementation and review of plans
COMMENTS
_________________________
New planning cycle developed and organisational reports published
Supporting CEO, council & committees
New Council briefed and committees established and services rendered
Implementing public relations programme
Developed communication strategy and held AGM in Sept 2006

16. IT and Certification systems
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
Hardware
3 printers
29 computers
1 notebook
150 computer components
3 switches
Equipment installed with SLA’s implemented and network support meeting expectations
Software
5 different programme
All licensing up to date
Software licensing up to date
Programming
MIS development
Certification programme though Sita
MIS project is ongoing improving operational output. Certification programming on track for NCV and NSC

17. Finance, HR & Admin support
April 2006 – March 2007
COMMENTS
Finance and buildings
Generated R 1.7m extra on verification (1.3m) and certification /accreditation(0.4m)
Unqualified audit (history of organisation)
Generated surplus to be used in 2007/8 operations
Minister of education opened new building in August 2007
Human resources
Bursaries to staff – R
In house training – R
Short courses – R 7 000
All 53 staff benefited
Development of staff a priority with greater budget demands for 2007/8 and beyond

18. Financial Performance for 2006/7
Revenue:
Certification, verification and accreditation
Amount
20,189,184
Department of Education allocation
10,286,000
Interest and other income
2,497,161
Total Income
32,972,345
Expenditure
28,024,522
Surplus
4,947,823
National Treasury through the Department of Education gave approval for the surplus to be incorporated into the 2007/8 budget

19. Total Income 2000/1 ( actual) to 2010/11( budget)
YEAR
INCOME
BUDGET
DoE GRANT
GRANT %
2000/01
R 6,150,786
2001/02
R 7,027,948
2002/03
R 13,757,861
R 1,513,000 11
2003/04
R 18,076,902
R 3,050,000 17
2004/05
R 23,547,626
R 12,869,000 55
2005/06
R 28,603,979
R 7,690,000 27
2006/07
R 32,972,345
R 10,286,000 31
2007/08
R 51,636,963
R 12,652,000 25
2008/09
R 43,940,960
R 15,929,000 36
2009/10
R 46,637,472
R 22,487,472 48
2010/11
R 53,672,594
R 27,983,094 52

20. Conclusion
Challenges facing the organisation include the mapping and integration of all unit processes to culminate in an effective Management Information and Records System,
QA foundations for school, college and adult education is in place i.r.o QA assessment, curriculum and certification, and provision - Umalusi is ready to engage the Department of Education and related stakeholders in the improvement of quality in these sectors,
The NQF review finalization is welcomed - consultative processes have begun with the Department of Education, DOL, and related stakeholders.
Thanks to the portfolio committee chairperson Prof Mayatula and his members for their support.