1. Overview on Evaluation
Presentation SCOA
16 November 2016

2. National Evaluation Policy Framework
Approved 2011
Government wide – departments not public entities
Obligatory only for evaluations in the national evaluation plan, then widen
Focus on policies, plans, implementation programmes, projects, systems (not organisations at this stage as MPAT dealing with this)
Partnership between departments and DPME

3. Evaluation status
54 NEP evaluations completed or underway , >R90 billion of MTEF expenditure, 30 completed (only 15 completed this time 2015)
Provincial/dept evaluations starting to be significant - >55 in 2017/18
Stage
Nos
Approved reports 30
Improvement plans being implemented 17
Served at Cabinet 15
Research process underway
Preparation stage 13
Stuck 3
Dropped 5

4. Building body of evidence
Human settlements (7 evaluations and an evidence map)
Economic (16 evaluations)
Agriculture/rural (6 evaluations)
Safety (4 plus 2 more starting)
Children (5 evaluations)

5. Wider evaluation system developing
Basic system working - 24 guidelines, standards, competences, courses, over 1700 staff trained, aiming to get training by NSG/others
8 provinces have provincial evaluation plans (except NW), 55 provincial evaluations planned or underway
MPAT standard resulting in 29 departmental evaluation plans
So evaluation system being institutionalised across government

6. 2011/12
DSD, DBE, DoH
Early Childhood Development
New policy gazetted and Improvement Plan nearing completion
2012/13
Trade and Industry
Business Process Services Programme (BPS)
Final report approved by Cabinet. Improvement plan being implemented. Scheme relaunched
Basic Education
Grade R
Final report approved by Cabinet. Improvement plan being implemented. Interventions to address quality.
Health, DSD, DAFF, DRDLR, DW
Nutrition Programmes addressing Children Under 5
Final report approved by Cabinet. Food and Nutrition Security Plan completed.
DRDLR
Land Reform Recapit-alisation and Development Programme
Final report approved by Cabinet. Improvement plan being implemented.
Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP)
Human Settlements
Integrated Residential Development Programme (IRDP)
Final report approved by steering committee. Improvement plan to be developed
Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG)
Final report approved by Cabinet. Changes made already to guidelines.

7. 2013-14 dti Export Marketing Investment Assistance prog (EMIA)
dti
Export Marketing Investment Assistance prog (EMIA)
Final report approved by Cabinet. Improvement plan being implemented. Scheme revised.
Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII)
Final report approved by Cabinet. Improvement plan being implemented. Scheme relaunched.
Technology and Human Resources for Industry(THRIP)
Final report approved by Cabinet. Improvement plan being implemented.
DMV
Economic Empowerment and Skills Transferability Prog.
Report approved. Improvement plan being drafted. DMV taken on board recommendations.
DST
National Advanced Manuf. Techn Strategy (AMTS)
Stuck due to administrative and technical difficulties. Evaluation stopped.
SARS
Tax Compliance Cost for small businesses
Draft final report being reviewed.
DCOG
Community Works Programme
Report approved - awaiting management response.
DRDLR
Land Restitution
DAFF
Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP)
Report approved. Improvement plan being developed as part of Smallholder evaluation
MAFISA
DHS
Baseline for impact evaluations for informal settlements
Final report approved. Improvement plan being developed and about to be presented to cluster.
Interventions by DHS to facilitate access to city.
Delayed
Impact of housing on asset poverty
Report approved by steering committee. Improvement plan being developed. To be tabled soon to Cabinet.
DPME
Outcomes Approach
Problems with service provider. Stopped.
Presidency
Government’s Coordination Systems (clusters, MinMECs)

8.
DEA/DMR
Effectiveness of Environmental Governance in the Mining Sector (EEGM)
Report approved and improvement plan developed. Being used as input for Mining Phakisa. Tabled at cluster and about to go to Cabinet.
DHET
Policy on Community Education and Training Colleges (PCETC)
Report approved. Changes already made to policy before releasing it. To be tabled soon at cluster/Cabinet.
DHS
Social Housing Programme (SHP)
Report approved and improvement plan drafted.
DST
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Policy (IKSP)
Report being finalised.
DSD
Violence Against Women and Children (AVAWC)
Report approved and improvement plan drafted. About to go to cluster and then Cabinet.
Social Sector Expanded Public Works Programme
Report approved by Cabinet. Improvement Plan being implemented
SAPS
SAPS Forensic Services (SAPS)
Draft report produced.
DAFF/DRDLR
Ilima Letsema Programme and cost-benefit analysis of the revitalisation of existing Irrigation Schemes
Dropped – due to delays carried over to and no budget.
DAFF
Impact evaluation of MAFISA
Dropped due to challenges in how MAFISA would move forward following evaluation and Expenditure Review.
Small Farmer Support
Report approved. Improvement plan being finalised. To be tabled at cluster and Cabinet.
DBE
Funza-Lushaka Bursary Scheme
Report and improvement plan approved. To be tabled soon at cluster and Cabinet.
National School Nutrition Programme
Report approved by steering committee.
DRDLR
Impact evaluation of Land Restitution Programme
Service provider selected.
DPME
MPAT system
Cabinet has approved report. Improvement plan being implemented
Framework for Strategic and Annual Performance Planning (FSAPP)
Underway

9.
DAFF
Agricultural Extension Recovery Plan
Draft final report submitted.
DBE
CAPS/New School Curriculum
Draft report due 17 November
NPA
Asset Forfeiture Unit Sub-programme
New management in NPA not sure on priority of AFU for evaluation. Now DPME funds a problem so dropped
DSD
Non-Profit Organisations Regulatory Framework and Legislation
Report approved by steering committee.
National Drug Master Plan
Report approved by steering committee. Improvement plan being developed.
DHET
National Qualifications Framework Act (NQFA)
Underway
Early Grade Reading in SA
DMR
Mining charter
Dropped as having Operation Phakisa on mining
DPSA
Service Delivery Improvement Planning System
TORs not finalised but starting
DPME
Citizen-based monitoring (CBM)
Report approved by steering committee and management response received. Improvement plan being developed.
Evaluation of the national evaluation system
Delayed to 2016/17 as insufficient budget.

10.
DHET
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges Expansion and Capacity Development Programme
Service provider appointed
J&CD
Integrated Justice System
Underway
DSD
Older Persons Act NT
City Support Programme
Procurement process underway
DHA
Birth Registration Programme
DEA
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and its contribution towards sustainable development
TORs being finalised
DST
National Space Strategy
Dti, NT etc
Government Business Incentives
TORs approved and procurement underway
DPME
National Evaluation System

11. Thank you