1. Department of Education Strategic Plan 2003/4
Presentation to the Education Portfolio Committee
19 February 2002

2. Approach to presentation
Context
What informs our plans
Broad Themes
Critical Areas
Challenges for Implementation
Conclusion

3. Context
(This is for the Ra…ra)

4. What Informs our Plans Government priorities Tirisano Broad mandate
Education is about Transformation and development and takes place in an incereasingly complex and turbulent context
Change is not linear and not achievable thru step by step process. Change is multidimensional and is affected by a number of innovations
Also multiple stakeholders with multiple expectations and their demands and actions shape the nature, content and pace of change.

5. Government Agenda
Pushing back the frontiers of poverty and addressing social needs
Ensuring that all benefit from whatever economy offers (including unskilled and with low levels of education)
Work with local government to provide services
Attention to the challenge of HRD(incl. ICT)
Further work on moral renewal
Comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS

6. Government cont. Creation of multi skilled development workers
Increased focus on rural and urban nodes
Increase the volume and quality of social infrastructure
Realising the commitments of WCAR and WSSD
Paying attention to arts, culture and music
Mainstreaming gender issues on development and government eradication

7. Tirisano Prog 1: HIV/AIDS Strategies for prevention
Management
Support and counseling
Prg 2: School Effectiveness
Geographical Impact
Dysfunctional Schools
Children in distress
Government agenda articulated in the President’s speech, reflected in cluster programmes
HRD strategy co-authored by DoE and DoL
White Paper 1

8. Tirisano cont. Prg. 3: Literacy Prg. 4: FET and HE SANLI
FET : Year of FET and Skills development
HE : Scarce Skills and Talent Search

9. Tirisano cont. Prg 5: Organisational Effectiveness
National and Provincial planning alignment
District organisation and definition
Role of Local Government
Prg 6: Race and Values in Education

10. Ongoing Mandate Cost of Education FET (Colleges, Integration of SSS)
Teacher Development
Finalising the Framework
Unqualified and under qualified teachers
Implementation of RNCS
Implementation of Strategic Interventions (ICT, DINALEDI and Masifunde sonke)
Ensuring that physical facilities are conducive for learning and basic services are provided
Expand provision for Gr. R

11. Mandate cont. HE Restructuring
Inclusive Education (conversion of special schools, funding norms and HRD capacity)
School safety (interventions on drug and substance abuse, gun free zones etc)

13. Conclusion
Detailed plans will be tabled 15 days after budget speech etc etc.