1. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ON
PRE-DETERMINED OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET
(3rd and 4th Quarter of 2014/15 financial year)
Presentation to the
Portfolio Committee on
Higher Education and Training
17 June 2015

2. Presentation Outline 1. Background
Performance on pre-determined objectives:
Programme 1: Administration
Programme 2: Human Resource Development, Planning and Monitoring Coordination
Programme 3: University Education
Programme 4: Vocational and Continuing
Education and Training
Programme 5: Skills Development
3. Financial Performance

3. Background
The Department had set 43 key delivery targets for the 2014/15 financial year
For the quarter ending 31 December 2014 (3rd Quarter)
There were 12 delivery targets to report on:
7 (58%) of the targets were achieved; and
5 (42%) of the targets were not achieved.
For the quarter ending 31 March 2015 (4th Quarter)
There were 31 delivery targets to report on:
19 (61%) of the targets were achieved; and
12 (39%) were not achieved.

4. Programme 1: Administration
Purpose: Conduct the overall management of the Department and provide centralised support services
For the quarter ending 31 December 2014 (3rd Quarter)
There were no specific delivery targets
For the quarter ending 31 March 2015 (4th Quarter)
3 targets: Not Achieved

5. Programme 1: Administration Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Number of ICT Governance Frameworks Components implemented - 1
Target not achieved
Draft ICT Governance Framework component developed
Average period it takes to fill a funded vacancy from the date of advertisement to the date of recommendation
4 months
Posts advertised during the quarter under review were in progress at the time of reporting. However, it took an average of 6 months to fill a funded vacancy from the date of advertisement to the date of approval by the Accounting Authority
Average period it takes to award a bid from the date of receiving the draft bid specifications from programme managers
3 months
It took an average of 6 months to award a bid from date of submission of draft bid specifications by programme managers

6. Programme 2: HRD, Planning and Monitoring Coordination
Purpose: Provide strategic direction in the development,
implementation and monitoring of Departmental policies and Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa
For the quarter ending 31 December 2014 (3rd Quarter)
There were no specific delivery targets
For the quarter ending 31 March 2015 (4th Quarter)
3 Targets: 2 Achieved and 1 Not Achieved

7. Programme 2: HRD, Planning and Monitoring Coordination
Purpose: Provide strategic direction in the development, implementation and
monitoring of Departmental policies and Human Resource
Development Strategy for South Africa
Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Percentage of public institutional data integration into education and training management information system according to the specifications list of fields as approved by the HETMIS Standards Committee -
100%
Target Achieved
100% of public institutional data (50 Public TVET colleges, 23 HE institutions and 21 SETAs) integrated into education and training management information system
A draft and final career development policy and implementation strategy developed, consulted and gazetted
Draft policy
communicated
and consulted with
stakeholders by
31 March 2015
Draft career policy communicated and consulted with stakeholders

8. Programme 2: HRD, Planning and Monitoring Coordination
Purpose: Provide strategic direction in the development, implementation and
monitoring of Departmental policies and Human Resource
Development Strategy for South Africa
Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Engagement plans developed and implementation report compiled -
Engagement plans developed and implementation report compiled and approved by the Director-General
Target not achieved
Engagement plans developed and implementation report compiled. Approval by the Director-General was obtained on 8 April 2015

9. Programme 3: University Education
Purpose: Develops and coordinates policy and regulatory frameworks for an effective and efficient university education system and provides financial support to universities, National Student Financial Aid Scheme and National Institutes for Higher Education
For the quarter ending 31 December 2014 (3rd Quarter)
9 Targets: 6 Achieved and 3 Not Achieved
For the quarter ending 31 March (4th Quarter)
14 Targets: 13 Achieved and 1 Not Achieved

10. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Number of students enrolled in higher education studies at universities
(2013 academic year, verified by October 2014) -
Target achieved
Number of first time enrolments at universities
(2013 academic year, verified by October 2014)
Target not achieved
Number of African student enrolments at universities
Number of female students at universities

11. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
Actual Performance
4th Quarter Target
Proportion of enrolments in SET: Business Science: Humanities of 29:29:42 for the academic year, HEMIS audited and verified by October 2014
Proportion of enrolments in SET: Business Science: Humanities of 29:29:42 for the academic year, HEMIS audited and verified by October 2014
Target not achieved
29:28:43 ( HEMIS audited data verified by October 2014) -
Number of public higher education institutions established
1 new university established as a juristic person in terms of the Higher Education Act by March 2015
Target achieved
SMU was established as a juristic person in terms of the Higher Education Act

12. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
A monitoring report on the use of the earmarked grant to support the development of each of the newly established universities -
A monitoring report on the use of the earmarked grant to support the development of each of the newly established universities (University of Mpumalanga (UMP) and Sol Plaatje University (SPU)) produced and approved by the Director- General by 31 March 2015
Target achieved
Director- General approved monitoring report on the use of the earmarked grant to support the development of UMP and SPU by March 2015

13. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Number of universities supported to offer programmes for TVET college lecturers in line with new TVET lecturer qualification policy -
5 universities have submitted applications for Programme Qualifications Mix (PQM) approval to offer the qualification programmes for TVET college lecturers by March 2015
Target not achieved
2 have submitted applications for PQM approval to offer the qualification programmes for TVET college lecturers by March 2015
(CPUT and UWC)

14. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
A national policy on Professional Qualifications for Educators in Community and Adult Education and Training is published in the Government Gazette -
A national Policy on Professional Qualifications for Educators in Community and Adult Education and Training is published in the Government Gazette by 31 March 2015
Target achieved
Policy on Professional Qualifications for Educators in Community and Adult Education published in Gazette No on 27 March 2015
Amount (in Rand value) of infrastructure grants disbursed to universities for the improvement of different projects
R2.2 billion disbursed to universities by March 2015
R2.2 billion disbursed to universities by March 2015

15. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
Actual Performance
4th Quarter Target
A monitoring report on the effective use of infrastructure grants by each university produced -
A monitoring report on the effective use of infrastructure grants by each university produced and approved by the Director- General by 31 March 2015
Target achieved
Monitoring report on the effective use of infrastructure grants by universities approved by the Director- General by 31 March 2015
Total number of students in foundation provisioning programmes at universities
16 900
(2013 academic year verified by October 2014)
17 960

16. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
Actual Performance
4th Quarter Target
% success rate in higher education studies at public institutions
76%
(2013 academic year, verified by October 2014)
Target not achieved
74% -
Annual monitoring report on the outputs of scarce skill graduates from public universities with recommendations for interventions
Annual monitoring report on the outputs of scarce skills graduates from 23 universities with recommendations for interventions produced and approved by the Director- General by 31 March 2015.
Target achieved
Monitoring report on the outputs of scarce skills graduates from 23 universities with recommendations for interventions approved by the Director- General by 31 March 2015

17. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
A set of key financial, performance, and governance indicators developed to evaluate the governance and management of public higher education institutions -
A set of key financial indicators developed to evaluate the financial health of public higher education institutions and approved by the Director-General
Target achieved
A set of key financial indicators to evaluate the financial health of public higher education institution approved by the Director-General by 31 March 2015
Annual report on the financial health of each university (25) with recommendations for improvements
An annual report on the financial health of 25 universities with recommendations for improvement approved by the Director-General
by 31 March 2015

18. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
Actual Performance
4th Quarter Target
An annual monitoring report on the compliance of PHEIs -
An annual monitoring report on PHEIs compliance with regulatory criteria with recommendations for improvement produced and approved by the Director-General
Target achieved
Monitoring report on PHEIs’ compliance with the regulatory criteria with recommendations for improvement approved by the Director-General by 31 March 2015
Number of postgraduate graduates
48 100
(2013 academic year, verified by October 2014)
50 773
Number of doctoral graduates
1 950
2 051

19. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
An improved policy on the measurement of research outputs of universities published in the government gazette for implementation -
An improved Policy on the measurement of research outputs of universities is approved by the Minister and published in the government gazette for implementation by 31 March 2015
Target achieved
The Research Output Policy (2015) published in the Government Gazette on March 2015
An annual report on improved research productivity of universities
An annual report on the research outputs of 23 universities approved by Director-General and published by 31 March 2015
Report on the research outputs of 23 universities approved by the Director-General by March 2015

20. Programme 3: University Education Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Number of updates on the HEMIS for audited student and staff data -
Two (one student and one staff) updates for 23 universities by March 2015
Target achieved
Two (one student and one staff) updates for 23 universities done in October 2014
Number of updates on the HEMIS system for final building space data from the universities
One annual update for 23 universities by March 2015
One annual update for 23 universities done in October 2014

21. Programme 4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training
Purpose: Plan, develop, evaluate, monitor and maintain national policy, programmes, assessment practices and systems for vocational and continuing education and training, including further education and training colleges and post literacy adult education and training
For the quarter ending 31 December 2014 (3rd Quarter)
There were no specific delivery targets
For the quarter ending 31 March 2015 (4th Quarter)
5 Targets: 1 Achieved and 4 Not Achieved

22. Programme 4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training
Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Number of TVET colleges annual headcount enrolments on Ministerial approved and occupationally directed programmes in an academic year -
headcount enrolments in TVET colleges by March 2014
Target not achieved
(unaudited) student headcount enrolments have been recorded
Certification rates in exit levels in the Report 190/1 and NC(V) qualifications in an academic year
NC(V) L4: 57%
N1-N3: 50%
N6: 50%
NC(V) L4: 34.4%
N1-N3: 59.5%
N6: 42.7%

23. Programme 4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training
Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Pass rate in the NC(V) Levels 2 to 4 Maths and Maths Literacy programmes in an academic year -
Mathematics:
NC(V) L2: 52%
NC(V) L3: 46%
NC(V) L4: 56%
Mathematics Literacy:
NC(V) L2: 72%
NC(V) L3: 82%
NC(V) L4: 87%
Target not achieved
NC(V) L2: 47.2%
NC(V) L3: 46.4%
NC(V) L4: 35%
NC(V) L2: 70.5%
NC(V) L3: 82.4%
NC(V) L4: 78.7%

24. Programme 4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training
Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
4th Quarter Target
Actual Performance
Certification rates for bursary recipients enrolled in the Report 190/1 and NC(V) qualifications in an academic year -
NC(V) L4: 59%
N1-N3: 52%
N4-N6: 52%
Target not achieved
NC(V) L4: 39%
N1-N3: 43%
N4-N6: 43%
Number of institutions identified for declaration as Community Colleges
9 public institutions identified for establishment as Community Colleges approved by the Minister by March 2015
Target achieved
9 public institutions identified for establishment as Community Colleges approved by the Minister by 31 March 2015

25. Programme 5: Skills Development
Purpose: Promote and monitor the national skills development strategy. Develop skills development policy and a regulatory
framework
For the quarter ending 31 December 2014 (3rd Quarter)
3 Targets: 1 Achieved and 2 Not Achieved
For the quarter ending 31 March 2015 (4th Quarter)
6 Targets: 3 Achieved and 3 Not Achieved

26. Programme 5: Skills Development Performance Indicator
3rd Quarter Target
Actual Performance
4th Quarter Target
Number of artisan candidates registered nationally
5 500
Target not achieved
4 641
13 000
10 797
Number of artisan candidates found competent nationally
3 500
Target achieved
3 747
4 000
3 988
Number of graduates and students receiving Structured Work Place Learning -
37 016
40 399
% of national artisan learners pass trade test
48%
55%
Number of audits conducted at SETA or QCTO accredited trade test centres 15 13 20 10
Number of TVET colleges with partnership agreements with SETAs 30 37

27. Financial Performance : 3rd Quarter
The Department’s spending during the third quarter amounted to R billion. This represents a decline from the 14.9% of spending during the second quarter due to a decline in claims for other grants payable to higher education institutions in the third quarter of the 2014/15 financial year
Cost cutting measures were put in place to ensure that the Department does not overspend on the budget
The financial data per programme and economic classification are reflected in the following slides

28. 2014/15 Financial Year : 3rd Quarter Spending per Programme
Main Appropriation
R’000
Adjusted Appropriation
Expenditure during Third Quarter
Total Expenditure
for the Financial Year
Variance
Total Spending %
1: Administration
217 101
62 866
185 599
35 308
84.0
2: Human Resource Development, Planning and Monitoring Coordination
48 785
50 555
12 184
34 198
16 357
67.6
3: University Education
30 448 037 5 
29 330 509
1 113 239
96.3
4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training
6 042 177
2 316 398
5 584 638
460 533
92.4
5: Skills Development
110 581
27 502
79 681
26 619
75.0
6: Direct Charges (SETAs and NSF)
13 440 000
13 200 000
3 290 593
9 706 225
3 493 775
73.5
Total
50 306 681
50 066 681
44 920 850
5 145 831
89.7

29. 2014/15 Financial Year : 3rd Quarter
Spending per Economic Classification
Economic Classification
Main Appropriation
R’000
Adjusted Appropriation
Expenditure during Third Quarter
Total Expenditure
for the Financial Year
Variance
Total Spending %
Compensation of Employees
84 723
80.4
Goods and Services
54 338
23 139
87.7
Transfer Payments
88.7
Provinces
83.3
Departmental agencies and accounts
81.9
Universities (current)
95.6
Foreign governments and international organisations
2 915
2 983
(68)
102.3
Non-profit institutions
2 127
99.9
Households - 25 58
(33)
232
Capital Expenditure
3 677
3 584
2 947
4 511
(927)
125.9
Machinery and equipment
Total
44 920 850
5 145 831
89.7

30. Financial Performance : 4th Quarter
The Department’s spending during the fourth quarter amounted to R million. This represents a decline from the 48.04% of spending during the third quarter due to the completion of University block grant payments for the 2014/15 financial year during November 2014.
The limitations on funds for operational expenditure, including the funding of Examiners and Moderators caused the Department to apply virement across programmes to ensure that no overspending was incurred
This was supported through cost containment measures implemented by the Director-General

31. Financial Performance : 4th Quarter
Reprioritisation was required to accommodate key priority areas within the baseline allocation. This resulted in the shifting of funds between different units, items and a realignment of the current salary bill
An amount of R million was reprioritised
The final outcome of the 2014/15 financial year is an unspent amount of R1.160 million due to funded posts on the staff establishment that became vacant during the year that could not be filled as projected and the concomitant savings as well as claims not received as projected for the Higher Education Management Information System and for the function shift
The financial data per programme and economic classification are reflected in the following slides

32. 2014/15 Financial Year : 4th Quarter Spending per Programme
Main Appropriation
R’000
Adjusted Appropriation
Final Appropriation
Expenditure during Fourth Quarter
Total Expenditure
for the Financial Year
Variance
Total Spending %
1: Administration
217 101
48 498
264
99.9
2: Human Resource Development, Planning and Monitoring Coordination
48 785
50 555
46 511
11 485
45 683
828
98.2
3: University Education
30 448 037
1 113 446 19
100.0
4: Vocational and Continuing Education and Training
6 042 177
451 129 35
5: Skills Development
110 581
26 304 14
6: Direct Charges (SETAs and NSF)
13 440 000
4 132 574 -
Total
50 306 681
1 160

33. 2014/15 Financial Year : 4th Quarter
Spending per Economic Classification
Economic Classification
Main Appropriation
R’000
Adjusted Appropriation
Final Appropriation
Expenditure during Fourth Quarter
Total Expenditure
for the Financial Year
Variance
Total Spending %
Compensation of Employees
78 804
902
99.8%
Goods and Services
26 018 58
100.0%
Transfer Payments
172
Provinces -
Departmental agencies and accounts
173
Universities (current)
Foreign governments and international organisations
2 915
2 983
Non-profit institutions
2 127
Households 25
236
178
237
(1)
100.4%
Capital Expenditure
3 677
3 584
5 176
638
5 148 28
99.5%
Machinery and equipment
Total
1 160

34. Thank You