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

2. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Schools Infrastructure Review  Reduced classroom needs from 57 499 in 1996 to 31254 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.

3. 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

4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : Provincial infrastructure budget allocations * R 000 000.

5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : National Overview Classroom Needed

6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Classrooms needed and to be built in the MTEF 2004-2007 Total classrooms Needed 2004 Plan 2005 Plan 2006 Plan Backlog EC895386486210006227 FS237332526153 GP4541966647145 KZN718010002000 2180 LP815094055001133577 MP30534774374221717 NC492638790252 NW75075110125440 WC1976354649200773 Total31 245

7. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : National Overview Basic Services – Water Provision Total2004/52005/62006/7Backlog Total477110238229202006

8. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Number of schools to be provided with water in 2004-2007 and number remaining Total2004/52005/62006/7Backlog EC1279244100200735 FS53493118119204 not viable = 0 GP00000 KZN76698250 168 LP1477530180200567 MP5205011491256 NC00000 NW1952860 49 WC00000 Total4771

9. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure : National Overview Basic Services – Sanitation Provision Total200420052006Backlog Total4226979100511641078

10. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Number of schools to be provided with sanitation in 2004 and number remaining Total200420052006Backlog EC849244100200305 FS294130616043 GP00000 KZN1300120300 580 LP995225300350120 MP486178154 0 NC77000 NW295759010030 WC00000 Total42261078

11. 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.

12. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Figure 8: School infrastructure conditionality assessment

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Thank you