U1 - Provision of Education & Training Flashcards
P3 Educator & system of education & training (11)
- -Stakeholders are consulted for them to create goals & strategies for education and training system
- -Put into education policy – White papers
- -Enacted by legislation to give legal basis
- -Schools instructed to implement policy
- -Teacher implements educational aims & policy
- -Success of education & training system largely depends on competence, skills, motivation & dedication of educators
- -If educators fail - goals of policy cannot be met
- -So learners & teachers play central role in system of education & training
- -Aim of governance & management structures, support or auxiliary services & stakeholders is to ensure that the educators can work effectively
- -Educators are in partnerships with parents & community
- -Work providers also rely on teachers to train future employees
P7 Constitution of Republic of South Africa Act No. 8 of 1996 (7)
- -Supreme law
- -Put into effect in 1996
- -Provides democratic state which is based on equality of all persons & citizens & protects fundamental rights –in Bill of Rights – Chapter 2.
- -Includes values of human dignity, equality & freedom
- -Duty of State to respect & ensure rights of Bill of Rights are met
- -Provides framework for all legislation at national and provincial levels
Provision of Non-Formal Education (10)
- -Vocational training offered by provider who offer an obtainable qualification that is not a degree, diploma or certificate established by law for formal education
- -It is also planned, organised & very adaptable
- -Provides selected types of education to specific subgroups of public such as adults for example through in-service training in work situations
- Sometimes connected to specific vocation or place of employment
- Can also be provided through additional training to improve learners’ qualifications for example a computer course, that is not directly connected to work situation
- -Provided by many different institutions
- Work providers in public & private sectors, Churches, Private colleges, Trade unions
- -Wasn’t formally recognised because there was no national qualification structure in place for non-formal education in RSA. This issue has been addressed by NQF
- Education and training system recognises credits learners obtain from non-formal education by connecting them to unit standards
- This enables them to gain qualification on specific level by NQF
- So any training that meets national standards can be recognised as part of qualification regardless of where training comes from
P1 Education Provision Challenges (5)
To accommodate diverse needs of learners
To accommodate individual needs of learners
To accommodate special needs
To prepare learners for rapid changing world
To provide education for all people is challenging
P1 Education Provision Challenges - To accommodate diverse needs of learners (4)
Multicultural-
Different languages
Ethnic groups,
Religions
P1 Education Provision Challenges - To accommodate individual needs of learners (4)
All students are unique-
Different needs at different phases of development
Different interests & aptitudes
Different vocational interests
P1 Education Provision Challenges - To accommodate special needs (3)
All learners have abilities or disabilities that affect experiences at home school & in community
May be gifted
May be disabled – mental retardation, sensory impairment, physical disability, communication disorder, emotional behavioural disorder or learning disability
P1 Education Provision Challenges - To prepare learners for rapid changing world (4)
Huge global economic competition
Technology important in workplace
Educators must teach learners how to use technology
Must make them aware of how it can help their learning & build their own knowledge
P1 Education Provision Challenges - To prepare them for workplace by (6)
developing their literacy & numeracy proficiency
developing their communication, interpersonal, problem solving, critical & creative thinking skills
developing ability to learn independently, be adaptable & work well in a team
For countries to stay ahead of the global economic competition they must
- Maintain high standards of education
- Keep up with technological developments
- Develop skilled workers
P1 Education Provision Challenges - To provide education for all people is challenging (4)
because of gross inequalities created by apartheid
population growth
shortages of schools & trained teachers
HIV/AIDS problems
P2 Composition of Education System (4)
- Schools and other types of educational institutions
- Governance and management structures
- Support or auxiliary services
- Various stakeholders with interest in education
P2 Composition of Education System - Schools and other types of educational institutions (4)
- Many different types of educational institutions to meet diverse needs of learners
- To accommodate for learners’ age & developmental phases – pre-primary, primary & secondary schools & higher education institutions (universities, Technikons & colleges)
- To specialise in field of interest – general academic schools, agricultural or technical schools & arts & sciences schools.
- Differentiated into phases, annual stages or grades, offering learning programmes, subjects & learning packages
P2 Composition of Education System - Governance and management structures (4)
- -Administrative
- -Created to provide education & training in planned and organised way by ensuring system runs effectively
- -Examples of these governance & management structures:
- The administrative structure – Ministry of Education and Training
- Departments of Education (provincial & national), -structures for educational planning
- control boards,
- advisory bodies
- teacher registration boards.
P2 Composition of Education System - Support or auxiliary services (4)
- -Educators are trained to manage teaching & classroom activities & present specific learning programmes
- -Need additional help with certain professional tasks.
- -Examples:
- School health service,
- School hostels
- Transport services.
- -These services are absent or insufficient in most communities in SA
P2 Composition of Education System - Various stakeholders with interest in education (5)
- -Stakeholders are very interested in education
- -Examples:
- State
- parents
- community
- teacher organisations and unions
- -Make up important part of education and training system in SA
- -Help with creating new educational policy in SA
- -SA aims to involve all stakeholders
P6 Coordinating between National and Provincial Education Departments (4)
- -A challenge to the effective provision of education is to have effective coordination of functions of National and Provincial Departments
- -To facilitate coordination between National Department of Education and PEDs – 2 bodies were created as result of National Education Policy Act
- -Heads of Education Departments Committee (HEDCOM)
- -Council of Education Ministers (CEM)
P6 Coordinating between National and Provincial Education Departments - Composition of HEDCOM (3)
- Director-General – head of National Department of Education) - Chaired by Director-General
- Deputy Director-General of Department
- Heads of the 9 PEDs
P6 Coordinating between National and Provincial Education Departments - Functions of HEDCOM (4)
- -Helps with development of national education system in accordance with objectives & principles of National Education Policy Act No. 27 of 1996
- -Shares national education info
- -Coordinates administrative action on matters of mutual interest to education departments
- -Advises National Department on matters of National Education Policy Act
P6 Coordinating between National and Provincial Education Departments - Composition of CEM (3)
- -National Minister of Education
- -National Deputy Minister of Education
- -9 MECs (Members of Executive Council of Education) – also provincial political heads
P6 Coordinating between National and Provincial Education Departments - Functions of CEM (5)
–Promotes national education policy which includes
policies and principles in National Education Policy Act No. 27 of 1996
–Shares information
–Coordinates actions on matters of mutual interest to national & provincial governments
–Promotes education interests of provinces
–Promotes competence of Parliament & provincial legislature
P7 Constitution of Republic of South Africa Act No. 8 of 1996 - Right to Education (8)
- -Section 29 of Bill of Rights – right to education
- -All have right to basic education & further education
- -All have right to receive education in official language or languages of choice in public educational institutions where education is reasonably practicable
- -All have right to create and maintain independent educational institutions that:
- Do not discriminate against race
- Are registered with State
- Maintain standards that are not inferior to standards of public educational institutions
- Subsection (3) does not exclude subsidies for independent institutions
P10-11 South African Schools Act No. 84 1996 - Matters dealing with learners - Code of Conduct (6)
- -Act states that in accordance with provincial laws, a governing body must have a code of conduct for learners after consultation with learners, parents and educators of school.
- -May include school and classroom rules to maintain a disciplined & purposeful school environment
- -In accordance with any relevant provincial laws, a governing body can suspend learners from attending school
- -In accordance with any relevant provincial laws, a learner can be expelled only by head of provincial department & only if found guilty for serious misconduct after fair hearing
- -No person may practice corporal punishment at school to learner.
- -Any person in conflict of Act is guilty of offense & could be convicted for assault
P10-11 South African Schools Act No. 84 1996 - Matters dealing with learners - Compulsory school attendance (4)
- -Act states that parents are accountable for school attendance of children they are responsible for
- -School attendance is compulsory from 1st school day of year – learner turns 7 - until last school day of year – learner turns 15 or reaches 9th grade
- -Minister determines ages for compulsory education for learners with special needs
- -Head of education department may partially or conditionally exempt learner from school attendance if in best interests of learner – must keep register of case.
P10-11 South African Schools Act No. 84 1996 - Matters dealing with learners - Admission to public schools (7)
- -Act states that public schools must admit learners & meet their educational needs without discrimination
- -School’s governing body is not allowed to use admission tests
- -Learners may not be refused admission because parent can’t pay or has not paid school fees – thus meeting learner’s right to basic & further education
- -Learners may not be refused admission if parent does not support mission statement of school
- -Learners may not be refused admission if parent refuses to sign contract that indicates that parent will not make any claims for education negligence
- -If admission is refused parent must be notified in writing & given reason for refusal.
- -Parent of learner may appeal to MEC of province
