2014/15 NATIONAL SKILLS FUND Funding to Skill …

1 2014 /15. NATIONAL SKILLS FUND. Funding to Skill our Nation Funding to Skill our nation NATIONAL SKILLS FUND annual report 2014 /15 1. Table of Contents Table of contents PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION .. 5 6. FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION. AND TRAINING .. 18. 7. FOREWORD BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF HIGHER. 1. NATIONAL SKILLS FUND GENERAL INFORMATION .. 6. EDUCATION AND TRAINING .. 20. 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS .. 7. 8. FOREWORD BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HIGHER. 3. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW .. 10. EDUCATION AND TRAINING AS THE ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY .. 22. Our Vision .. 10. 9. EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S OVERVIEW .. 24.

2 Our Mission .. 10. Our 7 Values .. 10. PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION .. 27. Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals .. 10. 4. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES .. 11 1. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERFORMANCE. Established in terms of the SKILLS Development Act .. 11 INFORMATION .. 28. Retention of accumulated surplus .. 11 2. AUTIDOR'S report : PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES .. 28. Listed as a Schedule 3A public entity in terms of the PFMA .. 11 3. OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SKILLS FUND'S PERFORMANCE .. 29. Key legislation applicable to the NSF .. 11 Service delivery 29. Organisational environment .. 30. 5. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE.

3 12. Key policy developments and legislative changes .. 30. Executive Officer's 12. Strategic outcome oriented goals .. 31. Bursaries .. 13. 4. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 2014 /15 .. 34. Strategic Projects .. 14. Strategic Objective 1: Effective and efficient SKILLS Support Programmes .. 15. programme/project preparation .. 34. Provincial 16. Strategic Objective 2: Effective and efficient Finance and Administration .. 17. project management .. 37. Strategic Objective 3: Excellence in resource management .. 40. 2 NATIONAL SKILLS FUND annual report 2014 /15. Table of contents (continued). Table Part A General of Contents Information 5.

4 BENEFICIARY FACTSHEET 2014 /15 .. 43. PART D: HUMAN RESOURCE. 6. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 2013/14 .. 44. 7. SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION .. 54. MANAGEMENT .. 65. Revenue collection .. 54 1. INTRODUCTION .. 66. Programme expenditure .. 55 2. HUMAN RESOURCE OVERSIGHT STATISTICS .. 68. PART C: GOVERNANCE .. 57 PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION .. 73. 1. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY .. 74. 1. INTRODUCTION .. 58. 2. report OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER .. 76. 2. PORTFOLIO 58. 3. report OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL TO PARLIAMENT ON THE. 3. EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY .. 58. NATIONAL SKILLS FUND .. 86. 4. THE ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY .. 58. 4. annual FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

5 91. 5. RISK MANAGEMENT .. 59. Statement of financial position .. 92. 6. INTERNAL 59. Statement of financial performance .. 94. 7. INTERNAL AUDIT AND AUDIT COMMITTEES .. 59. Statement of changes in net assets .. 96. 8. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND 60. Statement of cash flow .. 97. 9. FRAUD AND CORRUPTION .. 60. Statement of comparison of budget and actual amounts .. 98. 10. MINIMISING CONFLICT OF INTEREST .. 60. Notes to the annual Financial Statements .. 100. 11. CODE OF CONDUCT .. 60. 5. ANNEXURE: LIST OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND. 12. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 60. PROJECTS FUNDED BY NSF .. 189. 13. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

6 61. 14. MATERIALITY AND SIGNIFICANCE FRAMEWORK .. 61. 15. AUDIT COMMITTEE report .. 61. NATIONAL SKILLS FUND annual report 2014 /15 3. Part A General Information 4 NATIONAL SKILLS . NATIONAL FUND. SKILLS annual . FUND report . annual 2014 /15. report 2015. Part A General Information PART A General Information NATIONAL SKILLS FUND annual report 2014 /15 5. PART A General Information Part A General Information 1. NATIONAL SKILLS FUND GENERAL. INFORMATION. BANKERS: NATIONAL Treasury REGISTERED NAME: NATIONAL SKILLS Fund 40 Church Square PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 178 Francis Baard Street Pretoria PRETORIA 0002. 0002. First NATIONAL Bank POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag X174.

7 215 Francis Baard Street PRETORIA. Pretoria 0001 0002. TELEPHONE NUMBER/S: +27 86 9990 NSF (673). Standard Bank FAX NUMBER: +27 012 323 0291. 177 Dyer Street WEBSITE ADDRESS: Hillcrest Office Park EXTERNAL AUDITORS: The Auditor-General of South Africa Falcon Place Lefika House Hilcrest Pretoria 300 Middel Street 0028. New Muckleneuk Pretoria 0001. 6 NATIONAL SKILLS FUND annual report 2014 /15. 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS. Part A General Information ADRS Applied Development Research Solutions DG Director-General BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa DHET/DEPARTMENT Department of Higher Education and Training CAO Centralised Applications Office DIRCO Department of International Relations and Cooperation CACH Central Applications Clearing House DOL Department of Labour CAS Career Advice Services DPE Department of Public Enterprises CC Closed Corporation DSAP Duel System Apprenticeship Programme CD Chief Director DST Department of Science and Technology CEM Council of Education Ministers DTA Denel Technical Academy CEO Chief Executive Officer DTI Department of Trade and Industry CEPD Centre for Education Policy Development ECM Enterprise

8 Content Management CESM Classification of Educational Subject Matter EEP Employment Equity Plan CET Community Education and Training EFA Education for All CETA Construction Education and Training Authority ELRC Education Labour Relations Council CETC Community Education and Training Centre (see PALC) ENE Estimates of NATIONAL Expenditure CFO Chief Financial Officer EPWP Expanded Public Works Programme CHE Council on Higher Education ETQA Education and Training Quality Assurance COL Commonwealth of Learning EXCO Executive Council COMEDAF Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union FETCBU Further Education and Training Colleges Bargaining Unit COSE Collaboration for Occupational SKILLS Excellence FETMIS Further Education and Training Management Informa- CPIX Consumer Price Index tion System CPUT Cape Peninsula University of Technology FMPPI NATIONAL Treasury's Framework for Managing Programme

9 Performance Information CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research FMS&G Financial Management Systems and Guidelines CUT Central University of Technology GENFETQA General and Further Education and Training Quality DAFF Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Assurance DBE Department of Basic Education GEPF Government Employee Pension Fund DDG Deputy Director-General GETC General Education and Training Certificate NATIONAL SKILLS FUND annual report 2014 /15 7. Part A General Information 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS (CONTINUED). GFETQSF General and Further Education and Training Quality IT Information Technology Assurance ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library GIS Geographical Information System INDLELA Institute for the NATIONAL Development of Learnerships.

10 GITO Government Information Technology Office Employment SKILLS and Labour Assessments GPSSBC General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council IPAP Industrial Policy Action Plan GRAP Generally Recognised Accounting Practices LAN Local Area Network GTTPP Generic Trade Test Preparation Programme MEDUNSA Medical University of South Africa HE Higher Education MIS Management Information System HEAIDS Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme MLO Media Liaison Officer HEDCOM Heads of Education Departments Committee MMM Minister's Management Meeting HEI Higher Education Institutions MPAT Management Performance Assessment Tool HEMIS Higher Education Management Information System MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework HEQF Higher Education Qualifications Framework MTSF Medium Term Strategic Framework HESA Higher Education South Africa NAMB NATIONAL Artisan Moderation Body HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodefi- NARYSEC NATIONAL Rural Youth Service Corps ciency Syndrome NASCA NATIONAL Senior Certificate for Adults HRD Human Resource Development NATED NATIONAL Accredited Technical Education Diploma HRDCSA Human Resource Development Council of South Africa NC(V) NATIONAL Certificate (Vocational).