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PRESENTATION TO THE EDUCATION PORTFOLIO

COMMITTEE

VACANCY RATE AND FILLING OF VACANCIES IN EDUCATION

27 MAY 2008

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CONTENTS OF THIS PRESENTATION

• Table of vacant posts in provinces• Utilisation of sections 6A and 6B of EEA• Fundza Lushaka bursary• Unemployed educator database• Recruitment of Foreign Educators

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VACANCIES2006 RATE 2007 RATE 2008 RATE

NO. OF POSTS

NO. OF VACS

% NO. OF POSTS

NO OF VACS

% NO. OF POSTS

NO. OF VACS

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EC 75 744 11 769 15.5 70 608 6 640 9.4 70 007 7 330 10.5

FS 27 690 4 368 15.5 27 764 3 737 13.5 28 644 3 401 4.9

GP 51 724 6 106 11.8 58 793 3 737 13.5 60 035 8 748 12.5

KZN 85 213 10 912 12.8 93 324 6 847 7.3 93 174 13 550 19.4

LP 70 307 10 930 15.5 73 516 15 797 21.5 66 542 12 560 17.9

MP 34 053 6 922 20.3 40 853 7 101 17.4 41 882 7 958 11.4

NAT 177 63 35.6 125 27 21.6 121 27 0.0

NW 38 291 7 784 20.3 27 355 176 0.6 27 583 1 727 2.5

NC 7 925 1 150 14.5 9 759 1 049 10.7 10 718 1 727 2.5

WC 33 924 6 099 18.0 31 134 4 938 15.9 34 695 5 615 8.0

The above vacancies are not entirely vacant. They are occupied by temporary educators

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Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

Kwazulu Natal

Limpopo Province

Mpumalanga

National Departments

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF ALLOCATED POSTS

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MEASURES TO FILL VACANCIES

• Provinces have been requested develop systems so as to fill vacant posts on a permanent bases as soon as vacancies occur and not to accumulate these for annual advertisement.

• The DoE would want to ensure that no post in vacant fro more than 6 months.

• Section 6A of the Employment of Educators Act – Appointment after consultation with SGB.

• Section 6B of the Act can be utilised – conversion of temporary appointments into permanent appointments

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SECTION 6A OF THE ACT

• The HOD receives CVs from first time applicants of applicants returning after break in service

• Process the applications and match the applications to vacant posts

• Make appointments to a school subject to:

– Consulting the SGB on the specific post and requirements thereof– Ensured that the applicant to be appointed matches the requirements of

the post– Ensured that the applicant has prescribed qualification

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PROVINCES MAY ALSO UTILISE SECTIONS 6B OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF EDUCATORS ACT

• HODs can convert temporary appointments into permanent appointments

• This is done after consultation with the SGB

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UNEMPLOYED EDUCATOR DATABASEUNEMPLOYED EDUCATOR DATABASE•Established an unemployed educator database – captured 724 CV’s of educators with special focus on Mathematics and Science.

•In January 2008 – 600 CV’s were matched and placed against posts in Dinaledi Schools.

 •Support PEDs to ensure that all vacancies are filled permanently as they occur. Vacancies should be filled temporarily only when it is unavoidable such as in the case of death or temporary vacation of the posts.

•DoE in process of establishing – Placement Unit

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• HEDCOM and CEM approved the appointment of a recruitment agency to deliver on this mandate

• Siyafika Recruitment Agency has been appointed

• The agency to assist with the management of the recruitment and selection process of foreign educators and to manage a database

• Aim is to recruit 2000 foreign educators over 2 years.

FOREIGN EDUCATORS RECRUITMENT

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