Presentation to the Portfolio Committee

ECD Training

Overview• Responsibilities of the Department of Basic

Education• Overview of training of ECD practitioners• Progress to date• Activities for 2013/14• Training targets for 2013/14• 2013/14 budget for ECD (pre-Grade R)• Challenges• Way forward

Responsibilities of DBE• According to the draft Integrated Programme of

Action for Early Childhood Development (Draft Zero) the DBE has the following responsibilities:– Implementation of Education White Paper 5

• Grade R• Birth to four years

– Development of curriculum• Grade R• Birth to four

– Development of training and stimulation material– Training of ECD practitioners and payment of stipends

(EPWP)

Overview of training

Progress to dateProvince Training

2009Training

2010Training

2011Training

2012Eastern Cape 700 673 108 265

Free State 0 371 550 2 350

Gauteng 1 100 250 1740 1 500

KwaZulu-Natal 1 000 671 N/A N/A

Limpopo 4 000 1 600 2 200 1 309

Mpumalanga 1 290 227 1 324 2 130

Northern Cape 80 180 0 1 000

North West 1 020 960 968 167

Western Cape 5 570 2 400 2 880 5021

TOTAL 14 760 7 332 9 734 13, 742

2013/14 ActivitiesActivity Responsibility Deadline

Development of the national curriculum for children birth to four years

DBE with other departments and provincial departments

December 2013

Finalisation of the Human Resource Development Plan for practitioners

DBE with technical support from UNICEF

September 2013

Development of materials for parents and caregivers to stimulate young children

DBE in consultation with other departments

July 2013 to March 2014

2013/14 Training TargetsProvince Training Targets

Eastern Cape 4, 219 (ETDP SETA, DBE, Disability, DSD)Free State 883 (DSD, DBE)Gauteng 3, 996 (ETDP SETA and DBE)KwaZulu-Natal 100 (DBE)Limpopo 889 (DBE)Mpumalanga 2 010 (DBE and DSD)Northern Cape 288 (DBE, DSD and ETDP SETA)North West 1 177 (DBE)Western Cape 1 000 (DBE and DSD)TOTAL 14, 562

2013/14 Budgets – Pre-Grade RProvince 2013/14 - (R’000) 2014/15 - (R’000) 2015/16 - (R’000)

Eastern Cape 12, 858 15, 883 16, 661

Free State 2, 263 2, 475 2, 345

Gauteng 41, 547 43, 583 45, 588

KwaZulu-Natal 114, 841 120, 583 126, 130

Limpopo 21, 916 74, 221 77, 722

Mpumalanga 14, 328 15, 044 15, 797

Northern Cape 2, 536 2, 637 2, 769

North West 30, 000 31, 766 33, 620

Western Cape 94, 932 99, 583 104, 163

TOTAL 335, 221 405, 775 424, 795

ChallengesChallenge Plan to address Responsibility

Lack of reliable data Conduct an audit of ECD centres DSD

Strategic leadership at provincial level

Conduct interdepartmental meetings

DSD with DBE

No approved plan for interdepartmental collaboration

Gazette for comment and implementation

DSD

HRD plan for practitioners needs employment opportunities to be created

Contract service provider to work with the departments on the finalisation of the HRD plan

DBE with support from UNICEF

Raising the bar for minimum teaching qualification to Level 4 for ECD practitioners

Establish RPL centres to assess competencies of ECD practitioners towards finalisation of Level 4

DBE with ETDP SETA and other departments

Planning for the implementation of 2 years of pre-school education as indicated in the National Development Plan

Develop a concept document with resource implications

DBE in consultation with other departments.

Way Forward• Finalisation of plans and implementation

protocols between the different departments and state entities

• Securing funding and capacity for implementation

• Working together to provide quality services to children aged birth to four years and Grade R