GS College Annual Report 2013

1 Gert Sibande Fet College Annual Report 2013

Where Quality Meets Potential In Creating Your Tomorrow Today

GERT SIBANDECOLLEGE

ANNUAL REPORT

2013



Gert Sibande Fet College Annual Report 2013

VISIONTo be the leading college brand in SA

MISSIONTo skill people for work

VALUESExcellent Service

High Performance TeamsDedication and CommitmentInnovation and TechnologyIntegrity and Authenticity

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES• Maintain effective HR management and HR

development• Implement a responsive curriculum through quality

teaching and learning• Maintain an effective web based Learning

Management System (Khuphula)• Implement and sustain effective financial management• Establish and maintain an effective marketing &

communication strategy• Provide high quality holistic Student Support Services• Sustain effective financial management and

governance• Establish an efficient and responsive skills centre that is

self sustainable


CONTENT PAGE page

1. ORGANOGRAM

2. CHAIPERSON’s OVERVIEW 7

3. OVERVIEW BY PRINCIPAL AND CEO 9

4. ACADEMIC REPORT 15

4.1. CURRICULUM 15

4.2. E-LEARNING 21

4.3 STUDENT SUPPORT UNIT 24

4.4 FUTURE AMBITIONS FOR THE CURRICULUM, E-LEARNING AND STUDENT SUPPORT UNITS 29

5. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT 31

5.1. HUMAN RESOURCES UNIT 35

5.2. MARKETING & COMMUNICATION UNIT 36

5.3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT 37

6. SKILLS ACADEMY 39

7. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 43

8. ABRIDGED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 45

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1. GERT SIBANDE COLLEGE STAFF ORGANOGRAM

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Chief Executive Officer:Mr Nick Balkrishen

Internal Auditor:Executive Office Manager:

Mr David Gleeson

Chief Financial Officer:Mrs Susan Nichols

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Deputy CEO: Corporate Services:Mr Elias Mbuyane

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Deputy CEO: Academic Affairs:

Mrs Hester van Zyl

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE MANAGER

Executive Office Manager:Mr David Gleeson

Executive Secretary:Ms Cindy Moloi

Techno Centre Manager:Mr Thomas Tshabalala

Techno Centre Interns

General Assistant:Ms Thandi Dlamini

General Assistant:Ms Rebecca

Mkhaliphi

General Assistant:Mr Albert Khanye

Driver:Mr Phiello Tsotetsi

Executive Intern:Mr Nkosinathi Dhlamini

General Assistant:Ms Deli Tshabalala

Quality Manager:Ms Lindiwe Mkhaliphi

Skills Centre Manager:Mrs M Swart

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Executive Secretary:Ms Nthediseng Khanye

E-Learning Manager:Mrs Engela

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2. MESSAGE BY COLLEGE COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

I am indeed honoured to present Gert Sibande College’s 2013 Annual Report. The report reflects on the collective achievements of the year 2013 and the range of activities that converged to effective curriculum delivery.

As a College Council, we are steadfast in pursuing the vision of the FET sector of skilling the nation with the purpose of enhancing employability and most importantly, the College vision of being the leading College brand in South Africa.

The College Council continued to play a pivotal role of governance in ensuring that all statutory structures were in place, enabling policies were developed, implemented and monitored.

The evolution of the College sector has placed high expectation on Colleges to expand access, increase capacity to manage and govern themselves. We are humbled to assert that GS College is marching in the desired direction and better positioned to respond to new challenges.

Whilst FET Colleges are perceived as weak in financial management, GS College demonstrated sound financial management. The recent clean annual financial statement report bears testimony to this bold statement and it has been achieved for the past five consecutive financial years.

The Portfolio Committee of the Department of Education and Training visited colleges across the country during the course of 2013. The visits were aimed at obtaining first-hand information from Colleges regarding challenges that confronted them. All three FET Colleges from the Mpumalanga Province made their presentations before the committee on 25 July 2013. The college felt highly esteemed when the Sunday Independent of 22 December 2013, wrote an article on the report by the Portfolio

Committee of the Department of Higher Education and Training that read “After visiting FET Colleges across the country, the only college that impressed the committee was Gert Sibande College in Mpumalanga. Good governance and leadership of this college was exemplary and other colleges were requested to follow the model of Gert Sibande College.”

As the Council, we will continue pulling our weight behind noble initiatives, programmes and activities that are likely to benefit the college and welcome any enabling resources, be it financial, advisory, material or physical which has the potential of enhancing increased access and we guarantee potential partners of the optimal use of such resources for the benefit of the nation. We are indebted to the commitment demonstrated by our partners, private – public partnerships, in supporting the diverse programmes offered at the College.

As College Council we pride ourselves in the excellent academic achievements that the College keeps producing ever year. Our special gratitude is extended to the cohort of dedicated and committed staff members who work relentlessly in pursuit of agreed targets.

I will have failed the College Council if I do not pass our sincere appreciation to DHET for making funds available for bursary allocation to those financially needy, but academically able students. These bursaries contributed significantly to the high enrolment figures at Colleges, Gert Sibande is no exception to this reality.

In conclusion, the College Council advises all stakeholders against the dangers of complacency. All attached to the College in whichever role are challenged to live to the principle of continuous improvement, a principle that has become synonymous to Gert Sibande College.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela

College Council Chairperson,Dudu Thwala

Chairpersons of Mpumalanga Colleges at the Portfolio meeting


REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEEThe Audit Committee is pleased to present its report for the financial year ended 31 December 2013. The audit committee’s main responsibility is to provide an oversight of financial reporting and disclosure.

AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERSThe Audit Committee consists of the following members:

Mr A NzuzaMs D Thwala (chairperson)Mr M Purchase

AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITYThe Audit Committee reports are carried out in terms of section 51(1)(a)(ii) of the PFMA and Treasury Regulations 27.1. The Audit Committee also reports that it has adopted appropriate formal terms of reference as its Audit Committee Charter, has regulated its affairs in compliance with this charter, and discharged the responsibilities as contained therein.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROLIn line with the requirements of relevant legislation and the King III Report on Corporate Governance, information provided to the Audit Committee and management satisfied the audit committee that the internal controls were appropriate for the identified risks. Improvement of the Risk Management process was noted. A comprehensive risk register was compiled with 10 strategic risks in addition to the operational risks identified together with mitigation and future actions to deal with the risks. Reporting structures were implemented and reported on to the audit committee.

EVALUATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTSThe Audit Committee has evaluated and reviewed the annual financial statements of Gert Sibande FET College, the report on the audit opinion and the Auditors Management Letter. We are satisfied that the external auditor has made valuable recommendations to the college Management and the Council through the management report. The CFO was delegated to develop and implement a plan of action to correct issues raised in the management letter. The Audit Committee accepts the conclusion on the financial statements by the external auditor and congratulated the college on this achievement.

INTERNAL AUDITThe Internal Auditor was appointed as the acting CFO in November 2013 and will remain until the post of the CFO is filled.

CONCLUSIONMy gratitude is extended to the audit committee members for their contributions and to the management and staff of Gert Sibande FET College for their diligent implementation of the college mandate within the provisions of the law. An improvement in all controls and financial processes has been noted with appreciation. We expect this to be improved further in 2014. Your concerted efforts driven by the shared vision of being the leading college brand in South Africa has resulted in the College, once again, receiving an unqualified audit report for the 2013 financial year. 2014 will bring greater demands due to the incorporation of performance management targets and the stringent criteria of the office of the Auditor General. I am confident that Gert Sibande College will rise to the challenge once again.

__________________________Ms D. Thwala 30 June 2013

Chairperson of the Audit Committee Date


3. OVERVIEW BY PRINCIPAL AND CEOThe passing away of Tata Mandela on 5 December 2013, closed a phenomenal chapter of a leader who not only inspired a nation, but also the world. His wisdom, courage, selflessness, disposition for reconciliation and his humility has been inspirational to millions across the globe. His ideal for “a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities” and his exemplary integrity and authenticity have earned him great love and respect from South Africans across all ages, races and religions. Gert Sibande College remains determined to honour the legacy of Tata Mandela by embracing his values and ideals as the college perseveres to achieve its vision of “being the leading college brand in South Africa.”

COLLEGE APEX PRIORITIES LINKED TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2030

The National Development Plan 2030 (NDP 2030) provides a praiseworthy blueprint to eliminate unemployment and reduce poverty by 2030. According to the plan, South Africa can realise these goals by drawing on the energies of its people, growing an inclusive economy, building capabilities, enhancing the capacity of the state, and promoting leadership and partnerships throughout society. The NDP 2030 prioritises the youth and sets a number of tangible targets for 2030 including:

INCREASED ACCESS: Strengthen and expand the number of further education and training (FET) colleges to increase the participation rate to 25%.

INCREASED FINANCIAL AID: Progressively provide full funding assistance covering tuition, books, accommodation and living allowance to students from poor families by 2030.

IMPROVED STUDENT PERFORMANCE: Increase the graduation rate of FET colleges to 75% by 2030.

Gert Sibande College welcomes the NDP blueprint and aligned its own strategic plan and targets with those of the NDP

Dr Nelson Mandela.

GS College CEO,Nick Balkrishen

The successes articulated in this annual report are dedicated to

Tata Nelson Mandela.


GERT SIBANDE COLLEGE EXCELS AT APEX PRIORITIES in 2013:

Apex Priority 1: Increased AccessThe NDP and NSDS 111 enrolment target for FET colleges is 4 million students by 2030. In 2013, 713students were enrolled at colleges. While 4 million enrolments remain a very challenging target to meet by 2030, the increased demand for spaces in 2013 augurs well for potential accelerated growth in the college sector. The college exceeded its enrolment targets for 2013 in all programmes.

2013 ENROLMENT STATISTICS

Programmes Offerred

2010 Actual

2011 Actual

2012 Actual

2013 target

2013 Actual

NCV 2851 3230 3620 4200 4496

Skills and learnerships 2305 2630 2704 1700 1795

Report 191 (Nated) 1500 1500 2000 2100 2184

Total 6656 7360 8324 8000 8591

The past few years saw Gert Sibande College investing greatly in infrastructure to accommodate the planned increased enrolment. The College spent R54 million in 2013 on various infrastructure projects including the building of classrooms, workshops, offices and student support centres in all Campuses. Apex Priority 2: Increased Financial AidThe bursaries provided by DHET impacted significantly on improving access especially for students from financially needy homes. The College target of assisting 100% of all qualifying needy students with tuition fees in 2013 was realised through the financial support received from DHET. DHET increased bursary funding for Gert Sibande College from R38m in 2012 to R46m in 2013. This amount made it possible to assist 3557 students from financially needy homes. Eskom, NSF and ETDP SETA also supplemented the DHET bursary funding by assisting a further 209 students with an amount of R2,3m. The challenge experienced by the College was that not all students who qualified for accommodation and travel aid could be helped due to limited bursary funding.

Apex Priority 3: Improved student performanceThe core business of Gert Sibande College is vocational teaching and learning. The success and quality of vocational teaching and learning is measured by student performance. The NCV class of 2013 performed excellently. Students, staff and parents must be congratulated on producing another sterling performance. The College set a new benchmark with a certification rate of 59% (target 60%) and a subject pass rate of 86% (target 90%). These sterling performances enabled the College to retain its status as the top performing College in Mpumalanga and remain amongst the best performing Colleges in the country. The quality of the passes also improved significantly. For the first time, seven students obtained a full house of seven distinctions out of seven each. The efforts of staff to consistently “raise the performance bar” must be applauded. Standerton Campus needs to be singled out for attaining the “top performing Campus” award with a certification rate of 68%. One should not lose sight of the impact that high quality student performance has an enhancing opportunity for employment and changing lives.

Bursary Funding(in Millions)


2013 NCV Certification Rate

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -

Winston Churchill

WORKPLACE BASED EXPERIENCE (WBE): AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS

WBE is a powerful vehicle to give students the opportunity to effectively integrate the theory of the classroom with the practice and the responsibility of the workplace. It is mutually beneficial as it also provides the employer to evaluate the quality of the student and the qualification. Gert Sibande College set a target of placing 1200 students in the WBE programme for 2013. The support from the College’s business partners was overwhelming which resulted in 1837 students participating in WBE.

Certification Rate

Student Work Placement


TRADE TEST CENTRES ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT SIPs PROJECTS

The pronouncement of the SIPs (Strategic Infrastructure Projects) by President Zuma was met with much excitement and anticipation. This was especially so for FET Colleges as the SIPs include the buildings of roads, schools, universities, harbours, power stations and other social and economic infrastructure. Gert Sibande College was also directly affected by the SIPs as a new Campus is planned to be built in Balfour during the 2014/15 financial year. These SIPs are expected to create many jobs especially for artisans. Consequently, the National Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, pronounced 2013 as “The year of the artisan.” To support this initiative, Gert Sibande College planned to establish two trade test centres at its Skills Academy and Artisan development Centre. In November 2013, the College was informed by Merseta that its electrical and welding trade test centres successfully received accreditation. Through these trade test centres, Gert Sibande College is committed to producing artisans with appropriate skills and competencies so that they can optimally utilise the opportunities created by the SIPs and other similar projects.

SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RESULTS IN ANOTHER UNQUALIFIED AND CLEAN AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT

The improved financial controls and stringent procurement measures enabled the College to receive another unqualified audit report for 2013. For nine years in a row, the College has received an unqualified audit financial statements since it was inaugurated in 2004. The College remains committed to ensure that the zero tolerance targets against fraud and corruption set by the College council is met and maintained. The 2013 AFS was described as unqualified and clean.

SUCCESSFUL ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION BY SABS

The College target of retaining its ISO 9001 accreditation for the year 2013 was met. An official ceremony was held on 21 June 2013 to hand over the ISO 9001 certificate to Gert Sibande College by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). This ceremony was the culmination of a series of quality audits on all College sites to ensure compliance to the ISO 9001 standards. Besides the ISO 9001 being an international benchmark for quality assurance, it also compels the College to implement the various policies and procedures that are required by law.

NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIPS GROW

A key priority on the strategic plan of the College was to increase partnerships with relevant stakeholders. The College signed a total of 14 partnership agreements with various SETAs, NGOs, business partners and other government departments during 2013. Possibly the most important of these was the MOU signed with Gert Sibande District Municipality (GSDM) and its 7 local municipalities on 20 May 2013 to enhance co-operation and collaboration between GSDM and GSC. The most important spin-off for the College will be the placement of students in the municipalities for Work Based Experience (WBE), internships, permanent jobs and on-the-job training in order to qualify as artisans. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED

The College signed an international partnership agreement with Highbury College and North Hertfordshire College from the UK in June 2013 to collaborate on aspects such as student performance, job placement and using technology to enhance teaching and learning. This partnership was part of the “Skills for employability” project funded by the British Council and MerSeta. The partnership will run until 2014.


GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

The College council, under the charismatic leadership of Ms Dudu Thwala, was fully functional and played a key oversight and support function. They must be complimented for the sacrifices that they make and the sterling work that they do for the Gert Sibande Community. The audit committee, SRC and academic board were all fully functional and contributed significantly towards the successful governance of the College. These efforts were recognised and rewarded when the College won the prestigious “PMR Africa – Diamond Award” for excellence in leadership and governance in November 2013.

GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY

Improved monitoring, evaluation and support at all levels of the FET sector are important for the success of Colleges. DHET initiated a process where national and provincial analyses of Colleges’ results were shared with the leadership and governors of Colleges on 10 May 2013. College Principals/CEOs then had to present a College Improvement Plan to the National Director General, Mr GF Qonde, and his team. Consequently, Campus managers together with their staff had to design Campus Improvement Plans. Individual lecturer targets per subject per level formed part of this improvement plan which will devolve and enhance accountability across the entire organisation.

LAUNCH OF ASSOCIATION OF Colleges SA (AoCSA)

AoCSA, which is modelled on the UK Association of Colleges, was launched by the National Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, on 25 April 2013. The board which consists of five College council members and five Principals/CEOs was introduced to all stakeholders at the launch. AoCSA will be an authoritative body which represents all stakeholders that will provide a coherent voice of the post schooling sector to the National Minister.

FUTURE PLANS AND TARGETS

The College is looking forward to establishing new training sites in Perdekop and Bethal and growing the newly established Balfour Campus, in an effort to expand its vocational education and training footprint to both peri-urban and rural areas of Gert Sibande region.

The College is committed to continuous improvement in all its activities at all levels as it endeavours to serve the community with distinction. For 2014, the certification rate target has been raised to 62% while the subject pass rate was set at 90%. The focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning, WBE for students and lecturers, increasing access and improving student performance will remain apex priorities for Gert Sibande College in 2014.

Dr Nelson Mandela.


MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE

The various successes enjoyed in 2013 would not have been achieved without the diligence of the College Council, Management, Staff, SRC and Students, MDoE and DHET who worked synergistically to strengthen the College in so many important ways. Further support from the entire College community during 2014 is required to help the College achieve its vision of becoming the leading College brand in South Africa. Together, we can honour the legacy of Tata Mandela by creating a better life for all South Africans.

Nelson Mandela “A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”

__________________________Nick Balkrishen 30 June 2013

Chief Executive Officer Date


4. ACADEMIC ANNUAL REPORT

4.1 CURRICULUM

The 2013 Academic Year can be described as a remarkable year. It concluded on a high note with the College emerging as one of the top performing FET Colleges in the country by excelling in the November 2013 external examination. An amazing number of 1417 distinctions for the National Certificate (Vocational) programme L2 to L4 were obtained with an overall subject pass rate of 86% and certification rate of 59%.

GS College Deputy CEO for Academic Affairs & Student Support,

Hester van Zyl Members of the Curriculum team

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DisAncAons: Standerton -‐ 497 Ermelo -‐ 409 Evander -‐ 167 SibanesePu -‐ 344 GS College -‐ 1417


The results can be attributed to a highly committed team at all levels as well as the high quality of teaching and learning. The College and Campus Academic Improvement Plans were cascaded to the lowest level i.e. commencing with the lecturer in class who analysed results after each assessment cycle and was part of setting individual targets for academic improvement and implementing intervention strategies at Campuses.

Additional Intervention Strategies which contributed to the improvement of results in 2013 are:• Quarterly support visits by the Executive Management Team to Campuses and support class visits to lecturers by

Campus Management to ensure optimal curriculum delivery.• Lecturers are in class on time doing what is expected of them. • Incentives to reward academic excellence based on both external and internal assessment results e.g. the laptop

and tablet initiative where the top performing student per Campus receives a laptop, top performers with an average of 80%+ per Level for Business Studies and Engineering Studies respectively receive a tablet and the top performing Campus is awarded a trophy.

• The College has a fully functional Academic Board that meets quarterly to oversee the quality of teaching and learning.

• The SRC plays a pivotal role in reinforcing academic achievement through group study sessions and involvement of peer educators.

• Road shows are conducted on study skills and examination techniques.• Workplace based experience for students and lecturers.• Winter School Programmes and structured revision programmes before each examination.• Khuphula (web based support system) for lecturers and students.• Bridging programmes including Learnscapes.

The College is proud of the results, especially when compared to the targets set by the College council. Subject Pass Rate (increased by 1%) and the NCV Certification Rate (increased by 3%) compared to the 2012 NCV National Exam Results. Despite the 4% improvement in the Certification Rate for Report 191 Engineering Studies, the focus in 2014 will be on quality tuition and intervention strategies to assist students enrolled for Engineering Studies Programmes. Standerton Campus was awarded the trophy for the Top Performing Campus for 2013 which was very much to their delight as they repeated their 2008 accomplishment. They were also awarded a trophy for being the most Improved Campus.

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (VOCATIONAL) PROGRAMMES

Campus SUBJECT PASS RATE 2013(Target = 90%)

CERTIFICATION RATE 2013(Target = 60%)

ERMELO 86.7% 59.4%

EVANDER 80.3% 47.1%

SIBANESETFU 87.3% 64.2%

STANDERTON 88.8% 66.5%

GS COLLEGE AVERAGE 86% 59%

REPORT 191 (NATED) PROGRAMMES

SUBJECT PASS RATE 2013(Target = 70%


BUSINESS STUDIES 80% 55%

ENGINEERING STUDIES 57% 34%

MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

The Curriculum Section is also proud to report on the Pass Rates for NCV Mathematics and NCV Mathematical Literacy, where not only the Pass Rates improved from 2012 but also targets set for 2013 have been exceeded.


The College is proud of the results, especially when compared to the targets set by the College council. Subject Pass Rate (increased by 1%) and the NCV Certification Rate (increased by 3%) compared to the 2012 NCV National Exam Results. Despite the 4% improvement in the Certification Rate for Report 191 Engineering Studies, the focus in 2014 will be on quality tuition and intervention strategies to assist students enrolled for Engineering Studies Programmes. Standerton Campus was awarded the trophy for the Top Performing Campus for 2013 which was very much to their delight as they repeated their 2008 accomplishment. They were also awarded a trophy for being the most Improved Campus.

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (VOCATIONAL) PROGRAMMES

Campus SUBJECT PASS RATE 2013(Target = 90%)


ERMELO 86.7% 59.4%

EVANDER 80.3% 47.1%

SIBANESETFU 87.3% 64.2%

STANDERTON 88.8% 66.5%

GS COLLEGE AVERAGE 86% 59%

REPORT 191 (NATED) PROGRAMMES

SUBJECT PASS RATE 2013(Target = 70%


BUSINESS STUDIES 80% 55%

ENGINEERING STUDIES 57% 34%

MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

The Curriculum Section is also proud to report on the Pass Rates for NCV Mathematics and NCV Mathematical Literacy, where not only the Pass Rates improved from 2012 but also targets set for 2013 have been exceeded.

Mr Tiaan Adendorff, Mr Neelan Govender and Ms Joan Dibakoane display the trophywon by the campus for being the best performing and most improved campus in 2013.


MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

Actual2012

Actual2013

Target 2013

Actual2012

Actual2013

Target 2013

LEVEL 2 74% 73% 65% 80% 89% 75%

LEVEL 3 60% 61% 65% 92% 86% 75%

LEVEL 4 55% 62% 65% 92% 93% 75%

TOTAL GS College Average

66% 67% 65% 86% 89% 75%

REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PERFORMANCES

What really excited the College, is that 7 students obtained 7 distinctions from 7 subjects. S.R. Selepe from Stander-ton Campus was the College’s overall top performing student obtaining an average of 90.29% and 7 distinctions for Office Administration Level 2. E.M. Kunene and S.I. Luvuno from Sibanesetfu Campus were the top performers for Level 4 Business Studies and Engineering Studies respectively. Ernest Kunene obtained an average of 84.14% with 5 distinctions for Marketing Level 4 and Inocent Luvuno 80.43% with 4 distinctions for Civil Engineering Level 4. The top achievers for the College according to the average highest percentages are as follows:

Campus PROGRAMME DISTINCTIONS AVERAGE

SELEPE, SR Standerton Office Administration 7 90.29%

MPUTHI, J Standerton Office Administration 7 90.14%

HLOPHE, SG Sibanesetfu Electrical Construction 7 88.29%

MKHABELA, PM Ermelo Marketing 6 87.43%

MTSHALI, PN Ermelo Office Administration 7 87.00%

ZWANE, KP Standerton Office Administration 7 86.71%

XOSEKA, MC Standerton Office Administration 7 86.57%

MOLOI, PSA Standerton Electrical Construction 7 85.71%

NKOSI, NT Sibanesetfu Marketing 6 85.57%

DLAMINI, SE Ermelo Marketing 6 85.29%

GS College 2013 top achievers celebrate their hard work after they heard the news that they were top achievers.


100% OF PLANNED PROGRAMMES IMPLEMENTED IN 2013

Gert Sibande College is committed to be responsive to the training needs of the community it serves. During May of each academic year, the Academic Board revisits the impact of current programmes that are offered by the various sites and recommends new programmes to address the needs of the area in which a Campus is located.

PROGRAMMES PLANNED IMPLEMENTED Campus ROLL OUT

NCV PROGRAMMES

Civil Engineering Construction L2 – L4 √ √ Ermelo, Sibanesetfu,Standerton

Electrical Infrastructure Construction L2 – L4

√ √ Ermelo, Evander, Sibanesetfu (L2), Standerton

Engineering and Related Design L2 – L4 √ √ Evander

Finance, Economics & Accounting L2 – L4

√ √ Ermelo, Evander

Hospitality L2 – L4 √ √ Standerton

Information Technology & Computer Science L3

√ √ Evander

Marketing L2 – L4 √ √ Ermelo, Evander, Sibanesetfu. Standerton

Mechatronics L2 √ √ Evander

Office Administration L2 – L4 √ √ Ermelo, Evander, Sibanesetfu. Standerton

Primary Health L2 √ √ Ermelo

REPORT 191 PROGRAMMES

Engineering Studies: Electrical N4 – N6

√ √ Ermelo, Evander, Standerton

Engineering Studies:Civil N4 – N6

√ √ Ermelo, Evander, Sibanesetfu. Standerton

Engineering Studies: Mechanical N4 – N6

√ √ Ermelo, Evander, Standerton

Engineering Studies Artisan Development N1 – N3

√ √ Ermelo, Evander, Sibanesetfu. Standerton

Business Management N4 – N6 √ √ Ermelo, Evander, Standerton

Financial Management N4 – N6 √ √ Ermelo, Evander, Standerton

Management Assistant N4 – N6 √ √ Ermelo, Evander, Sibanesetfu. Standerton

Two new programmes were introduced at the College in the beginning of the 2013 Academic year.

Mechatronics Level 2 was introduced at Evander Campus with an intake of 70 students. This specialised programme combines Mechanical, Electronic and Information Technologies which are in high demand in the Secunda/Evander/Standerton area where large industries like SASOL, ESKOM Tutuka Power Station and NEW DENMARK Colliery are located.

The Primary Health Level 2 programme with 70 students which was strategically introduced at Ermelo Campus, is also in accordance with the government priority plan on improving the general health system in South Africa. Health Services for the Gert Sibande Region are quite concentrated in the Ermelo area where the Gert Sibande District Municipality is housed.


THE CURRICULUM TEAM AT CENTRAL OFFICE

Two new colleagues joined the already formidable Curriculum team at Central Office that comprises of Ms Marie Jonker as a Curriculum Manager and Mr Sibusiso Makhubu as a Senior Coltech Administrator. Livhuwani Gagaraba who was previously a lecturer at Sibanesetfu Campus was appointed to assist with Examination Related Matters and Curriculum Resources as the College Target for Text Book distribution is 100% and Examination Resulting is 100%. Bernice Mashinini, a former secondary school teacher is responsible for Lecturer Training and Workplace Based Experience Placement. The latter appointment was motivated by a decision taken by the College Council which makes it compulsory for each lecturer to be exposed to the workplace for a period of 2-5 days in a two year cycle. 50 Lecturers were placed for LWE during 2013 to up-skill them in practical and relevant concepts to meet the training demands and requirements of the workplace.

Curriculum Manager,Marie Jonker

Livhuwani Gagaraba, Sibusiso Makhubo and Bernice Mashinini


4.2 E-LEARNING

In an effort to live the College’s value of “innovation and technology” , a pilot project on the use of tablets instead of textbooks was introduced at Ermelo Campus for 70 NCV Level 2 Primary Health students. The text books for the 4 Primary Health Vocational Subjects were converted to an electronic format and uploaded on tablets of which the content will be renewed for each following academic year.

To commemorate this bold step, the E-Text Book launch was held on 12 April 2013 at the E-Learning Centre in Ermelo. The launch was attended by Deputy Director of Department of Higher Education and Training, Ms Monica Koen and Department of Health, Ms Joy Motloi.

Acting E-Learning Manager,

Engela Franken Members of the E-Learning team

E-Textbook launch


As reflected in the 2013 Operational Plan, 39 Smart Boards, 39 Data Projectors and 350 Computers were installed across Campuses in an effort to make lessons exciting and enhance the quality of teaching and learning. The on-line Lecturer and Student Support system, Khuphula, once again added great value to the quality of teaching and learning at Gert Sibande College. It offered the opportunity for lecturers to share workload in developing quality assured standardized and common assessments which are uploaded on Khuphula. It also comprises of a comprehensive exam and question bank for both the NCV and Report 191 programmes, and capitalize on the expertise of subject experts and lecturers who excel in their field of study to upload relevant resources. Students, who cannot attend full time classes at the various sites, may enroll as correspondence students and are given access to Khuphula with a secure login. This links them to the online Learner Management system and enables them to download course material, additional resources and timetables at their own convenience. The College website was given a facelift by implementing the SMS Shortcode and allowing more flexibility when updating it. The College also shared access to its Khuphula website with lecturers on a National level who are offering the Primary Health Programme as they were linked as a Community of Practice. The Acting E-Learning Manager, E Franken, offered training to PH Lecturers on utilizing the Khuphula system and also delivered papers on : “Enhancing eLearning in the FET sector” at the North-South VET ICT Conference at Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch during October and “Khuphula: a tool for building lecturer capacity for quality teaching in Colleges” at the 4th Academic Managers Seminar, Emperors Palace, Kempton Park in November 2013.

E-Learning unit has been accredited with the MICSETA to offer the End-User computing programmes in Ermelo and Skills Academy, as well as running the eSkills4All pilot for automated tests in collaboration with KagisoActiv and MICT SETA.

The E-Learning centre has employed Veli Nkosi and Stephan Mohalali as e-Practitioner and Learning Material Developer respectively.

SAP TRAINING PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTED IN 2013 As part of the College’s mission to provide corporate skills training for Business and Industry in the Gert Sibande region, the SAP (System Analysis and Programme Development) Training programme was introduced at Evander Campus under the auspices of Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

The SAP Programme is highly in demand when applicants apply for positions in the Purchasing and Sales and Human Relations Departments of companies where a background of SAP in many instances are compulsory. A SAP training workshop introduces the SAP application to participants, emphasizing the most important tools in database administration. The workshop also teaches how to increase the value of information technology investments, reduce the total cost of network tools, and facilitate the system’s adoption and use among critical end-users. During 2013 a total number of 63 people were trained through the SAP Programme at Evander Campus, which provided for an income of R94 500 (R57 555 profit) against the 2013 overall College target of R100 000 income from Corporate Training. The SAP Training Programme will be extended to other Campuses during 2014

Staff members during a SAP training session


SHARING BEST PRACTICES ON INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS The “Skills for Employability” Partnership between Gert Sibande College and two UK Colleges was established in 2013. The project with Highbury College (Portsmouth) and North Hertfordshire College (Stevenage) is funded through the British Council and MERSETA. During the visit of the Principal and Deputy Principal to the 2 UK Colleges from 19 – 27 October, it was agreed that the following areas will be prioritised:

• Utilising technology to enhance teaching and learning• Data Management System to improve Student Performance• Leadership and Management development• Establishing an entrepreneurial College culture • Customising the OFSTED monitoring and evaluation tools

to improve the outcomes of teaching and learning• Lecturer Development in Classroom Management and

Assessment Practices• Staff and Student Exchange Programmes

In an attempt to grow the FET Sector, the College hosted workshops with Colleges in various provinces to share best practices and provide support structures for Curriculum and Student Support sections.

The workshops included visits from Ikhala College (Eastern Cape) on 16 July, Mopani South East College (Limpopo) from 22-23 July and Central College of Johannesburg (Gauteng) on 3 October 2013. The College realizes that the strength of the sector lies within the sector and therefore embraces the close working relationship with sister Colleges, Nkangala and Ehlanzeni in the Province. The Mpumalanga Curriculum committee consisting of College Principals as ex-officio members, Deputy Principals Academic, Curriculum and Examination Managers from the 3 respective Colleges, met on a quarterly basis to share best practices and focus on strengthening poor performing subjects through common planning and training opportunities.

Principal of North Hertfordshire College in Stevenage, Ms Signe Sutherland, GS College CEO, Mr Nick Balkrishen, and Principal of Highbury College,

Ms Stella Mbubaegbu during a visit to GS College.

Mopani South FET College visits GS College during a best practices workshop.

Ikhala FET College visits GS College during a best practices workshop.


4.3 STUDENT SUPPORT LOOKS BACK AT 2013 WITH PRIDE

The Academic, Financial, and Student Wellness Programmes that were offered to students through Student Support Services at the various Campuses were all directed towards enhancing success rates and improving attendance and retention. The correct choice of programmes through placement tests conducted, proper career guidance and counselling are all contributing factors to a holistic student approach. An early alert Student Referral System was in place to ensure immediate intervention when poor academic performance and/or class attendance is detected. The College will endeavour to continuously improve on existing strategies to reach and exceed the targets set by the College Council for Attendance and Retention.

Attendance and Retention Rates

The annual Academic Day event held on 26 July at Ermelo Campus, was also celebrated in style by students from all Campuses. The day was a showcase of the development of their communication, mathematical, arts and culture skills. Study groups were established across Campuses and study tips leaflets were distributed to students.

Academic Day and Graduation Ceremony A highlight on the Academic Calendar is always the Level 4 Graduation Ceremonies that were conducted at the various Campus communities on 8 August 2013. The College is proud of the exponential increase in the number of students graduating. 433 NCV Level 4 graduates will commence with their journey to not only sustain themselves, but to embark on life long learning. The College (Sibanesetfu Campus) level 4’s had the privilege of celebrating their graduation ceremony with a promi-nent South African Musician, motivational speaker and businessman, Israel Mosehla.

Student Support Manager, Ms Portia Masemola


CampusNUMBER OF NCVGRADUATES 2013

STANDERTON 136

SIBANESETFU 118

ERMELO 113

EVANDER 66

TOTAL 433

FINANCIAL AID

Twenty thirteen (2013) was a good year for the Student Support Services (SSS) as it managed to award DHET NSFAS bursaries to 3557 NCV students and 1109 Nated programme students. Hundred percent (100%) of the allocation of R46, 186, 518,00 and R3,957,113,00 for NCV and Nated students respectively, were claimed from NFSAS to assist financially needy and academically deserving students.

The College managed to secure additional sponsors, namely, W&R Seta, CATHSSETA,INETA and ESKOM. All these sponsors played a pivotal role in assisting 209 students across Gert Sibande College with funding that amounted to R2, 260, 619, 00. The Student Support Services is hoping to expand its services in 2014 to assist even more students at the College. The College council also approved an amount of R600 000 towards internal bursaries to cater for needy students who do not qualify for NFSAS bursaries and managed to award another 298 bursaries.

ADDITIONAL BURSARY SPONSORS

NC (V) graduation ceremony at Evander Campus

NCV


CAREER GUIDANCE AND JOB PLACEMENT

The Students Support Unit offered career guidance and counselling to many internal and external clients throughout 2013.

SSS held Job Preparedness Skills Workshops on 27 to 30 May 2013 at all Campuses. The workshops were facilitated by NYDA, Secunda and the Department of Labour to equip students with the necessary soft skills needed in the workplace environment. The number of students who attended from the different Campuses was as follows:

• Evander Campus – 81• Sibanesetfu Campus – 166• Ermelo Campus – 148• Standerton Campus – 120 In order to enhance entrepreneurial skills workshops were also conducted by NYDA across Campuses from 19 to 22 August 2013. The attendance was as follows:

• Sibanesetfu Campus – 169• Ermelo Campus – 27• Standerton Campus – 164 SSS prides itself in the success of the Workplace Based Experience (WBE) programme. WBE is where students who avail themselves during holidays were placed in a workplace environment for five days. It has been amazing to witness the Colleges’ sponsors, host employers and Government’s commitment in placing the NCV and Report 191 student in internships, learnerships and WBE

Acting Job Placement Manager, Sihle Nzuza,


The College management has been very supportive in terms of job placement. The Job Placement Officer (JPO) exceeded target set by the College Council of placing 1200 students in 2013, by placing 1837 students by the end of 2013 academic year. According to SSS, WBE will be compulsory for all level 4 students in 2014.

Health and Wellness 40 peer educators were trained by the College and Department of Health (DOH) to assist with healthy living campaigns across Campuses. 20 peer educators were trained in substance abuse and the other 20 were trained on HIV/aids and the bridges of hope. The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, launched the First Things First campaign. The SSS

exceeded the target set of 20% testing of all 4000 NCV and report 191 students. They managed to test 982 students with the assistance of HEAPS. 393 were

tested during the First Things First campaign and launch. 65 people were found positive during the first testing and 17 people were found positive during the second testing. They were all referred to the nearest medical centres for further counselling and support.

Student Representative Council The Student Representative Council under the leadership of Dumisani Ncongwane hosted successful SRC elections and they were assisted by the Lekwa Municipal Local Elections Office of the IEC. The SRC hosted a Lekgotla on 24 to 25 August where they reviewed their yearly activities and tabled improvement strategies for 2014 and beyond.


Sports, Arts, Culture and Social Events The College hosted a successful College athletics meeting in Secunda and a sports day in Ermelo. The Athletics events proceeded to the provincial tournament and most of the teams from GS College were selected to participate in the National Tournament in Polokwane. Another successful event that took place in 2013, was the youth Day celebrations that were themed “The nation that does not know where it comes from has got no future”. All the attendees were given winter beanies and scarfs.

SUCCESSFUL LOTTO FUNDING FOR SPORTING FACILITIES

In an effort to provide students with a more holistic development, the College applied and successfully received LOTTO funding to develop a sporting facility at Standerton Campus valued at R1m. The facility will include a soccer pitch, athletic track, netball and tennis courts. Construction commenced in June 2013 and will be ready for use in February 2014. Ms Portia Masemola, Student Support Manager, said the future plans of the department are to improve Academic support in all the Campuses and expand on wellness campaigns in all the College Campuses through newly constructed Student Support Centres.

“We appreciate God for all the good work from our student leaders; many thanks to our SSS team at Head Office and at all our Campuses. It has been an invigorating year and we still strive to improve our services to both internal and external clients,” Ms Masemola said. SSS would like to thank the College management for the support in 2013 and they will continue to serve the College with pre-eminence.


4.4 FUTURE AMBITIONS FOR THE CURRICULUM, E-LEARNING AND STUDENT SUPPORT UNITS

In order to improve the quality of theoretical and practical assessments and standardised assessment practices, the College envisages the appointment of Programme Coordinators for both the NCV Vocational and Fundamental Programmes offered by the College. Part of their responsibilities will be to identify specific needs regarding equipment for Workshops/Practicum/Simulation Rooms/Training Kitchens to ensure proper curriculum delivery and to see to it that ICASS and ISAT Assessments are uniformly implemented at the various Campuses where lecturers and students share the same resources. The College will start utilizing the state of the art Student Support Centres in 2014 that have been constructed at each Campus to offer academic and career guidance support through specialized software programmes and E-Learning Resources in computer labs. The Student Support Centres will also house study halls and offices for Financial support in the form of bursaries as well as Health and Social support which students as well as members of the communities can access.

The Khuphula Web-based Learner Management portal that was uniquely developed by Gert Sibande College to provide lecturers with access to common assessments and resources, will be expanded as from next year, to provide students with a wider variety of online resources to improve academic results.

The management of the College is very aware of the fact that it cannot function in isolation and will therefore continue to seek new and build on existing partnerships with Business and Industry, SETAS, Provincial and Local Government, Schools offering Basic Education, Local and International Higher Education Training institutions. These partnerships will mainly focus on:

• The Placement of Students and Lecturers for Workplace Based Experience and Work Integrated Learning• Accessing funding for Bursaries, Internships and Learnerships• Enrolling students with Special Needs• Develop Entrepreneurial skills by creating Entrepreneurial hubs• Articulation into Higher Education Institutions and offering Higher Certificates (Level 5) in partnership with Higher Education

Institutions• International Exchange programmes for lecturers and students, sharing of best practices and developing highly efficient

monitoring and evaluation tools to enhance learning and teaching

Introducing more on-line programmes and a data warehouse in order to enhance teaching and learning

CONCLUSION

All the wonderful milestones for Curriculum, E-Learning and Student Support Services in 2013 would not have been accomplished without the tremendous support of the College Council, Principal and Executive Management members, Senior and Campus Management teams, Lecturers, Support staff, SRC members and Students. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur”, Nelson Mandela

__________________________Hester van Zyl 30 June 2013

GS College Deputy CEO for Academic Affairs & Student Support Date



5. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT Gert Sibande FET College has yet again witnessed another successful year on many fronts. The FET College sector continues on its dynamic reputation of producing systematic changes. The College heartily embraces any change that seeks to reconfigure the sector in a manner that will support effective College provisions. In 2013 ideas from the Green Paper for Post School Education and Training were gainfully utilised in shaping the College’s strategic and operational plans and the same is envisaged regarding the recently released White Paper for Post School Education and Training for 2015 and beyond.

This report seeks to outline the achievements and challenges experienced in the 2013 Academic year. Particular focus will be placed in the components that forms the Corporate Services and those are Marketing and Communication, Information Technology and Human Resource Development.

Gert Sibande College holds its human capital in high regard and as a result staff at various posts are subjected to continuous staff development activities with the sole intention of allowing them to discharge their services to their fullest potential. Staff development initiatives varied from mere workplace based experiential exposure to full qualifications. Lecturers lacking professional qualifications appeared the most beneficiaries in the year 2013 as most were funded either through the National Skills Fund or the College Bursary fund to register for programmes that saw them acquiring the necessary qualifications. A total of 48 lecturers benefited from the staff development measures.

Improving the speed and quality of service remains one of the College’s principles hence the registration with Government Pension Administration Agency (GPAA). Through GPAA the period for processing the pension of retired staff members got reduced from approximately six months to almost a month.

Technological emancipation is growing at an alarming pace and educational institutions of Gert Sibande’s calibre cannot afford the slightest of delays.

The College redesigned their Computer Laboratories into state of the art facilities whilst other initiatives like the students domains got piloted at some Campuses with a view to full roll outs in the near future. The College prides in its passionate and innovative cohort of marketing and communication team. Marketing and Communication ideas are in abundance within the team members. In the spirit of team work and College marketing mix, were not only developed, but were implemented to the full capacity. Effective implementation of the marketing mix was evident in that the College exceeded their enrolment targets during the year in review. Growth in student numbers year after year suggests that the College will make their fair share of contribution to the overall growth of students at FET Colleges by the year 2015, a milestone that could define the success of the sector in general.

Constituent communities and potential visitors are guided to all College sites by clear billboards placed all around the Gert Sibande region. Mobile

Acting DeputyCEO: Corperate Services,

Elias Mbuyane

SAICA training

Ms Nomfundo Sikhosana, executive PA to the Deputy CEO Corporate Services

The Communication and Marketing team


marketing strategies were conceived in 2013. The branding of a fruit and vegetable truck with the name of the College not only marketed the College within the Gert Sibande region but throughout the country as well as outside the country. Of late the use of social media is gaining momentum. These initiatives are appealing to the generation target of FET Colleges.

Preparation for migration got in full swing during 2013 and that saw a number of staff subjected to training by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). Through SAICA training the College identified various gaps regarding policy development, awareness and implementation.

As a College we are committed to addressing all identified shortfalls come the actual date of migration which has since moved to 1 April 2015. Gert Sibande remains accountable to the general dictates of the FET sector and will continue to adopt its operations in line with the mandates of the sector.

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” Nelson Mandela

2013/14 Performance Report

Theme Key AreasStrategic

ObjectivesKey performance indicator Target Actual

Teaching and

Learning

Monitor

institutional

performance

and

achievements

To achieve

the targets for

success rates

as set out in

the College

operational

plans and

delivery

Agreement II

Students attendance rate 80% 76%

Lecturer attendance rate

Assessment retention rate in NC(V) 90% 82%

Assessment retention rate in Report

19187% 77%

Assessment retention rate in occupa-

tional programmes90% 86%

Assessment retention rate in other

programmes90% 68%

Monitoring of assessment 100% 90%

Subject repeaters NCV 5.67% 9%

Subject repeaters Report 191 5.50% 13%

Anticipated certification rate for

NC(V) students ( based on standard-

ized monitoring of ICASS for 2013

60% 59%


Report 191 (based on standardized

monitoring of ICASS for 2013313)

50% 51%


bursary recipient. 60% 61%

Anticipated pass rate for math’s and

math’s literacy 71% 69%

Anticipated pass rate for

occupational programmes85% 86%


Employability

Monitor

institutional

performance

and

achievements

To achieve

the targets for

success rates

as set out in

the College

operational

plans and

delivery

Agreement II

Number of students placed in the

work place for experiential training

( post qualification, for example:

Internships)

100 249

Employability

Monitor

institutional

performance

and

achievements

To achieve

the targets for

success rates

as set out in

the College

operational

plans and

delivery

Agreement II

Number of students placed in the

work place for workplace exposure (

during qualification)

1200 1321

Number of partnerships, linkages

and relationships50 54

Self-employment opportunities. 300 360


Key areasStrategic

ObjectivesKey performance indicators Target Actual

Human Resources

Development (HRD)

To provide

development and

training opportunities

for College staff to

improve quality of

teaching and learning

Improve management skills 50 51

Improve subject knowledge 20 25

Improve classroom practice 90 47

Improve lecture access to workshops 70 18

Increase number of lecturers with

teaching qualification80 20

Support staff capacity building 206 621

Financial

Management

To manage the

College budget

appropriately to

ensure sustainable

operation

% HRD budget spend as per 1% of

programme funding 100 100


Buying or building

of new classrooms,

laboratories, offices,

etc.

Upgrading, alteration,

refurbishment and

modernization

of classrooms,

laboratories and

workshops.

Maintenance of

standards

To buy or build new

workshops

To upgrade work-

shops to improve

skills development

To ensure

Maintenance of

Standards

Number of teaching and support

rooms constructed68 65

Number of teaching and support

rooms upgraded 30 34


Theme Key AreasStrategic

ObjectivesKey performance indicators Target Actual

Access

Programme/

Qualification

Mix

To expand the

range of pro-

grammes and

qualifications

available to

meet local

skills demand

Number of programmes and

qualifications48 48

Expanding

access

To achieve

the targets

for expansion

as set out in

the College

operational

plans and

Delivery

Agreement II

Number of FET’s enrolled in NC(V) 4500 4543

Number of headcounts enrolled in

NC(V)4500 4543

Number of FET’s enrolled in report

1911000 1660

Number of headcounts enrolled in

1914000 4408

Number of students enrolled in

occupational and other programmes514 1700

Assistance

through

bursaries

To ascertain

the number

of students

assisted

through

Bursaries

Number of students granted

bursaries for tuition only 360 915

Assistance

through

bursaries

To ascertain

the number

of students

assisted

through

bursaries

Number of students granted

comprehensive bursaries, i.e.

tuition plus transport and/ or

accommodation

5864 3783


5.1 HUMAN RESOURCES UNIT HR highlightsEvery HR team member is proud of the great heights the department has reached, a journey that had complex challenges. Moving staff members to PERSAL systemHR division embarked on the action to move all salaries, part time claims, including stipends for interns which are now paid through PERSAL system as required by Department of Higher Education and Training. Registration with Government Pension Administration Agency (GPAA)The Gert Sibande FET College was the first College to have access to the Government Pension Administration Agency (GPAA) to capture applications for pension pay out of employees who wish to leave the service of the College for various reasons. This initiative save time and costs

because the documents are captured immediately on the system after the internal processes are completed. The system also assists HR to provide correct information to our staff members regarding the current status of their pension pay-outs. Internship programmeIn April, the College recruited fifteen (15) graduates’ interns for workplace exposure to enhance chances of future employment, the target for recruiting 15 interns was met. A mentor is appointed for each intern to ensure that they meet the standards and requirements set by the College. Skills DevelopmentAs part of ensuring that lecturers attain professional education qualifications by end of 2015 (Through the National Skills Fund), the College has managed to enrol 48 staff members against the set target of 48 in the planned budget, 28 were lecturers who did not possess a professional education qualification and 6 lecturers were registered to further their qualifications against 32 planned for.

We also plan to register more staff members to further their qualifications.

We also plan to develop junior managers in leadership positions and management this year as this is the three year plan. Creation of employmentIn total the College created 52 jobs in 2013 that includes lecturers, support staff and facilitators, including jobs for the new Campus in Balfour. Eighteen new lecturer positions were created for 2014.

I must mention with pride that the College is fully behind the government National Development Plan, to drive its implementation to eradicate poverty, reduce unemployment and eliminate inequality by 2030. Acknowledgements I would like to express the deepest appreciation to all stakeholders, i.e. College council members and senior managers for advice, organized labour unions for their valued support whenever needed as well as my HR colleagues who ensured that HR stick to policies and procedures during recruitment processes, their willingness to always go an extra mile contributed tremendously to the achievement of HR goals.

Human Resources Manger,

Nomusa Ngwenya

HR team


5.2 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION SECTION

CHANGES NUMEROUS LIVES Through concentrated efforts, the Marketing and Communication section has set its eyes to changing the lives of unemployed young people. By consolidating this vision with the confidence in the stellar educational institution which is Gert Sibande College, the section sought out to inform and educate the youth across the region of a system to eliminate unemployment and provide essential skills. As a result of these painstaking efforts, ENROLMENT rates significantly improved. A larger number of out of school youth enrolled with GS College and academically strong as well as deserving students benefit immensely from the NSFAS bursaries, which are available at the College.

The journey of success begins and ends in the mind, this is the visualisation that spear headed the Marketing and Communication section into playing a significant role in ensuring that the milestones of the College are consistently met and surpassed. Hard work, commitment, sacrifice and cooperation have been valuable qualities in the morale of the team.

The department has made it one of its goals to change the stigma attached to further education and training centres which are now referred to as Technical Vocational Education Training institutions. With the constant reminder of the forever changing economic environment, vocational skills have become a necessity in which South Africa could benefit immensely. This mandates our strategy and methods in harbouring the youth towards an institution of great prestige and immense concern for its surrounding communities.

Innovative MarketingThrough innovation, the Communication and Marketing section was able to convince Standerton fruit and vegetable business owner to allow the College to brand their delivery truck, taking the department’s branding strategy to a higher level. The truck travels across the boarders of Africa with the College logo and information branded on it at no extra cost and it markets the College nationally. Targets ReachedWe continued our vigorous hard work through 169 schools visits around the region and attending 12 career exhibitions organised by public and private sector stakeholders, In addition to our successful rate of print media ranging from special editions and newsletters, we broadened our horizons through continuously updating our College website and the inception of our College social media site. As we are also a vehicle of communication between the College management and students, and vice versa, it has been our joy to cover student activities with the allowance and the support of the College management. Celebrations such as Valentine’s Day, heritage day, academic day and NC (V) graduations have pleasantly been the flesh to the bones of our many publications.

We would like to express words of appreciation to all the School Principals, Circuit Managers, Councillors, Mayors and Youth desks operators, local, regional and national media houses, and the many other stakeholders who made our job easier to an exceptionally large extent.

Future Ambitions• We envision featuring in more televised advertorials within

the nations broadcasting organisations.• We are initiating an effective partnership with the regional

Taxi Association.• Organise our own career exhibitions where we will reach

more than thousands of young people around the Gert Sibande Region.

• Install 5 electronic billboards at Campuses entrance gates to keep up with technology and for more effective marketing.

GS College ChiefCommunication Officer,Jabulile Mhlabane

Truck Sail


5.3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT

IT SECTION MASTERS TECHNOLOGY The journey to developing new systems was a tough road during the year 2013, and also an interesting experience that brought quality services to GS College students, staff and the community.

The call to make the GS College computer labs a state of the art showcase kept our section on its toes. We have successfully redesigned the LAN Structure, new CAT5 cabling and RJ 45 terminators. Domain SystemThe system has proved to be another innovation that the team undertook head on and made a vast success. The College’s priority to implement a Student Domain System which is user friendly to students was also carried out by the section. This innovation will ensure that systems operate at its best. The Domain System was implemented at Standerton, Skills and Sibanesetfu Campus. Training was provided to Lectures on how to use the System as well as how to create Students account on the System. The User manual was also given to them for assistance.

Classroom Management SystemAnother innovation by the IT Team at Central Office was the introduction of Open Source Software Deployment, in the form of Classroom Management System. We have installed the Classroom Management System to assist the Lecture to get FULL control of the entire classroom with just a click of a button from their Workstation. This System has proven to be a success and the Lectures welcomed because it made their jobs much easier as it therefore offers a lot of possibilities to Lectures, such as:• See what’s going on in computer-lab by using overview mode and make snapshots of Students screens.• Remote control computers to assist and help other

Students.• Show a demo (either in full screen or in a window)

- the Lecturer’s screen is displayed on all student’s computers in real-time.

• Lock workstations for ensuring undivided attention to Lecturer.

• Send text messages to instruct students.• Powering on/off and rebooting computers per Students

workstation at end of lesson.

Acting E-Learning Manager,

Engela FrankenDisclaimer showing up on each and every Students workstation,it shows the instructions on how to login to the Domain System

As seen above, Classroom Management System in action


Standardization of Computer Labs.As the IT Department we have started to design our Computer Labs in a standardized design, this comprises of x40 Computers per Lab, x1 Domain Server, x1 48 Manageable Network Switch, x1 Online UPS and x2 Network Printers to carry the workload. This design has been implemented in Standerton, Skills, Ermelo, Evander and Sibanesetfu Campus. We hope that 2014 will be a successful year ONCE again. Amongst the plans we have for the New Year:• Standardising College labs.• Wi-Fi’s Hotspots for students and lecturers at

Campuses.• GS College students email accounts.• Connecting student support centres at

Campuses.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at central office, Campuses and stakeholders for their on-going support and inputs you displayed. We hope that the challenges we faced were a wakeup call to us to ensure the College IT systems gains momentum in the province and in the country.

IT Team

As seen above, the look of the newly implemented Domain System after Students have logged in

As seen above, the new Computer Lab Design


6. SKILLS ACADEMY AND ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Skills Academy and Artisan Development Centre is now in its fourth year since the launch in 2010. During 2013 a number of goals were reached at the Centre and the Centre is still growing at a tremendous rate. The centre provides training for more than 1500 students per year in skills, learnerships and artisan programmes.

Staff Matters

The employment nature of most staff at the skills centre is on a contract basis. Approximately 60 employees are appointed according to project funding received from various sources. For example, funding received from Seta’s (Sector Education and Training Authorities) when proposals that were submitted are accepted. They vary from project managers to facilitators, including a number of employees necessary to deliver quality programmes to the community.

However, the Centre does have a core staff of permanently appointed staff members. During 2013 we were fortunate to welcome a new permanent employee, the Deputy Manager at the Skills Academy and Artisan Development Centre, Mr Bafana Motha. Motha has done an excellent job since his transfer from Ermelo Campus and the Centre is fortunate that he joined forces with the other staff members at the Centre.

Learners

In any specific year one will find learners that started the previous year as well as learners that started that specific year. This is because the programmes are not limited to start only at the beginning of the year, but any time during the year as needed by industry, setas, etcetera. In 2013, a total of 839 learners were registered on learning programmes and 27 learners were registered on skills programmes.

Learning Programmes 2013

Programmes at the Centre vary from soft skills to technical skills. The programmes currently running at the Centre are:

Learning Programmes: NQF LevelNumber of learners

National Certificate: Mixed Farming 1 15

National Certificate: Electrical Engineering 2 13

National Certificate: Community House Building 2 150

National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication 2 26

National Certificate: Welding Practice 2 15

National Certificate: Contact Centre Operation 2 30

National Certificate: Information Technology: End user computing 3 97

Skills Academy Manager,Monica Swart


National Certificate: Building and Civil Construction 3 88

National Certificate: Business Administration 3 44

Further Education and Training Certificate: Early Childhood Development 4 100

Further Education and Training Certificate: New Venture Creation 4 30

Further Education and Training Certificate: Plumbing 4 15

Further Education and Training Certificate: Child and Youth Care Worker 4 30

Higher Certificate: Early Childhood Development 5 100

Electrical Apprenticeship N/A 26

Welding Apprenticeship N/A 10

Civil Apprenticeship N/A 50

Total Number of Learners 839

Skills Programmes

Plumbing Skills Programme 15 15

Electrical Skills Programme 12 12

Total Number of Learners 27

During strategic planning possible programmes are identified so that the Centre can make sure that the necessary steps are taken for the preparation and accreditation of the programmes.

Funding

The Centre is a self-sustainable section of Gert Sibande College and it gets funding through applications and proposals submitted to various government departments. During 2013 three main funders were funding most of the learners. These funders are:• Mpumalanga Department of Education – funding 150 learners for Early Childhood Development programmes,• National Skills Fund – funding 176 learners from the Dipaleseng Local Municipality and 24 learners from the Leroro

area in the Ehlanzeni Municipal District,• National Skills Fund – funding 183 learners from the Gert Sibande Municipal District.

Infrastructure

A new double storey building was completed at the Centre to alleviate the shortage of classrooms for theoretical training and it was opened during 2013. This building houses a new computer classroom, storeroom, ablution facilities and 8 other classrooms. Part of planning for the building includes a simulated shop and storeroom, which will be completed during 2014.

An electrical training workshop was also completed during 2013 with the help of funding from Industrial Development Corporation. This state-of-the-art workshop will be used for training of electrical learnerships, electrical artisans and skills programmes as needed.


Accreditation

During strategic planning possible programmes are identified so that the Centre can make sure that the necessary steps are taken for the preparation and accreditation of the programmes. National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication NQF 2, National Certificate: Contact Centre Operation NQF 2, National Certificate: Business Administration NQF 3, Further Education and Training Certificate: New Venture Creation NQF 4, Further Education and Training Certificate: Child and Youth Care Worker NQF 4 and the Civil Apprenticeship.

These programmes were insourced from private providers while the Centre builds their capacity for providing these programmes.

Trade Test Centres

During 2013 Merseta accredited the Centre as a Decentralised Trade Test Centre for Welding and for Electrical. This means that employees who wish to complete a Trade Test do not have to go to other towns and cities to do this, they can now approach the Centre to apply for a trade test and to complete all the requirements for the trade test at the Centre.

Partnerships with SASOL

The Centre formed a partnership with Sasol Shared Services. This partnership is for community development in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and 30 learners will start with two learnerships at the Centre. These learnerships are National Certificate: Electrical Engineering and National Certificate: Chemical Fitting NQF 2. The theory and practical will be completed at the Centre and the Workplace experience will be completed at Sasol Shared Services.

Planned activities for 2014

The Centre is planning to develop and obtain accreditation for a Fitting-, a Boiler making- and Motor Mechanic workshops and accreditation for the learning programmes for these workshops as well as certain wholesale and retail programmes. The planned number of learners for 2014 is 871 on learning programmes and 60 learners on skills programmes.



7. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER’S REVIEW PERFORMANCE IN 2013

The past year was once again a successful year for Gert Sibande FET College. The financial management of the College proved to be commendable for successfully supporting the strategic objectives of the College. The management of the College managed to implement a strategy of propagating cost containment, operational efficiencies and strong implementation of policies. The management of the College adopted a zero tolerance towards fraud and corruption and the results of this is widely evident. WHAT INFLUENCES OUR PERFORMANCE?

The performance of the College is measured and directly linked to the strategic and operation plans for the specific year. The operational and strategic plans are done in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Department of Education and linked to the funding framework. Good performance was reported from all departments and the College managed to successfully align all activities to the strategic and operational plans.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

The College ended the academic year in a surplus position. The total revenue of the College for the year was R266 million, which mainly comprised of government grant funding to the value of R141 million and a Department of Higher Education and Training bursary allocation of R50 million. The Government grant funding was based on the total student enrolment of the College. The funding was done in accordance with the College’s ability to retain and attract students in line with the Department of Higher Education and Training’s targets. Additional revenue was generated from skills training offered through the Artisan and Skills Development Centre.

The total expenditure of R224 was controlled and regulated within the available funds and budget.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND CASHFLOW

Cash flow generated from operations was R48 million compared to R38.7 million in 2012. This is a clear indication that the College is once again in a healthy position and that the College will be able to continue with required activities in the following financial year.

In following the mandate of DHET to increase enrolment, the College once again invested in an increased number of capital projects and the replacement and upgrade of equipment and facilities. During the 2013 financial year an amount of R41.2 million was spend on capital projects: R31.6 on buildings, R2.8 million on vehicles, R2.7 million on computer equipment and R4.1 million on furniture and equipment.

Acting Chief Financial Officer,Susan Nichols

Finance team


COMMUNITY PROJECTS

The College embarked on various community projects within the Gert Sibande Region and the country at large. The aim of the projects is to build and foster a caring community where the principals of Ubuntu are practised.

OUTLOOK ON 2014

The financial management processes of the College will continue to improve in order to achieve the objectives set out by the Department of Higher Education and Training of transforming the FET sector to be the sector of choice for tertiary education. As per the directive from the Department of Higher Education and Training the College will be implementing a new accounting framework of General Recognised Accounting Framework (GRAP). This will be done in collaboration with a support programme with SAICA and DHET. New policies as set out by the Department of Higher Education and Training will be implemented in an effort to further increase efficiency within the financial department and to ensure compliance with all governmental regulations and legislation. Through the commitment and integrity displayed by our financial personnel we have been able to serve the College with excellence and supported the strategies and objectives of the College.

INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING

During 2013, 28% of the College budget was spent on infrastructure. R54 m was used to establish:4 workshops 24 classrooms12 offices18 toilets4 student support centres

__________________________Susan Nichols 30 June 2013

Acting Chief Financial Officer Date


8. ABRIDGED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT

GERT SIBANDE FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGEAUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 DECEMBER 2013





















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