1. Strategic, Annual Performance & Operational Planning Process
TVET Colleges
Strategic, Annual Performance & Operational Planning Process
TVET Colleges
June & July 2015

2. Purpose
Ensure that the strategic objectives of government, DHET, TVET colleges are aligned – achievement of set goals.
Planning process aimed at ensuring that an integrated planning process is conducted across TVET colleges.
Ensure the establishment of a structure & interrelationships amongst planning, monitoring and reporting processes.
Planning process aims to assist colleges to complete their Strategic, Annual Performance and Operational Plans.
Planning process of colleges mirrored against that of DHET – taking into consideration relevant legislation and policies.

3. TVET Colleges’ Planning Process
Clear & relevant objectives, targets, outputs.
APP linked to budget process (to ensure that plans and budgets are properly linked).
APP should reflect the outer two years, including approved budget structure & approved core programme performance indicators.
Meeting of timeframes & clear areas of accountability.
Transparent business processes – supporting core business of the college.
Timely approval of the Strategic & Annual Performance Plans – Minster approves.

4. Focus Areas in the Next Five Years
To substantially expand access (& improve success) to education and training for youth and adults, regardless of whether they have completed school or not
To improve the alignment between universities, TVET colleges, Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and quality councils in an effort to improve student and learner mobility across institutions and qualifications
To expand the availability of opportunities for workplace training for students in colleges and universities and to expand other forms of workplace training such as learnerships and apprenticeships

5. Focus Areas in the Next Five Years
To ensure that our Post-School Education and Training system prioritises funding of the marginalised, enabling them to access post-school institutions and fulfill dreams of careers thought to be unrealisable.
To diversify provision based on open learning principles to improve learning opportunities across the Post-School Education and Training sector by expanding and strengthening the post-school distance education landscape.
To integrate disability into the broader policy arena by introducing a nation policy to guide education and training institutions in the post-school domain.
To integrate Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) into the post-school education and training system.

6. Colleges’ Strategic Goals
Provision of PSET by increasing quality and success in terms of academic achievements of students.
Provision of PSET capacity, by having adequate infrastructure & systems in place to increase access & provide effective services to students.
To develop partnerships & maintain stakeholder relations in support of increasing number of students who are adequately prepared for the labour market and/or further & higher education.
To ensure continuous business excellence, good corporate governance, resource management (human resource, infrastructure, facilities etc) and information management and credible data reporting.

7. TVET Colleges’ Priorities
Improved governance and strengthened management.
Improved quality of teaching & learning.
Sound financial management systems, including standardised policies across colleges.
Guidelines for standardised implementation of Occupational Programmes
Implementation of policy directives for TVET College Information Management and reporting.
Credible, accurate and reliable student data information management.
Unit record system to be implemented from 2016.
Implementation of the process of verification of student enrolments.

8. TVET Colleges’ Priorities
Protocols on the secondment of sector specialists to work in TVET Colleges and lecturers exposed to the work place developed, approved & implemented (DHET & colleges).
Annual teaching and learning plans developed, implemented, supported & monitored.
Annual student support services plans developed, implemented, supported & monitored.
Monitoring and Evaluation Framework implemented and reported on.
Colleges to identify “flagship programmes”. Differentiation.
Student academic support programmes.
SRC leadership development programmes – college responsibility.
Student wellness programmes.

9. Expected Outcomes – Sub-outcome 2 of Outcome 5
Outcome Indicator
Target (2019/20)
Headcount enrolments in TVET Colleges
1,238,000
Certification rates
NC(V) = 65%
N3 = 65%
N6 = 65%
Certificates issued to qualifying candidates
Within 3 months
Colleges examination centres complying with national policy
100%
Colleges throughput rate
Baseline benchmark
Students accommodated in colleges

10. Expected Outcomes – Sub-outcome 2 of Outcome 5
Outcome Indicator
Target (2019/20)
Students obtaining financial assistance
1,000,000
NC(V) Level 4 students qualifying within stipulated time-frame
60%
Colleges compliant to governance standards
100%
College lecturers undergoing specified hours of work in their industry for specified periods every two years
30%
College students enrolled in foundation programmes
5000
Success rate in foundation programmes
50%

11. TVET Colleges, Headcount Enrolments - National

12. College Planning Committee
Consists of principal, deputy principals, CFO, campus managers and where possible HoDs.
Lead by the principal.
Coordinate, lead and drive the planning process.
Ensure that the planning milestones and timelines are met.
Inform & influence the constituent engagement process.
Make key decisions regarding activities (e.g. meetings with constituents, communication etc.)
Drive planning process communication and transparency.

13. College’s Strategic Plan links to the following plans:
National Development Plan Vision 2030
DHET Strategic Plan (2015/16 – 2019/20)
DHET Annual Performance Plans
HRDCSA Plan
Colleges' Annual Performance Plan
College’s Operational Plan
College’s HRD Plan
College’s Teaching & Learning Plan
College’s SSS Plan
ALL RELATED LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY DOCUMENTS

14. Time-Frames
Colleges Strategic Plans: – 2019 academic years. Strategic plans can be revised within the permissible time-frames.
Strategic Planning process aligned to the Medium Term Strategic Framework Cycle. (New Strategic Plans during the first budget cycle following a national general election)
Planning Information Sessions June 2015.
Capturing on the ASSET system, available from 1 July Subject to approval of the ASSET system.
First draft of Plans due (to DHET) by 31 August 2015.
Final draft of College Plans due to (DHET) by 31 September 2015.

15. Support DHET Officials – National and Regional. Source documents.
Planning templates will be provided
Strategic Plan
Annual Performance Plan
Operational Plan
ASSET system.
TVET Colleges.

16. Thank You