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PRESENTATION TO EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELRC BUDGET

EDUCATION LABOUR RELATIONS COUNCIL. PRESENTATION TO EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELRC BUDGET. 2008/09. Presented by Mr M Govender General Secretary of the ELRC. Assisted by Mr J Moshakga CFO of the ELRC. HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE:

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PRESENTATION TO EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELRC BUDGET

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  1. EDUCATION LABOUR RELATIONS COUNCIL PRESENTATION TO EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE:NATIONAL ASSEMBLYELRC BUDGET 2008/09 Presented by Mr M Govender General Secretary of the ELRC Assisted by Mr J Moshakga CFO of the ELRC

  2. HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: • Secretary: Kabingesi, Anele • Chairperson: Mayatula, Prof. Shepherd Malusi ANC • Bhoola, Royith Baloo MF • Boinamo, George Gaolatlhe DA • Dudley, Cheryllyn ACDP • Gaum, André Hurtley ANC • Hoosen, H ID • Mashangoane, Puleng Roseline ANC • Matsomela, Mothusiemang Johanna Jane ANC • Mosala, Bahlakoana Godfrey ANC • Mpontshane, Alfred Mkhipeni IFP • Mthembu, Ben ANC • Ntuli, Richard Sibusiso ANC • Sigcau, Sylvia Nomatamsanqa UDM • Van Den Heever, Randall Paul Zachariah ANC • Van der Walt, D DA • We appreciate the oversight role played by the Portfolio Committee.

  3. VISION To strive towards the continuous maintenance and promotion of labour peace, accomplished in the spirit of parties to the Council working together and contributing towards the transformation and developmentof a quality South African Public Education sector. MISSION To be the leading provider of quality, effective, efficient and non-partisanadministration and facilitative mechanisms for Labour Peace and for the development of a quality South African Public Education sector.

  4. INTRODUCTION • The function of the ELRC is to impartially facilitate the promotion of labour peace within the public education sector. • The ELRC provides a forum for state, as employer, and labour to bargain, consult and discuss issues of mutual interest affecting the sector. • The other core function of the Council is to prevent andresolve dispute. • With the increase in the operations owing to demands placed on Council, a levy increase had been secured in order to meet the increased services offered by the Council.

  5. INTRODUCTION (Cont..) • A further new demand emanates from the implementation of the FETC Act where the Council has to accommodate educators from FET colleges in terms of negotiations and dispute resolution costs that will increase as the council will be dealing with educators employed by the colleges. • The ELRC budget has been developed with the above in mind and the activities expanded to include dispute prevention support services, training of Dispute Resolution Practitioners and Research. • With effect from August 2007 the programmes have been expanded from 4 to 6in order to accommodate the above. (See Summary of Programmes)

  6. SUMMARY OF PROGRAMMES

  7. BUSINESS UNITS PRIMARY CORE CORE FUNCTION: 1 CORE FUNCTION: 2 SUPPORT DISPUTE DISPUTE RESOLUTION RESEARCH & NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATION SUPPORT & PREVENTION PREVENTION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SUPPORT SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES ____________GENERAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SECTOR NAT / PROV __________FURTHER EDUCATION TRAINING COLLEGES SECTOR TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE PRIMARY SUPPORT SERVICES National Support Services Governance Financial Services Mobilising Employees’ Services Quality Management Knowledge Management (CIRA) Services (IA) Information Services Technology Services

  8. ORGANOGRAM (For updated version see Additional Notes)

  9. BUDGET

  10. SUMMARY OF BUDGET

  11. NOTES TO THE BUDGET SUMMARY • 1. From the 1st August 2007 the programmes changed to: • (1) Dispute Resolution and Support Services will include training and development services. • (2) Dispute Prevention Support Services • (3) Negotiation Support Service will include research and development services. • (4) Executive Services will make up the following services: • Management, intervention and facilitation services • Financial and risk management services • Governance support services • Mobilising employee’s services • CIRA services

  12. NOTES TO THE BUDGET SUMMARY • (5) Corporate Services (Administration/Finance) • (6) Capital Expenditure • The budgeted income for 2008/9 is based on a levy of R10 which took effect on 1st August 2007 • The previous levy was R3.

  13. ALLOCATION

  14. ALLOCATION OF BUDGET TO VARIOUS PROGRAMMES

  15. 1. DISPUTE RESOLUTION & PREVENTION SERVICES AIM: • To maintain & promote labour peace. • To provide dispute resolution functions such as conciliations, arbitrations, etc.

  16. 3.1 NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES – NATIONAL:GPE & FETC SECTORS AIM: • To provide committee support. • To facilitate negotiations & consultations. NOTE: The FETC bargaining unit will only become operational in June 2008; whereupon the objectives and the budget allocation will have to be identified anddefined

  17. 3.1 NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES – NATIONAL:Continued..

  18. 3.2 NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES – PROVINCIAL :GPE SECTOR AIM: To provide a forum for bargaining, consulting, facilitating & information sharing in the PELRC.

  19. 3.2 NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES – PROVINCIAL :Continued..

  20. 4. EXECUTIVE SERVICES AIM: To intervene in order to circumvent labour unrest, nationally & provincially.

  21. 5. CORPORATE SERVICES AIM: Achieve accountability to educators & parties to Council by promoting transparency & effective management in respect of levies, expenditure, assets & liabilities.

  22. ADDITIONAL NOTES • Due to new developments since the 2008/09 budget had been approved by the Minister, the ELRC budget will be revised to take the following into consideration • The following additional objectives have been identified within the NEGOTIATIONS: OSD • The OSD agreement for the sector that was concluded in March 2008 and signed on the 4th April 2008 requires further work in the following areas: • Specialist educator stream • EMS (School based) • EMS (Office based) • Salary progression and accelerated Progression • Salary structure and translations • Up-skilling of Employees/Improvement of Qualifications

  23. ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..) • This also includes special investigation in respect of: • Measures to turn around poor performing schools • School Safety & Security • Linking Teacher Performance to Learner Performance • Professional Development • In Service • Pre-Service (Teacher Training Institutions) • Educator Information Systems • Funding for the additional work shall draw on the remaining funds from the Transformation Account +/- R3mil

  24. ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..) Education Convention II - November 2008 • The convention will address amongst others the following issues: • EMS Office based • EMS School based • New strategies and tactics for the training and development of educators (The teacher Training Colleges Debate) • Addressing HIV/AIDS issues amongst educators FETC • The major issues to be dealt with in the FETC sector is the development of an OSD for this sector

  25. ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..) The following additional objectives have been identified within the DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT: Improving the quality within the Dispute Resolution Processes through: • Training of DR Practitioners on: • New ELRC Constitution • Dispute Resolution Procedures • Law of Evidence • Effective preparation and representation at arbitration • Professional development of Panellists • Ongoing training workshops on recent and relevant case law • Training on the ELRC Dispute Resolution Procedures • Writing quality awards

  26. ADDITIONAL NOTES- PCTAPrevention, Care & Treatment Access Project – Phase II The ELRC is managing a comprehensive HIV and AIDS workplace programme for the Education Sector of South Africa. GOAL To reduce the number of new HIV infections among educators and their families and to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS on educators and their families. AIMS • reach 15,000 individuals via one-on-one interactions with HIV-prevention messages • reach an additional 50 000 educators and their families with prevention messages via mass communications • create 150 new sites at which condoms will be distributed and accessible to educators.

  27. PCTAContinued… SUB-CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES A – PARTIES (Grantees) The project is managed by the General Secretary of the ELRC and implemented through performance based grants to education sector unions: SADTU R 780 000 NAPTOSA R 250 000 NATU R 80 000 SAOU R 80 000 Teacher unions PEU and CTPA will become involved in year 2 of the programme.

  28. PCTAContinued… B - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (Sub-Contractors) Academy for Educational R 399 942 Development (AED) American Federation of R 199 672 Teachers Education Foundation (AFTEF). The project will strengthen the capacity of the mentioned teachers unions to address HIV/AIDS amongst educators both affected and infected by it.

  29. ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..)Revised ORGANOGRAM

  30. CONCLUSION • The ELRC is structured to deliver service in respect of: • Labour Relations Act • Public Finance Management Act • Promotion of Access to Information Act • Archives Act • It is the joint responsibility of the parties elected in governance & the General Secretary to achieve the objectives of the ELRC

  31. THANK YOU

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