REGISTRARS FORUM

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REGISTRARS FORUM 2 3 APRIL 2009

Prof NJ Grové
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1. W E L C O M E
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2. MAJOR ISSUES FACING REGISTRARS
2.1 NSC

• The NSC and the normalisation of examination
  marks. Can the current equating procedures
  inherent in the previous Senior Certificate
  (Matric) Examination be applied to the new
  outcomes-based NSC with its progressive
  moderation processes?
• How can the assessment bodies and Umalusi ensure
  that the assessment results are credible,
  objective and legitimate?
• Are examination standards consistent and
  equivalent over subjects and over time?
• Benchmarking with international equivalents?

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2.2 ACCESS VS OVERTRADING IN THE HIGHER
EDUCATION SECTOR

• How do we address the growth in student numbers?
• Is the growth policy of the DoE working?
• What is happening in the FET sector?

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OVERTRADING EXPLAINED

• Overtrading is among tradesmen as over-lifting
  is among strong men Such people, vain of the
  strength, and their pride prompting them to put
  it to the utmost trail, at last lift at something
  to heavy for them, overstrain their sinews, break
  some of natures bands, and are cripples ever
  after ..
• Daniel Defoe

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2.3 LACK OF CAPACITY AND THE CONFUSION OF
ROLES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

• Academic Staff The looming retirement and
  expertise drain
• DoE Inability to fill vacancies
• CHE Inability to fill vacancies
• HESA Future of the Matriculation Board?
• HEQC New functions in terms of NQF Act
  Capacity?
• SAQA Restructuring in terms of NQF Act
• More and more structures and less and less
• capacity to implement, to monitor, to support and
  to guide.

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2.4 LACK OF ALIGNMENT AND COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Examples

• Implementation of the Bachelor of Clinical
  Medical Practice
• (Health/DoE)
• Long standing issues with foreign students and
  staff
• (DoE/Home Affairs)
• Meraka e-skills Institute (Vision to produce
  workplace ready e-skills graduates)
  (Communication/DoE)
• Built Environment Professions Bill (Public
  Works/DoE)

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The end of the beginning Common sense is the
knack of seeing things as they are, and doing
things as they ought to be done