Eastern Cape Education
Branch:Institutional Operations Management (IOM)

Purpose: To render education services and monitor operations in all institutions.

Functions:
  • Manage the implementation of all policies regarding education services delivery to all institutions,
  • Ensure fully functional institutions within the province, including public ordinary and independent, as well as FET Colleges,
  • Overseing the provisioning and procuring all education resources to all institutions,
  • Rendering Inclusive Education, HIV/AIDS Programmes, School Nutrition and Poverty Alleviation and all education Social Support programmes to schools,
  • Provide support and management of districts in order to ensure functional schools,
  • Rendering support to SGBs and oversee good governance of all institutions,
  • Recommendating the registration and deregistration of ordinary and independent schools to the Directorate: Resources Targeting.

Contact Details

Deputy Director General


Personal Assistant:

Mr L Mpongwana

Tel: +27(0)40 608 4352
Fax: +27(0)40 608 4521
Email: lubabalo.mpongwana@edu.ecprov.gov.za

Chief Directorate

Education Social Support Services

Purpose:To manage the implementation of curricula and perform related functions.

Functions:
  • Developing policies and strategies for the implementation of inclusive and specialised education.
  • Promotion programmes relating to HIV/AIDS advocacy and Life-skills Training including Youth Affairs and moral regeneration initiatives
  • Administering and provisioning a comprehensive School Nutrition Programme.
  • Administering and managing scholar support services including scholar transport and hostel management and social support programmes for learners in hostels.
  • Monitoring and registering home schooling and independent schools.

Contact Details

Chief Director

Mr TJZ Mtyida (Acting)

Personal Assistant


Tel: +27(0)40 608 4767
Fax: +27(0)40 608 4710
Email: nonkululeko.kwakweni@edu.ecprov.gov.za


Directorates

  • Nutrition: Poverty Alleviation and Rural School Development Programmes

    Director:
    Personal Assistant: Ms Nonkululeko Kwakweni
    Tel:+27(0)40 608 4711
    Fax:+27(0)40 608 4710


  • HIV/AIDS and Social Planning

    Director: Ms S Marsdorp
    Personal Assistant: Miss N Hlalu
    Tel:+27(0)40 608 4026
    Fax:+27(0)40 608 4748
    E-mail: nondumiso.hlalu@edu.ecprov.gov.za


  • Scholar Support Services and Special Schooling Management

    Director:
    Personal Assistant:
    Ms Feziwe Jonas
    Tel: +27(0)40 608 4026
    Fax: 086 586 4343
    E-mail: feziwe.jonas@edu.ecprov.gov.za



  • Inclusive Education

    Director: Mrs NP Nabe
    Personal Assistant:
    Tel:+27(0)40 608 4219/4
    Fax:+27(0)40 608 4276
    Email: thozama.makapela@edu.ecprov.gov.za

Chief Directorate

Vocational Education Services

Purpose: To promote policy regarding education provisioning in the FET Colleges and Abet sector.

Functions:
  • The implementation of policy and ensuring functional FET Colleges
  • The support and development of FET Colleges alignment with government programmes e.g. PGDP, EPWP, Isivumbo Fund
  • The development and implementation of policy, programmes and system for the provisioning of ABET
  • The development and implementation of programmes to stimulate local economic development
  • To oversee the recapitalisation programme of FET Colleges

Contact Details

Chief Director



Personal Assistant

Ms N Joja

Tel: +27(0)40 608 4206
Fax: +27(0)40 608
E-mail: nomzamo.joja@edu.ecprov.gov.za

Directorates

  • Further Education and Training Colleges and ABET Centres

    Director: Ms NP Teka
    Personal Assistant: KP Tunyiswa
    Tel:
    +27(0)40 608 4306
    Fax:+27(0)40 608 4300
    E-mail: nombini.teka@edu.ecprov.gov.za

Chief Director

Institutional Management, Development & Support

Director: Ms N. Skenjana
Personal Assistant: Ms P. Mfenqa
Tel:+27(0)40 608 4243
Fax:+27(0)40 608 4788
E-mail: nosipho.skenjana@edu.ecprov.gov.za



Directorates

  • Education Resourcing and Monitoring: General Education and Training Phase and ECD Centres/GET Band

    Director: Vacant
    Personal Assistant:Ms S M Mgwili
    Tel:+27(0)40 608 4493
    Fax:+27(0)40 608 4288
    E-mail:



  • Education Resourcing and Monitoring: Further Education and Training Phase and Extra Curricular Programmes

    Director: Mr LL Lutya
    Personal Assistant: Ms Nomsa Heshu
    Tel:+27(0)40 608 4302
    Fax: +27(0)40 608 4315
    E-mail: londoloza.lutya@edu.ecprov.gov.za OR
    nomsa.heshu@edu.ecprov.gov.za



  • Institutional Management, Development and Governance

    Director: Mr N Vazi
    Personal Assistant:Vacant
    Tel: +27(0)40 608 4769
    Fax: +27(0)40 608 4788
    E-mail: n.vazi@yahoo.com

Chief Directorate

District Co-Ordination, monitoring and Support

Purpose: To co-ordinate and support district within a cluster for uniform effective and efficient service delivery

Functions:
  • To co-ordinate the implementation of standard/uniform mode of operation for schools and district with the cluster, with regards to delivery of education services
  • To co-ordinate the implementation of a standards mode of operation for all districts in terms of human resources services, physical infrastructure, auxiliary services and governance, finance and supply chain management
  • To provide a strategic leadership role and mentor managers within the cluster
  • To manage the interface between the head office and district office by providing a guiding and support role to district office by ensuring that government priorities are addressed
  • Provide strategies to trouble-shoot any problem/challenges arises within cluster
  • Report to CD, Institutional development and management on all specialist function matters that need co-ordination with head office directorates

Chief Directorate:

Cluster A

Mbizana, Maluti, Lusikisiki, Mt Fletcher, Mt Frere, Qumbu and Libode

Chief Director

Mr M Gaca

Personal Assistant

Ms Nobuhle Kupa

Tel: +27(0)40 608 4472
Fax: +27(0)40 608 4750
E-mail: nobuhle.kupa@edu.ecprov.gov.za

Chief Directorate:

Cluster B

Queenstown, Sterkspruit, Cofimvaba, Butterworth, Lady Frere, Mthata, Ngcobo and Dutywa

Contact Details

Chief Director:


Ms N. Skenjana (Acting)

Personal Assistant:



Tel: +27(0)40 608 4309
Fax: +27(0)40 608 4431
E-mail:


Chief Directorate:

Cluster C

Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage, Grahamstown, Graaff Reinet, East London, King William's Town, Cradock and Fort Beaufort

Chief Director:

Mr KE Ngaso

Personal Assistant:

Ms Zukiswa Wana

Tel:+27(0)40 608 4715
Fax:+27(0)40 608 4111
E-mail: zukiswa.wana@edu.ecprov.gov.za
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