Common use of Delivery Agreement Clause in Contracts

Delivery Agreement. For Outcome 1: Improved quality of basic education For the foreseeable future it will be necessary for teachers to have access to distance training both with and without an e-Education mode of delivery. However, as access to computers and the internet amongst teachers improves, there should be increasing reliance on e-Education. In this regard, the success of the Teacher Laptop Initiative and related projects in the coming years is expected to greatly improve the level of computer literacy amongst teachers. One important way to revitalise the teaching profession is to ensure that well-trained graduates from teacher training institutions enter schools in sufficient numbers every year. The momentum gained with the Funza Lushaka bursaries will be continued in order to bring the supply of newly graduated teachers to the level where it should be to sustain the teaching profession in public schools. The human resource management of teachers in the public sector has been rather one-dimensional, with considerable focus on remuneration, but insufficient focus on the other elements of the conditions of service of teachers. Whilst remuneration, both in terms of amount and structure, must be a key concern of the employer, government also needs to bring about a more holistic human resources management approach with respect to teachers. The key link between employee well-being and the effectiveness of teachers must be acknowledged. In this regard, government will make greater use of tools such as employee surveys in order to gauge what the needs of teachers are. Whilst the core professional duty of teachers is to teach well, the broader nation-building and life guidance roles played by teachers should be acknowledged and strengthened. As part of the in-service training of teachers, teachers’ understanding of their social and economic role should be deepened. For teachers working at the secondary level, it is especially important to be informed of the various post-school opportunities existing for learners so these teachers can assist learners to take make difficult life choices.