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The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has decided to issue two vacancy lists for 2007. The vacancy lists will contain both Post Level 1 posts and promotion posts (including principals' posts).
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Heads of educational institutions and governing bodies/councils are kindly requested to ensure that advertisements are filled in electronically on the draft vacancy list on the WCED website at http://wced.wcape.gov.za.
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Advertisements must be submitted electronically. No advertisement forms will be accepted. Heads of educational institutions must consult with their circuit managers should they encounter difficulty with the filling in of advertisements on the draft vacancy list on the website. Please refer to Minute No. DPE/0010/2005 of 18 July 2005 in this regard (copy attached). Heads of educational institutions who are unable to access the website must contact their circuit managers.
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The requirements for appointment and the procedures for the filling of posts will be indicated in the relevant vacancy list.
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The WCED wishes to give the assurance that, barring unforeseen developments, the above due dates will be honoured. Special arrangements will be made to ensure that the cut-off dates within the WCED's sphere of responsibility are met. However, in order to honour this commitment, it is vital that all concerned co-operate and adhere to the due dates. In this regard, we wish to draw particular attention to the closing dates for the submission of advertisements and for the receipt of nominations from school governing bodies.
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The WCED views the advertising and filling of educator posts as an extremely important procedure. It cannot allow posts to be advertised and not filled because of a school governing body or principal's failure to submit nominations on time. Advertised posts that are not filled create unacceptable instability in a school and the WCED regards such a situation in a very serious light. The WCED is determined to ensure that advertised posts are filled according to the schedule in paragraph 6 below.
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The WCED's commitment must be seen as an attempt to manage this important task within the legal and labour relations frameworks to the benefit of all concerned.
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The following schedule provides the intended dates of vacancy list publication and other important dates:
| Action | Vacancy list |
| 1/2007 | 2/2007 |
| WCED to open the electronic vacancy list for institutions by | 17 January 2007 | 4 June 2007 |
| CLOSING DATE FOR PRINCIPALS TO CAPTURE VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE | 02 February 2007 | 15 June 2007 |
| Circuit managers to check and verify advertisements | 09 February 2007 | 22 June 2007 |
| WCED to publish and issue the vacancy list by | 19 February 2007 | 16 July 2007 |
| CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS | 15 March 2007 | 6 August 2007 |
| WCED to send applications to schools by | 16 April 2007 | 27 August 2007 |
| CLOSING DATE FOR GOVERNING BODIES / COUNCILS TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS TO WCED | 11 May 2007 | 21 September 2007 |
| WCED to approve nominations by | 4 June 2007 | 31 October 2007 |
| DATE OF APPOINTMENT | 1 July 2007 | 1 January 2008 |
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The co-operation of all involved will ensure the successful management of this process and will be greatly appreciated.
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SIGNED: C.J. FOURIE
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2006:12:04
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