1. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will offer the Level 4 assessment in October 2007 in accordance with the applicable rules, criteria and standards. The Directorate: Examinations will organise and administer the assessment and the Directorate: Curriculum Development will provide the necessary curriculum expertise.
2. All registered WCED Community Learning Centres (CLCs) are requested to enter their learners for assessment in the learning areas of their choice, provided that the learners have completed all the unit standards in the learning areas concerned. Where possible, all the learning area needs of the learners will be met. The Directorate: Examinations, however, reserves the right not to offer assessment in learning areas where there are too few entries.
3. The assessment counts 50% and the other 50% will come from a moderated CASS portfolio.
4. The timetable for the October 2007 assessment will be provided in due course.
5. Centre managers are requested to complete one of the enclosed entry forms in respect of each learner at their centre who wishes to enter for the assessment. The entry form of a learner who is not available owing to illness or other unavoidable circumstances must be signed by the centre manager, who must, however, indicate next to his or her signature that the learner was absent.
6. Entry type: Use the appropriate code to indicate whether the learner is from a departmental ("Public") or an independent ("Industry") adult learning centre.
7. Please note that no changes in learning areas will be allowed after the entries have been finalised. Entry forms must therefore be completed accurately and with the utmost care.
8. All completed entry forms, sorted alphabetically, and Annexure A must reach the Directorate: Examinations by no later than Friday, 17 August 2007. No late entries will be accepted.
9. The guidelines regarding the standardisation, appeals and certification, can be found in Circular 0027/2004 and must be read in conjunction with the document, National Policy on the Conduct of the ABET level 4 examinations, that was provided to Public Adult Learning Centres in 2002. This document was published in Government Gazette Volume 445, 23590 of 5 July 2002 and is also obtainable at http://www.gov.za/gazette/notices/2002/23590.pdf .


SIGNED: A.P. CLAUSEN
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2007:07:19

Entry form  (size: 18 KB)
Annexure A  (size: 15 KB)