1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The new Norms and Standards for support staff at ordinary public schools was approved with effect from 1 October 2011 and issued to all ordinary public schools.
1.2 The implementation of the 2012 norms and standards has the effect that 31 administration clerk posts and 159 general assistant posts must be created as part of Phase 1 of the implementation of the new norms and standards.
1.3 The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will be advertising these administration clerk and general assistant posts in an open vacancy list in order to create more stability at education institutions.

2. ADVERTISEMENTS
2.1 The advertisements will be grouped according to education districts in the vacancy list.
2.2 The following due dates will apply:

  Date of publication of vacancy list: 7 December 2011
  Closing date for receipt of applications: 14 January 2012
  WCED sends applications to schools: 9 February 2012
  SGBs submit nominations to WCED: 27 February 2012
  Date of appointment: 1 April 2012
2.3 The placing of an advertisement does not imply that the filling of that post will be authorised by the WCED. A post may be erroneously advertised, and therefore the WCED reserves the right to regard any advertised post that cannot be filled as cancelled.
2.4 This vacancy list will be available at the Walk-in Centre of the WCED Head Office and can also be viewed on the WCED Website at http://wced.pgwc.gov.za Note that the vacancy list will not be distributed in hard copy to education institutions.


SIGNED: TS MATSELISO
CHIEF DIRECTOR: HUMAN RESOURCES
DATE: 2011:12:07