ELRC 202324 Annual Report

EDUCATION LABOUR RELATIONS COUNCIL | 2023/24 ANNUAL REPORT

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3.5 Programme 5: Executive Services

Purpose The purpose of Programme 5 is to ensure the Council meets its strategic vision, which rests on the pillars of its mandate to maintain labour peace in public education, and extends to the attainment of quality education in public schools, through stakeholder collaboration and support of initiatives to restore the image of the teaching profession.

Sub-Programmes: • Strategic and Corporate Governance • Internal Audit and Compliance • Risk Management

Strategic Objectives: • To add value through assessing the tone and risk management culture of the organisation, as well as evaluating and reporting on the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of management policies. • To ensure fiscal discipline, sound corporate governance and compliance with the regulatory framework.

KPIs, Planned Targets and Actual Achievements

Executive Services

Deviation from Planned Target to Actual Achievement for 2023/24

Actual Achievement 2023/24

Programme Performance Indicator

Planned Target 2023/24

Comment on Deviation

Actual Achievement 2022/23

Status

Internal Audit Approved FY2024/25 Internal Audit Coverage Plan

Achieved The 2023/24 Audit Coverage Plan was approved by the ARC Chairperson on 29 March 2023

Achieved The 2024/25

The Internal Audit Coverage Plan developed and approved by the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) by end March 2024 Perform 100% of planned risk based audits and reporting to Management and the ARC

None

Annual Internal Audit Plan and Three-Year Strategic Plan documents were approved by the Audit and Risk Committee on 27 March 2024 Achieved The 2023/24 Audit Plan was 100% achieved. All planned projects were completed and reports were issued to Management and tabled at the ARC quarterly meetings: • 7 assurance audits • 13 mandatory reviews • 2 ad-hoc engagements

Achieved 100% of the 2022/23 Audit Plan was achieved, and all audit reports were shared with the ARC at the quarterly meetings: • 12 assurance audit engagements • 14 mandatory reviews • 4 follow-up engagements • 7 ad-hoc reports

Quarterly reporting to Management and ARC on the status on internal controls of audited areas

None

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