NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 42
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12/02/2015
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 1 OF 2015)
Mr S Esau (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:
(1) What is the (a) total amount and (b) breakdown of the total amount spent on the Vukani Aviation Cadet Pilot Scheme Programme through the National Skills Fund;
(2) what is the (a) total cost and (b) breakdown of such cost for the (i) Commercial Pilot License and (ii) Advanced Pilot Training;
(3) how many cadets (a) were recruited, (b) passed and (c) failed the (i) Commercial Pilot License training and (b) Advanced Pilot Training;
(4) what was the average cost per cadet who (a) failed and (b) passed the (i) Commercial Pilot License training and (ii) Advanced Pilot Training;
(5) how many of the cadets who passed the (a) Commercial Pilot License training and (b) Advanced Pilot Training have received employment at (i) SA Airways, (ii) SA Airlink or (iii) any other specified employer?
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REPLY:
(1) (a) The total expenditure incurred to date is: R68 029 589.78.
(b) The breakdown is as follows:
2012/13: R19 985 000.00
2013/14: R30 887 215.48
2014/15: R17 157 374.30
(2) (a) The total budgeted cost of the training is: R77 070 921.00
(b) The breakdown of the cost is as follows:
(i) Commercial Pilot Licence is R717 303.00 per cadet
(ii) Advanced Pilot Training is R550 000.00 per cadet
(3) Number of cadets:
(a) Recruited: 60 cadets
(b) Training is still in progress
(c) Training is still in progress
(i) (a) Commercial Pilot License: 16 passed their CPL to progress to APL, others are still in training.
(b) Advanced Pilot License: Training is still in progress
(4) The average cost per cadet will be determined once training has been completed.
(5) The number of cadets who passed and received employment will be communicated after the training programme has been completed.
Issued by Parliament, March 2 2015
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