private providers are perceived to be more responsive and better able to tailor their programmes to the client. Table 4.2 Results of the National Certificate Examinations at FET colleges Level Entered Wrote Pass Public Administration N3 7978 6259 3055 48.81 Social Care N3 10 5 5 100 Introductory Public N4 285 268 204 76.12 Public Administration N4 3044 2467 1599 64.82 Legal Practice N5 284 244 141 57.79 Public Administration N5 1463 1302 957 73.5 Public Finance N5 1435 1292 893 69.12 Legal Practice N6 133 118 93 78.81 Public Administration N6 938 818 683 83.5 Public Finance N6 716 628 416 66.24 Public Law N6 1254 1073 462 43.06 Mathematics N2 5616 4055 1188 29.3 Aircraft Maintenance Theory N3 328 306 139 45.42 Aircraft Metalwork Theory N3 52 45 18 40 Table 4.3 Results of the National Certificate (Vocational) Examinations at FET colleges Level Entered Wrote Pass Criminology L2 147 94 30 31.9 Introduction to Governance L2 2147 1428 645 45.2 Introduction to Law L2 2127 1499 474 31.6 Introduction to Policing Practice L2 2064 1459 1000 68.5 Principles of Criminal Justice L2 2108 1452 770 53 Criminal Justice Structures and L3 305 265 232 87.6 Mandates Criminal Law L3 306 269 194 72.1 Criminology L3 6 3 2 66.7 Governance L3 307 271 147 54.2 Theory of Policing Practices L3 299 258 152 58.9 Source: FET Colleges Report 2009 In higher education institutions, with the exception of Black Females (African, Coloured, and Indian), enrolment in law and public administration is trending downward since 2007. This pattern is reflected in Figure 4.1 below. Most of the qualifications available from universities are relevant to the private legal profession and to the public service in general. However, specialist qualifications are more difficult to come by, and are generally developed in the workplace once candidates are already in employment. This suggests that public providers are not currently able to respond adequately to changes in the labour market.
private providers are perceived to be more responsive and better able to tailor their programmes to the client. Table 4.2 Results of the National Certificate Examinations at FET colleges Level Entered Wrote Pass Public Administration N3 7978 6259 3055 48.81 Social Care N3 10 5 5 100 Introductory Public N4 285 268 204 76.12 Public Administration N4 3044 2467 1599 64.82 Legal Practice N5 284 244 141 57.79 Public Administration N5 1463 1302 957 73.5 Public Finance N5 1435 1292 893 69.12 Legal Practice N6 133 118 93 78.81 Public Administration N6 938 818 683 83.5 Public Finance N6 716 628 416 66.24 Public Law N6 1254 1073 462 43.06 Mathematics N2 5616 4055 1188 29.3 Aircraft Maintenance Theory N3 328 306 139 45.42 Aircraft Metalwork Theory N3 52 45 18 40 Table 4.3 Results of the National Certificate (Vocational) Examinations at FET colleges Level Entered Wrote Pass Criminology L2 147 94 30 31.9 Introduction to Governance L2 2147 1428 645 45.2 Introduction to Law L2 2127 1499 474 31.6 Introduction to Policing Practice L2 2064 1459 1000 68.5 Principles of Criminal Justice L2 2108 1452 770 53 Criminal Justice Structures and Mandates L3 305 265 232 87.6 Criminal Law L3 306 269 194 72.1 Criminology L3 6 3 2 66.7 Governance L3 307 271 147 54.2 Theory of Policing Practices L3 299 258 152 58.9 Source: FET Colleges Report 2009 In higher education institutions, with the exception of Black Females (African, Coloured, and Indian), enrolment in law and public administration is trending downward since 2007. This pattern is reflected in Figure 4.1 below. Most of the qualifications available from universities are relevant to the private legal profession and to the public service in general. However, specialist qualifications are more difficult to come by, and are generally developed in the workplace once candidates are already in employment. This suggests that public providers are not currently able to respond adequately to changes in the labour market.