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STRUCTURE

WHAT DOES NECT DO?

The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) is an organisation dedicated to strengthening
partnerships within civil society and between civil society and government in order to achieve South
Africa’s national goals for basic education. It strives both to support and to influence the agenda for reform
of education.

GOVERNANCE

NECT is a registered trust and is overseen by a board of trustees chaired by former
FirstRand CEO Sizwe Nxasana. The trustees are drawn from business, government,
education trade unions and civil society more broadly.

FUNDING

NECT receives financial support from a range of funding partners, including government,
business and philanthropic trusts and foundations.

THE NECT’S OBJECTIVES ARE TO:

Improve the quality of schooling and systems for monitoring and supporting schools.
Provide a governance platform for joint initiatives by civil society, business, trade unions
and government to improve education.
Oversee implementation of collaborative education programmes and ensure their
suitability to the situations they seek to address.
Strengthen coordination of private sector-funded activities to improve schooling and
encourage alignment with the national agenda for education reform.
Undertake activities that promote good returns on investment for private and public
spending on education.
Consolidate knowledge generated by private and public sector organisations about
school improvement.
Set guiding principles for national education programmes and local education projects.

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