Regional Services (Rural EMDCs): Overview

This directorate brings together the three rural Education Management and Development Centres (EMDCs) in the Western Cape, namely South Cape/Karoo, Breede River/Overberg, and West Coast/Winelands.

Launched in July 2001, the aim of the EMDCs is to bring management and development support closer to public schools throughout the Western Cape, and to assist schools in their efforts to become accountable learning organisations, able to manage themselves effectively, efficiently and economically.

EMDCs, assisted by the Department's head office in Cape Town, offer a range of services, including:

• curriculum development and support
• specialised learner and educator support;
• institutional management and governance support
• administrative services, including institutional development and support for Article 20 and 21 schools, labour relations assistance, and internal administration services.