Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi Izinkampani Zezikhali Zixoshwe Ekilasini

NguTony Dale, ngoDisemba 5, 2020

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Esifundeni sasemaphandleni saseDevon e-UK kunetheku lomlando lasePlymouth, okuyikhaya lesistimu yezikhali zenuzi iTrident yaseBrithani. Ukuphatha leso sikhungo iBabcock International Group PLC, umkhiqizi wezikhali obhalwe ku-FTSE 250 nge inzuzo ngo-2020 ka- £ 4.9bn.

Okungaziwa kakhulu, kepha, ukuthi iBabcock ibuye isebenzise izinsizakalo zemfundo eDevon, nakwezinye izindawo eziningi ezise-UK. Ngemuva kwenkinga yezezimali yomhlaba ka-2008-9, lapho ohulumeni emhlabeni jikelele besebenzisa izinqubomgomo zokusebenzisa imali, ukusikeka kuziphathimandla zendawo kugijime kwaba ngaphezu kuka-40% kanti nezinsizakalo zemfundo yasekhaya zanikezelwa emkhakheni ozimele. Ku-Devon, kwakunguBabcock owina ibhidi lokuziqhuba.

Inkampani yezikhali, enika amandla ukungqubuzana nodlame emhlabeni wonke, manje ingomunye wabahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zemfundo abayishumi nambili abagunyaziwe e-UK.

Isitatimende esikwi-webhusayithi yaso sichaza imisebenzi yaso njenge:

Ubudlelwano obunjalo buqala ubungozi bokuziphatha lapho kwakungekho khona ngaphambili. “Ukwenza okuhle kakhulu kwezentengiselwano” - ngamanye amazwi, ukuncintisana - akulona usizo lomsebenzi womphakathi, futhi ukusetshenziswa kwalo kwezemfundo kunemiphumela emibi kulabo abasengozini enkulu, njengoba kuzokhonjiswa. Izinkampani ezizimele ezisebenzela uhulumeni nazo ziletha izinselelo zokuphendula futhi kulokhu, ukuba khona kokuhweba ngezikhali kuphakamisa eminye imibuzo yokuziphatha mayelana nemvume.

Noma kunjalo iBabcock akuyona ukuphela komenzi wezikhali ohlinzeka ngemfundo ezinganeni. Ezinye izinkampani zezikhali zase-UK, njengezinhlelo ezinkulu ze-BAE ezakha imikhumbi engaphansi komhlaba yaseBrithani iTrident, nazo zithole indlela yazo ezikoleni muva nje, zabanika izinto zokufundisa futhi, ngokweThe Guardian, “ukuhlinzeka nge-missile simulator yezingane ezizodlala nayo”. Ephawula ngalolu daba, u-Andrew Smith, okhulumela i- Umkhankaso Olwa Nokuhweba Ngezikhali uthe: “Uma lezi zinkampani zizikhangisa ezinganeni azikhulumi ngomthelela obulalayo izikhali zazo ezinazo. [..] Izikole [..] akufanele zisetshenziswe njengezimoto ezithengisa izinkampani zezikhali. ”

Sekuyisikhathi, njengoba kusho lowo okhulumela inkampani, sokuthi izinkampani zezikhali zixoshwe ekilasini.

Indlela yobushiqela; amalungiselelo aphikisana nokuhlolisisa komphakathi

Kunombuzo wangempela futhi okhathazayo wokuthi isiko lokuhweba ngezikhali, leBabcock, liyithonya kanjani imithombo yezemfundo abayinikezayo. 

Cabanga ngaleli cala elilandelayo. 'Imithwalo yemfanelo' kaBabcock eDevon ifaka ukuqapha kwabafundi nokuhlolwa kwabafundi - imisebenzi abasebenzisa kuyo indlela yobulukhuni. Lapho ingane ingekho esikoleni, uBabcock usongela abazali babo ngemali engu- £ 2,500 nokuhlawuliswa izinyanga ezintathu, njengoba kukhonjisiwe encwadini engezansi:

Le ncwadi nezinye ezifana nayo zidale umsindo phakathi kwabazali babafundi baseDevon, kwathi ngo-2016 a isikhalazo yaqalwa, yahlaba ikhwelo kuMkhandlu Wedolobha LaseDevon ukuba ikhansele inkontileka kaBabcock lapho kufanele ivuselelwe ngo-2019. Isicelo sathola amasiginesha ambalwa (ngaphezulu nje kwenkulungwane) kanti ukuvuselelwa kuka-2019 kwaqhubeka. Manje sekuzophela ngo-2022.

Ngo-2017, umzali okhathazekile wafaka isicelo seNkululeko Yolwazi kuMkhandlu Wedolobha LaseDevon ukuthola imininingwane ngenkontileka yabo neBabcock. Kwenqatshwa ngezizathu zokuzwela kwezohwebo. Umzali usidlulisile isinqumo, esola uMkhandlu “ukugcinwa kwesango okungaqondakali, ukubambezeleka kwesikhathi, amaqhinga okugwema”, Futhi yize imininingwane yagcina idaluliwe uMkhandlu watholakala wephula umthetho weNkululeko Yolwazi mayelana nokubambezeleka. Imfundo yengane ibaluleke kakhulu ekuziphatheni futhi labo abathintekayo kufanele bakwamukele ukubhekwa. Lokhu ngokusobala akunjalo ngokuhlelwa kukaBabcock eDevon.

Off-rolling: ukuxosha ababuthakathaka ukuze uhlale uncintisana

Isiko lebhizinisi, ikakhulukazi ibhizinisi lokwakha nokuthengisa izikhali, libekwe kabi emfundweni. Umncintiswano akuyona indlela oyithola ngayo imiphumela, futhi ukushaya amagoli etafuleni leligi lezikole akuyona isilinganiso sempumelelo.

Noma kunjalo yilezi zimiso ezisetshenziswayo. Ku-2019, uTes, ongumhlinzeki wezinsiza zemfundo eku-inthanethi, wabika ngomkhuba okhathazayo. Inani elandayo labazali babafundi ababethwala kanzima esikoleni “uphoqiwe, unqunyiwe futhi uncengile”Ekufundiseni izingane zabo emakhaya - okusho ukubasusa ohlwini lwabantwana besikole, lapho ukusebenza kwabo kungasenakuba nomthelela ekuklelisweni kwetafula leligi lesikole - umkhuba osudume ngokuthi 'ukuphuma'.

Isizathu salo mkhuba silula: “kubangelwe isikhundla setafula leligi”, Ngokusho kombiko we-2019 we-YouGov. IPhini Likathisha-nhloko wesikole samabanga aphakeme kulo mbiko lithi: “Kungaba nesilingo sokususa [umfundi] ukuze bangayekeli imiphumela yesikole… Ngokokuziphatha angivumelani nakho.” Ukususa i-off-off akulungile; kubeka ubunzima obukhulu kubazali futhi, empeleni, akukho emthethweni.

Akumangazi ukuthi iBabcock eDevon inikeza umfanekiso walo mkhuba omubi osebenzayo. Amathebula angezansi avela emibhalweni esemthethweni evela eBabcock naseDevon County Council.

Izibalo ziyazikhulumela; iphesenti lezingane zesikole eDevon ezibhalisele ukufunda emakhaya (EHE) lenyuke lisuka ku-1.1% ngo-2015/16 laya ku-1.9% ngo-2019/20. Lokhu kukhomba ukuthi kunezingane ezingama-889 ezengeziwe 'ezikhishwe' ezikoleni zikaDevon nguBabcock.

Isinqumo esibalulekile abazali abanqatshelwa kuso

Umagazini wokugcina uhlobene nenkolelo nokuzikhethela. Ilungelo lenkululeko yenkolo liyekethiswa lapho, ngokwesibonelo, uphoqeleka ukuthi uhlanganyele ezinkonzweni zenkolo okungezona ezenkolo yakho. I-UK ingumphakathi wezwe futhi amalungelo anjalo avikelwe ngokuqinile, kepha ingabe ayaqhubeka? Wonke umuntu ukhokhela ukuzivikela ngentela ngohlobo 'lwemvume etholakele', kepha akulungile ukuthi labo abazuza ngayo bakwazi ukubuya bazothatha ucezu lwesibili lwekhekhe lezezimali zomphakathi. Akukho 'mvume etholakele' efanayo ngokuhweba ngezikhali okuhlinzeka ngemfundo.

Ngokukhishwa kwezinsizakalo zemfundo yasekhaya emkhakheni ozimele, ukuhweba ngezikhali kulapho imali yezemfundo iya khona, ngaphezu kwesabelomali sezokuvikela. Futhi uma ingane yakho idinga imfundo, uzithola ungazi ngokuzibandakanya ekwakheni iphrofayili ehloniphekile yomphakathi kanye nokwandisa inzuzo kubantu abathengisa izibhamu. Kukhona isisho esikweni lesimakethe esithi 'kunezinhlangothi ezimbili kuwo wonke umsebenzi'. Ukuhweba ngezikhali kukhona kumakhasimende ayo nakubaninimasheya; akwamukelekile ngokokuziphatha ukuthi abazali bezingane zesikole bafakwe njengengxenye yemisebenzi yayo yezentengiselwano.

Okwenzeka kwinkontileka phakathi kukaDevon County Council neBabcock ngo-2022 kungahle kube ngaphansi kwengcindezi yomphakathi. Kuyicala elibalulekile lokuhlola ukuthi thina, njengezakhamizi, njengezinqubekela phambili, singakuthola yini ukuhweba ngezikhali ezikoleni zethu. Sizozama?

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