EXPLANATION OF THE COSAS MEMBERSHIP AND STRUCTURES

                                                                                                     
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   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL

  EXPLANATION OF THE COSAS MEMBERSHIP AND STRUCTURES

In line with the resolutions of the first national executive meeting, the Secretary General’s office carries in its shoulders a responsibility to outline in simple form the implementation mechanism for the 15th national congress resolutions on the COSAS membership and the structures.

COSAS MEMBER:

The COSAS constitution asserts that an applicant of COSAS membership shall be considered subject to the fulfilling of these factors:

Applicant should be in the pre tertiary institution and be in position to produce proof to that effect.

A proof of admission to any school can be a letter that is offered by a school to a learner upon their admission, in the event where such is not applicable, any written evidence that confirms beyond reasonable doubt that an applicant belong to the pre tertiary institution may be accepted. E.g. letter containing the identity information of a leaner directed to the either a leaner or the parents of the learner.

Renewal of membership

The membership of COSAS stand for 12 months then the applicant will be expected to renew provided that they are still within the pre tertiary level upon the expiry date, a person who has interest on contributing to the life of COSAS may apply for the associate membership as outlined by the constitution.

COSAS BRANCHES:h

A school with a minimum of 100 COSAS members may be launched and regarded as a COSAS branch. It shall be expected to elect the BEC and develop programmes to advance the aims and objectives of the organisation,

COSAS: ZONAL STRUCTURES.

For the purposes of coordination of common programs COSAS branches within the same area or location/village/town may formulate under the supervision of the REC and out of the BEC’s a zonal structure, its responsibilities will be to coordinate the programs of COSAS aimed at addressing the common areal interest.
 
STRUCTURING OF THE ZONAL COORDINATING TEAMS.

Zonal coordinating teams may consist of 15 members with each BEC within a zone enjoying a representation. They shall out of their collective nominate a scriber and a convener, and other members may be allocated a leading role in playing an oversight to the accomplishment of all the constitutional departments as outlined in the COSAS constitution.

REC’S AND PEC’S

REC’S and PEC’S are traditional upper structures which have not been changed, their responsibilities remain, which is to run the COSAS programmes and ensure that the organisation is alive within their jurisdictions. And they shall in accordance with their hierarchy play an oversight to lower COSAS structures.

The above is the simple directive on how structures of the organisation must be understood, we therefore hope for maximum adherence to the above. 

Yours in building a strong students’ movement

Secretary General
Tshiamo Tsotetsi

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