BUSINESS CASE FOR THE

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BUSINESS CASE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DWAFS
LEARNING ACADEMY Nobubele Ngele DDG Corporate
Services
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PROBLEM STATEMENT

• Skewed workforce profile
• High staff turnover ( Level 6 8)
• Ageing technical workforce.
• Need to accelerate service delivery
• Increased demand for technical expertise

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FOCUS AREAS

• Engineering e.g. construction, operations and
  maintenance.
• Scientific. e.g. planning, information
  management, environmental forestry

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TALENT PIPELINE
Tertiary Level
Learning Academy
Exit
School Level
Absorbed into DWAF

• Career guidance
• School competition
• Bursary
• Winter School

• 3 Year internship to bursary holders.
• Certificate of competence
• Lucrative allowance
• Formal interventions
• Informal interventions
• Practical experience
• International exposure

• Bursary
• Holiday job exposure

Absorbed into the sector
Assist in Accessing Labour market
Support to pursue academic path
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STRUCTURE OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
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FORMAL SHORT INTERVENTIONS

• Life skills.
• Writing skills.
• Computer skills.
• Project Management.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Understanding the role of government

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EXPERITIAL TRAINING

• In the department of water affairs and forestry.
• In the sector
• International exposure

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METHODOLOGY

• Lectures
• Case studies
• On Job training.
• Assignment.
• Assimilation exercise
• e. Learning

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REMUNERATION

• Level six (6)
• Pay scare skills allowance

ASSESSMENTS

• Twice a year.
• Get an outside assessor
• CERTIFICATION
• At the end of the third year interns to be given
  a certificate of competence.

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THANK YOUENKOSI