TRANSFORMATION

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TRANSFORMATION

• SPECIFIC REFERENCE
• TO
• DEVELOPMENT

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN TERMS OF THE
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TRANSFORMATION AND
RESTRUCTURING OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE (UTILISATION
OF HUMAN RESOURCES)
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PHASE ONE PROCESS

• DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN
• The following operational goals were
• identified in the Directorate Human
• Resource Developments Operational
• Plan

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Strategic Focus Area 1 Leadership

• Provide Leadership Skills to Managers
• Revive Workplace Skills Development Committee

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Strategic Focus Area 2 Policy and Strategy

• Develop a policy on Experiential Training
• Develop Induction Policy
• Revise current Training Policy
• Develop Workplace Skills Plan
• Provide guidance support to Regions on
  awareness campaigns
• Develop a format for donor funding requests
• Establish/Improve Private-Public Partnerships
• Provision of Courses in Customer Care
• Develop Communicate Service Standards

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Strategic Focus Area 4 People Management

• Investigate possibility of outsourcing ABET in
  Regions
• Create immediate new establishment to reach
  business goals
• Investigate establishment for Academy
• Provision of Basic Administration Skills for
  Supervisors
• Provide computer training
• Provide workshops on drafting of Ministerial
  correspondence
• Evaluate the impact of training
• Establish PSETA task team
• Develop Training Officers
• Implement Curriculum for Trainee Immigration
  Officers (The entire process has been halted due
  to the implementation of the Immigration Act
  2002)
• Present Financial Control Measures Course
• Provide training in the Code of Conduct

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Strategic Focus Area 5 Resources and Information
Management

• Provide budget for Regional Training Officers
• Acquire relevant training equipment
• Provide transport where applicable in the Regions
  to Training Officers
• Provide e-mail fax facilities to Training
  Officers where needed
• Investigating the possibility of establishing a
  Video Conferencing Centre

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Strategic Focus Area 6 Service Delivery
Processes

• Develop staff for e-DMS implementation
• Extend current module on security measures

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WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN 2002/2003

• The following competencies/skills have been
  identified as requirements for the Department of
  Home Affairs to be able to perform efficiently
  and effectively to fulfil its vision, mission and
  achieve the strategic objectives that have been
  set

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• Leadership Skills
• Management Skills
• Customer Care Skills
• Computer Skills
• Basic Administration Skills
• Writing Skills
• Functional Expertise
• Competency in financial Control Measures
• Competency in the Code of Conduct
• Competency in Security Awareness
• Competency in Dealing with Diversity

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The following list reflects the training needs
identified in the Department of Home Affairs and
the number if employees requiring the training

• Computer Training 5 257
• Management Skills 876
• Leadership Skills 102
• Budget/Finance Control Measures 226
• Immigration Training 1 540
• ABET (Adult Basic Education and Training)
  404
• HIV/AIDS Awareness 5 257
• TOTAL 13 662

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The training statistics for the period 1 April
2002 to 31 March 2003 are as follows
  During the previous financial year, 1 April
2001 to 31 March 2002, 4 702 officials received
training at a cost of R4 896 213.