Community Development Workers: Progress Report Report to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, 22 June 2005

Contents Purpose Background Progress report Rollout State of the Provinces Learnership Relationships Communication Policy development Monitoring and Evaluation

Contents Launches Discussion Key challenges Conclusion and recommendations

Purpose To submit a detailed progress report and the implementation challenges facing the CDW programme

Background The Community Development Workers Programme began in earnest in 2003 A Unit based in the Ministry for Public Service and Administration coordinates the implementation, in conjunction with DPLG Unit is assisted by a national task team (NTT) Provincial units now established

Progress report Rollout - National unit has: Visited provinces Followed up on learnership implementation Met & briefed other departments With some departments, & youth bodies, exploring joint programmes Establishing learning network, India visited.

Progress report State of Provinces: Units established, 3 provinces still unstable Learnership in progress in all provinces Provincial leadership support established Institutional arrangements in progress Budgets secured in some provinces Municipalities and local stakeholders brought on board

Progress report Learnership All provinces on target Learnership in all provinces progressing To date 571 learners completed Gauteng (199) E. Cape (180) N. Cape (192) Provinces finalising selection of remaining number of learners (1579)

Progress report Further training Linkages to Gateway portal Running a pilot in Gauteng until Aug 2005 Training on e-Govt & ICT, Batho Pele, Entrepreneural skills, life skills planned CDWs utilising MPCCs, Customer Service booths, and joint work on mobile units Extended ICT linkages explored – e.g. Post Offices

Progress report Relationships Established relations with municipalities, ward clrs, local CBOs, NGOs, other govt depts. Established relations with ward committee members – via meetings, workshops Salga resolution to facilitate smooth relations Contact with trade union federation initiated. Conference envisaged with unions.

Progress report Joint programmes: Finalising joint programme with NYS, SAYMP, several national Departments Collaboration in form of extended training exposure, additional sectors to incorporate in CDW job description ICT training to introduce eGovt. Community mobilisation with EPWP

Progress report Communication: A communication strategy in place Branding development in progress A Booklet providing success case studies produced A webpage development in progress Contact made with all Departments, provinces and other stakeholders

Progress report Policy development: A Handbook developed Deployment strategy framework developed A Monitoring and Evaluation framework developed Action research commissioned to study programme impact in areas CDWs are deployed Funding approach needed

Progress report Launches Provinces launched are Gauteng, W. Cape and E. Cape National launch planned for mid-year Branding finalised – logo, etc. 15 minute video being finalised. Will be ready for launch

Discussion Relationships – with ward councillors, ward committees and local structures Mostly cordial Provincial unit and executive leadership intervening in conflict situations Rule of law followed at all times A workshop with all Departments is planned to finalise synergy in implementing the programme

Key challenges Political buy-in to ensure stability in provincial units Inter-Departmental coordination Funding Provincial strategic planning

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