Human Resource Development Strategy Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform 23 April 2013

Departmental HRD Strategy PURPOSE: The Departmental HRD Strategy aims to capacitate employees to acquire the requisite skills and competencies to carry out its mandate with interventions that address current and future needs of the department

HRD Strategy Departmental Strategic Planning Performance Agreements Annual Performance Plans Sectoral Plans Needs Analysis Personal Developmental Plans WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN Skills Programmes Internship Programme International and Regional Participation Bursaries Training and Development

Current Skills Currently the department possesses the following skills and competencies to address the mandate of the department: TECHNICAL Survey, GIS, Cartographic, Photogrammetry, Town and Regional Planning, Urban design, Environmental Legal, Conveyance, Deeds Examination Community Facilitation,, Agricultural, Project Management, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, Research ADMINISTRATIVE Information Technology, Monitoring and Evaluation, Human Resources, Communication, Management Finance, Supply Chain, Auditing, Security, Occupational Health and Safety Legal administration, Legislation and Policy development

Future Skills TECHNICAL Cadastral Surveying, Photogrammetry, Cartography, Research, Town and Regional Planning Legal, Legislation and Policy development Valuation, Agricultural, Project Management, Research, Disaster Management, Quality Assurance, Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Analytical, Social Facilitation, Systems Training, Rural Development, Dispute Resolution ADMINISTRATIVE Management and Leadership, Problem Solving, Policy Analysis, Financial Management, Service Delivery Innovation Accounting and Auditing, Forensic Investigation, Vetting Monitoring and Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Report Writing, Journalism, Graphic Design,

Training interventions Key Training programmes conducted in DRDLR: TechnicalAdministrative Land Reform Practitioners Certificate, Project Management, Community Facilitation, Valuation, Disaster Management, Agricultural Land Training, Community Based Planning Deeds training, Conveyancing, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Mediation Training Public Policy Analysis, Systems Thinking, Research GIS, Certificate in Deeds Practice Financial Management, SCM Performance Monitoring, Governance and Accountability, Executive Development, Risk Management AMDP, EMDP, M&E, Mentoring and Coaching OHS, Leadership Development for WomenLabour Relations,, Supervisory Computer programmes, Report Writing, Records Management, Prince 2 Internal Audit Quality, Forensic Investigation, Certificate in Accounting PFMA, Asset Management, Office Management Number of employees trained: 3755

Departmental Bursary Programme Prospective Bursary Holders To sponsor aspirant students to obtain qualifications in Geomatics and Town and Regional Planning To address skills shortage in Geomatics and Town and Regional Planning in the country To address transformation of the professions by introducing women and youth from rural communities Presently 274 students active in programme

Departmental Bursary Programme Employees Part-time and full time Bursaries To award bursaries to serving employees to study on a part-time and full time basis to address departmental priority skills and career enhancement

DRDLR Employed Graduates Year of study Female Female Total Male Male Total Grand Total Row LabelsND: Carto ND: SurvBSc:GeoBSc:TRP BTech:TR P ND: TRP ND: LUP ND: SurvBSc:Geo BSc: TRP ND: TRP ND: LUP African Coloured White Indian Grand Total

Current Students Studying

New Bursaries Awarded Race/GenderCPUTDUTMUTNWUTUTUCTUJUKZNUNIVENUPWitsGrand Total A F M C1113 F112 M 11 I11 M 11 W2114 F 11 M1113 Total

Employee Bursaries

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME The Internship Programme aims to equip the rural youth with qualifications to gain workplace experience and skills to prepare them for the labour market aged The programme covers: Administrative and Generic interns - 12 months contract Deeds Examiners - 18 months contract Technical Interns - 2 Year contract (SPI, IT, and Internal Audit) Experiential Learning for Bursary Holders (DRDLR) and students required by institutions (FETC)

INTERNS' INTAKE 2011/2012 FINANCIAL YEAR

INTERNS' INTAKE 2012/2013 FINANCIAL YEAR

Other Departmental Training Initiatives In-house Deeds registration training HRD coordinated provisional accreditation of courses with SASSETA (South African Safety and Security Education and Training Authority) In-house Pupil Survey Officer Course HRD facilitating accreditation of courses with CETA (Construction Education and Training Authority) Branch: Rural Enterprise and Industrial Development Facilitate rural community training programmes Branch: Land Reform and Administration Facilitate state land training for departmental officials, other national and provincial vesting committee members from other government departments

New Training Interventions Meetings with tertiary institutions to initiate Rural Development training programmes for departmental officials and communities University of Venda, University of Limpopo, University of North West, FortHare University, UKZN, UFS, UWC, UP New Rural Development competencies for employees; still work in progress Challenges Limited Budget - Utilization of the 1% personnel budget for training and development creates difficulties in; Coordination of training as it limits implementation of all personal development plans and training needs and impacts on monitoring and reporting on training progress.

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