1. Mr Oliver Seale SCOPA Meeting Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Building capacity for effective financial management in the public service
Mr Oliver Seale
SCOPA Meeting
Wednesday, 29 August 2007

2. Transformation to the Academy SAMDI: Need for a paradigm shift
R1 billion p/a spent in departments but 43% of staff in provincial departments reported no training in 2006.
International benchmarks suggest at least 5 days training per annum:
For approx. 250,000 middle and junior managers requires 1,25 million PTDs p.a.;
Allowing for 60% of training already occurring in departments still requires 0,5 million PTDs p.a.
For induction, staff turn-over is people p.a. requiring another 0,2 million PTDs.
Thus, the total-demand driven requirement is 0,7 million PTDs: nearly 10 times SAMDI’s present output!

3. Transformation to the Academy Vision and activities
Three “mantras”
Provision to facilitation.
Competition to collaboration.
Selective coverage to massification.
First main stream of activity
Executive development programmes for SMS.
Entrant, lower and upper SMS: programmes, courses and events.
In collaboration with universities and counterparts.
Second main stream of activity
“Massified” management training for junior and middle managers.
Training frameworks of curriculum and materials in conjunction with provincial academies and DPLG;
Monitoring and Evaluation to regulate providers;
The induction programme for new entrants at all levels.

4. Capacity building for financial management Background
SAMDI and National Treasury established a partnership to address the capacity challenges in public financial management.
SAMDI and National Treasury identified a suite of ten courses that address training needs in following areas:
Financial management for non-financial managers
Public sector accounting
Internal audit and control
Risk management
Asset management
Revenue management
Expenditure management
Report writing
SAMDI and National Treasury selected various service providers to offer the above courses in national and provincial departments.
Ensure transparency and accountability;
Promote service delivery improvement;
Ensure compliance with statutory and other requirements; and
Promote a learning culture in the public sector.

5. Capacity building for financial management Implementation strategy
National Treasury assisted SAMDI with the rollout strategy and setting up of a finance and project management training unit.
Project Team and Steering Committee established comprising SAMDI, National Treasury and providers
Service Level Agreements signed with service providers including: University of Pretoria, Regenesys, Fort Hare University and Public Finance iQ.
Training schedule and marketing plan developed for the current financial year in conjunction with service providers.
Rollout took place in July, delay due to new marketing approach and industrial action.
SAMDI and National Treasury DGs have communicated with departments on this FMT programme.
National Treasury has provided additional financial support to incentivise participation by national and provincial departments.
Ensure transparency and accountability;
Promote service delivery improvement;
Ensure compliance with statutory and other requirements; and
Promote a learning culture in the public sector.

6. Capacity building for financial management JIPSA-ASGISA projects
Training of CFOs and finance managers in municipalities supported by Liberty Life
Roleplayers - Deputy President’s Office, SAMDI, National Treasury DPLG, Auditor General’s Office, Local Government Leadership Academy, Local Government SETA
Programme components - Finance training (e.g. Risk Management, Internal Audit), Leadership and management training, Coaching and mentoring, Focused finance team training, Institutional strategic and operational support
Steering committee has been established facilitated by SAMDI
Internal audit training and assistance supported by Old Mutual’s ILIMA Trust
Ensure transparency and accountability;
Promote service delivery improvement;
Ensure compliance with statutory and other requirements; and
Promote a learning culture in the public sector.

7. Siyabonga
Thank you
Rolivhuwa
Dankie
Nakhensa
Re a leboga