Third Quarter Performance Report for the period 1 April to 31 ...

CHALLENGES
RESPONSES TO CHALLENGES
Delayed provisioning of technical support in a co-sourced To review the organizational structure of the Internal Audit Directorate
arrangement to enhance skills transfer in Internal Audit. Level of for approval and facilitate the provision of technical support in a cosourced
attraction and retention of competent Internal Audit staff.
arrangement to enhance skills transfer in Internal Audit.
Staff members in the directorate are leaving the department for better To propose for review of the salary levels of Internal Auditors was
salary levels. Internal Auditors in other departments are paid on prepared and submitted to relevant directorates for consideration. To
salary level 8, while in the Department of Education Internal Auditors
are paid on salary level 7. The level of attraction and retention of
competent Internal Audit staff need reviewal. Four Internal Auditors
follow-up this matter with Human Resources Planning. To pursue this
matter further with the Accounting Officer of the Department of
Education. Reviewal of Organogram.
have already left the Department of Education and due to the current
moratorium, no replacements have been made.
Internal Audit Services Directorate requested R10 million and was only
allocated a mere R4 million. Limited provision of financial resources to
carry out the approved Internal Audit Coverage Plan.
To bring this to the attention of the Department for consideration.
Apply for review of the Internal Audit financial resource to implement
its Audit Coverage Plan effectively.
Coverage of the Department of Education to effectively deal with the
control weaknesses or risks leading to failure to achieve its strategic
To encourage Internal Audit staff to participate on continuous
professional development programmes to enhance their performance.
priorities.
LEARNING AND TEACHNING SUPPORT MATERIAL (LTSM)
The late awarding of the Stationary Tender caused a delay in the
deliveries to schools
To ensure that deliveries to schools will commence on 11 January
2010
LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
Budget reductions
To reprioritize programmes
HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION
Districts were not visited and the planned HRM Forum, to monitor
progress in the of advertised funded, residual and school-based Post
Level 1 Educator and Promotion posts (HOD-, Deputy Principal posts),
was resultantly not conducted due to the moratorium placed on
workshops by the Acting Superintendent-General
To recommended that staff in this Sub-Directorate be allowed to visit
districts to monitor progress in the filling of advertised school-based
Post Level 1 Educator and Promotion posts (HOD-, Deputy Principaland
Principal posts) and to ensure correct implementation of HR
policies and procedures.
Moratorium on District assessments, training, interventions
To request a lifting of the moratorium, as monitoring intervention and
advocacy are key activities
Slow process with Persal Update Project
To review Persal Update Project regarding flow of paper based
documents and co-ordinate Persal update Project to be improved
451