November - Department of Defence

insight38Resource ManagementProgrammeBy PO Dennis NdabaPhoto: F Sgt DavidNomtshongwanaExternal and internal auditreports have revealed thatinternal control systemswithin the DOD have deterioratedto such an extent thatintervention from managementbecame necessary.To avoid any further occurrence ofmisconduct and improper expenditure,the Accountability ManagementCommittee (AMC) has commissioneda work group to design a ResourceManagement Programme so that thelevel three and four incumbents areorientated regarding their internalcontrol responsibilities.The work group consisting of BrigGen M.C. de Wet, Lt Cols R. Mashele,K. Mpiwa, F. la Grange, Maj K. Boerand Mr P. Motaung was sent as part ofthe Memorandum of Understandingbetween the State Department of theUnited States of America (USA) andthe DOD on an orientation tour to variousmilitary bases in the USA toinvestigate the US DoD Pre-Commandcourses and to develop a similarprogramme within the RSA legislativeframework.The result is the ResourceManagement Programme that focuseson both functional development andwork content training and is designedaccording to the SAQA requirementsto equip both line commanders andmanagers with the necessary knowledge,skills and attitudes required tomanage their resources according tothe Public Finance Management Actand other applicable DOD legislation.The Resource Management Programmewill be conducted in fourphases, ie selection, preparation, residentialand a post-phase. The firstS A S O L D I E R • N OV EMBER 2 0 0 4…Interventionfrom managementbecameinevitable.contact session with the learners wassuccessfully piloted over the period 14to 16 July 2004 at 68 Air School, TekBase in Pretoria and was officiallyopened by the Chief Financial Officer,Mr Jack Gründling. The aim of thissession was to allow the learners tointeract and network with the facilitatorsand with other learners on theprogramme. The concept of the HelpDesk (Kaizan Method) was also introducedto the learners. The residentialphase was piloted over the period 18to 29 October 2004. During this phasethe learners were individuallyassessed on their presentations of rectification/businessplans regardingcase studies that were handed out duringthe pre-phase. This phase alsoincorporated syndicate work on casestudies and was interspersed with lecturesby guest speakers.The case studies are designed insuch a way that they are interwovenwith Integrated Finance, Logistics,Human Resources, Procurement,Military Security and OHS problemsand allow the learners to be in a totallypeer and self-taught discovery situation,and are thus taken on a "journeythrough their areas of responsibilities".During the post-phase, the evaluationof action plans will be conductedwith the assistance of the InspectorateGeneral DOD. This phase will alsohelp determine if the learning programmeoutcome, ie line authoritiesthat are fully committed to theirorganisational mandate to conductlegally responsible and accountablemanagement and control over theavailable DOD resources, wasachieved. This phase will also helpdetermine how the future schedulingof the Resource ManagementProgramme can be improved.Members requesting additionalinformation on this Programme mustcontact the Project Manager, MajKantha Boer, at tel no: (012) 339 5573,fax no: (012) 339 5550 or cell no:072 469 4218.Fltr: Maj Gen Johan Jooste, Chief Director Army Corporate Service,Mr Jack Gründling, Chief Financial Officer, and Brig Gen Garry Malinga,Director ETD, at the function.