Annual Report - Department of Labour 2011- part 2 .pdf

56 | Programme three - Public Employment ServicesAnnual Report of the Department of LabourKEYOUTPUTSProductsand servicesof assistedcompaniesworld class andcompetitive.MEASURE/INDICATORNumber ofyouth/ peoplewith disabilities/ex-combatantsand CompensationFund beneficiariesassisted with skillsfor employmentin the SEF andintegrated into theeconomy.All SEF factoriessuccessfullymanaged tobe viable andsustainableenterprises.Number of peoplein ShelteredEmploymentFactories trainedand placed inmainstreameconomy.Number ofcompanies assistedthrough workplacechallengeprogramme tobecome world classcompetitive.TARGET50 learners recruitedto participate in SEFCentre of Excellenceand a pilot project.On completion somelearners will betrained further asmentors; placed inSEF or mainstreameconomy.70% of all productsand servicesaccounted for.At least 50 formeremployees withdisabilities trainedand placed.PROGRAMME: (PES)ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AGAINST TARGETNot Achieved.ACTUALA proposal has been forwarded to W&R SETA forconsideration.• All 12 factories have newly appointed Managers• An Acting CFO has been appointed and aprocess of appointing a CFO has been initiated• Improvement in inventory sales has beenrecorded in all factories.Not yet achieved120 companies. Achieved230 companies involved in Workplace Challenge.On-going facilitation and nurturing to develop thechange management skills.VS: Productivity SA Q1Report .REASON FORVARIANCEInsufficientfunding.Inadequatemanagementstructure and workflow process.Economicrecession andinsufficientfunding to employadditional people.Funds werereceived duringthe 2 nd quarterand this delayedImplementationprocess.Partially Achieved105 future forums establishedProductivity andcompetitivenessawareness is highand embraced inSouth Africa (SA).Number ofcomments recordedacknowledgingProductivity SAas a leader inproductivity andcompetitiveness inthe country.1 Print and electroniccampaign and 80media articlespublished.VS: Productivity SA Report .Achieved170 media articles publishedVS: Productivity SA publications.Partially Achieved9 Newsletters producedDistribution ofnewsletters wasdependent onthe finalizationof the revampedwebsite which waslaunched early inthe 4 th quarter.Productivity month launch conducted, nationalproductivity awards conducted.CapacitatedSMMEscontribute tosustainableemploymentcreation.Number ofSMME managersassisted to managematters relatedto intellectualproperty.3 000 Not Achieved2 707 SMME managers trainedSMME confirmattendance butdrop out fromprogrammes andthis affected theattendance rate1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011