an evaluation of the recruitment and selection policy and practice in ...

Appendix CDEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRYCREATE A BETTER WORKPLACE. IMPLEMENT DWAF POLICY.1. PREAMBLE• The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines to the Department ofWater Affairs and Forestry on a fair, consistent, transparent andefficient way of attracting, selecting and appointing necessary talent toenhance performance and effective service delivery.• Recruitment is the prime instrument for obtaining the skills necessaryto meet the Department’s strategic and operational needs and forachieving employment equity goals by opening up the Public Service toall sections of society.2. DEFINITIONS3. PRINCIPLES• The stability of the organisation largely depends on its humanresources. It is therefore crucial to appoint the most suitablepersonnel.• All vacancies shall be open to all applicants irrespective of race, gender,religion and political opinion, ethnic or social origin, sexual orientation,age, disability, culture, language, marital status and no applicant shallbe prevented from taking up employment in the department on anyarbitrary ground. The only expenses are covered in the regulationsC.2.5 in Chapter VII133