PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government's ...

White Paper on Public Sector Reform• Training for trainers.Training is viewed as both a developmental activity and an investment in thehuman resource. Government has committed itself to organise its expenditurepriorities, to ensure that a critical minimum amount of finance is available to beallocated for training.The training proposals will utilise a total training concept, which assures theGovernment that the public sector will have the opportunity to be staffedcontinuously with highly skilled, knowledgeable and professional personnel,willing to provide excellent service to the public.7:5 PERFORMANCE APPRAISALPerformance appraisal will play a significant role in the government’s humanresource strategy. A meaningful and equitable system of performance reviewwill:-• provide an important opportunity for dialogue;• relate individual performance to organisational goals and• test competence.The performance appraisal system, or format used in the public service providesan opportunity for appraisers to be highly subjective in their assessment of theemployee. This creates problems and incurs resentment from employees whoadjudge themselves to be unfairly treated. The image of the system is tarnishedand public officers have grown to have little faith in or regard for the system. It