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Table 5.1 Air Defence Programme Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Output Performance Measure Annual Target
Actual Achievement /
Comments
Facilities/property
Suitability of working
50% 50% achieved, as planned.
management services environment at all SAAF
Although the target was
facilities
achieved by expending all
allocated funds, only 50%
of the total requirement was
funded, and therefore the Air
Force’s total requirement was
not met.
Supply support services Compliance with requirements
100% 82% achieved. Inability of
capability
for uniform/specialised
manufacturers to deliver on
clothing
time resulted in non-delivery,
late delivery and contract
cancellations. Contractors’
inability to comply with
specifications impacted on
manufacturing lead-times.
Subprogramme Education, Training and Development Capability
Advanced training, skills Compliance with planned 350 part-time tertiary study 170 applicants (from
training, and full-time training and syllabi
learners
FY 2006/07) qualified.
technical training capability requirements
No new applications for
FY 2007/08 were processed.
Number of members trained
The administration of the
training will be reviewed
to improve utilisation of
opportunities.
2 500 development and skills 600 learners trained. The
training learners
figure of 2 500 is higher than
the budget availability allowed
for. The budget provided
for 600 generic courses
only. Specialist courses were
addressed in functional areas.
60 N4-N6 tertiary training 17 learners accommodated.
learners
Fewer people were recruited
for N4 to N6 as the applicants
did not meet minimum
requirements. These courses
are mainly for
self-development.
270 apprentice learnerships 145 apprentices recruited.
Fewer apprentices were
recruited than planned for,
with the implication that
the shortage of technical
personnel in the SAAF is not
alleviated. The Air Force will
negotiate with the responsible
entities at DOD level, with a
view to increasing the number
of recruits.
65 full-time engineering 68 learners were in the system
learners
at the end of the year. The
target reflects the number of
learners in the system at any
given time (sometimes slightly
more or less), depending on
the pass rate of students.
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