Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

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Table 5.1 Air Defence Programme Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Output Performance Measure Annual Target
Actual Achievement /
Comments
Personnel development Number of learners and 1 119 learners on 29 courses 674 learners were trained on
capability
courses
24 courses. Two development
courses (senior supervisors
and junior command and
staff courses) were cancelled
due to insufficient demand.
The Air Power Courses were
under-subscribed due to a lack
of capacity for the learners
at the Air Force College.
Two Law of Armed Conflict
Courses were cancelled as the
course had to be reworked
by the instructors to gain
SAQA accreditation. This was
successfully completed and
the course started again in the
fourth quarter.
Basic military training Number of learners and 770 learners on nine courses 552 learners were trained
capability
courses
on six courses. The actual
requirement was lower than
the planned basic training
course. The orientation
courses were not presented
as they have become obsolete
and members are trained by
base RSMs when required.
Technical Support Services Capability
Aircraft servicing capability Compliance with System
100% 73% achieved. Deviations
Group requirements for
resulted from additional
serviceable aircraft
servicings that were
required and from spares
requirements in the air
transport environment, as
well as long tasks (10-year
wing inspections) on C47TP
aircraft. In the combat
environment, a shortage of
personnel caused scheduled
servicings to fall behind as
priority was given to repairing
unserviceable aircraft.
Armament support capability Compliance with armament
100% 98% achieved. The supply of
support requirements
ammunition, pyrotechnics,
squibs, bomb fuses, flying
clothing, life rafts, survival
aids, ejection seats, parachutes
and life jackets was partially
satisfied, mainly due to
contract management
and technical problems
experienced by Armscor and
at the suppliers.
Maintenance capability Serviceability of support
100% 100% achieved. Contract
equipment in accordance with
expenditure in accordance
System Group requirements
with financial business plans.