Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

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Table 2.19 HR Support Services’ Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Subprogramme Human Resource Support Service
Output Performance Measure Target Achievement
Personnel separation, Administration of separation through 2 000 MEM separations Although 2 000 MEM
support processes and the MEM and through normal transfers,
separations were planned
redeployment service retirements and discharges
for, only 1 154 members
left the DOD via this exit
mechanism.
1 300 normal separations 1 847 members were
exited through normal
separation mechanisms.
Functional training to HR Number of learners and courses 452 learners
100% achieved.
practitioners
37 courses
Management and Management of misconduct and 90% of cases managed Target was achieved.
administration of labour grievance cases in the DOD
relations functions in the Representation at conciliation and 48 conciliations
Handled 27 conciliation
DOD
arbitration sessions
and 38 arbitration cases
on behalf of the DOD.
16 arbitrations
Under- and overachievement
was due to
the demand posed to the
DOD.
Providing language Number of short language courses 42 courses Two courses were
services and advice presented
cancelled. There were
fewer than five candidates
nominated.
Editing and translation of documents Full compliance with
requirements
28 378 documents edited.
3 423 documents
translated.
Subprogramme HR Development
Output Performance Measure Target Achievement
Direct, orchestrate and HRD is established as a strategic partner HRD obtained a 60% rating Not yet fully achieved,
control HR Development
during a formal assessment as HR Development
(HRD) in the DOD
as a strategic partner was only established in
January 2007 and is still
in the process of being
established.
Formulate, obtain The HRD Strategy, aligned with the Strategy is approved by the Still to be submitted for
approval and implement HRD Strategy for the Public Service, is PDSC
approval by the PDSC.
the HRD Strategy compiled, approved and implemented
Present an annual HRD An annual HRD Conference to stimulate HRD Conference presented Successfully presented
Conference to stimulate debate on the subject within the DOD is
during March 2008.
debate within the DOD
on HRD
presented
Direct, orchestrate and Provide language-training services for Number of learners Directorate Language
control the provisioning official languages of the RSA
attending programmes in Services supported
of language services in
official languages: 250 the maintaining of
the DOD
a comprehensive
Defence capability by
improving language
proficiency, in order to
promote communication
capability. A total of 82
learners were trained.
Underachievement was
due to the fact that only
82 members applied for
this service.
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