Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Chapter 2 - Programme 1: Administration |
Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
| Department of Defence |
Table 2.19 HR Support Services’ Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Subprogramme HR Development
Output Performance Measure Target Achievement
Direct, orchestrate and Provide language-training services for Number of learners Directorate Language
control the provisioning foreign languages
attending programmes in Services supported peace
of language services in
foreign languages: 50 support operations
the DOD
by presenting French,
Portuguese and Kiswahili
language proficiency
courses to 216 soldiers
deployed in countries in
Africa.
Provide editing and translating services Number of edited 28 edited documents.
to the Integrated Defence HQ and Fleet documents: eight
15 translated documents.
HQ
Number of translated Over-achievement
documents: 12
because of a higher
demand from the clients.
Direct, orchestrate and control skills Workplace Skills Plan for Not fully achieved. Skills
development of HRD and ETDPs Language Practitioners gap identified,
accepted by CHR
compilation of workplace
skills plan in progress.
Manage the interface with The DOD is correctly positioned to Discretionary grant is 100% The DOD was allocated
SASSETA
optimise SASSETA as an obstacle utilised
a discretionary grant
remover and resource provider
of R7.5 million during
FY 2007/2008. The
DOD participated in all
structures of SASSETA,
viz: SASSETA Board,
Defence Chamber,
ETQA Committee and
Learnerships Committee.
Output
Subprogramme Joint Training
Performance Measure Target Achievement
Develop military Number of learners on Joint Military 3 651 learners
3 545 learners were
professional members Professional Programmes
165 programmes
accepted and qualified.
and employees of the
139 programmes
DOD
were presented. 26
programmes were not
presented due to the
inadequate facilities
at Personnel Services
School (10) and the
numbers being less than
minimum nominations
per programme (16).
Underachievement
because 26 programmes
were not presented.
Number of learners on Youth
250 YFTP learners 100% achievement. Of
Foundation Training Programme (YFTP)
these 250 learners, 168
qualified to join the SANDF
youths were accepted
within the DOD as
MSDS members.
Output
9 Subprogramme Service Corps
Performance Measure Target Achievement
Reskilling advice Compliance with customer requirements 100% compliance with all Target achieved. Serv C
in terms of reskilling advice
requests for skills
development assistance
assisted 2 197 clients.
A reskilling capability Number of learners at the Centre for 340 learners 183 learners trained at
Advanced Training (CAT)
CAT. Serv C could not
achieve target, because of
limited applications for
this programme.
9 Subprogramme Service Corps: Prior to FY 2007/08, the various subprogrammes of the Human Resources Division functioned within the fragmented
environment of the Policy and Planning and Joint Support Divisions of the DOD.
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