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Table 2.23 HR Achievement of Supporting Plans
Group African Coloured Indian White
DAP 61.30% 11.70% 1.40% 25%
PSAP 39% 6.40% 1.90% 52.60%
Total 50% 9.05% 1.65% 38.80%
Crime Prevention Support Plan: All instructions
and guidelines were satisfactorily complied with.
However, this did not prevent the continued theft
of ICT equipment, for which boards of inquiry have
been convened to investigate the individual cases.
Information and Computer Technology (ICT)
Support Plan: All instructions and guidelines
were satisfactorily complied with, which resulted in
a 95% spending of the allocated budget. It will be
endeavoured to improve upon this performance in
the forthcoming year.
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Support Plan: Despite the physical relocation of
a number of entities within the HR Division during
the past year, instructions and guidelines pertaining
to occupational health and safety issues were
satisfactorily complied with. However, there remain
a number of challenges within this environment,
which will need to be addressed during the
forthcoming year.
Physical Training, Sport and Recreation
(PTSR) Support Plan: Despite the instructions
and guidelines in this regard being complied with to
a large extent, a more concerted effort will need to
be conducted regarding overall participation in the
quarterly fitness tests.
Logistic Support Plan: All instructions and
guidelines were satisfactorily complied with,
although asset management within the HR Division
as a whole remains a challenge to be addressed
during the forthcoming year.
Hereunder follows a consolidated assessment report
on the achievements and progress regarding the
aspects of HR Management, HR Development and
Equity.
HR Management: With the establishment of the
HR Division, a number of challenges were
experienced within the HR management environment.
Not least among these were the issues of budget
management, and capacity regarding structures and
the staffing thereof. During a number of work
sessions, a strategy was compiled for this particular
environment for implementation during the FY
2009/10 MTEF. Aspects to be addressed will include
an investigation into the structures and staffing
levels of the regional offices of HR Acquisition
and Career Management in order to ensure that
such environments are capacitated to carry out
their expected mandates. The Director Military
Veterans Administration has also been tasked to
investigate the establishment of a Military Veterans
Agency. This process has already commenced and
it is expected to be completed in the foreseeable
future. It is also intended to host a South African
Military Veterans Association conference, at which
a constitution for the effective functioning thereof
will be tabled for consideration.
HR Development: The Chief Directorate
Human Resource Development presented a Human
Resource Development Conference to stimulate
intellectual debate on the development of human
capital. The theme for the conference was “Building
a Learning Organisation”, aligned with the Human
Resource Development Strategy that is unfolding in
the Department. To empower the Department of
Defence in implementing General Education and
Training and Further Education and Training, the
Department of Defence, in collaboration with the
Department of Education, conducted a successful
workshop during 2007, whereby 32 DOD personnel
were trained as ABET Placement Assessors. Five
learning interventions were presented to middle
and senior managers in the Department, including
members preparing for retirement, contributing
significantly to the personal development and
empowerment of these members.
Equity: In terms of gender representivity, the DOD
seems to be doing well. In fact, since the advent of a
democratic dispensation in South Africa, the number
of women in uniform had increased to 19.6% by the
end of 2007. However, women’s representivity in
the decision-making structures of the organisation
remains a challenge. In addition, there has been a
significant increase in the number of people with
disabilities serving in the organisation. This has
increased to 0.64% and is mainly the result of the
number of soldiers who have sustained injuries
in the execution of their duties or during military
training.
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