Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Chapter 2 - Programme 1: Administration |
Achievements regarding specific matters under
oversight by the portfolio committees are reflected
in the following paragraphs:
Veterans: The Military Veterans Directorate is
committed to quality service delivery directed at
ensuring that military veterans are taken care of
through the various military veterans associations.
Equally, the DOD has a responsibility to ensure that
its internal processes support these efforts. With
the required budget and other resource allocations,
the HR Division will be able to fulfil its mandate as
prescribed in the Military Veterans Act, 1999 (Act
No. 17 of 1999).
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Military Skills Development System
(MSDS): A total of 1 882 MSDS members
successfully completed their two-year MSDS
contract periods in December 2007. During
FY 2007/08, 1 648 MSDS members of the
January 2006 intake accepted Core Service
System (CSS) contracts after completion of their
two-year contact periods. A total of 94 MSDS
members of the July 2006 intake, as well as 100
MSDS members of the January 2007 intake,
Table 2.24 Non-Statutory Force (NSF) Pensions
Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
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have accepted CSS contracts before completion
of their two-year MSDS contract periods. The
intake of July 2007 is 779 members strong and
2 406 MSDS members reported for duty during
the January 2008 intake.
DOD Service Delivery Improvement Plan in
terms of the DPSA: The DOD (HR Division)
is in the process of replacing the current
Human Resource Development Management
Information System (MILQUAL) with an
updated and more powerful system, capable of
managing Human Resource Development more
efficiently.
To empower Public Service Act Personnel in the
functioning of the Department of Defence, a fiveday
in-house pilot Departmental Induction and Reorientation
Programme was successfully presented
to 30 Public Service Act Personnel (PSAP) from
diverse backgrounds on salary levels 9 to 13 during
2007. The programme was approved and will
henceforth be presented on an annual basis.
Non-Statutory Force (NSF) Pensions: Progress
regarding this project is appended hereunder in
tabular format.
Financial Year Funds Spent Objective Activities Achievements
June 2005 R 155 491 Visit MK and APLA
veterans associations
Processing of all NSF
applications received
July 2006 R 176 346 Roadshows to DOD units
and formations
Tracing of members
without addresses
Dispute resolution
Conduct presentations
for former NSF members
who have exited the DOD
and assist with queries and
disputes
Capturing of applications
on database
Certified, verified and
captured applications
Distributed NSF pension
benefit quotations to
serving members
Conducted presentations
to explain quotations
Requested assistance from
Home Affairs/veterans
associations
Disputes referred to
Dispute Resolution
Committee (DRC)
Responded to all invitations
from MK/APLA veterans
associations.
Submitted all applications
received to Government
Employees Pension Fund
(GEPF) for processing and
issuing of quotations.
90% success with distribution
of quotes.
10% of members without
addresses were traced.
30% of disputes were
resolved.