1. Infrastructure Skills Development Grant (ISDG)
13 JUNE 2013

2. Outline of the Presentation
PART A: Introduction to ISDG
PART B: ISDG Progress to date
PART C: Closing Remarks
PART D: ISDG Graduates and Partners Pictures

3. Infrastructure skills development grant (isdg)
PART A: Introduction to
Infrastructure skills development grant (isdg)

4. Grant Purpose
To strengthen the capacity of local government to effectively and efficiently deliver quality infrastructure, by increasing the pool of skills available in the local sphere
To create jobs for unemployed graduates (not for candidates that are still studying or for up-scaling existing municipal officials) in the technical sector/ Built Environment ( e.g. engineering & town planning)
To sustain infrastructure related capacity in local government
To professionalize local government skills (capacity) as per relevant Statutory Council

5. DORA First year: 2011/2012 It is a National Treasury Grant
Schedule 5B Grant Transfer to municipalities in line with the MFMA (2013 DoRB)
Outcomes and outputs to be reported on

6. Municipality (HR, Relevant Division, Accounting Officer
Implementation Team
Municipality (HR, Relevant Division, Accounting Officer
Partner?
Statutory Council
Graduates
Mentors

7. Implementation Approach
A Municipality:
Approaches NT
Prepares a business plans as per guiding framework
Ensures Statutory Council compliance
Secures mentors
Develops In-house capacity
NT :
Assesses business plans (accept/ reject proposals)
Allocates funding as per approved business plans
Monitors ISDG implementation
Partnership:
Financial (spending) and non-financial performance (recruitment)

8. Conditions for Municipalities
Conduct needs gap in the technical department for the next five years.
Communicate intent to the Council for buy-in purposes and approval.
Inform the Unions
Ensure Supervisors are prepared
Acquit themselves with the relevant Statutory Council
Prepare for the interns (office space, business tools, access to the infrastructure assets during the training period, performance agreements in line with required training (training duration as stipulated by Statutory Councils), induction)
Ensure Statutory Council requirements are met
Absorb the interns upon completion of the training.(within or to other municipalities)
Adhere to NT grant reporting conditions are satisfied

9. ISDG Spatial Footprint

10. Municipalities & their Partners
The following municipalities are implementing the programme as per approved proposals:
Nelson Mandela Bay Buffalo City
Lukhanji Umhlathuze
eThekwini Westonaria
Ditsobotla George
Sol Plaatje Ugu
John Taolo Gaetsewe King Sabata Dalindyebo
Water Boards
Umgeni Water Board- EC and KZN
Rand Water – Mpumalanga and Gauteng
Lepelle Northern Water – Limpopo

11. PART B
ISDG PROGRESS TO DATE

12. Progress to date 301 graduates confirmed for thus far
14 Municipality on board at the moment ( reviewing BP of 3 more Municipalities: Gert Sibande, Makana, and Elundini)
Nelson Mandela Bay Buffalo City
Lukhanji Emfuleni
Umhlathuze eThekwini
Westonaria Ditsobotla
George Alfred Nzo
King Sabata Dalindyebo Ugu District
Sol Plaatje John Taolo Gaetsewe
4 new Metros have shown interest (City of CT, City of Ekurhuleni, City of Tshwane, City of Johannesburg)
3 Water Boards (Rand Water, Umgeni, and Lepelle Northern Water

13. ISDG Participating Municipalities: currently

14. Graduates in Water Boards

15. ISDG Participating Municipalities

16. Illustration of Fields of Discipline that Graduates are in:

17. MTEF ALLOCATIONS

18. Allocation Graphs for 2012/13 MTEF

19. ISDG Engagements Convened:
Municipalities
Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA)
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN)
South African Institute for Planners (SAPI)
CSIR
Department of Rural Development & Land Reform
Skills Conferences (SAPI 2012, IMESA)

20. PART C
CLOSING REMARKS

21. NT Challenges & Remedial Actions
Less than anticipated mentors available
Poor financial & non-financial reporting
“Loose” Tripartite and SLAs
Under-estimation of training
Varying salaries & other costs
Increased marketing of the ISDG
Follow through of under lying issues
Remedial (legal) steps being taken
Closer engagements with Statutory Council
Standardization where possible

22. ISDG Graduates and Partners Pictures
PART D
ISDG Graduates and Partners Pictures

23. ISDG Graduates in Umgeni

24. Palesa addressing Umgeni Graduates during the Launch

25. ISDG Graduates at Rand Water

26. ISDG Partners presenting at a meeting with municipalities

27. Project Coordinators: tau. malapane@treasury. gov. za and palesa
Project Coordinators: and
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