1. Towards a Skilled & Capable Public Service
through Preferred Strategic Partnerships

2. Presentation Outline Objectives Background Key Skills Priority Areas
Provincial Programmes for 2017/2018
Key Development Imperatives
Submission of Proposals
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3. Objectives
To present the identified skills development programmes for the province in line with the SSP outcomes
To present the PSETA Discretionary grant budget for 2017/2018 for the North West Province
To guide stakeholders with the completion of the Grant application form/Proposal
To respond to any questions around the DG Application Process
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4. BRIEF BACKGROUND
The PSETA SSP identified skills gaps in the following areas:
Professional and Technical Skills
Middle and Senior Management Skills
Financial, Procurement and Contract Management Skills
Human Resources Management/Development
Employability of Graduates
Alternative Training Methods (E-learning)
For the 17/18 DG PSETA will only address Skills Gaps highlighted in red in the North West Province.
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5. BRIEF BACKGROUND
Professional and Technical Skills
There is a need for more personnel to take up positions in technical and professional occupations, including artisan posts especially technical skills needed to support infrastructure development and maintenance.
There is a need to also improve the skills of already employed artisans (changing technology)
PSETA is partnering with appropriate organisations to help address these shortages, especially where such partnerships help address the managerial competencies of professionals in management positions (for example build environment specialists managing large infrastructure projects)
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6. BRIEF BACKGROUND
Middle and Senior Management Skills
There are competency gaps in middle and senior management in the Public Service (MMS and SMS) specifically in manager’s ability to develop operational plans, systems and monitoring tools to effect strategic priorities set at the senior administrative and executive level.
These competency gaps have knock-on effects for basic administrative systems (e.g. accurate record keeping and archival skills etc.)
Financial, Procurement and Contract Management
There are competency gaps and skills shortages in public financial management in general and a need to improve the competencies of staff in strategic procurement and contract management in particular.

7. BRIEF BACKGROUND Human Resources Management/Development
There are competency gaps in HRM (resource planning, recruitment and so forth) and HRD (in supporting strategic skills development and retention of experienced and skilled staff)
The call for the public service to act as a training spaces requires improved competencies in HR and in management in general to support work integrated learning, internships and mentoring.

8. BRIEF BACKGROUND Employability of Graduates
PSETA to implement recommendations in the White Paper for Post School education and Training by strengthening the relationship between universities and employers in the sector.
PSETA must pay particular focus in encouraging employers in the sector to expand workplace training opportunities especially in areas where qualifications or professional registration depends on practical workplace experience must be a particular area of focus

9. Key Skills Priority Actions identified in the SSP
Priority 1: Establishing strategic partnerships with key departments
Priority 2: Improving the capacity of state training and learning institutions in the sector
Priority 3: Focus on workplace based learning to lead the making of the workplace a training space
Priority 4: Delivery of training through alternative, cost effective and efficient mechanisms
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10. PSETA 2017/2018 Discretionary Grant Allocation North West Province
Programme
Amount Per learner
Description
National Certificate: Public Administration: Procurement Level 5 (50060) (50 unemployed) :
161 credits
R (TC)
R (LS) R
Monitoring & Evaluation Skills Programme (46 workers)
(20 credits)
R4 000 R
Public Service Project Management Skills Programme
(50 workers)
R5 200 R
TOTAL 2017/2018 GRANT FOR THE NW PROVINCE R
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11. Elective Unit Standards in the Learnership
National Certificate: Public Administration: Procurement Level 5 (50060) (50 unemployed learners) : 161 credits
NB: Orbit is accredited for the qualification (Core & Fundamentals), they must verify whether they are accredited/programme for these electives before applying.
10142  (8 credits)
Fulfill procurement activities and supervise procurement administration 
115196  (12 credits)
Establish, implement and control procurement processes 
120360 (12 credits)
Demonstrate understanding of financial and accounting principles for public entities 
11273 (12 credits)
Apply Fundamental Concepts of Supply Chain Management Optimisation 
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12. Skills Programme DetailsUS
Description
Public Service Project Management
(26 credits)
Linked to Middle Management skills gaps
Target
Director, DD & AD
NQF 5
8 credits
Develop an integrated Project Management plan for a simple to moderately complex project
NQF 6 12 credits
Apply the principles and theories of public sector project management 
NQF 5
6 credits
Create and manage an environment that promotes innovation
Monitoring & Evaluation
(20 credits)
Linked to Middle Management Skills gaps
Target:
NQF credits
Apply monitoring and evaluation approaches and tools to assess an organisation's or programme's performance in a specific context
NQF 5 5 credits
Demonstrate knowledge and insight into the principles of monitoring and evaluation in assessing organisation and/or programme performance in a specific context
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Explaining what a RP is and why we have developed one. We will explore the importance of good file titling to good records management. We’ll see that a good system for titling files for can make all the difference – especially when you are trying to find a file.
We look, in general terms, at the various functions government departments perform. We’ll see that some functions are common to most, if not all, and that many functions are limited to certain departments.
Introduce the PARBICA model File Plan
We then look closely at the Tuvalu Government Filing Manual
We’ll do some activities to help you understand how the File Plan works and hear from a ministry that has used it.
Finally, we’ll talk about how you could use what we cover this afternoon – ideas for developing the manual or your other existing tools.
During this process, your role is to learn how the guideline is relevant to your circumstances and think about how the resulting Tuvalu Government Filing Manual will be used in your office.

13. Identified Strategic Partners for Proposal Submission
PROGRAMME
The Justice Academy
Orbit TVET College
National Certificate: Public Administration: Procurement Level 5 (50060) (50 unemployed)
National School of Government
Public Service Project Management (50)
Monitoring & Evaluation (46)
The Office of the Premier remains the KEY strategic partner for the coordination of all programmes irrespective of which institution applies for a grant and to jointly monitor with PSETA the project progress and performance through establishing and leading the proposed Project Steering Committee
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In line with Priority 2: Improving the capacity of state training and learning institutions in the sector, PSETA only requires provincial academies, TVET Colleges and NSG to deliver this training. They are not allowed to outsource this to any private provider as that would defeat the objectives of this priority 2.

14. Roles of Preferred Strategic Partners
PROGRAMME
NSG , JUSTICE ACADEMY and ORBIT
PREMIER’S OFFICE
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS
Skills Programmes
Submit a grant application with a detailed project plan
Must be accredited for all the unit standards in the skills programme
Enter into an MoA with PSETA
Provide Training Venue and catering, Conduct training, assessments & moderation
Enter into MoU’s with PSETA
Coordinate the nomination of “learners” from all departments in the province
Decide on the number of learners per department
Establish and lead the project steering committee that will meet quarterly until the successful
Release workers to attend training,
Learner travel costs to training venue
Learnership
Must be accredited for all the unit standards in the learnership
Provide Training Venue and catering (only for the registration day), Conduct training, assessments & moderation

15. Key Development Imperatives
The PSETA funding framework is guided by, and measured against the seven NSDS III key development imperatives
Stakeholders should, in recruitment and selection of learners adhere to the following equity targets:
Black - 85%
Women - 54%
PWD - 4%
PSETA funding, especially for the unemployed youth is biased towards the provision of skills for rural development
The imperatives for workers are a guide and not cast in stone as the targeted officials who are already employed may not meet these demographics. However, the PSETA encourages that to the extent to which this is possible these imperatives should be taken into consideration when nominations are made.
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16. Application Form and Proposal Template
Questions
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17. Application Form and Proposal Template
Discretionary Grant Application Form
The next part of the presentation talks to the application process, since GCRA will not be applying, the following slides are irrel
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18. Application Requirements
Each project should have a separate signed application form
Applicants must submit 1 original and 3 copies of sealed proposals.
The due date for submission is 30 June 2017 at 16h00
No late applications will be considered.
Applications must clearly be marked as “Discretionary Grants Application” in the visible area in the proposal envelop/pack.
Hard copies of grant applications must be delivered to 353 Festival Road, Hatfield 0028 Pretoria by close of business
The box is made available at the main entrance of PSETA
All applicants must ensure that the submission register is signed by their messenger. PSETA will not take responsibility for missing proposals where the register was not signed.
No application will be accepted if it is not deposited in the proposal box by the deadline.
Only hand delivery or courier will be accepted. It is the applicant’s obligation to ensure the document is submitted to the correct physical address and physical proof (delivery note of sending the specified document via hand delivery or courier) is retained.
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