(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
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Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for <strong>South</strong> Africa<br />
ANNUAL REPORT<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
Jipsa has established a working group to find solutions to the constraints. It has prioritised<br />
a review of the competencies for town planners. In support of this development, the Local<br />
<strong>Government</strong> SETA (LGSETA) has ring-fenced R5 million for fast-tracking the development of<br />
town planning competencies, providing bursaries for town planning students and developing<br />
programmes for the ongoing professional development of municipal officials.<br />
To take this process forward, Jipsa has held consultative discussions with SACPLAN and the<br />
DLA. It has been agreed that SACPLAN should play a leading role in driving the process forward<br />
and that Jipsa and the DLA should lend support to SACPLAN as necessary.<br />
Nominations have been submitted to Jipsa for the possible members of the <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong><br />
Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Standards Generating Body (SGB) Task Team made up of<br />
town planning subject matter experts. The SGB process was expected to commence in March<br />
2009. SAQA has agreed to assist Jipsa and SACPLAN in fast-tracking the development of the<br />
planning competencies for registration on the NQF.<br />
4.6 Education management and planning<br />
Jipsa is providing support to the DoE in two areas: the revision of the HRD-SA and a study on<br />
education planning, which focuses on policy analysts, monitoring and evaluation personnel<br />
and statisticians/quantitative analysts.<br />
4.6.1 Support for the revision of the National Human-Resource Development Strategy<br />
At the request of the DoE, Jipsa is providing technical support to the revision of the HRD-SA.<br />
It is working to ensure that the lessons learnt from the Jipsa experience are effectively incorporated<br />
into the HRD-SA. The reviews of the revised strategy document have culminated<br />
in the publication of a booklet, Practitioner Guide to HRD: A Common Approach to Key Terminology.<br />
Cabinet has approved the revised strategy and has also approved the establishment of key<br />
support structures for the implementation of the HRD-SA.<br />
In consultation with the DoE, Jipsa also commissioned a study on comparative international<br />
human-resource development practices to enhance <strong>South</strong> Africa’s understanding of international<br />
best practice and inform the approach to human-resources development.<br />
Jipsa, the DoE and The Presidency have established the Human-Resource Development<br />
Alignment Committee to oversee the transitional arrangements from Jipsa into the HRD-SA.<br />
The HRD Alignment Committee will oversee and monitor the transition from Jipsa to the<br />
HRD-SA, ensuring that the Jipsa experience is incorporated into the human-resource development<br />
strategy.<br />
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