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CORPORATE SERVICESPROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION

MR MD MAHLOBODIRECTOR: EXTERNAL

TRANSFORMATION

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PRESENTATION STRUCTURE Achievements1. Capacity of the Department to deliver (Human Resource

Management)a) Performance Improvementb) Retention of skillsc) Skills Development

2. Transformationa) Restructuringb) De Hoop dam Charterc) Service Delivery Improvement Pland) BBBEE audite) Women Empowerment

3. Administration4. Information Services5. Challenges6. Intervention to address challenges

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ACHIEVEMENTS : CAPACITY TO DELIVER

Departmental governance structures reviewed to facilitate improved communication and effectivenessPerformance Improvement

Performance reviews conducted at regular intervals.100% SMS signed Performance AgreementsPerformance Bonus not paid for SMS-matter still to be finalised.Increased performance weight of Financial Management to 20% for inclusion in SMS Performance agreements.

Skills RetentionRetention strategy developed, approved and implementedTechnicians/Engineers 533 retained from L1-10 with the ff. racial and gender breakdown (AM 175,AF 262;CM 2; CF 3; IM 11;IF 7;WM 50 and WM 23)SMS Managers 2 and MMS 2 (L11-16)

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ACHIEVEMENTS: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Skills Development1932 Employees trained (11.5%)-R11 342 538 Executive coaching implemented for SMS level including training on Performance Management, Financial Management and Monitoring and Evaluation skillsAccelerated development programme for middle managers implemented including Project Management, Performance Management, Financial Management and Supervisory SkillsFurther training was provided on ABET, Customer Care, Diversity Management, Computer Skills and SAP.Extensive training courses developed in forestry and specifically in compliance and enforcementTraining provided to forestry personnel in DWAF as well as Prosecutors and Magistrates

DWAF contributed towards skills revolution through professional trainees, Learnership, Internship, External Bursaries, Technical training and Learner Internship for experiential training (R7 794 213 )

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ACHIEVEMENTS: TRANSFORMATION

RestructuringOrganisational structures for Branch Regions, Finance and Corporate Services approvedTransfer Framework for water services signed and implemented.

De Hoop CharterTransformation plan referred as De Hoop Charter signed by the Minister, Premier of Limpopo Province, Executive Mayor of GSDMJob Creation-60% minimum of Local LabourSystematic training R3.5m and further 25% to be spent on learners and/internsProcurement of goods, services and materials from ABE -25%.

Service Delivery Improvement Plan finalised and submitted to DPSA.Finalised a comprehensive audit on DWAF’s contribution towards BBBEE

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ACHIEVEMENTS: TRANSFORMATION cont…

Women EmpowermentCapacity building workshopsGender mainstreamingWomen and environmentEvents to profile and acknowledge contribution of womenGender and women empowerment strategic framework

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ACHIEVEMENTS: INFORMATION SERVICES

Progress made towards the completion of a Disaster Recovery Implementation framework for all systemsDeveloped IT governance structuresMaster and Service level agreements reviewed-70% completeRefurbishment of IT infrastructure

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CHALLENGES

Inability to attract and retain technical skillsNeed to review forestry training strategy to ensure alignment with BBBEE Charter targets and challengesInsufficient public awareness, understanding and education on water and forestry Need to improve on gender mainstreaming Lack of monitoring and evaluation systems/ tools for transformation imperatives

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INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES

Implement HR turnaround strategyImprove public awareness, understanding and education on water and forestry through campaigns and awareness programmes Launched National Forestry Skills Development Forum Training workshopCapacity building on gender mainstreamingImplementation of Institutional re-alignment and organizational re-alignment

Improve capacity for IT contract management