The HR Forum - Second meeting of HRM&D steering committees with national departments and provincial administrations

Date: 4 October 2007
Venue: Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria

Theme: Re-conceptualising human resource management for purposes of improved service delivery

Background

Being the custodian of human resource management and development norms and standards for the Public Service nationally, the Branch: Human Resource Management and Development in the DPSA established a HR Learning Network to serve as a dedicated avenue for regular interaction and co-ordination with national departments and provincial administrations. The aim of the Learning Network is to-

• discuss/interrogate new policy initiatives by the DPSA; the main reason being that the DPSA is currently involved in a number of new policy initiatives such as strengthening the human resource management function, the review of the SMS and the Single Public Service that should be shared with departments;
• continuously support and build capacity of human resource managers through the sharing of information and best practice models as well as learning networks to improve service delivery;
• capacitate human resource managers on current human resource developments that impact on service delivery in the Public Service; and
• ensure that human resource managers in the Public Service have a complete understanding of Public Service human resource policies and are able to translate them into implementable departmental programmes.

To enhance the efficacy of the Learning Network the Branch: Human Resource Management and Development launched on 21 June 2007 a Steering Committee System that comprises of regular meetings between the constituent components in the Branch and national departments and provincial administrations to pursue the aforementioned aims in a more structured manner. The work done in these meetings, called Steering Committee meetings, will feed into an annual HR Forum meeting.

Programme

Plennary meeting

• Functioning of the EPCM and SMS Steering Committees
• Ms Colette Clark, Deputy Director General, HRM&D, DPSA
• HRM learning Framework
• Ms Leonore Neethling, Executive Manager: HRM Training (SAMDI)

Break Away Group A - EPCM & SMS

• Functioning of the EM and SMS Steering Committees
• Mr. Sipho Ntombela, Chief Director: Employment Practices and Career Management
• Reposition HRM in the Public Service
• Mr. Leon Pretorius, Director: Employment Practices
• Competency Framework for Human Resource Practitioners
• Ms Morongoa Morena, Deputy Director: Career Management
• Key Performance Indicators for the Human Resource Management function
• Mr. Floors Pelser, Deputy Director: HRM Policy
• Strategic framework for leadership development
• Ms Dipsy Mereeotlhe, Acting Chief Director: SMS
• Exit practices
• Filing of vacancies
• Utilisation of volunteers
• Ms Saandhri Naidoo, Deputy Director: Employment Practices

Break Away B - HRD and HR Planning

• Accelerated Implementation of the Internship Programme
• National ABET Policy framework for Public Service
• Draft Policy on the utilisation of the 1% Training and Development Budget in the Public Service
• Feedback on the HRDS Implementation Guide
• Presentation on joint meeting HRD Strategy for the Public Service: Planning for implementation
• Pilot of the HRD Strategy for the Public Service

Break Away C - Diversity Management & Employee Health & Wellness

• Job Access Strategy Framework
• Baseline survey on disability management practices within the Public Service
• Handbook on accessibility and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities in the Public Service
• Presentation on the HOD's, 8 principle action plan for promoting women's empowerment and Gender Equality within the Public Service