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PRESENTATION TITLE
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CESA INFRASTRUCTURE INDABA
Southern Sun Elangeni and Maharani Hotel 7-8 November 2016Rebuilding Engineering Capacity though Young professionals programme
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Presentation Outline• Business case• Engineers/Technicians statistics in DWS over ten years
• Lost capacity over the last three years• Model of development programme• Structure• Objectives of the development programme• Role players• Candidates stats• Guiding and monitoring instruments• Milestones achieved
1. THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
The BUSINESS CASE: December 2006Extract
• “46 Highly qualified engineering and technical staff are responsible for development and management of South Africa’s water resource under the control of the DWAF”;
• “Of these, 50% are expected to retire within the next 5 years and all of them within the next 10 years”;
• “This is the ageing workforce problem now facing South Africa”.
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2. DWS STATISTICS : ENG TECHNICIANS over the years!
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Year 20‐29 30‐39 40‐49 50‐59 60‐64 Total2005 103 99 45 15 3 2652009 61 72 38 17 3 1912013 19 87 55 40 15 2162015 6 74 52 39 11 1822016 5 70 49 38 10 172
2. DWS STATISTICS (Lost CAPACITY last 3 years)
30 ENGINEERS 20 TECHNICIANS
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Accumulated EXPERIENCE?1000 years+
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MODEL• Bursary grant: Tertiary studies• Experiential Training: Learner Intern (1 yr contract) / Vac Work• Qualification: National Diploma/ Degree/ Post Graduate Degree• Appointment: Graduate Trainee (max 3 yr contract): CM (Learning Academy)• Placements: Various Workplaces (Needs Survey)• Mentorship allocation• Workplace Experience: Various rotations (Professional Body alignment)• Competency Assessments: DWS specialist panel• Translations: Candidate (balance of 3/5 yrs): Line function• Professional Body applications (from year 2.5/ 3.5)• Professional Body feedback
• Positive: Professional Registration – line function absorption• Negative: Attend to ‘gaps’ within the 3/ 5 yr contract – re‐submission
• Contract Extension (individual merit).
1. THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
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7. THE REVISED MODCOM STRUCTURE
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1. THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
The OBJECTIVE
Brilliant Capacity Building initiative Developing Professionals Replacing the ageing DWS workforce With Competent Capacity
& Overcoming the OSD dilemma (since 2010).
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“LINE FUNCTION has serious capacity building challenges and the Developmental programme should address the situation ….”
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B. ROLEPLAYERS• Career Management (Learning Academy) • Stream Leaders• Mentors• Supervisors• Referees• Professional Bodies.• Engineering and technical stakeholders
THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
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• Mentorship• Knowledge Generation• Capacity Building• Training Opportunities• Development of Professionals
ROLE OF TECHNICAL ROLE PLAYERS
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C. GUIDING INSTRUMENTS• Career Management Manual• GT Rules• Logbook • Performance Agreement (PA) • Personal Developmental Plan (PDP)• Quarterly PMDS assessments • Professional Body.
1. THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
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D. MONITORING INSTRUMENTS• Logbook• Technical Reports• Professional Assessments • Portfolio of Evidence.
1. THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
1. THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
‘Achievements!’8 ENGINEERS24 TECHNICIANS100+ SCIENTISTS.
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