| A Public service that is a career of choice | Pilot a formal graduate recruitment scheme to support departments in attracting and developing young talents. | Graduate Recruitment scheme piloted over 5 years | No central public service graduate recruitment programme in place. Individual department run programmes in place. | Annual report on support provided to departments to implement the framework for the scheme submitted. | Orientated 1 400 unemployed youth graduates and interns through the BB2E Programme | The draft framework was consulted at all levels of the G & A cluster system and inputs incorporated; Framework seeks to promote sharing of best practice and principles to strengthen the existing schemes and guide formulation and implementation across the public service. It also seeks to enhance coordination and reporting, foster consistent implementation while maintaining autonomy of departments, in pursuing their own schemes as informed by respective unique departmental, sectoral and occupational needs; Cabinet approval was obtained in December 2017, however it has not been issued. | | | |
| A Public service that is a career of choice | Pilot a formal graduate recruitment scheme to support departments in attracting and developing young talents. | Number of unemployed graduates undergoing public service orientation annually through the NSG | In 2014/15, a total of 1 670 unemployed graduates underwent public service orientation | 2750 unemployed graduates undergoing public service orientation annually through the NSG and detailed report provided. | Managers were engaged on their experiences in attending the course, mentoring others and the challenges thereof. It became evident that some departments did not select managers for training based on their interest in mentoring others. Understanding such c | Orientated 4 640 unemployed youth graduates through the BB2E Programme by the NSG; The project intends to increase the employability of the youth in our country and contributes towards service delivery in communities. | 1 292 unemployed youth graduates undergoing public service orientation annually | 2770 (cumulative) unemployed graduates underwent public service orientation through the NSG. | Attendance Registers |
| A Public service that is a career of choice | Use assessment mechanisms to build confidence in recruitment processes | Identified departments supported in the development of targeted assessment mechanism | | | Completed the development of draft 2 of the following two courses: 1. Introduction to Human Resources Management in the Public Service. 2. Principles and Policy of Public Sector management | | | | |
| A Public service that is a career of choice | Develop mentoring and peer support mechanisms for senior managers | Develop and pilot mechanisms to facilitate on-the-job mentoring and peer support for senior mangers | No formal mentoring and peer support mechanisms for senior managers in the Public Service | Report on Support provided through engagements to four departments on the applications of the guideline on mentoring and peer support submitted | The Executive Coaching programme was developed and piloted, and the NSG contracted ten executive coaches who assigned to 11 newly appointed DDGs. Coaches have reported that there is little to no response from the EIP learners. The NSG will engage learners | | | A workshop was hosted with the Department of Correctional Service on 07 September 2018. A meeting was also held with DPSA on 05 September 2018. In addition despite having invited the Departments of Science and Technology, Cooperative Governance and Arts | |
| A Public service that is a career of choice | Develop mentoring and peer support mechanisms for senior managers | Develop and roll out an Executive Coaching Programme | Piloted the Executive Programme | Executive Coaching programme
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| Completed the development of draft 2 of the following two courses: 1. Introduction to Human Resources Management in the Public Service. 2. Principles and Policy of Public Sector management | | | There are 25 of 31 EIP learners currently on executive coaching. With more than 80 percent of learners having completed at least one session. The coaching programme is fully operational. One peer review coaching session is planned for October 2018 | Allocation Registers |
