The Profile of Palama Training Providers

1. The Profile of Palama Training Providers

2. Presentation Structure • Categories of Training Providers • Process of Selecting Training Providers • Areas where Providers Train

3. Categories of Training ProvidersTypes of training providers Notes: • Demographic breakdown of providers is on the subsequent slide • The private companies are: • LeMark Training and Development cc; • Regenesys; • Africa International Advisors (AIA); • Assessment College of South Africa; and • Helena Burger & Associates. • The HEIs have been partnered in the form of four (4) consortia • The 17 HEIs use approximately 300 facilitators in total from this sector

4. Categories of Training ProvidersIndependent Individual Contractors (IICs) • These are persons who are recruited on the basis of specific technical expertise, public sector knowledge and experience in a particular field, e.g. ex CFO of provincial and national departments facilitate training in SCoA. • Engaged by Palama as IICs under the terms and conditions of a contract agreement and in accordance with the Income Tax Act, Act 58 of 1962 as amended. • Palama conducts the Induction and the Train-the-Trainer courses at recruitment and from time to time. • The individual providers are paid at mid-market rates of the training and development industry and are based on the dpsa rates for consultants. • A contract for an individual provider initially lasts for 1 year and is renewable based on good performance that is determined using M&E tools and On-site visits

5. Categories of Training ProvidersProfile of Individual providers Profile of Facilitators Used by Palama (JMMS & SMS) As per Race, Gender and Location

6. Categories of Training ProvidersHEI Consortia Consortia organised as opposed to a winner takes all approach

7. Categories of Training ProvidersHEI Consortia –Geographic spread Northern Region National Region Central Region Southern Region

8. Categories of Training ProvidersProfile of Consortia Profile of Facilitators Used by HEIs (JMMS & SMS) As per Race, Gender and Institution

9. Categories of Training ProvidersProfile of Organisational Providers Profile of Facilitators Used by Organisational Providers (JMMS & SMS) As per Race, Gender and Institution

10. Categories of Training ProvidersPartnering initiatives • The Branch leads the Inter-Governmental Forum on public sector training comprising all 9 provinces together with DPSA, COGTA, PSETA, DBSA and SAQA • Forum identifies joint training related projects and shares information on current developments • Collaboration framework will be tabled in the October workshop to formalise relations with provincial training entities • Working relationships have been established with sectoral colleges e.g. Correctional Services and Defence for induction training. • Formal Working Agreements with all sectoral colleges will be finalised by end of March 2010

11. The Process of Selecting ProvidersIndividuals and Organisations ADVERTISING SELECTION COMPETITIVE BIDDING INDUCTION

12. Areas where Providers TrainDPSA Competency Areas and Examples of programmes Individuals and institutions teach curricula of accredited programmes of Palama in the following areas

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