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Department of Transport. Joint Budget Committee Hearing on the Budget Vote 33: Transport 6 March 2007. Department of Transport. Content of presentation. Recent budget allocation history Additional allocations in 2007 MTEF Overview and breakdowns of the 2007 Budget

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  1. Department of Transport Joint Budget Committee Hearing on the Budget Vote 33: Transport 6 March 2007

  2. Department of Transport Content of presentation • Recent budget allocation history • Additional allocations in 2007 MTEF • Overview and breakdowns of the 2007 Budget • World Cup Support: Public Transport Infrastructure Fund • S.A. National Roads Agency Ltd. (SANRAL) • Scaling up of the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the Roads Sector • Improvement of the Strategic Secondary Road Network • Regional Road Infrastructure Development • Passenger Rail: S.A. Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC) • Skills Development within the Department of Transport

  3. Department of Transport Recent budget allocation history

  4. Department of Transport Additional allocations in 2007 MTEF

  5. Department of Transport Overview of 2007 budget PTIF funding: 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup

  6. Department of Transport Major budgets for 2007/08 (* Infrastructure)

  7. Department of Transport Breakdown of major other budgets (* Infrastructure)

  8. 25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 0 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 R'000 6,232,543 6,679,868 10,409,892 13,746,790 15,857,923 19,576,364 21,454,558 9.00% 7.18% 55.84% 32.06% 15.36% 23.45% 9.59% Growth Actual Actual Actual Budget Budget Budget Budget Actual / Budget: Department of Transport Total expenditure over MTEF

  9. 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2,360,148 2,498,550 2,844,677 3,780,872 3,955,197 4,752,717 6,167,794 Rail 2,068,500 2,172,740 2,297,753 2,460,335 2,535,997 2,789,596 2,998,815 Bus 1,290,556 1,440,789 1,752,720 2,292,075 3,391,929 4,059,964 5,504,911 Roads 0 0 241,710 700,000 1,780,000 3,480,000 2,975,000 PTIF 0 0 0 3,241,000 3,029,411 3,265,993 2,507,211 Gautrain Department of Transport Expenditure trends - major budget allocations • Allocations for rail operations and capital remain the largest single budget item. • The budget for road infrastructure overtakes that of bus subsidies from 2007/08 onwards. • Allocations for infrastructure from the Public Transport Infrastructure Fund was introduced in 2005/06, and grows significantly thereafter. • The National contribution to the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link was introduced in 2006/07.

  10. World Cup Support: Public Transport Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) Department of Transport • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE • Support the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. As the eyes of the world will be on South Africa, transport must run so smoothly as to be invisible. • Accelerate the pace of implementation of Government policies and strategies, and ensure a lasting transport legacy. • KEY FOCUS AREAS • Public transport infrastructure development and improvement (through the PTIF) to prioritise public transport over private car use • Introduction of travel demand management (TDM) in order to ensure better traffic management e.g. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), park & rides etc. • Introduce comprehensive public transport services, particularly the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in host cities

  11. World Cup Support: Public Transport Infrastructure Fund (continued) Department of Transport • Established in March 2005; early focus on 2010 related projects • Funding: 2005/06- R241m; 2006/07- R700m; 2007/08- R1,8bn; 2008/09- R3,5bn; 2009/10- R3bn TOTAL= R9,25bn • Project types include planning, physical infrastructure and systems • Infrastructure and systems projects include: • ITS infrastructure and systems • NMT infrastructure • Inner-city mobility systems • Call centre systems • Public transport vehicles • Airport- City links • Public transport road infrastructure • Public transport interchange facilities • Rail upgrades • Inter-modal facilities • HOV lanes • BRT systems

  12. World Cup Support: PTIF per Category Department of Transport Legend (all funds in Rm) PTI Public Transport Infrasructure ITS/TDM Intelligent Transport Systems / Travel Demand Management NMT Non-motorised Transport BRT Bus Rapid Transit

  13. World Cup Support: PTIF per Host City Department of Transport

  14. S.A. National Roads Agency (SANRAL) Department of Transport • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES • To develop and maintain the strategic national road network, ensuring high quality performance, in order to support economic development and ensure access to communities and social services • Manage the non-toll portion of the national road system, focusing on rehabilitation, road maintenance and road network protection • Improve the quality index of roads transferred from Provinces to SANRAL, and ensure their sustainable management as part of the primary road network • KEY FOCUS AREAS • Prioritisation of the maintenance of the high quality portion of the non-toll primary road network to prevent its deterioration • Improvement of the fair and poor quality portion of the non-toll road network in order to improve its overall quality • Rehabilitation of part of the national road network that is beyond its design life i.e. pavement age beyond 20 years.

  15. S.A. National Roads Agency (SANRAL) (continued) Department of Transport • The SANRAL budget increases by over R2billion of over the 2007 MTEF from R2.29 bn in 2006/07 to R 5,7bn in 2009/10. • This additional allocation comprises of R430m earmarked from the Public Transport Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) for world cup support and R2,050bn allocated for capex and maintenance of national roads.

  16. Scaling-up of the EPWP in the Roads Sector Department of Transport • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE • Maximization of job creation and skills development using labour intensive methods for the provision and upkeep of the much needed road infrastructure. • KEY FOCUS AREAS • Application of labour intensive methods to: • Capital road works • Road maintenance • National replication of best practice: • Gundo-Lashu through Vuk’uphile guidelines and roll-out • Zibambele through Zibambele guidelines and roll-out • Prioritisation of Access Roads development in accordance with RISFSA • Expansion of this approach to other road types • Streamlining this approach within roads authority budget and service delivery programmes

  17. Scaling-up of the EPWP in the Roads Sector (continued) Department of Transport • Response to Cabinet call to increase the scope and impact of the EPWP programme. • The roads sector offers high potential for large scale employment creation through the use of labour intensive methodsfor construction and maintenance. • An additional allocation of R3 billion has been allocated to roads sector over the 2007 MTEF via the Provincial Infrastructure Grant (PIG).

  18. Improvement of the Strategic Secondary Road Network Department of Transport • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES • Road Network integration – particularly primary and secondary road networks • Improving the condition of the secondary road network • Ensuring seamless and rapid movement of freight on secondary roads from production areas to customers. • Reducing the cost of transporting goods in the secondary road network. • Reducing congestion on key freight and public transport corridors. • Improving the safety of vehicles and road users. • KEY FOCUS AREAS • Rehabilitation and resurfacing of identified strategic secondary roads. • Expansion of key corridors to enable freight • Improving the quality index of roads within the strategic secondary road network. • ALLOCATIONS • R500 million has been allocated through the Provincial Infrastructure Grant (PIG) to for provinces to improve this road network during the 2007/08 financial year. • Allocation is expected to increase over the MTEF period.

  19. Regional Road Infrastructure Development Department of Transport • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE • Development and improvement of regional road links in order to respond to NEPAD and the SADC protocol on Transport, Tele-communication and Meteorology • KEY FOCUS AREAS • Road infrastructure within South Africa that leads to borders with neighbouring countries • Bridges and other facilities at border posts • Allocations • R85m, with R25m spent in 2006/07 and allocations of R30m and R30m to be spent over 2008/09 and 209/10 respectively for the Sani Pass access road • R20m to be spent in 2007/08 for a bridge between South Africa and Botswana • Additional allocations expected over the MTEF upon completion of the DOT’s Action Plan for Regional Transport Infrastructure

  20. Passenger Rail: S.A. Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC) Department of Transport • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE • To ensure efficient and seamless movement of people through the provision of safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable passenger rail services; and to develop rail assets using best practices in the interest of all stakeholders • KEY INVESTMENT CRITICAL FOCUS AREAS • Accelerated rolling stock upgrade programme - punctuality i.e. reduce train delays and cancellations • Signaling and Telecommunications - enhanced operational safety and Communication to customers • Effective Revenue Management – reduce fare evasion, Station & train safety & security, Station improvement and upgrades, procure new automatic fare collection system

  21. Passenger Rail: S.A. Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC) Department of Transport

  22. SARCC: Capital shortfall Department of Transport • SARCC MTEF capital allocation has been redirected to ensure alignment with the Rail Plan Corridor Strategy • Capital programme has been oversubscribed by an average of R1. 2 Billion for the past 10 years. • Majority of additional capital funding focused on the rolling stock upgrade programme with 80% of available capital spend on rolling stock and 20% infrastructure projects • Infrastructure projects has been postponed, rolled over and extended on an annual basis resulting in safety risks and contravention of Rail Safety Regulator regulations • Lack of adequate infrastructure contribute to 30% of commuter rail’s poor performance

  23. Gautrain Achievements Department of Transport • Business Plan concluded between the Department and the Gauteng Provincial Department of Transport, Roads and Works • Compliance with the provisions of the Division of Revenue Act nr 2 of 2006, • Approval of key milestone related payment schedule by Treasury, • External certifier appointed - R 3.2 Billion transferred to date, • First quarterly report secured Jan 2007, project progressing in terms of Business Plan and key milestones • Secured project financial closure - Jan 2007

  24. Department of Transport Skills Development within the Department of Transport

  25. Internal At least 222 out of 362 staff size were exposed to skills related interventions. Total percentage of staff trained to date is 63%. 18 on site programmes were conducted to address work place skills plan priorities. An amount of R 1,7m ,1.19% of the total payroll was budgeted for training and 10% of the above mentioned percentage was contributed to TETA for administrative reasons as prescribed in the skills levies act . An amount of R14 455 658.21/ 10% of the total payroll was spent on skillsdevelopment interventions and other related costs. Department of Transport CURRENT STATUS QUO

  26. The following amongst others reflect an indication of some of the key on site interventions delivered : Econometrics Modelling Advanced project management Contract Management Policy Development and Management Supply Chain Management Management Development : Advanced and elementary Transport Management Allocation on training of staff is R 1,701 500 whereas expenditure is R 1, 863 394. Department of Transport HRD PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS

  27. Bursaries : At least 28 bursaries were awarded and this resulted in the total of 122 bursary holders. An amount of R 385 000 was allocated and R317 438 spent. Learnerships/ Internships At least 55 interns and 7 learners were recruited. An amount of R 1, 495 991. 96 was spent on learnerships. Department of Transport OTHER KEY INTERVENTIONS

  28. Work place Skills Plan 2006/07 The skills plan complied with TETA requirements and was therefore approved. 20% of planned training activities NQF aligned and implementation of mandatory requirements. Continue

  29. DoT and Provincial DoT's Skills Needs. Engineering (civil, transport, mechanical, traffic and rail) Transport policy and planning Transport Economics Research capability Project Management Contract management Project Finance Regulation Economics General Management Skills required to deliver on the Transport Mandate

  30. Transport agencies Skills Needs: Airline Pilots Airport Planning Air Traffic Control Flight Procedural Specialists Aviation Operations (Passenger and Cargo) Aviation Legislation Engineering (rail, signal, electrical, civil, mechanical, telecommunications) Port Operations Rail Operations (freight and passenger) Skills required to deliver on The Transport Mandate

  31. In SA, on average there is currently 15 000 Civil Engineers, technologists and technicians countrywide. The national target output set is 350 graduates annually, however only approximately 130 graduates are produced. At least an estimate of 6000 civil engineers, technicians and technologists is required to meet the current labour market challenges Road Infrastructure

  32. Partnerships with Universities. Centers of Development Develop strategic partnerships with universities to deliver on specific targetted programme e.g. transport management programme. Identify appropriate distance learning programmes in order to ensure a flexible approach in staff learning and development. Promote the development and alignment of short programmes in order to address specific capacity development challenges. Review and strenghten the centre of development programme to be in line with the capacity development needs. Skills Development Plan

  33. - The Department is currently funding 481 students in various transport related fields 350 black students : 131 whites and 281 Africans are funded An amount of R10 085m was allocated for the said financial year. The above mentioned amount included the approved rollover to the amount of R3m. Continue

  34. Capacity Assessment project Integration of transport programmes within FET Development of skills development programmes in critical areas ( transport planning, Maritime security ) Review transport curriculum to address industry specific needs Conducted Transport Management programme and other middle management related programmes Intensified efforts on the recruitment and placement of learnerships/ internships Awarded targeted Bursary schemes through the COD initiative Rail Capacity building task team Current Initiatives

  35. Recommended implement able capacity development interventions 1. Prioritise skill shortage areas / Aligned to Transport Agenda: e.g. Engineering ( Civil, mechanical, signaling, aeronautical, marine) Transport Economists Econometrix Development Finance Transport Planners Transport policy analysts Operations ( Rail, Port ) 2. Agree on targeted Continental and International agreement: e.g. Canada- Transport Regulation, Marine Engineering, Aircraft maintenance Engineering etc Netherlands- Road Traffic / Safety China- Infrastructure Dev. UK- Public Transport, Railway Engineering, Transport policy analysts Next Steps

  36. Columbia, Brazil and India: Public Transport India : Rail Australia - Agency management and monitoring, Australia, USA and Canada : Aerospace Engineering USA - Road Freight transportation Singapore - Port Operations Japan - Transport and econometrix continue

  37. 3. Set targets for number of Learnerships and Internships For the transport sector (government) National and Provincial Departments Agencies and Public Entities Local government level Research and facilitate the establishment of an Institute to professionalise transport. Provide incentive based opportunities to encourage participation in high level projects as well as to provide competitive and attractive incentives in the scarce skills areas. Identify areas for exchange programmes, scholarships, secondments, redeployments of technical experts etc Next Steps

  38. Institute retention strategies, programmes to attract retired employees Development and implementation of mentorship programmes. Establishment of the Transport sector Skills Development task team under the leadership of DOT that will provide guidance, report and continuously monitor the integration of skills development initiatives to government programme of action, ASGISA, JIPSA etc. Next Steps

  39. The following reflects an indication of the expenditure patterns on skills development interventions: Department of Transport FINANCIAL STATUS

  40. Department of Transport Thank you

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