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Training and capacity development. The South African case study J de Beer. Mandate and context. Statistics Act, 6 of 1999 Purpose of the Act Advance planning, production, analysis, documentation, storage, dissemination and use of official and other statistics
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Training and capacity development The South African case study J de Beer
Mandate and context • Statistics Act, 6 of 1999 • Purpose of the Act • Advance planning, production, analysis, documentation, storage, dissemination and use of official and other statistics • Provide for coordination with other organs of state (section 5, 7 & 14) • Provide for cooperation between producers of official statistics • Role players in the Act • Minister in the Presidency responsible for National Planning: Approval of plans • Statistician-General: Producer, Coordinator and Certification • Statistics Council: Advisory • Heads of Organs of State: Producer • Vision: Your leading partner in quality statistics • Mission: To lead and partner in statistical production systems for evidence based decisions
Why must we train? • Statistics South Africa • Staff mostly 1st degree from University, limited work experience • Hard issues: Statistics, Economics, Demography, Methodology • Soft issues: Management, Leadership, Finance, Labour relations • Theory vs Practice • Vacancy rate high • Improve quality of statistics and service delivery • Other organs of state • Data compilation • Health, Education, Crime, Home Affairs • Data analysis • Health, Education, Crime, Home Affairs • Plus Economic development, Planning, Water, Housing etc • SASQAF
How are we training? • Stats SA employees • On the job training • Continuous by work areas • Importance of metadata • In-house courses • IT, soft skills, statistical training • SADC survey methodology training • E-Learning • Bursaries • Foreign study • Tanzania: EASTC – Certificate and Diploma • Uganda: SSAE – Post graduate diploma, degree, Master’s degree • Ivory Coast: ENSEA – Certificate, diploma, degree (French!) • School leavers • Bursaries (local and foreign universities) • Internship programme • 1 year; focused training and job-rotation
The need for a training Institute • Require capacity to train “government”, not only Stats SA • Focus on members of SANSS • Courses must be accredited – Quality Council for Trade and Occupations • Various modalities • Internal institute • Partner with 1 or more University • Certificate in official statistics • No relevant qualification; school leaver (mathematics required) • 1 yr, 5 modules • Diploma in official statistics • Has relevant qualification, working in field of statistics • 2yr, 10 modules • Custom modules available – ad hoc basis
Progress with training Institute • Certificate • Modules developed • 1st pilot group (internal staff) 2011 • External students in 2013 • Diploma • Modules partly developed • Discussions with accredited universities • First group in 2014 • Funding • HCD = 2% of Personnel costs => R39m • Training institute additional R10 million • "It is easier to educate a man when he wants to learn." • (Nelson Mandela)
Thank you Joe de Beer DDG: Economic statistics joedb@statssa.gov.za