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Infrastructure Skills Development Grant (ISDG)

Infrastructure Skills Development Grant (ISDG). 13 JUNE 2013. Outline of the Presentation. PART A: Introduction to ISDG PART B: ISDG Progress to date PART C: Closing Remarks PART D: ISDG Graduates and Partners Pictures. PART A: Introduction to.

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Infrastructure Skills Development Grant (ISDG)

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  1. Infrastructure Skills Development Grant(ISDG) 13 JUNE 2013

  2. Outline of the Presentation • PART A: Introduction to ISDG • PART B: ISDG Progress to date • PART C: Closing Remarks • PART D: ISDG Graduates and Partners Pictures

  3. PART A: Introduction to Infrastructure skills development grant (isdg)

  4. Grant Purpose • To strengthen the capacity of local government to effectively and efficiently deliver quality infrastructure, by increasing the pool of skills available in the local sphere • To create jobs for unemployed graduates (not for candidates that are still studying or for up-scaling existing municipal officials) in the technical sector/ Built Environment ( e.g. engineering & town planning) • To sustain infrastructure related capacity in local government • To professionalize local government skills (capacity) as per relevant Statutory Council

  5. DORA • First year: 2011/2012 • It is a National Treasury Grant • Schedule 5B Grant Transfer to municipalities in line with the MFMA (2013 DoRB) • Outcomes and outputs to be reported on

  6. Implementation Team

  7. Implementation Approach A Municipality: • Approaches NT • Prepares a business plans as per guiding framework • Ensures Statutory Council compliance • Secures mentors • Develops In-house capacity NT : • Assesses business plans (accept/ reject proposals) • Allocates funding as per approved business plans • Monitors ISDG implementation Partnership: • Financial (spending) and non-financial performance (recruitment)

  8. Conditions for Municipalities • Conduct needs gap in the technical department for the next five years. • Communicate intent to the Council for buy-in purposes and approval. • Inform the Unions • Ensure Supervisors are prepared • Acquit themselves with the relevant Statutory Council • Prepare for the interns (office space, business tools, access to the infrastructure assets during the training period, performance agreements in line with required training (training duration as stipulated by Statutory Councils), induction) • Ensure Statutory Council requirements are met • Absorb the interns upon completion of the training.(within or to other municipalities) • Adhere to NT grant reporting conditions are satisfied

  9. ISDG Spatial Footprint

  10. Municipalities & their Partners • The following municipalities are implementing the programme as per approved proposals: • Nelson Mandela Bay Buffalo City • Lukhanji Umhlathuze • eThekwini Westonaria • Ditsobotla George • Sol Plaatje Ugu • John Taolo Gaetsewe King Sabata Dalindyebo • Water Boards • Umgeni Water Board- EC and KZN • Rand Water – Mpumalanga and Gauteng • Lepelle Northern Water – Limpopo

  11. PART B ISDG PROGRESS TO DATE

  12. Progress to date • 301 graduates confirmed for thus far • 14 Municipality on board at the moment ( reviewing BP of 3 more Municipalities: Gert Sibande, Makana, and Elundini) • Nelson Mandela Bay Buffalo City • Lukhanji Emfuleni • Umhlathuze eThekwini • Westonaria Ditsobotla • George Alfred Nzo • King Sabata Dalindyebo Ugu District • Sol Plaatje John Taolo Gaetsewe • 4 new Metros have shown interest (City of CT, City of Ekurhuleni, City of Tshwane, City of Johannesburg) • 3 Water Boards (Rand Water, Umgeni, and Lepelle Northern Water

  13. ISDG Participating Municipalities: currently

  14. Graduates in Water Boards

  15. ISDG Participating Municipalities

  16. Illustration of Fields of Discipline that Graduates are in:

  17. MTEF ALLOCATIONS

  18. Allocation Graphs for 2012/13 MTEF

  19. ISDG Engagements Convened: • Municipalities • Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA) • Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) • South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) • South African Institute for Planners (SAPI) • CSIR • Department of Rural Development & Land Reform • Skills Conferences (SAPI 2012, IMESA)

  20. PART C CLOSING REMARKS

  21. NT Challenges & Remedial Actions • Less than anticipated mentors available • Poor financial & non-financial reporting • “Loose” Tripartite and SLAs • Under-estimation of training • Varying salaries & other costs • Increased marketing of the ISDG • Follow through of under lying issues • Remedial (legal) steps being taken • Closer engagements with Statutory Council • Standardization where possible

  22. PART D ISDG Graduates and Partners Pictures

  23. ISDG Graduates in Umgeni

  24. Palesa addressing Umgeni Graduates during the Launch

  25. ISDG Graduates at Rand Water

  26. ISDG Partners presenting at a meeting with municipalities

  27. Project Coordinators: tau.malapane@treasury.gov.zaand palesa.malie@treasury.gov.za THANK YOU

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