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Filling of posts

Filling of posts. Department of Transport Presentation to the Select Committee: 23 May 2007 . 1. Index. Expansion of Structure Departmental Growth Since 1998 Funded Posts According to Level as on 31 March 2007 Projected Growth of DOT Over Successive MTEF Period

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Filling of posts

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  1. Filling of posts Department of Transport Presentation to the Select Committee: 23 May 2007 1

  2. Index • Expansion of Structure • Departmental Growth Since 1998 • Funded Posts According to Level as on 31 March 2007 • Projected Growth of DOTOver Successive MTEF Period • Projected Growth per Level • Current and Projected Vacancy Rate • Filling of Vacancies • Challenges 2

  3. August 2004 – DOT’s Structure expanded from 4 Branches to 6 Branches From 250 to 551 Posts May 2006 the Minister of Transport approved the expansion of the structure over a four year period with end Total 1023 Posts The Structure Expanded to 7 Branches resulting in 619 Posts Expansion of Structure 3

  4. Departmental Growth Since 1998 2 3 6 7 7 7 7 7 4

  5. Expansion Continued • May 2006 Expansion makes provision for: • Accident and Incident Investigation for all modes of Transport • Economic Regulation for all modes of Transport • New Branch Public Entity Oversight • Provision for WC 2010 planning • Upgrade of Research Unit to CD 5

  6. Expansion Continued • April 2007 expansion to the structure from 619 approved posts to 674 posts, an increase of 8.16%, as a result of funding obtained from National Treasury (R17 million) 6

  7. 400 300 200 100 0 619 Total posts activated Level 123 Senior Managers 13-16 128 Middle Managers 11-12 368 Lower Levels 3-10 Funded Posts According to Level as on 31 March 2007 7

  8. Projected Growth of DOTOver Successive MTEF Period Current 348 unfunded posts will be activated according to allocated budget fromNational Treasury 8

  9. Projected Growth per Level 9

  10. Current and Projected Vacancy Rate 8.89% 21.16% 60,90% 57,67% 78.84% 91.11% 39.10% 42,33% 10

  11. Status Regarding the Filling of Posts 15

  12. Current Vacancy should be halved by September 2007 (26 posts per month) Vacancy management strategy implemented as per EXCO directive (Use it or loose it principle) Vacancy reduction project incorporated into 2007/2010 strategic plan Filling of vacant posts incorporated into managers performance agreements Filling of Vacancies 12

  13. Prioritized retention strategy (At counseling stage with Organised Labour) Enhance training and development initiatives Accelerated management development programmes, e.g. scarce and critical skills in the field of transport planning, contract management, project management, maritime/aviation studies, econometrics and transport modeling. Increasing Investment in Centres of Development by 36.21% (4.2 Million for the current financial year) Filling of Vacancies Continued

  14. High skills level required in environment of skills shortage e.g Project Management, Contract Management and Policy Analysis Transport Specialized Scarce Skills e.g Civil Engineering, Transport Economics, Maritime and Aviation Studies , Rail Specialist and Transport Planners. Departmental intervention with JIPSA e.g. importing of skills and skills development initiatives i.e. secondment, recruitment of retired employees e.g transport economics. Currently addressing some skills through the Centres of Development (COD) network and Scholarships. Challenges

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