UPDATES ON ERP IMPLEMENTATION

1. UPDATES ON ERP IMPLEMENTATION EASTERN CAPE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

2. Alfred Nzo (DC 44) District Ukwahlamba (DC 14) Chris Hani (DC 13) O.R. Tambo (DC 15) Amatole (DC 12) Cacadu (DC 10) Municipalities Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

3. DATABASE OF OFFICERS • ALFRED NZO - 97 • AMATHOLE - 202 • CHRIS HANI - 119 • OR TAMBO - 217 • UKHAHLAMBA - 35 • WESTERN - 42 Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

4. BACKGROUNG OF ERP • 2005 – Extension Profiling Study conducted • Total No of EO per province • Age, Gender, Race, Position, Education, Qualification, Training, Employment level, years of experience • Extension farmer ratio • Comparative analysis of extension personnel profile against the set norms and standard • Academic qualifications • Skills required • Employment equity (Gender and Race) • Availability of resources Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

5. Recommendations • Recommendations were made emanating from this study • Recruitment of more extension officers • Improvement on qualifications • Training of extension officers • Soft skills - generic • Hard skills - technical • Supplying EO with ICT Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

6. 5 PILLARS OF ERP • Ensure accountability and visibility of extension • Promote professionalism and improve image • Re-skilling and orientation of extension • Provision of ICT infrastructure and other resources • Recruitment of personnel over the MTEF. Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

7. BUDGET • Submission was made to National Treasury • Allocations to the provinces • 2008/09 - R16 828m from CASP Funding • 2009/10 – R29 023m from CASP funding Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

8. IMPLENTATION • 2008/09 - funding have been used for salary up-grading to address poaching of the staff already in the system • 2009/10 Budget • Business plan – on its final stages • The plan will address the ERP Pillars Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

9. ACHIEVEMENTS • EQUITABLE SHARE • RECRUITMENT • 163 Extension officers have been recruited • 7 with B.Sc. qualification • 17 with Bachelor of Agriculture • 139 with Diploma • 155 ADTs – Level 6; • 4 scientists – Level 7; • 4 assistant Managers – level 10 Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

10. ACHIEVEMENTS • ICT • 400 extension equipped with Laptops and 85 have been trained in basic computer literacy • 100 EO equipped with cellphones – multi functional • 20 equipped with 3G cards • GPS • Data loggers (Survey equipment) • Digital cameras • Data projectors Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

11. ACHIEVEMENTS …cont • Training • CAPRI – Social Facilitation - 58 trained • 2008 = 22 last cycle • 60 started with the 3rd cycle - Nov • Short courses on technical skills • Hydroponics - 14 • Bee keeping - 8 • Project management. – KZN , PTA, FHIG • CA – 42 • CA – 21 Supervisors • Qualifications Upgrading • M.Sc - 3 • Upgrading with Fort Hare - 42 • Advanced Diploma - 101 • Prioritize those already undergoing upgrading with UFH – B. Tech • Selection of bursary holders for 2009/10 Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

12. FUTURE PLANS • Preparations to give officers: • 377 cellphones; • 77 3G cards • 352 cellphones • 55 printers • 8 digital cameras • Uniform – 726 Extension officers awaiting National Policy Framework • Appointment: • 100 interns for extension – appointment letters 1st Feb 2009 • Scientists • Technicians • Transport Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile

13. THANK YOU Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile