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13 September 2006: No 50/06

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE POLICY ON TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (ETD OF PUBLIC SERVICE ACT PERSONNEL (PSAP) TRG/00001/1999 (EDITION 2)

The aim of the policy is to direct the education, training and development (ETD) of Public Service Act Personnel (PSAP) in the DOD in compliance with national legislation, DOD requirements and the needs of the PSAP workforce.

In order to achieve this aim, the policy covers the following main aspects (please note that as this is only a brief summary, consult DODI TRG/00001/1999 (Edition 2) for the details are available on the Intranet website):

The PSAP will have access to ETD at every level of employment in accordance with the applicable and appropriate ETD opportunities within the framework of the available budget. However, military members are allowed to attend PSAP learning opportunities, with the proviso that these learning opportunities (or portions of learning opportunities) are applicable to the specific member’s post or planned future post. PSAP post

incumbents must comply with the required competencies for their specific post and post level.

This implies that although participation in education and professional development opportunities are voluntary, it is preferable for PSAP to attend these opportunities if a competence gap for their specific post and post level is identified.

In the case of training, Chiefs of Services and Divisions and Occupational Heads shall determine which training opportunities shall be compulsory to occupy a specific post and post level.

The Chiefs of Services and Divisions shall ensure that PSAP attending an external ETD opportunity comply with DODI/ FIN No 13/2000 and DODI/POL & PLAN No 00030/2000 to prevent fruitless expenditure. The Services and Divisions shall budget for ETD opportunities for PSAP.

In alignment with the Department of public service and Administration the Human Resource Development Strategy for the Public Service competencies shall form the basis for an integrated Human Resource Management System.

ETD shall be aligned with:

• National legislation, regulations and strategies.
• The DOD Strategic Process.
• The DOD Core and Support Processes (employ, provide and support forces processes).
• The DOD ETD System and Process.
• Other applicable DOD policies and prescripts.
• The Secretary for Defence shall be responsible for ETD of PSAP in the DOD and will delegate, in co-operation with the
• Chief of the SANDF, as he deems appropriate. The Chief of Human Resources (Departmental Training Officer) is to ensure individual education, training and education to specification.

Currently the following are available regarding ETD for PSAP:

Foreign learning opportunities available to PSAP at all levels for the FY06/07 are:

• Singapore (J TRG/FLO/R/103/3/51 over J TRG/R/103/3dd 7 August 2006).
• Ad hoc learning opportunities from India Technical and Economic Cooperation Division- India (J TRG/R/103 over J
• TRG/FLOM/R/103/3/28 dated 28 August 2006).
• Envisaged opportunities for Middle Management for the FY 07/08.
• The Leadership and Management Development Programme for Middle Managers will be presented in South Africa by the
• Ashridge Management College over the period 12-19 October 2007.

Enquiries about PSAP ETD Policy: Director ETD Brig Gen J.J. Smit tel: (012) 355-5000
Clive Pilay, Acting Deputy Director PSAP ETD tel: (012) 355-5454.