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30 June 2010: No 16/10

KAHENG PROJECT (DRIVERS TRAINING)

The DOD, through Project Ikaheng offers an opportunity to all serving members who wish to voluntarily exit the department to be trained as Code EC Drivers and to be redeployed in the private sector.

The project will focus on allowing members of all Services and Divisions to apply for training and placement at one of Ikaheng HR Services' clients. Two of the major clients are Unitrans which is responsible for providing Code EC (Code 14) drivers for the Gautrain Project and Imperial Holdings, which is the holding company for a number of other transport companies.

This is a voluntary project and members/employees who want to participate in this initiative will exit from the DOD bmo the Mobility Exit Mechanism/Employee Initiated Severance Package and the benefits linked to the respective packages.

CRITERIA

Members who are interested in undergoing the Code EC Driver's License Training with the intention of exiting voluntarily from the DOD can download the application form from the D HR Separation Website. Members who comply with the following criteria can apply for this training:

• Members with good medical health.
• Only Serving Regular Force Members/Public Service Employees.
• Preferably Grade 12, but at least ABET level 3 in communication.
• Members must have no criminal records and, if such records exist, members must provide letters of pardon before they can be considered. Members must also not be involved in current criminal cases that may lead to conviction and a criminal record.
• Members must be older than twenty-one years but not older than forty years of age. Despite the minimum age specified, the rejuvenation of the SANDF's HR component will receive preference when candidates are selected for driver training.
• Both male and female members will be considered. There is a requirement at Unitrans to appoint at least one hundred female drivers.

FACTORS OF IMPORTANCE

Successful members are guaranteed employment in the private sector. Unsuccessful candidates will return to their units.

The Gautrain Project is in the Gauteng Province (Johannesburg, Midrand, and Hatfield) and it is preferable that members for this project should be from this area as the new employer does not provide accommodation. Members must have their own accommodation and means to travel to and from work.
Although the Imperial Holdings training takes place in the Western Cape, the receiving companies are not only situated in Cape Town. Companies are based all over the country and members will have to negotiate and accept placement wherever a vacancy exists.

As private companies are contributing towards the training, the individual will have to enter into a contract with the new employer for at least a year. Members will therefore not be allowed to use the training that is provided as a stepping stone to exit the DOD and to find his or her own employment or to remain in the service of the SANDF/DOD.

This initiative is an open-ended project which means that interested candidates can apply at any time. A database will be compiled and members will be allowed to undergo training in accordance with criteria and the availability of vacancies. Applications must be submitted directly to Directorate HR Sepa-ration as follows:

• Postal Address: Director HR Separation Private Bag X976 Pretoria 0001
• Hand delivery: Directorate HR Separation Poyntons Building Room 27.39 Co Church and Bosman Street
• Fax number: (012) 392-3132 or (012) 392-3115 for paper selection.

A final list of candidates will be provided to the respective career managers for ratification. Kindly note that no member will be allowed to attend a course without the approval of the relevant career manager.

For further enquiries contact Mr E.H. Wolfaardt - (012) 392-2853 OR Lt Col S.G.P. Nienaber - (012) 392-3131.