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HRD Policy Imperatives for Professionalising the Public Service Presentation to the PSETA Skills Colloquium Mashwahle Diphofa Department of Public Service and Administration 26 November 2012

Presentation Outline • Introduction • Some perspectives on professionalisation • HRD Policy Imperatives • Concluding Remarks

Introduction  Effective HRD a requirement for building and sustaining a Public Service that delivers  Most of the necessary policy pillars to support effective HRD are in place.  This presentation provides a brief evaluative overview of the policy landscape  Emphasis on achieving professionalism in HRD, and the different roles and responsibilities

Some Perspectives on Professionalism  ‘Professionalism’ embedded in our legislation, including Chapter 10 of the Constitution  While definitions abound, important not to be carried away in the maize of jargon  Ultimately, professionalism is about  possessing the necessary competence and experience,  striving for excellence in your performance, and  Adhering to the standards and values that underpin your profession (the Public Service)

Some Perspectives on Professionalism  These are largely at the level of an individual. But they need to be supported by necessary organisational elements( such as basic entry requirements, procedures for recognition, advancement, sanctions, etc)  These basic elements to be seen in collective terms, E.g being knowledgeable and experienced does not necessarily make one a professional  But without these basic elements, any notion of professionalism would be misleading  Implications for HRD:  An enabling environment for professionalism  HRD Practitioners as professionals themselves  HRD Practitioners as agents of building a professional Public Service

HRD Policy Imperatives  The Public Service Act and Regulations (rules of procedure)  The HRD Strategy (initially covering 2002-2006, revised to cover 2007 onwards)  HRS Strategy further identifies Professional Human Resource Management as a strategic priority  A host of manuals, guidelines and frameworks

HRD Policy Imperatives  New Interventions  Compulsory Induction Programme  Towards a School of Government  Allocation of the 1% of the personnel budget for training  Executive Protocol for appointing HoDs/DDGs  Strengthening measures for ethics/integrity  Resolution 1 of 2012  Provisions of the National Development Plan  African Charter on the values of and principle of Public Service

HRD Policy Imperatives  Areas requiring attention  Improving credibility of HR data  Rigour in implementing policies (the entire HR Value Chain)  Credible HRD needs analyses  Sound M and E of HRD Interventions

HRD Policy Imperatives  Role of HRD practitioners  Continue to shape the policy terrain(towards greater professionalisation)  Personal growth and development  Ensure responsiveness to the evolving strategic direction government is pursuing( Outcomes Approach, Organisational Performance Assessment – MPAT, etc)  Implement … implement … .implement

Concluding Remarks  Government continues to beef up public service- wide measures to promote professionalism  These include both policy as well as institutional measures  Ultimately, their impact will also depend on the active role that public servants play, particularly those in leadership roles and other positions of influence

 Thank You !