The North West Executive Council (Exco) has adopted a revised Job-Access Plan to accelerate employment of persons with disabilities. In terms of the plan, close to 1 200 more people with disabilities are targeted for employment by the provincial administration within the next 10 months.
Premier Thandi Modise who had recently urged provincial government departments to endeavour to employ more people with disabilities, whites, coloured and Indians within the provincial administration says that the plan is product of intense debates during the consultative process involving departments and the provincial disability forum.
Modise had said that building an inclusive society, requires that departments should go beyond placing people with disabilities as interns to employing them and advancing their upward mobility within the public service.
Approval of the plan will bring changes to employment practices including the inclusion of disability interests in short-listing and interview panels. In addition to mainstream recruitment process, Exco has directed departments to work with the Office of the Status of People with Disabilities (OSPD) to identify posts for exclusive recruitment of Persons with Disabilities.
The OSPD and relevant structures in government have also been mandated to coordinate initiatives aimed at preparing and placing job-seekers Persons with Disabilities.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele, Spokesperson
Cell: 083 629 1987
Tel: 018 388 3705
Fax: 018 388 3157
E-mail: LKgwele@gmail.com
