14 November 2006
The Department of Labour's top brass will embark on countrywide roadshows
aimed at gathering firsthand experience from the labour centres for the
purposes of rendering better services.
The roadshows will mainly target employees of the department and people
seeking assistance or advice from the centres.
Following a series of consultative meetings with staff, the senior
management had set aside tomorrow, Wednesday, 15 November, to spend at the
coalface.
Among the senior management scheduled to participate in the roadshows are
Director-General, Vanguard Mkosana, Deputy Director-General (DDG), Corporate
Services Masodi Xaba, Acting DDG Service Delivery, Shadrack Mkhonto, Acting DDG
Employment Skills Development Strategy and Human Resources Development, Sam
Morotoba, and DDG Labour Policy and Labour Market Programmes, Les
Kettledas.
The provinces and regions to be visited are Johannesburg and districts,
Pretoria and districts, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo,
KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, North West and Northern Cape.
The pertinent issues to be discussed during the process include, the labour
market review, the National Skills Fund (NSF) strategic projects, Adult Basic
Education and Training (ABET), Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Integrated
Business Strategy (IBS), Internal Audit and Financial Management, Private
Public Partnership (PPP) issues and Performance Management.
Enquiries:
Mokgadi Pela
Cell: 082 808 2168
Issued by: Department of Labour
14 November 2006
