The Free State province in conjunction with the Public Sector Trainers’ Forum (PSTF) and the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA) will be hosting the annual PSTF conference at the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOFS) from 25 to 28 September 2011.
The theme of the conference is 'Human Resource Development at the Centre of Service Delivery: Unleashing the Cheetah'. The target audience of the conference is the Human Resource Development (HRD) practitioners and managers, trainers, skill development facilitators, and public servants at large.
International, regional and local speakers have been invited to provide their expert perspectives of human resource development in the public sector. The underlying objective of the conference is to facilitate a robust engagement and provide learning opportunities on key areas which impact on human resource development for effective service delivery. This will take the form of paper presentations, workshops and plenary discussions by government officials, training and development practitioners and regulatory agencies.
Registration will start on Sunday, 25 September 2011 at PACOFS from 14h00. The registration fee is R3 000.00 per delegate. Booking can be done online or manually.
In the case of online bookings a unique reference number shall be issued automatically to each individual booking. Kindly use this number when making payment for the conference as the reference number on the deposit slip.
In the case of manual bookings a unique reference number shall be issued to each individual booking by one of the following officials: Ms Annie Hartman: Tel 051 405 4073 or Ms Francinah Froneman: Tel 051 405 5020 or Ms Lydia Louw on 051 403 3411. An after-hours number is 079 693 7007. Kindly use the unique number obtained when making payment for the conference as the reference number on the deposit slip.
The banking details for the registration of delegates are as follows: Account Name: FSPG Public Sector Trainers Registration Account Number: 041309421, Branch Name: Brandwag, Branch Code: 055534
The signed booking form (whether completed online or manually) together with proof of payment should either be faxed to 0866 147 439 or scanned and emailed to pstf@premier.fs.gov.za.
For all enquiries on issues relating to the conference kindly contact Mr I Garaba at 051 405 5774 e-mail, igaraba@premier.fs.gov.za or Ms L Nibe-Nkutha at 082 777 5303, e-mail pstf@premier.fs.gov.za. More information about the conference can be obtained on Free State Provincial Government website.
Kindly note that delegates will be responsible for their own transport and accommodation arrangements.
We look forward with great anticipation to this conference and hope to welcome you at PACOFS on Sunday, 25 September 2011.
Source: Free State Office of the Premier
