Following the invocation of section 100 (1)(a) of the Constitution, the directive was issued to improve Supply Chain Management (SCM) in municipalities, the North West Provincial Treasury and National Treasury developed a SCM Learnership Programme to improve and turn around SCM processes.
The eighteen (18) month programme, which is the first in the history of the country will be conducted by Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) targets to professionalise municipal SCM processes. Fifty-nine (59) practitioners from North West municipalities have been enrolled in the programme. At the completion of the programme NQL Level 5 certificate will be awarded.
Speaking at the induction ceremony, MEC for Finance, Ms Motlalepula Rosho said that “the programme is aimed at rebuilding and renewing trust in municipal services through training of SCM officials, whom government requires to resonate with good governance. Appointed officials need to take advantage of this opportunity and build a culture of ethics and professionalism within SCM. SCM is a strategic thrust of service delivery and a cornerstone of providing valuable service to our people. The work that you do makes service delivery a reality.”
The MEC challenged the officials to make supply chain fashionable and be exemplary to the youth of the Province by doing things right. She encouraged officials to get into the habit of reading legislations that empower them with executing their functions. There are laws and regulations that guide SCM profession and when these are followed, no SCM official will be fearful in executing their functions, will not succumb to intimidation and ultimately the face of service delivery will be changed forever.
MEC Rosho condemned the behaviour of some of the officials that arrived late to the meeting and non-attendance of appointed officials from Madibeng, Tswaing, Mamusa, and Moretele municipalities. She said the behaviour displayed by these officials is worrisome and reflects their work. “SCM officials are critical in the delivery of service and must inculcate a culture of serving the people with compassion and discipline. The conduct of the officials is a reflection of the Auditor General’s report on the state of our municipalities and this is not good at all. In the absence of ethical leadership, professionalism and good governance municipalities’ reports will forever be in the red and service delivery in shambles”, she said.
MEC Rosho said preaching about consequence management should be a thing of the past as these measures must be enforced and be implemented for municipalities that do not respond in the next 15 days.
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