Question NW1438 to the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
17 May 2022 - NW1438
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
With reference to the Public Service Recruitment Scheme that is aimed at strengthening the talent pipeline within the Public Service, especially for scarce and critical positions, (a) how often does her department monitor the rollout of internship, learnership and apprenticeship programmes within the Public Service and (b) how does her department ensure that graduates with scarce and/or critical qualifications are recruited into internship, learnership and/or apprenticeship programmes?
Reply:
Minister for Public Service and Administration issued the Graduate Recruitment Scheme Framework for implementation across the Public Service.
One of the objectives of the Framework is to attract graduates to address skills shortages in scarce occupational areas of the service in line with the departmental Human Resource Plan. Therefore, the intention is to appoint these graduates on permanent basis, subject to successful completion of the programme.
a) The DPSA monitors implementation and compliance of the Graduate Recruitment Scheme Framework on annual basis. Government departments are required to submit reports on the implementation of the framework to the Director-General, as part of the Annual HRD Implementation Plans and Monitoring and Evaluation on 31 March of each year.
b) The DPSA encourage departments to dedicate 10% of the department`s vacant posts to recruit and retain graduates with potential, beyond the graduate development phase, into entry level positions. Recruitment should be in line with the department`s career Planning and Progression Strategy.
Each department is expected to regularly monitor its own needs for scarce occupations as well as the vacancy rate in those occupations then recruit accordingly.
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