Question NW2358 to the Minister of Transport
15 November 2016 - NW2358
Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)(a) Who were the beneficiaries of the Air Traffic Navigation Services’ enterprise supplier development programme (i) in the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15 and (cc) 2015-16 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2016, (b) how did each of the beneficiaries benefit from the programme, (c) what were the payment terms in each case, (d) how are the beneficiaries supervised to graduation into the incubation scheme and (e) what process is used to select beneficiaries who are to be included in the incubation scheme; (2) whether there was any delay in the payment of the beneficiaries in each of the financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why?
Reply:
AIR TRAFFIC AND NAVIGATION SERVICES SOC LIMITED
(1) Enterprise Development
(a) aa) None, as ATNS started its Enterprise Development programme in the financial year ending 31 March 2014.
bb) Below were the beneficiaries of the Enterprise Development programme for the financial year ending 31 March 2015.
|
Beneficiary |
Intervention |
Amount Requested |
Approved Amount |
|
1.Bayajula Pty Ltd |
Training SAP Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training SAP Demo licenses |
R766 492.69 |
R766 492.69 |
|
2.Elgadone Pty Ltd |
Short term insurance learnership Insurance training for staff |
R36 440.48 |
R292 600. 00 |
|
3.Kgatelopele Private Equity |
Wi fi rooter Laptops Mobile Business ipads Laminator LED Projector White board |
R128 951.00 |
R128 951.00 |
|
4.Sediba Project Management cc |
Lawn Mower Kudu lawn mower Riding mower Brush cutters Fire control tanker Chemicals |
R769 808.00 |
R769 808.00 |
|
5.Vertigo Technologies |
Office space Office furniture IT infrastructure IT Equipment Desktops and Printers |
R707 616.00 |
R707 616.00 |
|
6.Lesedi Technology |
Krone Certification Containers Stipend for learner technicians |
R195 544.00 |
R195 544.00 |
|
7.TGR Attorneys |
Training |
R1 802 820.00 |
R1 802 820.00 |
|
8.Atafala Consulting |
Office space Administrative support Electronic tools Compliance tester HV detector |
R546 648.96 |
R546 648.96 |
|
9.Yawee IT |
Computer Equipment and server IT server Software solutions Telephone systems |
R440 000.00 |
R440 000.00 |
cc) Below were the beneficiaries of the Enterprise Development programme for the financial year ending 31 March 2016.
|
Beneficiary |
Intervention |
Amount Requested |
Approved Amount |
|
1.Transpace Pty Ltd |
Accreditation of technical course |
R449 000.00 |
R449 000. 00 |
|
2.HC Nolan Management and Solutions |
Unit standard alignment, content development and costs related to SETA accreditation |
R292 600.00 |
R292 600. 00 |
|
3.Bayeni Caluza Projects |
Office Facility and Equipment |
R198 000. 00 |
R198 000. 00 |
|
4.Anani Trading |
Printing Equipment and Software |
R142 606. 25 |
R142 606. 25 |
|
5.Petsana Logistics |
Technical training and accreditation with relevant professional institutes. A storage facility for supplies with long lead times. |
R200 000. 00 |
R200 000.00 |
|
6.Orange Star Pty Ltd |
Machinery |
R62 299. 00 |
R62 299. 00 |
|
7.Undiscoverd Minds |
Accreditation and office facility |
R130 000. 00 |
R130 000.00 |
|
R1 475 505. 20 |
R1 475 505. 20 |
(b) Since 1 April 2016 to date, the beneficiaries benefitted by receiving training on the programmes reflected below:
|
Programme |
Delegates |
Days |
Total Cost |
|
Financial Management skills |
30 |
3 |
R 304 200.00 |
|
Technology, Creativity and Innovation Skills |
26 |
2 |
R 229 372.00 |
|
Project/Time Management skills |
24 |
4 |
R 243 360.00 |
|
Customer focus and customer service skills for personnel Skills |
28 |
2 |
R 174 000.00 |
|
Contract Management, Negotiation and due diligence Skills |
40 |
3 |
R 138 450.00 |
|
Corporate Governance Skills |
42 |
2 |
R 223 650.00 |
|
Business Planning Skills |
32 |
3 |
R 218 400.00 |
|
Finance for Non-Finance managers |
24 |
2 |
R 88 320.00 |
|
Leadership Management Skills and Business acumen |
22 |
4 |
R77 000.00 |
|
Quality Management Systems |
22 |
5 |
R165 000.00 |
|
Total |
R1 861 752.00 |
(c) There were no payment terms as the institutions which provided training were directly paid by ATNS.
(d) ATNS together with Mtiya Dynamics Pty Ltd, ATNS Enterprise Development partners are overseeing the Incubation Programme, and Mtiya Dynamics is presenting progress reports to ATNS regarding the Incubation Programme.
(e) ATNS together with Mtiya Dynamics Pty Ltd conducted workshops in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, the workshops were advertised in the newspapers and on the website where engineering suppliers were invited. Engineering suppliers that were exempted micro enterprises and black owned were selected for the Pilot Incubation Programme that is currently in progress in Johannesburg.An intense gap analysis audit was conducted and the recommendations were actioned where training was conducted to close identified gaps.
(2) ATNS endeavour to pay emerging suppliers within 15 days however, sometimes due to logistical problems there are slight delays that relate to invoices where, a supplier would present an invoice that does not reflect invoice number, ATNS VAT number and it becomes difficult for ATNS to pay invoices that do not meet ATNS specifications. ATNS is doing all it can to resolve such issues urgently so that suppliers are paid on time.