Provincial Skills Development Forum
Background
The purpose of the Academy is ultimately aimed at improving service delivery in the Province, through the vigorous and sustained transformation of the mindsets of the public servants themselves. It aspires to become the knowledge hub of the Provincial Administration with one of its objectives being to transform the administration into a learning organization where learning forms a critical part of every interaction that the public servant engages in. The Provincial Public Service Training Academy serves to build the capacity of staff in the public service to enable effective and efficient service delivery and thus improve the performance and quality of service rendered by KwaZulu-Natal civil servants to the public.
The Academy aims to affirm the ability of public servants to improve performance to levels that would inspire the public’ s confidence. Furthermore, it seeks to encourage pride and excellence in the public service, foster a sense of common purpose, values and traditions. The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Public Service Training Academy will be a centre of excellence in learning and development. Its programmes focus on developing the competencies of public servants through the provision of need directed, competency based training and development programmes. In its quest to facilitate and co-ordinate Skills Development in the Provincial Administration.
The Academy performs the following functions:
• Skills Planning, Compliance and Monitoring
• Leadership and Management Development
• Generic and Transversal Training
• Curriculum and Materials Development and Quality Assurance
• Adult Education and Training in the Workplace
• Knowledge Management and Library Services
• Strategic Skills Development Projects