Hon Chairperson, the issue of capacity development and improvement in the skills profile of the Public Service is our priority in order to ensure a professional Public Service that can deliver to the people of South Africa. This matter features prominently in the wage agreement signed by the unions on 31 July 2012. We are now requiring all public servants to undergo a compulsory training course to ensure that they are properly trained to understand government's policies and processes. This is part of the induction process.
The specific policies that the Public Service has put in place to facilitate and support the capacity-building of public servants include the White Paper on Public Service Training and Education, equality of access by all personnel at all levels to meaningful training opportunities, and lifelong learning, particularly through a National Qualifications Framework. Our focus will be on the implementation of these policies, supported by the application of the performance management development system to ensure that only public servants who meet a certain performance threshold get paid for their pay progression.
I have attached additional information, which supports some of the information I provided here. It could also be sent to the members to peruse it.