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In the SONA our new President Ramaphose spoke of the Constitutional responsibility of authorities for efficiency and effectiveness - not just corruption - not wasting our taxpayer money. So after following the discussion on the implications of the DoL and QCTO decisions, I would like to table this thought.
if you haven't been following,(it is long & complicated) this is the link:
Full discussion on first aid training requirements
If you want a quick summary of the effect of DoL and QCTO and HWSETA etc, decisions, just read the posting (near the end) by Sonja Le Roux dated 2nd March 2018 at 9:27 am.
This is the scenario I envisage:
Company is in manufacturing (applicable in many other environments)
They require first aiders in the various departments as the operation covers quite a large geographic area, so there are first aiders in the office block, raw material stores, various plants, and despatch warehouse.
The first aiders are re-trained every two years.
The SDF enters the training requirements in the PIVOTAL plan (skills programme = part qualification)
Then the SDF applies for discretionary funding in the "window". Completes documents and submits.
SETA confirms DG funding
SDF (for each employee learner):
completes the contract for skills programme (approximately 15 pages of document) and obtains signatures for each document from SDP and learners and completes as SDF,
obtains new SAPS authority on highest qualification certificate and also on ID documents,
obtains proof of employment (letter or contract),
enters local authority jurisdiction and
completes SETA checklist.
SDF submits all documents to SETA. (Keeps copies as likelihood SETA lose the documents, and they have to be re-submitted.)
SDF completes information in the PIVOTAL training report.
The positive side is that the employee obtains their certificate and fulfills their role in their department - it is a voluntary. Of course the skills acquired are of great use in the person's family life and residential area when there are accidents.
Then repeat the whole scenario above of all this paperwork - probably for the same workers - again in two years time.
Remember all the certificates will have to be re-authenticated by SAPS as it cannot be more than 3 months ago, and effectively all the documents are redone.
Then of course repeat the whole process for any other legislative compliance training that companies require.
Now I sit here thinking: well - it is job creation for paper makers, printer toner cartridge makers - or more likely the importers and retailers of those products. I doubt it is the most productive use of SAPS' time.
Is this really what employers require?
Maybe we should start from what the purpose is - and then work out the most efficient and effective way to meet the purpose?
Or is there some point I am entirely missing here?
