Noxolo Kiviet

“Whatever angle you use to look at our scenario, government alone can never make the required dent in turning the tide against – poverty, unemployment and inequality in our province”

“Professionalization should result in the development of a shared set of values, culture, and ethos among public servants”

“Professionalization has several key goals, including setting norms and standards to improve the nature of the workforce, regulating workers whose occupation can influence the wellbeing, safety, or property of others, and upgrading public trust and confidence”

“Professionalisation Framework seeks to address persistent problems in the South African government, including a lack of commitment, inadequate service delivery, poor levels of performance and skills among some senior staff, and underdeveloped performance assessment systems”

“COVID-19 has exposed growing concerns about the ability of government departments to convert policy into practice and to utilize resources effectively”

“National School of Government must work with the PSETA and the DPSA to determine appropriate training and learning pathways to assist in the professionalization of employees, including the launch of the executive education portfolio of programs to support the professionalization of the executives within departments”

“Public Service Commission has an invaluable role to play in any revised governance framework, including the professionalization of the public sector. It is critical to ensure the maintenance of effective and efficient public administration and high standards of professional ethics in public service”

“Integrity assessments are becoming mandatory in the South African government, and there is a need to tighten specific occupation-based competency assessments”

“To address these concerns, there is a need to strengthen management capacity, including the introduction of workplace orientation and induction programs, improving effective planning and performance management and appraisal systems, and managing the career progression and career incidents of public servants effectively through the institutionalization of the Head of Public Administration”

“It also aims to empower compliance with administrative or legal necessities, elevate the status of occupation, guide the conduct of public servants, and establish and standardize roles and pathways to facilitate recruitment and maintenance by departments”