Training and capacity development

The South African case study J de Beer

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Mandate and context

Statistics Act, 6 of 1999 Purpose of the Act o Advance planning, production, analysis, documentation, storage, dissemination and use of official and other statistics o o Provide for coordination with other organs of state (section 5, 7 & 14) Provide for cooperation between producers of official statistics • • • Role players in the Act o Minister in the Presidency responsible for National Planning: Approval of plans o Statistician-General: Producer, Coordinator and Certification o o Statistics Council: Advisory Heads of Organs of State: Producer Vision

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Mission:

Your leading partner in quality statistics To lead and partner in statistical production systems for evidence based decisions

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Why must we train?

Statistics South Africa o Staff mostly 1   st degree from University, limited work experience Hard issues: Statistics, Economics, Demography, Methodology Soft issues: Management, Leadership, Finance, Labour relations o Theory vs Practice o o Vacancy rate high Improve quality of statistics and service delivery • Other organs of state o Data compilation  Health, Education, Crime, Home Affairs o Data analysis   Health, Education, Crime, Home Affairs

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Economic development, Planning, Water, Housing etc o SASQAF 3

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How are we training?

Stats SA employees o On the job training   Continuous by work areas Importance of metadata o In-house courses   IT, soft skills, statistical training SADC survey methodology training  E-Learning o o Bursaries Foreign study    Tanzania: EASTC – Certificate and Diploma Uganda: SSAE – Post graduate diploma, degree, Master’s degree Ivory Coast: ENSEA – Certificate, diploma, degree (French!) School leavers o Bursaries (local and foreign universities) Internship programme o 1 year; focused training and job-rotation 4

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The need for a training Institute

Require capacity to train “government”, not

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Stats SA Focus on members of SANSS Courses must be accredited – Quality Council for Trade and Occupations Various modalities o Internal institute o Partner with 1 or more University Certificate in official statistics o No relevant qualification; school leaver (mathematics required) o 1 yr, 5 modules Diploma in official statistics o Has relevant qualification, working in field of statistics o 2yr, 10 modules Custom modules available – ad hoc basis 5

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Progress with training Institute

Certificate o Modules developed o o 1 st pilot group (internal staff) 2011 External students in 2013 Diploma o Modules partly developed o o Discussions with accredited universities First group in 2014 Funding o HCD = 2% of Personnel costs => R39m o Training institute additional R10 million

"It is easier to educate a man when he wants to learn."

(Nelson Mandela) 6

Thank you

Joe de Beer DDG: Economic statistics [email protected]

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