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Welcome to Palama, the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy
Palama is a SeSotho word, which means “Arise!” or “Get on Board” – it is a call to all Public Servants to use the Academy to gain better skills in the interest of better service delivery to all South Africans
Palama Works for You
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if you are a Public Servant who wants to advance your career and looking for training and development opportunities that will help you to be the best you can be
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if you are responsible for recruitment and deployments in the Public Service as an HR Manager and you are looking for the best, most relevant training and development for your people
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if you manage people and would like advice or support on the best training and development approaches in the Public Service
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if you are a training or academic institution able to contribute to Palama’s quality training and skills provision for the Public Service at national, provincial, or local government level
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if you are a Minister, an MEC or a Head of Department or Province who requires the best training and development opportunities in the Public Service for promotion of more effective service delivery
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if you are a member of the public Palama is helping to build a professional Public Service that is accountable and responsive to service delivery
Some quick facts about Palama:
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Palama’s new two-stream strategy provides the best training and skills development available for:
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South Africa’s Public Service Senior Management Service (SMS) – in other words all 10 000 Directors, Chief Directors, Deputy Directors-General and Directors-General
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South Africa’s Public Service junior and middle managers – in other words the 250 000 Public Servants between the ranks of Assistant and Deputy Director (i.e. salary levels 9-12)
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Based on perception surveys, more than 80% of participants on Palama’s training to date have indicated that it is of a high quality and standard.
To Learn more about Palama, click here
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Training Calendar February - March 2010
Palama offers public servants an opportunity to build their skills as part of improving service delivery and advancing their own professionalism. SMS members can do specific modules and a mini-dissertation to achieve a Masters’ degree (as long as entry requirements are met). As a public servant at national, provincial or local government level, click on the link to view the calendar to identify the course relevant to your work, skills level and career development. If you need more information, Palama’s contact centre is available to assist you at 012 441 6777.
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Massified Induction programme (MIP)
MIP is a compulsory 2-day training programme targeting all the newly appointed employees in levels 1-12 in the public service. This programme focuses on officials appointed on fixed appointment on probation and it is through attending this training that an official’s probation can be confirmed. It promotes understanding of key government programmes like Batho Pele, conditions of service, the Constitution etc.
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Induction for Senior Management Services (SMS) in the Public Service
Whether you have just started with an exciting career as a senior manager in the public service, or whether you would like to refresh your knowledge of the public sector, Palama is offering you a cutting edge Induction Programme for SMS to assist you by laying the foundation of your critical service delivery quest.
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Executive Development Programme for SMS (EDP)
The full scale rollout of the Executive Development Programme has begun with the first modules being presented in May 2009.
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Gender Mainstreaming, Perspective Changing Training
Gender Mainstreaming is Everyone’s Responsibility: This is a motto adopted by the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (Palama) in its introduction of the Gender Mainstreaming Course to the Public Service
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