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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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New Eastern Cape Public Servants keen to bring Change in Government
Critiques have largely projected government as good in developing new projects but poor in implementing and sustaining these projects. However Public Administration and Leadership Management Academy (Palama) in collaboration with the provincial department of Human Settlements in the Eastern Cape, has proven this to be not always the case.
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Legislative Capacity Building Programme a great success!
When the Speakers’ Forum took a decision in 2009 to capacitate members of parliament and legislatures, the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA) was tasked to develop and deliver a programme befitting of needs and responsibilities of Members of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures. The programme which became known as the Legislatures Capacity Building Programme (LCBP) was developed in a phased approach by PALAMA in collaboration with the South African Legislative Sector and sponsored by the European Union. The purpose of the LCBP is to enhance the professional, legislative and oversight capabilities of Members of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures, and to further contribute towards life-long learning.
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South African Monitoring and Evaluation Chapter officially launched in Eastern Cape
The Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA) and the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation collaborated on the 19-20 March 2013 to facilitate seven working sessions focusing on Monitoring and Evaluation. This initiative formed part of the official launch of the South African Monitoring & Evaluation Association (SAMEA) Chapter in Eastern Cape, which took place on the Monday 18 March 2013. This event was hosted at the Premier Hotel Regent in East London under the theme “Strengthening Performance through Monitoring and Evaluation”.
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KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government commits the success of the Compulsory Induction Programme (CIP)
The KZN Compulsory Induction Programme launch, co-hosted by the KZN Office of the Premier, took place in Durban on the 15 of March. CIP is a programme that emanates from a directive issued by the Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu, and stipulates that pay progression of new entrants to the public service post 1st July 2012 will be linked to successful completion of a training intervention, being the CIP.
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