1. The goal of the recent redesign process of the Department was to strengthen the support available to institutions to ensure that all learners have access to education of a progressively high quality.
2. It was found that such support could be strengthened significantly by rearranging the way in which the Directorate functions. The Directorate previously operated on the basis of specialisation, where each component (sub-directorate) assumed responsibility for a particular facet of the work. Each employee attached to a component rendered service in his or her particular field of expertise, for example of appointments, pensions and leave.
3. The Directorate has now been restructured so that a component assumes responsibility for a specific grouping as opposed to responsibility for a function. Nine sub-directorates have been established. Eight sub-directorates are responsible for institution-based staff in a specific education district and the ninth for office-based staff at head office and district offices.
4. The contact details of the heads of the nine sub-directorates are as follows:

Component Manager Tel. no. Fax no.
Sub-directorate: Office-based staff Ms JC Williams 021 4672031 021 4672882
Sub-directorate: EDO Central Ms BC Tataw 021 4672485 021 4672393
Sub-directorate: EDO East Mr C Hector (acting) 021 4672492 021 4672393
Sub-directorate: EDO North Mr H Wyngaard 021 4672499 021 4672512
Sub-directorate: EDO South Mr DG Daniso 021 4672467 021 4672393
Sub-directorate: EDO Eden &
Central Karoo		 Ms C Daniels 021 4672458 021 4672882
Sub-directorate: EDO West Coast Mr JJ Gordon 021 4672366 021 4672393
Sub-directorate: EDO Cape Winelands Mr EW Titus 021 4679351 021 4672393
Sub-directorate: EDO Overberg Mr WT Wilkinson 021 4672367 021 4672512

5. The new arrangement will increase accountability and transparency and in particular result in a better team approach between components and institutions.
6. The Directorate is primarily responsible for the administration of

  • recruitment, selection, appointment and other lifecycle events of employees
  • compensation and conditions of service of employees
  • personnel records.
7. A separate directorate, Directorate: Internal Human Capital Management has been created to deal with policy issues.
8. Telephone queries must still be directed to the Call Centre at 0861 92 33 22.
9. All correspondence pertaining to human resource administration must be labelled
"STAFF - CONFIDENTIAL" and posted to the following address:

The Head: Education
Directorate: Internal Human Capital Administration
Sub-directorate: (Name of relevant sub-directorate)
Private Bag X9114
Cape Town
8000

10. The Directorate remains under the stewardship of Mr NA Daniels.
11. Please bring this minute to the attention of all staff under your supervision.


SIGNED: TS MATSELISO
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2009:04:20