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Transport & Public Works Newsletter TRANSPORT & PUBLIC WORKS NEWSLETTER | ISSUE # 1 SEPTEMBER 2014 MASAKH’ISIZWE WORLD DESIGN TRAFFIC OFFICER’S BURSARY PROGRAMME: CAPITAL 2014: TRAINING: Kick-start Department’s Wesley Morgan your career projects feature reaches 4 6 his dream 12 Editor’s Contents Note We are delighted to present IN THIS ISSUE the new-look quarterly external 2 Editorial newsletter of the Department of Transport and Public Works. IN THE NEWS Minister Grant opens Formosa The Department continues to implement its strategy 8 Primary School to bring in skilled graduate professionals and to retain the professionals it currently employs. Read the article 9 World-class emergency centre on page 4 on how to apply for a bursary for 2015 for Knysna community through the Masakh’iSizwe Programme. You can also 10 A safer Eikenfontein station find out how the programme creates experiential for commuters training opportunities for professionals on page 5. 14 EPWP workers benefit The Department is participating in the World Design from learner’s licence course Capital Cape Town 2014 celebrations. Browse through 15 Toll fee hike for Chapman’s the descriptions and photographs on pages 6 and 7 Peak Drive of nine projects that form part of the Mother City’s broader portfolio of initiatives. These projects are proud achievements for the Department. FEATURES Road safety is a critical problem across the country. 4 MASAKH’ISIZWE BURSARY A single death is one too many. A large percentage of PROGRAMME fatal crashes involve child pedestrians. Educating children Kick-start your career about road safety requires a comprehensive approach 6-7 WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL 2014 with all relevant role-players. In this issue, we feature Department’s projects feature awareness programmes and campaigns run across the Western Cape by our Road Safety Management 12 TRAFFIC OFFICER’S TRAINING component. We encourage crèches, schools and Dreams come true at Gene communities to get involved in these programmes. Louw College By working together, we can make our roads safer. We hope you enjoy this issue. SERVICES 13 Use of public roads for sport and Regards, filming purposes On Track Team 16 Danny Cat wants to visit your primary school 18 Enhancing road safety awareness in high schools TO CONTACT THE ON TRACK TEAM: Telephone: 021 483 9653 Fax: 021 483 9851 E-mail: Internal.Communication@ westerncape.gov.za The majority of road crashes are caused by human error 2 ON TRACK TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS IS THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY IN THIS ISSUE Western Cape Transport staff complement of more than 2000 as well as Best Performing Department with 2 Editorial and Public Works (TPW) staff complement of more than 2000. is the best department in To crown these achievements, a day IN THE NEWS the country when it comes after being recognised as the best in 8 Minister Grant opens Formosa to managing its own the country, Ramesh who is leading the Primary School business and monitoring Monitoring and Evaluation team of TPW, 9 World-class emergency centre its performance. was elected as board member of the for Knysna community prestigious SAMEA. The recent appointment of one of its 10 A safer Eikenfontein station staff members, Ramesh Maharaj, to the SAMEA aims to support, guide and for commuters board of the South African Monitoring strengthen development of monitoring 14 EPWP workers benefit and Evaluation Association (SAMEA) and evaluation as an important from learner’s licence course shows this achievement is no fluke. discipline, profession and instrument for empowerment and accountability. 15 Toll fee hike for Chapman’s Proud winner of four MPAT Awards SAMEA was founded in 2005 and has Peak Drive In May 2014, the Presidency honoured members in every province. TPW with four Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) awards. Ramesh attributes the Department’s FEATURES One award was for the Overall Best success to the ability of staff members 4 MASAKH’ISIZWE BURSARY Performing Department for MPAT 2013. to take pride in being the best but realise PROGRAMME The other three awards TPW won were that they need to constantly be ahead Kick-start your career the Best Performing Department in of the pack by becoming more effective and efficient. 6-7 WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL 2014 Human Resource Management with Department’s projects feature a staff complement of more than 2000, Best Performing Department in He said the Department is looking at 12 TRAFFIC OFFICER’S TRAINING Governance and Accountability with a ways of improving its products and Dreams come true at Gene services for the benefit of the public Louw College and its clients. “The department should realise that there must be a demand for its services, otherwise it will become obsolete. SERVICES The objective within the department is to be innovative to ensure demand,” he said. 13 Use of public roads for sport and filming purposes According to Ramesh, the ideal business 16 Danny Cat wants to visit your strategy of the Department should primary school be an outcome model where clients tell TPW employees what impact the 18 Enhancing road safety awareness departmental service had on them. in high schools “Government cannot function without monitoring and evaluation. We are the custodians of taxpayers’ money and we TO CONTACT THE ON TRACK TEAM: need to show the public how we spend Telephone: 021 483 9653 that money,” he said. Fax: 021 483 9851 E-mail: Internal.Communication@ PROUD WINNER OF FOUR MPAT AWARDS westerncape.gov.za Back row: Brendon Cloete, Ramesh Maharaj and Joseph Liedeman. Front row: Maretha Manhke and Jacqui Gooch (Head of Department of Transport and Public Works). ON TRACK 3 Masakh’iSizwe bursary applications for university students Are you a South African Preference will be given to financially disadvantaged female learners from student at a Western Cape rural areas of South Africa. university pursuing studies in the engineering and The closing date for applications is 30 September 2014. Applications can construction environment be faxed or delivered to: fields that are relevant to the Department of Public Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme Department of Transport and Public Works Works and Transport? Private Bag X 9185 Are you in need of financial Cape Town aid to realise your dreams? 8000 The Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme The 2015 Masakh’iSizwe Bursary is offering bursaries to students studying application forms are available on towards a degree or higher diploma in www.westerncape.gov.za the following disciplines: architecture; building; construction management; For more information: geomatics; civil engineering; electrical Lee Maggott engineering; mechanical engineering; Assistant Director: Stakeholder Relations property studies; quantity surveying; 021 483 9545 and town and regional planning. [email protected] During term time, the bursaries cover tuition fees; all prescribed books and materials and accommodation and meals (or transport costs). Bursaries are renewed each year for the duration of the degree, subject to acceptable academic performance and fulfilment of all bursary conditions. The bursaries are offered on a work- back basis. In other words, you will have to work for the public service for a year for every year you received the bursary. During your studies you will also need to: Attend workshops, learning events and meetings organised by the Centre; Undertake academic vacation placements at sites determined by the Centre; and Participate in service learning and/or volunteer programmes The Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme team at a recent Career Expo organised by the Centre. at the University of Cape Town. From left: Lee Maggott, Jo-Anne Beukes, Keenan de Waal, Thurston Highburg, Shaheed Hariby and Marinda Calitz. 4 ON TRACK PROGRAMME BOOSTS ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS The Professional Development Programme of the Department of Transport and Public Works is creating a growing pool of young, talented and registered professionals to alleviate the shortage of engineering and built environment practitioners in the Western Cape. Coordination this opportunity. “I am enjoying every The programme was incorporated into moment working here. I am exposed the Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme to heavy engineering activities such as in order to provide structured training the maintenance of boilers, which is my that meets the requirements of relevant passion. I am developing on a professional professional bodies. This enables newly level, which could only steer my career to appointed graduates and current greater heights,” said Matshikiri. employees of the Department to acquire the exposure, experience and training Working Better Together they need to register as engineering and Gail Echard of the Professional Mpfunzeni Matshikiri built environment professionals. Development Programme says the is benefiting from success of the programme depends in-service training at Training and mentoring on good partnerships with staff, mentors, John Thompson Boiler and The programme is structured to achieve coaches, candidates, line managers Environmental Solutions the training outcomes stipulated by and external stakeholders. “All of these the bodies governing the built and partners are dedicated to driving a in Bellville South. engineering environment professions. successful programme to make a In order to develop well-rounded, difference in the Western Cape.” knowledgeable professionals, mentors For more information, please contact have been sourced externally and Rubin Petersen on 021 483 5851. assigned to trainees via a formal memorandum of understanding. Due to the nature of the Department’s engineering work and limited training opportunities, candidates may be placed within private sector companies, municipalities and other spheres of government for in-service training in a variety of working environments. Valuable in-service training Despite the programme being relatively new, it is starting to reap rewards with many participants already registered as engineering and built environment professionals. Mpfunzeni Matshikiri (33), who is working as a Candidate Mechanical Engineering Technician at John Thompson Boiler and Environmental Solutions in Bellville South for a period of six months, is grateful to be part of the programme.
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