REPORT OF THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO JULY 2012
1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
• FUNCTIONS OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
i) Develop Capacity Building Programmes for the Guild
ii) Enhance knowledge base of the Guild
iii) Develop, implement and review practices and procedures Manual of the Guild
iv) Assist the Chairman and the Chaplain with the preparation of the new Guilders for admission into the Guild
2. SERVICE BOOKLET AMENDMENTS
i) Training procedures for members who are to robed;
ii) Role of the Training and Development Officer in the facilitation of the preparation of robing of new members
3. CAPACITY BUILDING
3.1 ACSA PROGRAMMES
3.1.1 Growing the Church
• School of Discipleship
• School of Preaching
• School of Leadership
3.1.2 Community Development
3.1.3 Leadership Programmes
3.1.4 Understanding Poverty (Social Responsibility)
3.1.5 Development Courses
4. PRACTICES & PROCEDURES MANUAL
The Portfolio has recognized the need for the development of appropriate practices and procedures to ensure consistency and equitable processes in the Guild. The development of consistent and uniform practices ensures that the identity of the Guild is protected as throughout the Province the Guild will be able to have one identity. The following practices shall be developed at a Provincial level to ensure consistency of approach and uniformity:
4.1 Guild Services (Umanyano);
4.2 Training of new members;
4.3 Bereavements: Ukuxhonywa kwebhatyi, “lowering the board/banner at the gravesite”;
4.4 Meeting procedures
5. Succession Planning
The Guild has to develop a policy of succession planning that ensures that the skills and expertise that are engendered through the participation of members in leadership positions is not lost due to the such members leaving the leadership roles they hold in the Guild.
The succession planning policy, as part of the broader Capacity Building Programme, shall be tabled in the Provincial Council Meeting to be held in September 2012.
6. Action Plans
ACTION TO BE UNDERTAKEN
Constitutional Amendments
Service Booklets Amendments
Capacity Building Programme
Practices and Procedures Manual
Succession Planning
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Legal Advisor and TDO
Chaplain and TDO
TDO and ACSA Structures
TDO: Rev Maupa, Rev Koloqa and Provincial Chaplain
TDO
TIME-FRAME
September 2012
February 2013
February 2013
September 2012
February 2013