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Senior Managers National and Provincial

Training needs analysis questionnaire for Senior Managers based on the DPSA competency Framework

Training needs analysis questionnaire for Senior Managers in the Public Service

The purpose of this questionnaire is to capture your training/development needs with reference to the Core and Process SMS management competencies. Please take note the information generated by this questionnaire will be used exclusively for developmental purposes.   

The questionnaire is segmented into the following three sections:

·         Section A: Biographical information

·         Section B: Self-assessment

·         Section C: Additional information

The questionnaire is confidential and should be completed honestly and with a sense of ownership to the content and process.

INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE SELECT THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER IN THIS ONLINE TOOL AS IT RELATES TO THE QUESTIONS IN THE VARIOUS SECTIONS. PLEASE ALSO SUPPLY THE RELEVANT INFORMATION WHERE REQUIRED. 

There are 25 questions in this survey.
Section A: Biographical information
This section focuses on the biographical information of respondents
(This question is mandatory)
Please complete your Persal number
(This question is mandatory)
Surname
(This question is mandatory)
Full names
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your salary level
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate the sphere of Government in which you work
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Province
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the Western Cape Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the Eastern Cape Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the Free State Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the Gauteng Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the Limpopo Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the Mpumalanga Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the Northern Cape Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your Department within the North West Provincial Government
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your job title
(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate your gender:
(This question is mandatory)
Into which age group do you fall?
(This question is mandatory)
What is your highest formal educational qualification(s)? Please select from the options provided
Section B

CORE AND PROCESS COMPETENCIES FOR SENIOR MANAGERS IN NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS AS CONTAINED IN THE SMS COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK

INSTRUCTIONS:PLEASE RATE BOTH CURRENT AND DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILL LEVELS.

(This question is mandatory)
CORE AND PROCESS COMPETENCIES AS CONTAINED IN THE SMS COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK
(A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Strategic Capability and Leadership (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
People management and Empowerment (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Programme and Project Management (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Financial Management (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Change Management (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge Management (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Service Delivery Innovation (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Problem Solving and Analysis (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Client Orientation and Customer Focus (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
Communication (A) CURRENT KNOWLEDGE (B) DESIRED KNOWLEDGE
(This question is mandatory)
Overall training requirement and desired level of knowledge and skill
Overall Training Need Required Level of Knowledge/Skill
Overall, do you have a training need on the SMS competencies and what is your desired level of knowledge on these competencies? Overall Training Need Required Level of Knowledge/Skill

Please indicate any expertise which you have that may be of value to address the uneven spread of skills in the Public Service as highlighted in Chapter 13 of the NDP as follows:

"The main challenge has been unevenness in capacity that leads to uneven performance in local, provincial and national government." 

This might include any of the SMS competencies and any other skill from which Government can benefit in terms of capacity building.

Section C

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Apart from training needs mentioned above, please list aditional training needs in order of priority (if any)

(This question is mandatory)
Please indicate the kind(s) of support that you would expect from your department and or unit? You may select more than one option.