1. The DPSA has already appointed a service provider to identify and pilot appropriate Integrity Psychometric Assessment tools to be included in the existing SMS assessment battery. This project has already commenced and will be concluded on the second quarter of 2023/24 Financial year. This project is mainly for SMS members and does not include all public servants for now. Lessons learnt from the pilot will guide and inform the way forward in as far as other public servants, outside the SMS, are concern.
2. The Integrity Psychometric Assessment tools will serve as a vehicle for advancing the notion of an ethical state and also as a tool towards professionalising recruitment and may be a permanent feature of the public service going forward and not subjected to specific timelines.
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