Chairperson, the answer is yes. We are making considerable progress with regard to support for policy implementation in the Public Service. We do this through various workshops which we hold every year to remind departments and executive authorities about these policies. By way of example, we do this every year through conferences on Batho Pele, where we reflect on what the policy is, how compliance is supposed to be reached and the resources that are necessary to be able to deal with that.
For issues around gender mainstreaming, we have conferences every year to remind departments that this is a policy that has to be complied with. Even when it comes to issues around the question that hon members were asking in as far as the appointment of people with disabilities is concerned, we have those engagements every year so that we can see ourselves moving government's current 0,2% actual performance rate to the 2% that is required. So, we do remind government departments to deal with issues related to policy implementation. Thank you very much.
Training of employees as health and wellness practitioners with reference to Minister's 2009-2012 Medium-Term Strategic Plan
62. Mr M W Makhubela (Cope) asked the Minister for the Public Service and Administration:
Whether, with reference to his 2009-2012 Medium Term Strategic Plan (details furnished), the training of the 400 employees as health and wellness practitioners has started; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? CO194E