Chairperson, the answer is yes. The training started in 2008 and is still continuing. As part of the response to the HIV and Aids pandemic, the Department for Public Service and Administration made a commitment to regional bodies such as SADC and the Southern African-Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, Sanec, to train 400 managers and practitioners annually in HIV and Aids mainstreaming.
The following is planned for 2009-10 to reach the target of 400 managers and practitioners in the Public Service. HIV and Aids mainstreaming training has taken place from August 2009 and is expected to be completed by February 2010. One hundred and twenty practitioners and managers will be trained during the last week of this month - the week of 26 to 30 October.
The target and period of training for 2011-12 will be determined soon during the next strategic and operating planning sessions. So, that is the position. We do train managers in as far as mainstreaming HIV and Aids at the workplace as public servants is concerned. Thank you.
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