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AMDP PoE
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B. ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION
(REGISTRATION OF LEARNER DATA)
Surname ID Number
Previous Gender
Male
Surname/ Female
Maiden Name Other: ………………………..
Geographical Home
Afrikaans
Area Language English
IsiNdebele
Highest
Education IsiXhosa
IsiZulu
Date Sepedi
Obtained Sesotho
Setswana
Employer
Employer SiSwati
Details Tshivenda
Xitsonga
Other: ………………………..
Skills Dev
Levy No. Preferred
Language of
Communicatio
n
E-mail Barriers to
Contact Learning/
Details Disability
Mobile Intervention
required to
Telephon address
e barriers
Fax
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B. ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION
(REGISTRATION OF LEARNER DATA)
Unit Standard(s)
Date Attended
Facilitator
DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY
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PROGRAMME: Comment
Your assessment evidence for ___________________ (name of
learning programme) needs to be submitted on
__________ (day) of ____________ (month) __________ (year).
Portfolios of evidence must be submitted in hardcopy, either by means of
registered mail or delivered in person .No portfolios will be accepted by e-
mail.
By post: Or by hand:
___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________
Enquiries:
You are entitled to lodge an appeal should you not be in agreement with
the assessor’s decision. The categories of appeals where a learner alleges
that he/she has been treated unfairly include:
Inappropriate assessment instruments.
Inappropriate assessment procedure.
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b) We expect to receive work of high standard from you. The portfolio must portray the following:
Evidence of thorough research
Knowledge about the relevant matter
An ability to predict, analyse, interpret, synthesise and evaluate situations and phenomena
A thorough insight into the subjects
An understanding of the dynamics involved in the subjects
2. Structure/layout
Acknowledgement of sources
When information is directly or indirectly borrowed from sources, the sources must be
acknowledged.
For the purpose of uniformity you are advised to use the following method where at least the
author’s name, date of publication and page number must be given in the text, e.g. Dunsire
(1999:10).
The following are examples of references:
When the author’s name is part of the sentence, the year and page number should follow in
round brackets, e.g. “...this may be, as Dunsire (1999:10) points out ...”
When the author’s name is not part of the sentence, it follows in round brackets, together with
the year and the page number, e.g. “...it serves as an unproved fact that management is
important (Dunsire, 1999:10).”
When referring to a work written by two authors, give both names. Use the “&” sign between
the two surnames instead of the word “and”, e.g. “...recent studies (McNurlin & Sprague,
1998:10) show ...”
Reference to a study guide take the following form: (PU for CHE, MPGA875, 2001:10).
An alphabetical list of all the sources you have referred to in your assignment must be included on a
separate page at the end of every assignment to indicate which sources were used to answer the
assignment. Use relevant and recent sources.
Botes, P. 1994. Aspects of Supervision: A Guide for the Contemporary Public Manager.
Pretoria: Southern.
Schutte, J.S. 1995. In Botha, R.P. & Sinclair, M. (eds.) Norms for Language Usage. Spil Plus 10,
University of Stellenbosch.
South Africa (Republic). 1996. Labour Relations Act 66 of 1996. Pretoria: Government Printer.
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It is important to remember that only the sources referred to in your Portfolio must be listed
in your list of references.
3. Portfolio planning
Answers to the Portfolio question must be specific and as comprehensive as possible. If you want to
quote from sources, acknowledge the relevant sources. However, keep quotations from sources to a
minimum and use your own words. Substantiate all statements/facts with text references and suitable,
practical examples. Expand on the subject by drawing on sources other than those listed in this tutorial
letter.
Analyse each question carefully so that you can identify those aspects of the study material that are
relevant. Do not latch onto some “keyword” and think that that is all that is asked. Often more than
one facet has to be dealt with. You will realise this if you read the question carefully.
Make sure that your answer is directed at the specific question as it has been asked. Do not deal
generally with a topic if you have been asked to solve a specific problem. You will only be able to
give an exact answer if you first read the question carefully.
Unless otherwise indicated, answers to the Portfolio questions must be presented in the form of an essay.
It has to comply with all the technical requirements.
Ask yourself: “What is being asked?” Then write your answer while constantly keeping the question in
mind. Analyse the question systematically on the basis of the following hints:
What is the topic?
What aspects are involved?
Once you understand the question, you can proceed to selecting relevant information.
Draw up a provisional framework. In this way you can decide what aspects can be left out. As you
proceed you can change your framework. Avoid repeating yourself.
Make summaries of source material in your own words. Make a note of references. In your essay
you must constantly acknowledge the sources of your information (by means of text references).
References in the text must correlate with the sources listed in the Bibliography.
NB: Ensure that you keep a copy of all the documents submitted, as well as the
registered mail/courier tracking number, so that your Portfolio of Evidence can be
traced should the need arise.
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1.2 Communicate the Department’s o Describe your planning process using the 8 basic
strategy to your division (Sub planning steps
Directorate)
1.3 Aligning your sub directorate o Operational Plan with links between Strategic Objectives
with the department’s and your sub directorates goals and objectives
strategy
o Ensure participation by using -The Logical Framework
Approach. Outline of your planned activities to ensure
participation
o Identifying the training needs of your business unit to
provide support for the strategy.
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3.1 Use the 4 steps of the o Identify and consult with stakeholders to determine needs,
decision making process to identify expectations and demands (Action Plan)
and solve an existing policy
problem in your Department or o Identification of problem
Directorate (areas in need of
change)
3.2 Making recommendations for o Suggest solutions to the problems to successful policy
change implementation
o Development of the alternatives
o Analysis of the alternatives
o Choice of the best alternative
o Facilitate the solving of problems to ensure optimal and
accessible service delivery
3.3 Design an Implementation o Implementation Management plan
management plan for your
recommended changes Content
Context
Commitment
Capacity
Clients and Coalitions
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Strategic Management
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
SWOT analysis
Knowledge
Management
Information
Management
Accountability
Policy-making
Policy analysis
Policy
Precedent
Policy network
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4.1 You have just been appointed Director General. Draw o Detailed list and actions to be
up a detailed list indicating all the key issues an taken
baccounting officer should take into consideration in
managing the financial responsibilities of a government
department
4.2 You have been assigned by the Head of Department o Rationale for decisions and
to compile a budget for the training of 50 (local) regional assumptions
managers of your department in Project Management.
Apply the PFMA requirements for In-Year Management, o List of cost items
Monitoring and Reporting. o Estimated cost
o Risk analysis
o Complete Budget
4.3.Discuss the effectiveness of the current asset o Asset Register
management in your organisational component
o Asset policies covering the asset
life cycle
o Investment cost analyses
o Effectiveness of existing assets
in supporting programme
delivery
4.4 You are to calculate the personnel budget for your o List of Standard Items
section using actual data. Design your own template for
the budget submission. o Post establishment
o General salaries increase
o Birthdays
o Service bonus
o Pension fund contribution
o Budget submission
4.5 Evaluate the effectiveness of the current risk o Critical evaluation of Risk
management and make recommendations on how the risk management practices
management can be improved?
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Design a method to receive feedback from o Any methods that could be used to register and
customers regarding Service from frontline address customer needs
staff
o Relay possible methods and techniques with
which to evaluate service delivery to fellow
colleague
Develop a Service Delivery Improvement o Implement different mechanisms and strategies
Plan. to improve service quality
o Action plan to show the Improvement of
Services to fill the Gaps
Drafting a Service Commitment Charter o Indicate how a Citizen’s Charter could be
established for a department in the Public
Sector
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7.1 Creating a positive working o Draw up a list of Do’s and Don’ts to create a positive
environment to empower staff working environment to empower staff
members for optimal performance.
You could consider factors such as:
Leadership
Diversity
Conflict Management
Lifelong learning
Desired Behaviour
Maintaining Discipline
7.2 Explain the concept of o At least four definitions are provided.
leadership.
o The roles and qualities of a leader are explained using
examples.
7.3. Differentiate between o Leadership and management are defined and differentiated
leadership and management. using examples.
o The roles and qualities of a leader are differentiated and
compared with those of a manager in a work context.
o The concepts of accountability and responsibility pertaining
to a leader and manager are discussed and explained in
terms of advantages and disadvantages in the work place.
o The role of a leader and a manager is compared in terms of
their complementary roles in the work place.
7.4 Analysing and compare o Trends and developments relating to the different leadership
leadership theories. theories are examined with examples.
o The various leadership theories are justified in terms of
advantages and disadvantages.
7.5 Identify the different roles and o The roles and qualities within leadership contexts are
qualities of leadership. Explain how analysed with examples
you will apply these in your work
context. o The term role-model is analysed in order to establish its
effect on the work context.
o A leadership theory is selected and applied in own work
context
o Leadership roles, qualities and abilities are analysed in
order to formulate own leadership development strategy.
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8.1 Develop a plan to prepare for o Information obtained regarding vacant post
recruitment that ensures effective and
efficient recruitment and selection o Importance of Job Evaluation explained
o Job analysis
o Job Description
o Job Specifications
o Selection criteria and control procedures in line with
legal requirements
o Selection procedure
8.2 Plan and prepare for the o Requirements for shortlist
selection interview
o Strategy to validate information
o Action plan to plan interview process
o Questions to be asked during interview
Consider prevailing legislation
o Method of measuring candidates against each other
o Feedback Procedure
8.3 Establishing performance o Analyse the performance monitoring systems of your
standards and monitoring systems Department
based on the Job Analysis
o Performance standards are agreed in consultation
with the relevant individuals.
o Performance standards are clear and concise and
specify the activities to be performed and the
standards to which they are to be performed.
o Performance standards are recorded and
documented.
o Systems for monitoring performance against
standards are set up.
8.4 Preparing for performance review o Preliminary assessment of performance against the
of team member. agreed standards is conducted using monitoring
systems.
o Performance against standards is documented in a
form that is usable in future.
o Methods for giving constructive feedback are identified
so as to be able to report on positive as well as
negative findings.
o Documentation for use during the review is prepared.
8.5 Conducting performance review o Time, place and format are in accordance with that
interview.
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previously agreed.
o Positive and negative performance is documented for
report back purposes.
o An action plan to further improve performance and to
build on positive performance is established with the
employee.
o Agreed actions are documented and signed by both
parties.
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Leadership
Management
Management functions
Leadership styles
Communication
Organisational
transformation
Diversity
Management of diversity
Job analysis
Job evaluation
Performance
management
Effective team
leadership
Positive working
environment
Selection
Recruitment
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Competency to be
developed
Learning (skills/knowledge/ Date to be
Outcome attitude) Action achieved Comments
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CRITERIA Yes No
5. My Portfolio contains:
The name of my Department
Information on my role/position
An abridged CV of myself stating biographical history, work-related
experience, achievements
List of References
6. My Portfolio contains a:
The collected evidence
Declaration of Authenticity
My personal development plan
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