Curriculum Management Branch
Cadre and Leadership Development (C&LD)
EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (EDP)
Overview
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The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
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Accreditation of the EDP
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Curriculum and material development
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Facilitator selection, approval and executive training
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Cadre and Leadership Development
Curriculum Management Branch
Cadre and Leadership Development (C&LD)
EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (EDP)
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
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Aim of the Executive Development Programme (EDP)
The Executive Development Programme is a professional development programme,
aligned to the Senior Management Service (SMS) Competency Framework. It aims to equip
senior managers with the knowledge and skills required to perform effectively in their dayto-day operations in a democratic, developmental state.
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Entry requirements
Applicants must:
– Be a senior manager in the South African public sector with a minimum of three
years managerial experience;
– Be in possession of at least a three year qualification to obtain entry into the 6 Core
modules of the EDP;
– Be in possession of a B-degree in order to pursue admission into the Masters degree
in Public Administration (MPA);
– Have submitted an EDP Application document and certified copies of required
documentation.
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
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Interviews with Ministers, Directors-General and public sector senior managers
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Desk-top research: Best practice African and international honours and masters
management and leadership development programmes
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South African public sector context: Democratic, developmental state
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Senior Management Services (SMS) Competency Framework
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SMS Competency proficiency level toolkit
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Research identified 10 areas for public sector Senior Management Services
professional development
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
Executive Development Programme (EDP)
Compulsory Orientation session (3 days)
6 Core modules
NQF Level 8
Strategic Planning &
Management (SP&M)
4 Additional modules
NQF Level 9
Communication and Customer
Focused Strategies (CCFS)
Research sessions at different
HEIs
Finance Management &
Budgeting (FM&B)
Leading Change (LC)
Strategic Human Resource
Management (SHRM)
Research Methodology for SMS
in the public sector (RM)
Leadership for Good Governance
(LGG)
South African Economy in a
Global Context (SAEGC)
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Mini dissertation
Policy Formulation and
Implementation (PFI)
Programme and Project
Management (PPM)
Postgraduate certificate in
Executive Leadership
Masters degree in
Public Administration
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
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4 Regions and Consortia of Higher Education Institutes:
Northern region: North-West University Consortium
– University of Johannesburg; University of the Witwatersrand
– Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng province
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Central region: North-West University Consortium
– University of the Free State; University of KwaZulu Natal; Central University of
Technology; Durban University of Technology
– North West, Free State and KwaZulu Natal
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Southern region: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Consortium
– University of Stellenbosch; Cape Peninsula University of Technology
– Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern Cape
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National region: Vaal University of Technology Consortium
– University of the Witwatersrand; University of Stellenbosch; Central University of
Technology; Durban University of Technology; Tshwane University of Technology
– All national departments
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
Formative
assignments
assessed – results
available online
Upload
organisational
strategic challenge
onto
e-Platform
Discipline solutions
to the learner’s
selected
organisational
strategic challenge is
researched
Summative
assignments
assessed and
moderated – results
available online
e-Platform
Forums, academic journal articles,
video clips, e-library, results, URLs,
strategic challenge database,
assignment archive
Research, interpretation, application
* Orientation
session
Identification of a
strategic challenge
2. Contact session
Group assignment
3. Formative
assignment
Upload onto ePlatform
4. Summative
assignment
Upload onto ePlatform
(Research, interpretation,
application)
3 days
EDP methodology: Research, interpretation and application
EDP approach: Blended approach = Contact sessions and e-Platform
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
Assignments and assessments:
• Group assignment (presentation on the third day of each contact session)
• Formative assignment (submit online)
• Summative assignment (submit online)
• Assessments (online – track changes)
• Moderation (quality assurance)
• Results are made available online (strictly confidential)
• Results are reported to departments via final EDP report
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
Northern Region
Government
Programme of Action
G&A Cluster
NWU
Project Office
Pool of
approved
facilitators
Practitioner
discipline
specialists
VUT
Project Office
EDP Client Base
Nat depts
Southern Region
National Region
PALAMA
Project Office
Academic
discipline
specialists
NMMU
Project Office
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Local govt
Central Region
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
Learner support:
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Project offices: PALAMA and the three lead Higher Education Institutes
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Electronic Learning Administrators (ELAs)
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Module coordinators
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Module contact session facilitators
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e-Help desk
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Study leaders: Research Methodology for SMS in the public sector
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
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The future of the EDP
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
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EDP is academically and professionally sound
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It enables SA public sector senior management
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EDP learners get to appreciate global and national force fields
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DPSA Core competencies are included
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Process competencies are embedded in the EDP modules
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EDP methodology supports both academic and professional skills development
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EDP support professional skills enhancement in the political and economical dimensions of a
developmental state but competence initiatives in the social dimension could be enhanced
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
 A clear and thorough understanding of the Developmental state landscape, inclusive
of the unpredictability and instabilities that the landscape offers could be incorporated
into the programme
 Such knowledge would concretise an ability amongst senior managers to
continuously seek innovative solutions within dynamic circumstances – always with
citizens best interest at heart
The Executive Development Programme (EDP)
 To instil aspects such as:
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societal challenges,
characteristics and transformation,
elements of sociology,
implementation of a socio-political and socio-economic infrastructure,
socio-cultural issues,
the facilitation of public policy communities, enabling various forms of citizen
participation and access to information and services, as well as
 the facilitation and management of social capital and equality may enhance the
professional competence of public sector senior managers to achieve South Africa’s
Millennium Development Goals.
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Curriculum Management Branch
Cadre and Leadership Development (C&LD)
EDP: ACCREDITATION
Accreditation of the EDP
• The EDP is currently accredited through 4 South African Higher Education
Institutions:
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
- North-West University (NWU)
- Vaal University of Technology (VUT)
- Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
Accreditation of the EDP
QUALIFICATION
Postgraduate Certificate in
Executive
Leadership
/
Postgraduate
CREDITS
119
Modules 1-5
Module 6
20
19
Compulsory one day session:
Research Methodology
1
MPA
Course work component:
Electives: Modules 7-10
Mini-dissertation
NQF
Level 8
Level 8
180
Level 9
80 (x20 / Module)
100
10 Certified credit bearing Short Courses
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Curriculum Management Branch
Cadre and Leadership Development (C&LD)
EDP: CURRICULUM AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum and material development
1. Approval of Project team
ToR, Contracts
Palama IIC
Public sector
Practitioner discipline
specialists
2. Module report
submitted to
PALAMA:
developed /
upgraded /
customised
3. Module report is
approved and
development
commences
Academic discipline
specialists
7. Facilitator / LREQ
are considered to
support next
upgrade
6. Module is facilitated to
EDP learners
4. Module is developed /
upgraded / customised and
submitted to PALAMA for
approval
(Quality assurance process)
5. Editing and desktop
publishing
(Quality assurance process)
Curriculum and material development
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The EDP offers:
– 2 Full qualifications (Postgraduate Certificate in Executive Leadership and a Masters
degree in Public Administration)
– 10 Credit bearing certificates
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The EDP is accredited through the Senates of each Higher Education lead
institution
– As the programme expand, participating universities will accredit the EDP
– Not more than 50% of each module’s content may change during customisation or
upgrade
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The EDP course material is on National Qualification Framework (NQF) Levels 8 & 9
– Equivalent to Honours and Masters programmes
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Council on Higher Education (CHE)
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Curriculum Management Branch
Cadre and Leadership Development (C&LD)
EDP: FACILITATOR SELECTION, APPROVAL AND
EXECUTIVE TRAINING
Facilitator selection, approval and executive training
Facilitator selection
PALAMA exercises internal quality measures when EDP facilitators are appointed
PALAMA places high expectations on EDP facilitators as they engage in a number of
activities such as online communication with EDP learners, facilitation, assessment of
assignments, module coordination (in selected instances), study leaders amongst
others
• The process entails:
- Individual facilitators are proposed by Higher Education lead institutions in all ten
disciplines, in all four regions
- PALAMA approves proposed facilitators that adheres to a per-determined criteria
- Approved EDP facilitator’s information are released into a ‘pool of facilitators’ from
which lead Higher Education Institutions may select for the facilitation of EDP
modules in a particular region
Facilitator selection, approval and executive training
• The pre-determined criteria entails:
- Academic background
The proposed facilitator should have a Masters or PhD as academic qualification to
facilitate on the EDP
- Public sector experience and exposure
The proposed facilitator should be able to display an in-depth public sector
knowledge;
The proposed facilitator should have facilitated interventions in the particular
discipline in the public sector; and
The proposed facilitator should be informed of all the latest public sector
developments in their field/s of expertise
Facilitator selection, approval and executive training
• The pre-determined criteria entails:
- Experience as executive facilitator
The proposed facilitator should be able to provide evidence that s/he has facilitated
interventions to senior management in the public sector
- Subject knowledge
The proposed facilitator should display an in-depth subject knowledge through
which s/he can facilitate a particular discipline an advice EDP learners in terms of
strategic solutions, a variety of applicable models and frameworks as well as
additional reading material amongst many other supportive tools
- Equity measures
The ‘pool of facilitators’ should be representative of the larger South African
population
Facilitator selection, approval and executive training
Executive training:
• PALAMA provides executive Training of Trainer interventions through
which approved EDP facilitators:
- are exposed to PALAMA facilitator requirements;
- ‘Getting to know Government’
- are exposed to adult learning principles (Andragogy);
- Case study development;
- Story telling techniques and approaches;
- International best-practice
- Focus group expectations
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Curriculum Management Branch
CADRE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
The Minister for Public Service and Administration’s 10 priorities
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Public sector cadre development programme;
Ethics, anti-corruption and administrative justice training;
Management and leadership development;
Breaking barriers to Public Service employment;
Human, financial, project and programme management;
Building the capacity of public servants to implement programmes through skills
development and deployment to the coal face of service delivery;
Frontline and support staff training;
Support local government turn-around strategy through training;
Monitoring and evaluation training; and
Continental and international capacity building.
C&LD: Developing managers who care, serve and deliver
I want to!
I can!
Organisational culture and
ethos define the ways
things are done:
• norms to support delivery
• supportive leadership
• value driven delivery
Building knowledge and
skills through:
• skills development
• training
• networks
• research
• sharing knowledge
• education
PERFORMANCE
Space
A supportive institutional environment
I am allowed!
Formal and informal authority, structures, regulations enable or limit
participation and engagement to move beyond policy to practice.
C&LD: Developing managers who care, serve and deliver
Functional at work:
Management development – providing
the core skills for effective
management of government services
Ready to work:
Induction and action
learning
Performing at work:
Doing what needs to
be done to ensure
delivery
Responsive to/at work:
Developing responsible
leadership by understanding
the bigger impact of
decisions and cultivating
good judgement
Relevant at work:
Continuing professional
development to keep updated on
new approaches, research and
information
C&LD: Conceptual areas of work
• To design, develop and maintain a leadership pathway for the
public service through leadership development programmes for
entry, junior, middle, senior managers, political principals at local,
provincial and national level.
• To provide opportunities for middle and senior managers to be
accelerated to senior levels through relevant accelerated
development programmes
• To provide real time learning interventions, and networking
opportunities for senior managers and political principals in an
innovative, high impact manner
• To ensure cadre development at all levels in all spheres through
induction and cadre development courses
C&LD: Leadership Development Pathway
DG/Ministers
DDG
Accelerated
Dev.Moving
from 4th to
6th and
skipping 5th
6th Managing
an enterprise
Accelerated
Dev. Moving
from 3rd to
5th and
skipping 4th
th
Accelerate
Dev. Moving
from 2nd to
4th and
skipping
3rd
5
Managing a
group of
functions
EDP
3rd
Managing Self
and Others
4th
Managing
managers/
functions
AMDP
Accelerated
Dev. Moving
from 1st to
3rd
and
skipping
2nd
2nd
Managing
Others
FMDP
1st Self
Managemen
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BREAKING BARRIERS TO ENTRY
EMDP
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C&LD: Leadership programmes and interventions
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Leadership
Development
Programmes
Accelerated
Development
Programmes
Real Time
Interventions
Ministers round tables
ADP (CD to DDG/DG)
Executive seminar
series
DG round tables
ADP (D to CD)
Members of Parliament
and Legislatures capacity
building programme
Accelerated
Development
Programme (JMMS to
SMS)
Executive Development
Programme (EDP)
Advanced Management
Development
Programme (AMDP)
Emerging Management
Development
Programme (EMDP)
Foundation Management
Development
Programme (FMDP)
Breaking Barriers to
Entry
Delegations exam for all
SMS levels
International
leadership
conference (internal
and external)
Seminar series
(GIBS)
Alumni discussion
forums held on-line
C&LD: what do we do
• Empower junior, middle and senior managers and executives as leaders who
can direct people, processes, and institutions to deliver
• Design and development of course materials
• Coordination of programme rollout
• Course logistics and administration
• Coordinate and integrate providers and partners to meet needs with quality
• Undertake research to ensure best practice and impact
• Quality assurance
• Certification of successful learners
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