The implementation of human resource planning in the Gauteng Provincial Government

This Human Resource Planning process map should be underpinned by Provincialpriorities to provide tangible improvements in the delivery of services to GautengProvince citizens as well as to build strong, interconnected and sustainablecommunities. A systematic approach to Human Resource planning will ensure thatthe Gauteng public service constitutes the right people, with the right skills, in theright place, at the right time to deliver high quality, value for money services inpartnership with Gauteng Province communities - all the time.The purpose of this study is to determine the challenges that the HR Practitionersare experiencing in the development and the implementation of their departmentalHR Plans. One of the key findings in the report is that the leadership within thedepartments do not play a crucial role and are not accountable for theimplementation of HR Planning. Further that the Office of the Premier does not playa central and leading role in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of HRPlanning within the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) .Using a quantitative methodology, a questionnaire was designed and sent to all GPGHR Practitioners as well as the one on one interviews were conducted to gain anunderstanding of the problems and to be able to develop recommendationsregarding the improvement of the implementation of HR Planning at departmentallevel.The findings from this study confirm that there have been capacity constraints in theimplementation of HR Planning in the Gauteng Province. This is caused by the lackof effective leadership role and their involvement in HR Planning process. The studyhas identified the lack of capacity in the development of HR Plans within thedepartments. This is contributed by the lack of a central supportive role by the Officeof the Premier, as well as the dependency on service providers by some of the GPGdepartments in the development of their Human Resources Plans