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SALLP Achievements
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SALLP
Goal 1
In his analysis of the Project in 2003, Johan Greeff (Treetops Management and Development Consultants) recommended that individuals should be prompted to take up the challenge of greater involvement within the profession and professional association in the future. 2004 was an election year for all office bearers in LIASA and the presence of SALLP participation resonated throughout the ranks. Sixteen (16) participants from the SALLP were nominated and elected as office bearers on all LIASA structures for the 2004 -2006 term as follows:
National office bearers:
Tommy Matthee - President
Tshidi Makhafola - Deputy President
Karlien de Klerk - National Secretary
Rene Schoombee - National PRO
Branch office bearers:
Doraliza Ackerman - Chairperson: Free State & Executive Committee additional member
Rachel More - Deputy Chairperson: Gauteng North
S'bu Thembela - Membership Secretary: Gauteng South
Ingrid Thomson - PRO: Western Cape
Ronelle Van Vollenhoven - Treasurer: North West
Representative Council Members:
Alvina Matthee - 2nd Rep.: Western Cape
Rhandzu Mhinga - 2nd Rep.: Limpopo
Rachel More - 2nd Rep.: Gauteng North
Interest Groups:
Nomabhaso Ramugondo – School Libraries & Youth Services Interest Group (SLYSIG) Co-ordinator: Free State
Mariam Natalwalla – Member: Public and Community Libraries Interest Group (PACLIG) Committee: National
Therese Els - PACLIG Convenor: Gauteng North
Naziem Hardy - Deputy Chairperson, PACLIG: Western Cape
In addition, the achievements of the following individuals are:
- Joyce Gozo – LIASA-SabinetOnline 2004 Academic Librarian of the Year
1st elected Chairperson of the newly formed “Council for Higher Education Librarians of South Africa”
- Branham Frances – Awarded the Gauteng Premier’s Award for Excellence for his “Born To Read” Programme
- Karin Kitching – Current LIASA National Office Manager
- Tommy Matthee - member of the National Advisory Council on Library and Information Services (NCLIS) - an advisory entity to the Minister of Arts and Culture.
- Tshidi Makhafola - named "2003 Employee of the Year" by the Limpopo Provincial Department of Sports, Arts and Culture
- Morris Mabasa - selected for participation within "Emerging Management Development Programme"
- Rachel More - LIASA-SabinetOnline 2002 Academic Librarian of the Year
These achievements are strong indicators that the 1st Goal, namely, the development of leadership skills in senior and middle managers, and the overall Objectives of the Project have been realised.
Goal 2
The 2nd goal of the SALLP is to locate a Continuing Education facility within LIASA. Bearing this in mind, LIASA has identified Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) as one of its strategic objectives within its current business plan. In 2002 the University of Cape Town conducted a preliminary survey of training needs of local LIS workers for LIASA and identified four focus areas, namely, Personal Development; Professional & Support Skills Development; ICT, and Management & Leadership Development. The former Project Director (Gwenda Thomas) and the SALLP Co-ordinator (Ujala Satgoor) worked on a framework with local experts in this regard. Subsequently, the Project Coordinator, in consultation with the staff of the Mortenson Center, developed a proposal, which was submitted to the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 2003 for the establishment of the Centre for Information Career Development (CICD).
In February 2004, the Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded a 3-year grant of $499 500.00 to LIASA. This grant was made on the basis of the success of the SALLP, the management of the Project and the strong professional partnership that has developed between LIASA and the Mortenson Center.
The goals of this project are:
- To establish a database of accredited training programmes for the LIS sector
- To build the capacity of the LIASA Interest Groups
- Leadership training at the Mortenson Center for 2004 Carnegie grantees.
It is envisaged that this will be a centralized initiative to make training opportunities available to all LIS workers irrespective of the levels of initial training. Careful consideration will be given to the quality of training and accreditation of service providers and course content as required by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), and to function within the ambit of the national Skills Development Act.
Ujala Satgoor, the SALLP Co-ordinator has been appointed the Programme Co-ordinator of this new LIASA-Carnegie CEPD Project.
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