Invitation to register on social developmemt database
The minister for the Department of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, invites unemployed social workers to register on a new database aimed at keeping a record of all unemployed qualified social workers in the country.
The Department has been the main driver in the implementation of this social policy.
The Unemployed Social Workers Database will be used to lobby for funds to create social work posts that are required within the public service. Currently there are 9 456 social workers in the employ of government.
The database will also inform the department about the number of unemployed social workers who have studied outside the Social Development scholarship programme. This is in response to the issue raised by communities and the media that there are qualified social workers who are unemployed.
According to the government Draft Scarce Skills and Policy Framework of 2003, social work is a scarce skill.
Thus, they have mandated the development of strategies to facilitate the recruitment and retention of such scarce skills. The National Development Plan also refers to social work as a scarce skill and indicates that 60 000 social workers will be needed by 2030 to serve our population.
Those who qualify and are interested in registering must submit the following information to the Department:
* Name and surname.
* Contact details (physical address, cellphone number/landline number, e-mail address).
* Province of origin.
* Name of qualification.
* Year of qualification.
* Registration status with the council for social work (if registered please provide registration number).
Submissions may be made using the following options:
* Hand deliveries: The Department of Social Development, HSRC Building, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria
* Fax: 086 547 1262
Enquiries regarding the registration process may be directed to:
* Kefiloe Bosman on 012 312 7223or 073 726 8178 or Kefiloeb@dsd.gov.za.
* Vuyelwa Mngadi on 012 312 7294 or 082 997 2416 or Vuyelwam@dsd.gov.za.
