Johannesburg – The Public Service Commission (PSC) is investigating the validity of the qualifications of 2 000 senior managers employed by the government.
“The PSC confirms a request and the investigation that is currently underway to verify qualifications of 2000 Senior Managers within the government employ,” said the institution mandated by the Constitution to promote good administrative practice in the public service.
In a statement released Friday, the PSC said qualifications are an important part of the professional credentials of the senior echelons of all government employees.
“Although they do not signify competence, qualifications should guide recruitment and selection processes to ensure that the right candidates are appointed to vacant positions,” the PSC explained.
Departments do not often update the Personnel Salaries system, known as PERSAL.
“‘As such, the information extracted from PERSAL on employees’ qualifications is not always accurate,” said the PSC.
“When the issue of qualifications of Senior Management Services was first raised in 2021, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) requested departments to update PERSAL in the second half of 2021, but this process has not been completed mainly as a result of the fact that there was no strict deadline set and the process was not monitored closely.”
The PSC said it has requested information from the DPSA, specifically the breakdown of information per department and salary levels.
“This information would be of great importance as the investigation of the PSC is under way.”
