An investigation into the effectiveness of the decentralisation process as a means of integrating staff into Regional Councils: A case study of Ohangwena Regional Council.
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2014
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The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of
decentralisation as a means to integrate central government seconded staff into
Ohangwena Regional Council. The study highlights the knowledge of decentralisation
in Ohangwena Regional Council, the delegated education diVice Chancellorate and maintenance
section; the planning and co-ordination of the two delegated function’s activities
between a regional council and delegating line ministries, the management of central
government seconded staff in terms of induction, training and recruitment, the
readiness of Ohangwena Regional Council for devolution and the level of integration
of central government seconded staff in Ohangwena Regional Council. The main findings of the study are that central government seconded staff are not well integrated into Ohangwena Regional Council. The level of integration is found to be moderate. This study reveals that there are several challenges that contribute to this low level of integration .The lack of capacity in the decentralisation policy at operational level comes out as one of the key contributing factors. This study argues that the Ministry of Regional and Local Government Housing and Rural Development provided training on decentralisation at the
beginning of the decentralisation program and is currently focusing on conducting
sensitisation workshops to ensure that the decentralisation policy is understood well
by all, especially at sub-national government as the key implementer. This study will then serve as a source document for key stakeholders to the decentralisation process in addressing key issues impacting on the effective integration of central government seconded staff in regional councils.
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Mini-thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Leadership and Change Management in the Harold Pupkewitz School of Business, NUST.
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Decentralisation process - Regional Councils - Namibia, Staff integration - Regional Councils - Namibia, Regional Councils - Staff management - Namibia, Ohangwena Regional Council, Namibia - Staffing, Central government seconded staff - Namibia, Capacity building - Regional Councils - Namibia, Master's theses - Namibia, NUST - Master's theses, 2014