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PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE

• PRESENTATION OF CIVIC EDUCATION EVALUATION AND
  ADVISORY BOARD

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CIVIC EDUCATION EVALUATION ADVISORY BOARD
2ND ANNUAL REPORT, 2003

• THE CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN THE DOD

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Abbreviations terms

• Beirat German Armed Forces CEEAB
• CD Chief Director/Directorate
• CE Civic Education
• CECE Civic Education Centre of Excellence
• CEP CE Programme
• DBW German Armed Forces
• LOAC Law of Armed Conflict
• PSAP Public Service Act Personnel
• SecDef Secretary for Defence
• Trg Training

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Objects of Report

• To provide to the Minister of Defence
• CEEABs views of the CEP in 2003
• A report on CEEABs activities

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Scope of Report

• Structure, role, powers, membership of CEEAB
• Civic Education concepts purpose
• The CEP in 2003
• CEEABs activities in 2003.
• Conclusions

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THE CEEAB

• Is Responsible to the Minister of Defence

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Structure of CEEAB

• Full Members - Part-time and few
• Official Members
• Invited Persons

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Roles of CEEAB

• observe, evaluate report on implementation,
  development, enhancement continuation of CE
  Programme (CEP) in DOD
• to advise the Minister of Defence as necessary.
• TERMS of Reference
• Ministerial Policy Directives
• CEEABs Constitution
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POWERS OF CEEAB

• CEEAB only Evaluates
• ADVISES -
• EXERCISES NO AUTHORITY WHATSOEVER

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Full Members in 2003

• Eight in 2003
• Chairperson - Banker (2002 - ).
• 2 MPs
• 3 University Lecturers
• 2 Research Institute Directors

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Official Members 2003

• Eight
• Secretary for Defence
• Chief Policy Plans
• CD EO and AA
• Res F P
• Representatives of
• C Army, C Air Force, C Navy,
• Surgeon Gen

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Secretariat of CEEAB

• One shared Defence Secretariat Official
• No other Staff

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CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME

• The Concept of Civic Education.
• Requirements
• Finances

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CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME

• PURPOSES OF CEP to ensure that
• DOD observes constitutional principles,
  democratic values law
• Military personnel treat each other public with
  respect and dignity
• Normative dimensions of military professionalism
  strengthened

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CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME (2)

• Public confidence and public pride in the SANDF
  is built
• Patriotism, loyalty, unity, discipline, morale
  combat readiness in SANDF are built
• CE Contributes to preparing SANDF for South
  Africa's international obligations

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THE CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME in 2003

• Evaluation of Civic Education Teaching in 2003
• SA Naval Staff College
• Military Academy

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (1)

• Purpose To Assess goal Achievement of CEP
• The Sample - 2 277
• Reg F military SecDef civilians
• 12.3 261 CEP Trg in past 2 Years
• Courses sample had attended
• Respect for Cultural Diversity 71.7
• The Constitution the Bill of Rights 62.2

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (2)

• Mil. Professionalism in a Democracy 54.0
• International Humanitarian Law 52.9
• Civil Military Relations 52.7
• Democratic Political Process 45.8

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (3)

• Relevance Tuition Responded that -
• CE Relevant to needs 66,1
• CE Irrelevant 11,2
• Trg Satisfactory/ Very Satisfactory 60,7
• Trg Unsatisfactory 8

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (4)

• Attitudes to DOD were -
• Uniformed pers positive to leaders respect for
  human dignity 48.1
• Agree democratic principles apply in DOD
  54.5
• Agree DOD must be politically neutral 76.8
  
• Uniformed pers who understand rules of war
  89.4

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (5)

• Positive attitudes to CE - Highest levels -
• Service/ Division
• Def Sec/Corp Staff/Def Int 19.2
• Rank Levels Senior Officers 17.0
• Demographic group Asian 15.6

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (6)

• Percent who -
• Understand Code of Conduct 89,2
• Positive to military professionalism 81,8
• Positive to commitment to excellence 76,9
• Agree their units well prepared for mission
• 70,8
• Able to recite principles of Code of
  Conduct 84,1

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (7)

• Uniformed pers positive to loyalty to SANDF/
  DOD 39.5
• Uniformed pers proud to say they are in SANDF
  82.7

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CE Impact Analysis Survey (8)

• Comment
• Large response 2 277
• Sample responding reliable
• CE well received, positive effects, achieves
  desired results
• If more Trained, greater effect sooner
• Very satisfying about CE Impact if questionnaire
  well-drafted

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TRAINING CAPACITIES 2003

• The Centre of Excellence for CE - failed to
  achieve significant aims
• Staffing 18/ 31 inadequately trained,
  inexperienced, no permanent commander for three
  years
• CECE - no impact on higher echelons of DOD

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TRAINING CAPACITIES 2003 (2)

• CE trg inadequacies no formal teaching
  standards, no specialist instructors
• CECE RECOMMENDATIONS Restructuring relocation
  in DOD, clear vision, new, educated personnel to
  provide monitor CE, research development,
  supervise training, to give internal support to
  DOD, staff for CEEAB

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INSTITUTIONALISATION OF CEP

• INTERNAL TEACHING - SAAF College established CE
  Branch formally assesses CE in courses
• CEEAB view - civilian military teachers
  desirable
• Defence Secretariat - SecDef wants CEP for PSA
  Personnel but too few sent - not being
  institutionalised May repeat 1913-1966
  differences

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INSTITUTIONALISATION OF CEP

• Reserve Force - No Reports of CE trg for
  majority of officers NCOs
• Senior Officers Warrant Officers Impression
  that are uninformed about CE
• Instructors - Insufficient internal facilitators
  instructors - affects institutionalizing CE
• Facilities - C Navy proposed facilities for
  developing case studies / scenarios for full
  impact of CEP

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TRAINING ACHIEVEMENTS

• External deployment - SA Army provided CE to all
  deployed in DRC Burundi and are satisfied with
  result
• Services Training achievements - - see tables

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Personnel Trained 2003
No. CE Subject SA Army SAAF SA Navy SAMHS
1. Ch.1 Democ Pol Process 4 449 850 671 1 801
2. Ch.2 Constn/ Bill of Rights 4 449 850 671 1 801
3. Ch.3 Civil Mil Relations 4 449 850 765 1 801
4. Ch.4 LOAC 1 904 850 765 1 801
5. Ch.5 Cultural Diversity --- --- --- ---
6. Ch.6 Mil Prof in Democracy 1 516 850 671 1 801
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LEVELS AT WHICH CEP WAS TAUGHT IN SERVICES 2003.
No. SA Army SAAF SA Navy SAMHS
1. Basic Trg Basic Bridging Trg Basic Military Training Basic Military Trg
2. Junior Leaders NCO Formative Junior NCO
3. NCO Formative Senior Supervisor Senior NCO
4. Officers Formative Officers Formative Officers Formative
5. WOs Devpmt WOs Devpmt
6 Jnr Cmd SD Jnr Cmd Staff Jnr Cmd SD
7. Battle Handling
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CEEABS ACTIVITIES 2003

• Full Members voluntary, few, activities
  restricted by Careers
• Regular Meetings
• Met Parliamentary Committee
• Meetings - Minister and Sec Defence
• Revised the Curricula
• Standing Operating Procedures (2)

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• Impact Analysis - shows positive results from
  CEP despite shortcomings
• CECE - Full Development essential
• Instructors - uniform training important to
  quality of CEP

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (2)

• Organisation - CEP must be part of strong centre
  of command staffing for direction, adequate
  support a future
• PSA Personnel - must be part of whole DOD must
  understand civil control civil military
  relations

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (3)

• Reserve Force must have CE Training
• Senior Officers Officials - must have CE
  training to Institutionalize
• Shared Values - training in Shared Values must
  replace CD soon
• Staff Support for CEP and CEEAB essential to
  institutionalize

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THANK YOU

• COMMENTS/QUESTIONS?