SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

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providing sponsorship to young aviators, remains one of the SACAA’s main flagship projects. This project is aimed at not only creating a pipeline of qualified aviators for the future, but also contributing towards the transformation of the industry. A total of 15 external students benefitted from the bursary programme in the financial year. One student successfully completed the Pilot Training Programme, and four completed their Aircraft Maintenance Engineering qualifications. Ten students will continue to receive funding in the new year. 1.2.5.Change Management To keep pace in a constantly evolving business world, the organisation needed to implement company-wide changes, seeking to improve its processes, systems, and people. The focus for this financial year was to build the change management capability. Focus was given to strategic projects such as Shanduka and Risk Performance Based Oversight (RPBO). Training was held for employees to capacitate them on managing ‘self’ through change and assist them to successfully adapt to change, whilst helping them understand the importance of their individual roles in continuing to achieve the organisation’s mandate. The SACAA change management framework was developed and approved. Through this framework, the organisation will be able to further build on the internal change management capabilities and ensure effective implementation of change projects. An organisation-wide change management assessment was shared with the organisation to identify change management gaps and to assess the adoption and utilisation of the organisational change projects.

1.2.2.Employee Value Proposition (EVP) The SACAA is a human-capital intensive organisation and, therefore, annually we seek to enhance our EVP through meaningful initiatives. Among other initiatives, our SACAA’s EVP statement, namely “propelling you into new horizons” , plays a crucial role in the organisation’s interventions to attract and retain the right talent. In this past financial year, more emphasis was placed on the organisation’s investments in its employees as well as the benefits that SACAA offers. The communication targeted both internal and prospective SACAA employees. The employees’ live experiences were shared in the form of a video. 1.2.3.Employee Bursary Programme In the year under review, the SACAA was able to continue its support to its employees through the Employee Bursary Programme. Through the programme, the SACAA has sponsored 15 employees enrolled for various academic qualifications in diverse fields of study under the employee bursary programme. A further 35 employees, who were pursuing qualifications linked to critical skills and whose qualifications were linked to their job roles, were awarded bursaries. The total number of beneficiaries of the SACAA Employee Bursary Programme was 50. 1.2.4.External Bursary Programme The SACAA continued to implement an External Bursary Programme, which entails the financial assistance of students pursuing studies and training in the following fields: Pilot Training Programme, Aeronautical Engineering, and Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. The bursary programme, aimed at

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