"The role of monitoring and evaluation in promoting good governance and project implementation: A case study based on SASSETA" (original) (raw)

Abstract

These research emperically investigated and reviwed the current project monitoring mechanisms within the Safety and Security SETA (SASSETA) with the view of improving project implementation and good governance.To achieve this goal, SASSETA as one of the 21 SETAs that were established as part of the goverment's HRDSSA1 strategy was selected to allow for the application of quantitative research approach.Questionnaires structured in a likert scale format and structured interviwes were used as data gathering techniques. A stratified sampling method was employed in persuit of this study and thirty employees were chosen to participate as well as service providers employed by the SETA. The research aims to offer the best options in monitoring and evaluation systems which will ensure that SETAs funding is accounted for. It is hoped that this research will lead to a SETA-wide monitoring and evaluation framework which will be adopted by the DHET and all beneficiaries of SETA Discretionary Grant funding which includes employers, trade unions, Community Based organisations, unemployed and employed leaners, and all present and future stakeholders which will hopefuly assist in improving the Global Competitiveness Rating of South Africa. The findings of the study indicates that a majority of participants agreed that that there is a need to have an intitunialised monitoring and avaluation framework that will ensure that fund utilised by the SETA are accounted for. Nonetheless the study confirmed that good governance and project implementation are two key proponets in service delivery which are intertwined and the failure to adhere to Treasury regulations will further fuel innective qualitiy service provision that is so ever prevalent within the public sector. In light of these challenges, it is reccomended that effective and efficient financial allocation be considered a priority as well as continous spending on Monitoring anf Evaluation both on the job and off training. There is an unanimous agreement among partcitpants that skills development has a key role to play in addresing the triple challenges in South Africa of unemployement, poverty and inequality as well as urgent need to accelerate growth and equity in the context of underperfoming economy within a fragile global economy. In addition a fair allocation of financial and non-financial resources tailored towards improvement of the M&E and project implementation should be highly observed.

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