20 Mar 2016

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is in the process of engaging institutions to provide formal training not only to court bailiff cadre but also to court clerks.

Answering a question in Parliament from the MP for Boteti East Mr Sethomo Lelatisitswe, Assistant Minister Ms Botlogile Tshireletso said she was aware that the cadre did not have a clearly defined career path. However, in the meantime they progress to other posts within the Tribal Administration following the general scheme of service.

She said Job Effectiveness Description was developed for the whole tribal administration support staff, and the ministry was at the stage of development of Competency Based Career Path for all cadres and the exercise is expected to be completed by end of April 2016.

Mr Lelatisitswe had asked the assistant minister if she was aware that officers appointed as customary court bailiffs since inception of this unit have never been taken through formal training in relation to their function as executioners of court orders.

He had also wanted to know when the minister intended to provide the cadre with formal training and whether she was aware that there was no well-defined career path for officers appointed as court bailiffs and when she is considering creating a conducive career path for the said officers.

Meanwhile, answering another question from the MP for Francistown East Mr Buti Billy, Ms Tshireletso said there were 245 pupils with special needs in Francistown primary schools.

The schools include; Aerodrome Primary School with 95 learners made of 58 boys and 37 girls; Francistown Centre for the Death with 44 learners made of 24 boys and 20 girls; Phatlhogo Primary School with 46 learners consisting of 30 boys and 16 girls; Mahudiri Primary School which has 30 learners comprising 21 boys and nine girls; while Moremogolo Primary School has also 30 learners made of 18 boys and 12 girls.

She further told the House that 155 students with special needs were transported daily to and from school.
In addition, 90 students, who are in boarding facilities are transported at the beginning and end of term. Overall, she said there were 27 specialist teachers qualified for teaching special needs pupils in these schools.

MP Billy had asked the assistant minister to provide the House with statistics showing the number of pupils with special needs in Francistown primary schools and also students collected from home/hostels to schools with special needs.

He had also wanted to know the number of teachers qualified to teach them. Ends