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HRV610S - HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN VET - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2024 |
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nAm I BIA un IVERSITY
OFSCIEnCE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
QUALIFICATION: DIPLOMA IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 06DVM
COURSE CODE: HRV610S
SESSION: JUNE 2024
LEVEL: 6
COURSE NAME: HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT IN TVET
PAPER: 1
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr K. Subasubani & Dr I. De Walt
MODERATOR: Mr David Mateu
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This examination paper consists of six questions, answer ALLthe
questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers correctly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Question 1
[10 x 2 = 20 marks]
Readthe following statements and indicate true if you agree with the statement and falseif you
do not agree.
1.1 Job analysis is defined as the process of studying and collecting information relating to
the activities and responsibilities of a specific job.
(2 marks)
1.2 Employee turnover is concerned with keeping or encouraging employees to remain in
an organization for a maximum period.
(2 marks)
1.3 Occupational disease, employee wellness programmes, occupational accidents and
occupational health and safety refer to the protection and promotion of the safety and
health of all employed persons and exposed people through prevention and control of
work-related hazards and risks.
(2 marks)
1.4 An interview refers to the formal process of familiarizing new employees with the
organization, their job and their work unit.
(2 marks)
1.5 Job analysis, job evaluation, pay survey and pay structuring are essential elements of a
job description.
(2 marks)
1.6 Performance management refers to the measuring of individual and team performance,
evaluating whether targets have been met and ensuring organizational effectiveness.
(2 marks)
1.7 Job specification refers to an organised factual statement, which entails the
environment, conditions, duties and responsibilities of a specific job.
(2 marks)
1.8 Politics, technology and the economy are external factors which can affect workforce
planning.
(2 marks)
2.9 Unstructured interviews are usually characterized by careful systematic planning of an
interview.
(2 marks)
2.10 Continuous Professional Development {CPD)refers to learning activities professional
engage in to develop and enhance their abilities.
{2 marks)
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Question 2
[30 marks]
Asthe Head of Operations at lita Vocational Training Centre you need to advertise a vacancyfor
a Welding Trainer.
2.1 Discusswhether you would use internal or external recruitment. Mention at least three
advantages of your preferred choice.
(5 marks)
2.2 Explain the five different types of psychological tests that can be used to select the
best candidates.
(10 marks)
2.3 Explain which of the above tests you would use to select the best candidates and
motivate your selection.
(3 marks)
2.4 Discussthe interview type you would use to interview the shortlisted candidates.
(3 marks)
2.5 Mention the five steps you would use in conducting a panel interview. (5 marks)
2.6 Explain the importance of reference checking in the selection process. (4 marks)
Question 3
[5 marks]
Compensation is defined as the financial and non-financial extrinsic rewards provided by an
employer for the time, skills and effort made available by the employee in fulfilling job
requirements aimed at achieving institutional objectives.
3.1 Mention five (5) objectives of compensation and benefits.
(5 marks)
Question 4
[10 marks]
You have recently joined Nangolo VTCasthe HeadofTraining. The Centre Manager shared with
you that the turnover rate for trainers is high and requested you to investigate the possible
factors that contribute towards the high turnover rates.
4.1 Provide five reasons why the turnover rate is high.
(5 marks)
4.2 Mention five strategies you would propose to the Centre Manager to retain employees.
(5 marks)
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Question 5
[15 marks]
As Head of Training at Nangolo VTC, you visited one of the workshops and noticed that the
work environment does not comply to the health and safety conditions as stipulated in the
Namibian Labour Act, No 11 of 2007.
5.1 Mention the ten duties the employer has to the employees as outlined in the Labour
Act, No 11 of 2007.
(10 marks)
5.2 Explain five indirect costs Nangolo VTCmay incur because of injuries. (5 marks)
Question 6
[20 marks]
As Head of Training at Nangolo VTC, part of your duties and responsibilities include managing
the performance of trainers. You were told that the VTCis underfunded and therefore cannot
provide employees, who performs exceptionally well, with monetary rewards.
6.1 Mention four benefits of performance management.
(4 marks)
6.2 Discussthe four different stages you would use when monitoring individual employee
performance.
(12 marks)
6.3 Mention two strategies, you as Head of Training, would implement to reward
exceptional employee performance.
(2 x 2 = 4 marks)
[TOTAL= 100 marks]
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