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Khuluma

khuluma (vb.) to talk, to speak, to speak up

What is Khuluma

Khuluma is an integrated strategy to contribute to the transformation of institutional culture at UCT. Khuluma builds on

• The 2003 Institutional Climate Survey and the responses to the climate survey by Faculties, PASS departments, organized constituencies and individuals, brought together in a report to the Vice Chancellor in mid-2004
• The April 2005 forum between the alliance of staff and student representative bodies and the senior leadership of the University
• The August 2005 Lekhotla called by the Vice Chancellor
• The October 2005 Living Transformation commitment by the Vice Chancellor

The objective of Khuluma is to effect a lasting, sustainable, set of changes in institutional culture. The approach is to develop these qualities through the work of supported task groups that cut across the universities organizational divisions of Faculties and departments, academic and PASS staff. In this way, Khuluma will develop the qualities of diversity as assets in the universitys key purposes of teaching and learning, research and social responsiveness.

For more information on what Khuluma is, please click here (.DOC) (53.5 KB) (01/03/2007)

The First Khuluma Workshop for the Commerce Faculty

The first Khuluma Workshop for the Commerce Faculty ran from 1- 3 November, 2006.The initial target group was the Transformation Committee, as it was believed that such a workshop would be a good bonding and planning activity for the recently formed committee. Several members could not make it, so other staff members were also invited to participate as alternates. A total of 16 participants attended, with diversity reflected across race, gender, roles (PASS, academic and management), and departments within the Faculty.

In the course of the workshop, a shared understanding of transformation, and an appreciation of the urgent need for transformation imperatives were developed. Workshop participants were inspired and enthusiastic about becoming agents of transformation in society. Several actions were identified to enhance transformation at UCT. These related to how we communicate, the role of the transformation committee, and the addressing of transformation in recruitment, interviewing, induction and performance appraisal.