JOB CREATiON: Expanded Public Works Programme 'is not something to sneer at' By Bheki C. Simelane colibheki
The Department of Public Works pointed to the successes of its jobs programme during a graduation ceremony on Thursday for more than 200 participants in the Johannesburg area.
Stanley Henderson, Deputy Director of the programme, said the project targeted unemployed people from poor communities. “It consists of water, fire, roads maintenance, early childhood development and other initiatives aimed at creating work,” he said. The country faced high unemployment rates, particularly among the youth, he said. “This is just one intervention by the government. We have to take responsibilities in many of those issues affecting the country,” he said. “There is light at the end of the tunnel as long as we have committed people,” added Henderson.
The department also highlighted a number of challenges they encountered in the execution of their duties. This included resistance from government departments who were not willing to prioritise the issue of work and training simultaneously. According to the department, the criteria for admitting participants was contained in the EPWP recruitment guidelines. “We have developed what we call the EPWP recruitment guidelines which also deals with the problem of political interference,” Henderson said.
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