(EPWP). Government has a number of medium to long term programmes and strategies to address unemployment .These include: Improving the social security Utilising government expenditure Improving skills levels through education and training; Providing an enabling environment for industry to flourish; and Balancing economic growth with the economically active population. The EPWP is one of the government’s short –to- medium term initiatives which focuses on the use of government expenditure to alleviate and reduce unemployment. The EPWP will achieve this aim through provision of work opportunities coupled with training .Training is a key element of the EPWP not only as an exit strategy but also to increase the future employability of the participants. It is anticipated that the EPWP will continue to exist until 2030 as stipulated by National Development Plan as it has played a major role in poverty alleviation, reducing unemployment to disadvantaged communities. The EPWP is a national programme covering all spheres of government and State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s). In essence the EPWP involves re-orienting line function budgets so that government expenditure results in more work opportunities, particularly for unskilled labour. EPWP projects will therefore be funded through the normal budgets of line function ADM’s departments and project managers will not only target EPWP funds but must use 30% -80 % of their annual capital budgets towards EPWP. This will be complemented by periodical incentives from the provincial Department of Public Works. Opportunities for implementation of EPWP exist through various departments within ADM. For instance, labour intensive through public infrastructural projects (sanitation, water projects etc.), and non-labour initiatives such as learnership, training, and in social, cultural and environmental sector. CURRENT STATE OF EPWP AT ADM Execution context The First Phase of the EPWP PHASE 1 , which started in 2004 until 2009, was based on labour intensive /infrastructure programs like construction of roads etc. During this phase, jobs were created but it was also criticized for not creating enough, non-sustainability of jobs and lack of skills transfer. Thus, PHASE 2 was conceptualized and incorporated other aspects of the programme and it was implemented in 2009 by granting Incentive Grant to all public municipalities. This was done to
(EPWP). Government has a number of medium to long term programmes and strategies to address unemployment .These include: Improving the social security Utilising government expenditure Improving skills levels through education and training; Providing an enabling environment for industry to flourish; and Balancing economic growth with the economically active population. The EPWP is one of the government’s short –to- medium term initiatives which focuses on the use of government expenditure to alleviate and reduce unemployment. The EPWP will achieve this aim through provision of work opportunities coupled with training .Training is a key element of the EPWP not only as an exit strategy but also to increase the future employability of the participants. It is anticipated that the EPWP will continue to exist until 2030 as stipulated by National Development Plan as it has played a major role in poverty alleviation, reducing unemployment to disadvantaged communities. The EPWP is a national programme covering all spheres of government and State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s). In essence the EPWP involves re-orienting line function budgets so that government expenditure results in more work opportunities, particularly for unskilled labour. EPWP projects will therefore be funded through the normal budgets of line function ADM’s departments and project managers will not only target EPWP funds but must use 30% -80 % of their annual capital budgets towards EPWP. This will be complemented by periodical incentives from the provincial Department of Public Works. Opportunities for implementation of EPWP exist through various departments within ADM. For instance, labour intensive through public infrastructural projects (sanitation, water projects etc.), and non-labour initiatives such as learnership, training, and in social, cultural and environmental sector. CURRENT STATE OF EPWP AT ADM Execution context The First Phase of the EPWP PHASE 1 , which started in 2004 until 2009, was based on labour intensive /infrastructure programs like construction of roads etc. During this phase, jobs were created but it was also criticized for not creating enough, non-sustainability of jobs and lack of skills transfer. Thus, PHASE 2 was conceptualized and incorporated other aspects of the programme and it was implemented in 2009 by granting Incentive Grant to all public municipalities. This was done to