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Expanded Public Works Programme. Jason Ngobeni 29 June 2011. PRESENTATION OUTLINE EPWP in Context Institutional Arrangements CoJ EPWP Policy Incentive Grant Challenges. CoJ (Land Owner). Economic Facilitation Team. EPWP in Context. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Expanded Public Works Programme
Jason Ngobeni
29 June 2011
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1. EPWP in Context
2. Institutional Arrangements
3. CoJ EPWP Policy
4. Incentive Grant
5. Challenges
EPWP in Context
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
How does EPWP fit in with other government programme?
• It is one of government’s strategies aimed at addressing unemployment
• It is a short to medium term strategy
• It is one of the initiatives agreed to at the Growth and Development Summit held in June 2003
EPWP Objectives
• Job creation
• Training / Skills Development
EPWP in Context cont.
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Phase I GP Targets CoJ Targets Actual
2004 - 2009 120 000 120 000 153 148
Phase 2 CoJ – Targets set by NDPW
CoJ Targets Actual
2009 - 2014 89 402 150 000 44 564
Institutional Arrangements CoJ EPWP Steering Committee
Institutional Arrangements cont.
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
• EPWP coordinated from Economic Development – EPWP Unit
• Municipal Entities (15) and City Departments (11) have EPWP plans
• City Manager, EDs and MD/CEOs have EPWP targets on their scorecard
• Report monthly to CM on agreed KPI
• Reporting quarterly to Mayoral Committee and Section 79 Committee
• Steering Committee Meetings monthly
• Programme is implemented as per EPWP guidelines Citywide(unemployed citizens, minimum wage, skill beneficiaries, use CoJ budget to create work opportunities)
Institutional Arrangements cont.
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
• CoJ Slogan: Every project an EPWP project
• EPWP Phase II Policy - approved 6th May 2009
• 5 year Targets – 150 000 work opportunities
• 3 Sector Plans – Environmental, Social and Infrastructure
• EPWP Lekgotla – Annual event to discuss implementation plans
• Each Dept / MOE has a dedicated EPWP Champion
• Political will
CoJ Policy
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
CoJ Expanded Public Works Programme Policy Objectives
• To create short term jobs for the unemployed within local communities through inter alia; the implementation of labour-intensive infrastructure projects;
• To develop skills within communities through on-the-job and / or accredited training of workers and thereby developing sustainable capacity within communities;
• To capacitate SMMEs and emerging contractors within local communities by facilitating the transfer of sustainable technical, managerial and financial skills through an appropriate Learnership Programme; and
• To maximize the percentage of the CoJs annual budget spent and retained within local communities by promoting the procurement of goods and services from local manufactures, suppliers and service providers.
CoJ Policy
Economic Facilitation Team
CoJ Phase II Targets2009/10 – 2014/15 FY
SECTOR NO OF JOBS LEARNERSHIPS
Infrastructure 110 000 70
Environment 15 000 130
Social 25 000 200
TOTAL 150 000 400
CoJ Policy
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Operational Framework/Sector Plans (Social, Environment & Infrastructure)
• Identifies priority areas to be targeted and new programme, for example:• IJozi Ihlomile• Tourist Ambassadors• Reduction of Domestic Air Pollution (Imbawula)• Zakheni-Ikageng (Waste removal)• June 16 Trail• Bus Rapid Transit (Rea Vaya)
Social Sector Project
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: Ijozi Ihlomile
The iJozi ihlomile community HIV/AIDS education programme was established in 2005 and currently implemented in 26 informal settlements across the City of Johannesburg. Youth out of school are recruited and trained to participate in the programme. From 2010/2011 going forward the project is to be funded through the EPWP incentive grant. To date the project has created 362 jobs for young people who conduct daily door-to-door visits to households. Jozi ihlomile uses ward based approach and adopted “block-by-block” where beneficiaries work within their residential areas.
Project Budget – R8 million
Duration – 12 months
Ijozi ihlomile Project
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Social Sector Project
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: Tourist Ambassadors
This is a joint EPWP initiative between Johannesburg Metro Police Department and Johannesburg Tourism Company; funded through the EPWP Incentive grant.
The 200 tourist ambassadors have been trained and prepared to handle tourists from a customer service point of view; they also received training on point duty traffic control as well as basic fire fighter course. The beneficiaries have been prepared physically and mentally so that they fit into both the culture of policing and public safety at large; and be the best tour guides.
Project Budget – R6 million
Duration – 12 months
Tourist Ambassadors
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Tourist Ambassadors
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Environment Project
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: Zakheni Ikageng projects
The Zakheni – Ikageng project being implemented in the City Centre and southern suburbs is aimed at eliminating urban decay and empowering willing workers with not only temporal work opportunities, but also on-the-job training. The beneficiaries are tackling areas which have been targeted as hotspots. Their activities include trimming overgrown trees, collecting loose paving to be repaved, cleaning storm water drains, streets, sidewalks, and alley ways, removing illegal signage and cleaning graffiti. The project has created 250 work opportunities.
Project Budget – R9.9 million
Duration – 12 months
Zakheni-Ikageng
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Infrastructure Project
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: BRT Phase II
Rea Vaya, the CoJ Bus Rapid Transit system prides itself on helping to create jobs and has consistently generated employment in various sectors. The project has to date created 816 permanent positions and 6 840 wok opportunities. The scope of work entails creating bus lanes, and the job consist of reinforcing the roads so that they can accommodate the weight of the busses.
The CoJ BRT is the fist of its kind in Africa. It could be used as a model for similar transport systems in many African cities.
Project Budget – R5 million (co-funding)
Duration – Multi year
BRT Phase II
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Infrastructure Project
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: June 16 Phase II
The June 16 Trail is a Mayoral priority project implemented by the Johannesburg Roads Agency. The project entails paving of side walks following the route that was utilised by the 1976 students from different schools in Soweto to assemble in Orlando before they embarked on the historical march that brought change in South Africa. The project also focuses on footway bridges, paving, kerbing , road markings and footway crossings as well as business skills and managerial skills where unskilled and unemployed youth and women are trained and given employment opportunities. The project is implemented in Phases and has created 1100 wok opportunities. The project will be replicated in other townships throughout the country; Alexandra is next on the line to implement the project.
Project Budget – R22 million
Duration – Multi year
June 16 Phase II
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
CoJ Processes
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
EPWP Incentive Grant
• In receipt of the incentive grant since 09/10 fy
• Gazetted Indicative Allocations – start of the planning process
• Receive funding proposals from Dept/MOE
• Adjudicating committee assess proposals (criterion: Mayoral priority, W/O to be created, project duration, sustainable, counter funding, past performance etc)
• Provide CoJ Budget Office with budget split (OPEX /CAPEX)
• Allocation letters to recipients (Approved project, app. amount, no of W/O to be created)
• Enter into Service Level Agreements with recipients (grant conditions)
CoJ Processes
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
EPWP Incentive Grant
• Compulsory Registrations
- Project registration- Beneficiary registration
• Guidelines / procedures for reimbursement of expenditure incurred by Dept / MOEs
- Monitoring of all capital / operational expenditure related to projects approved and funded by EPWP (Incentive grants) and ensuring that funds are utilised for the purpose intended for. (See CoJ EPWP Incentive Grant guidelines)
• Recipients allocated funding from the EPWP incentive grant submit a quarterly report to the Mayoral Committee on the Implementation of the EPWP funded projects.
Challenges
CoJ(Land Owner)
Economic Facilitation Team
Incentive Grant Challenges
• Funds not available upfront
• Not complying with payment schedule dates
• Over performance is not gazetted
Performance Challenges
• Disabled opportunities lacking
• Accredited beneficiary training
Conclusion
Economic Facilitation Team
What makes Joburg EPWP Great?
• We have over performed in the past 5 years inculcated a culture of EPWP in our
overall spending approach
• Our Slogan “Every Project an EPWP Project” is a telling story of our success
• Robust monitoring and evaluation is an essential part of the rollout value chain
• Accountability is at the highest level of management and reinforcement is via City’s
performance management system
• EPWP is not ad-hoc activity but part of the City’s overall comprehensive long term
planning
• The value is cherished and shared by all Politicians and Officials within the City
Thank YouJason Ngobeni Lulama NdlovuExecutive Director Programme ManagerDepartment of Economic Development Department of Economic Development(011) 703 5260 (011) 989 8011jasonn@joburg.org.za lulamaNd@jobug.org.za
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