FUTURE INCOME THROUGH SKILLS AND TRAINING IN EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME

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2013-10-14

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MTOLO, JABU GOODNESS

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Currently not all Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries manage to secure future jobs and earn income after exiting the programme. The purpose of conducting this research was to investigate why most Working for Water programme (WFW) beneficiaries do not secure future employment after exiting the programme. This investigation was conducted using a qualitative paradigm and semistructured interviews for data collection. The findings indicated that WFW beneficiaries struggle to find other job opportunities because training and skills provided by the WFW programme are not relevant and appropriate. It has been concluded that the nature and scope of training provided by the WFW programme, combined with failure of the South African economy to create job opportunities, are the main contributing factors to the nonemployment of beneficiaries exiting the programme. Hence the recommendations emphasise the importance of entrepreneurship and business skills which are accompanied by support programmes to ensure sustainable alignment of WFW training with the labour market, as well as a review of the duration of participation in the programme to allow enough time for proper training.

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MM (P&DM) thesis

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Skills development, Public workds development programme

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