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Expanded Public Works Programme

July 10, 2014 By Greene Consulting Engineers No comments yet

EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME

Location: South Africa
Client: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA



EPWP

Project Description

The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), launched in 2004, is one of the South African government’s short-to-medium term programmes aimed at reducing unemployment. The EPWP has achieved this aim through the provision of work opportunities, coupled with training.

The EPWP is divided into four sectors, creating work opportunities in each sector:

  • Through increasing the labour intensity of government-funded infrastructure projects in the Infrastructure Sector.
  • By creating work opportunities through the Non-Profit Organization Programme (NPO) and Community Work Programme (CWP) in the Non-state Sector.
  • By creating work opportunities through public environment and culture programmes in the Environment and Culture Sector.
  • Creating work opportunities through public social programmes in the Social Sector.

The EPWP also provides training-and-enterprise development support at a sub-programme level.

  • Completion of Project

    100%

Project Scope

The project scope of services consists of the following:

  • Technical support services to provincial departments and municipalities implementing projects in the Infrastructure Sector of the EPWP for a period of 36 months.
  • Training-facilitation support services to ensure training of beneficiaries on EPWP projects.
  • Task Team Member for Training Provider Capacity Building on behalf of the Department of Public Works.

 

ACHIEVEMENT – MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED 24 JUNE 2014

by the Department of Public Works

Issued by: Directorate: Marketing/Communications
“In the first Phase (2004/05 to 2008/09) the Programme created 1.6 million work opportunities, surpassing the 1 million Cabinet-mandated target a year ahead of schedule. During the implementation of the EPWP Phase 2, (2009/10 to 2013/14) the EPWP created 4 069 640 work opportunities.”

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