Browsing by Author "Seshoka, Makwena Audrey"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Participant’s perceptions of the training received during the Waste Management Extended Public Works Programme in Mamelodi
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03) Seshoka, Makwena Audrey; Frick, Liezel; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Education Policy Studies.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Unemployment, poverty and skills deficit remain some of the major challenges faced by the South African government to date. The EPWP is one of a myriad of interventions that the government has launched to assist in addressing the triple scourge. The programme covers all spheres of government and state-owned enterprise. Unskilled and semi-skilled unemployed people enter into productive employment whilst receiving a stipend and training to enable them to transition into the labour market or start their own entrepreneurial activities upon exiting the programme. This study explored participants‟ view of the training received during Phase 2 of “Vat Alles”, a project in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality‟s (CTMM) waste management EPWP. The aim was to understand how participants perceived the training after the implementation of the new Training Framework. The new framework was intended to enhance training delivery from the second phase of the EPWP. The research was conducted within the interpretative paradigm. Focus group discussions were conducted with a purposive sample of “Vat Alles” project beneficiaries. The main findings of the study reveal that participants received training, however, the so-called “induction training” was short and introduced late into the programme. In addition, the training was not accredited and no certificates were offered after completion. The findings suggest that training in the “Vat Alles” project was not a priority for the implementing agents or the municipality. Participants confirmed that they had benefitted from the employment opportunity and the stipend that reduced the effects of poverty. However, they suggested that training should be emphasised in the EPWP to assist them to acquire skills for the labour market.