1. Youth in Construction and Property Summit Presentation By: T. A. Mdadane General Manager: Operations 10 th July 2009

2. Content: Programmes: Masakhe ECDP  FRPC  Mentorship Professional Service Provider Roster National Youth Service

3. Operations Background:  Some of the developmental programmes under construction are the following: Emerging Contractor Development, Management and Appointment of Professional Service provider, Built environment/ Sector transformation, National Youth Service

4. Programmes: Masakhe Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP): What is Masakhe ECDP?  A development tool that uses basic business techniques and philosophies to help small emerging contractors to manage their contracting enterprises, enabling them to grow into efficient and self-sustainable businesses. Creating a conducive protected environment for emerging contractors Driving targeted procurement Facilitating for skills development and capacity building The current composition of the programme is as follows: TOTALWOMENPPGYOUTHWHITE MENDISABLED 440046%98.7636.19%0.08%1%

5. Masakhe ECDP: Approach  Procurement leverage Broad Base Economic Empowerment enhancement Emerging contractor participation Enforcement of Expanded Public Works Programme principles  Interlink support mechanisms Training and mentoring Financial support  Monitoring and Evaluation Skills and capacity appreciation Business management Contractor grading  The procurement targets are as following: Women:40% PPG:35% Youth:20% Other:5%

6. Masakhe ECDP: Fixed Rate Period Contract  Definition: The Fixed Rate Period Contract (FRPC) is a special programme aimed at the increased utilisation of targeted groups in the procurement of construction services to deal with urgent/ emergency Repairs and Maintenance Projects as well as Fast tracked Capital Projects, under the value of R1M.  The current FRPC database has 132 Contractors: North Coast Region:30 Southern Region:30 Middlands Region:30 Ethekwini Region:42 TOTAL:132  90 out of 132 Youth Contractors benefited.

7. Masakhe ECDP: Mentorship Background:  Mentorship is the Department initiative/ intervention to provide support to emerging contractors under Masakhe ECDP. Project Management Technical Financial/Business Management Youth Participation:  The mentorship policy was developed and adopted and the database has 16 Mentors.  Four (4) of the mentors are youth

8. Training of youth contractors  650 out of 1053 youth contractors trained on non-accredited training during 08/09  30 out of 50 contractors were trained on accredited training through SEDA (NQF 2)

9. Professional Service Provider (PSP)  The establishment of a roster system for the procurement of Professional Service Providers for appointments up to R1,500,000.00 including Value-Added Tax, which will address the Policy Strategies and Reform Processes issued by the National Treasury and adopted by the KwaZulu- Natal Department of Public Works Policy Development and Control Division

10. PSP Objectives:  To ensure the database of qualified Professional Service Providers is up to date  To simplify, automate and standardise the procurement procedures  To ensure consistent, fair, equitable, transparent and cost effective procurement procedures  To align with KwaZulu-Natal BBBEE Strategies  To facilitate short time frames in the tendering process  To increase the utilisation of targeted groups

11. Procurement Targets/ Youth participation EQUITY OWNERSHIP Points Black Africans Female=40 Male=20 Black, Coloured, Asian Female=10 Male=10 White Female=5 Male=0 Disabled=5 Youth=10 100

12. Background of the nys programme  The NYSP is a government initiative to engage young South Africans in community service activities in order to strengthen service delivery, promote nation –building, foster social cohesion.  The NYSP also assist youth to gain occupational skills necessary to access sustainable livelihood opportunities.  The KZN Dept of Public Works started to implement the Programme in 2007 and has already engaged 328 young people in the programme.

13. Achievements of the NYSP  168 young people have completed NQF level 3 Skills Programme on Construction Masonry  60 more learners are currently undergoing classroom training on Masonry – NQF level 3  Another group of 60 learners are also being trained on Capentry at NQF level 3  40 Youth Contractors are on the Construction Contracting Learnership at NQF level 2

14. Achievements of the NYSP  168 young people have completed NQF level 3 Skills Programme on Construction Masonry  60 more learners are currently undergoing classroom training on Masonry – NQF level 3  Another group of 60 learners are also being trained on Capentry at NQF level 3  40 Youth Contractors are on the Construction Contracting Learnership at NQF level 2

15. Mncedisi on the right hand side - Monitoring his work

16. Bongiwe Gumede of Durban Maintance and Building CC

17. THANK YOU