1. BRIEFING OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON JOB CREATION INITIATIVES IN THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR
12 June 2012

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE Purpose Introduction Context Key Functions
Job Creation Initiatives
Skills Analysis
Challenges
Way Forward

3. PURPOSE To brief the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the:
Job creation initiatives of the Social Development Sector; and
Related skills and competencies.

4. Introduction
Poverty, unemployment and inequality continue to be major challenges in the country.
State of Nation Address – 2011/12 declared year for job creation.
12 outcomes of Government give effect to election manifesto and medium term strategic framework;
Minister of Social Development is enjoined to respond to at least 4 outcomes:
Outcome 1: Improved Quality of Basic Education
Outcome 2: A Long and Healthy Life for All South Africans
Outcome 4: Decent Work Through Inclusive Economic Growth
Outcome 7: Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and
food security for all

5. Context
New Growth Path (NGP) developed to drive government’s job creation initiatives
NGP identifies 5 jobs drivers and the public service is key in achieving the set targets
Public Service responsible for 20% of jobs created, private sector is expected to be the main source of job creation;
Of the 20%, Health, Education, SAPS and Defense are the major contributors to public service job creation;
DSD Minister’s priorities:
ECD;
Child and Youth Care;
Anti Substance Abuse; and
Food for All

6. Social Development Programmes
Substance abuse prevention and rehabilitation
Care and services for older persons
Social crime prevention and support
Persons with disabilities
Child care and protection services
Victim empowerment
HIV and AIDS
Care and support services to families
Youth development
Sustainable livelihoods
Institutional capacity building and support
Population and development

7. Job Creation Initiatives
CORE PROGRAMMES:
Child and Youth Care Workers (Isibindi Model), over 3 years;
Care Workers (HCBC programme), 4000;
Masupa Tsela
Social Assistance Programme (social grants)
CO-ORDINATED EFFORTS:
EPWP
CWP
SUPPORT PROGRAMMES WITHIN THE SOCIAL
SECTOR:
Bursaries Programme;
Internship Programme;
PROCUREMENT INITIATIVES

8. Child and Youth Care Workers
DSD aims to expand its Child and Youth Care Services (CYCS) using a model known as “Isibindi” (circle of courage), to create safe and caring communities in the context of HIV, AIDS and TB.
CYCS to be delivered by appointing trained & qualified Child and Youth Care Workers who will provide direct support to children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV, AIDS and TB.
Up to 1.3 million children will benefit from direct supervision and psycho-social support services.
Intention is to train child and youth care workers over the MTEF.

9. Community Care Givers - HCBC
Aims to provide comprehensive and quality social services in the home and community to ensure that basic needs of people living with HIV and AIDS are met.
Promote, restore and maintain a person’s optimum level of comfort and social functioning.
Trained Care Givers appointed by NPO’s to render this service (funds transfer from provincial departments to NPO’s).
14,590 Care Givers are currently rendering this service.
Intention to increase the number of Care Givers to 15,319 over the MTEF.

10. Masupatsela Youth Pioneer Programme
Value based programme targeting young people.
Aims to engage the youth to become pioneers and social activists of change in their communities.
Facilitates the creation of future good citizens who embrace good values and respect their country.
General thrust is to promote activism, patriotism and social cohesion amongst the youth.
Contributes to skills development and improve the situation of youth by linking them to sustainable opportunities.
2354 youth pioneers were trained to do house and community profiling.
Intention to train 9,975 youth pioneers over the MTEF.

11. Comprehensive Social Security
Provide income support to over 15.2 million South Africans in poor households.
70% of the budget disbursement happens through payment contractors where thousands of jobs are created.
CSG - contributes to creating an environment conducive for child development (99% of CSG beneficiaries attend school) and will become ultimately employable.
Micro/macro economic impact indicates increased local economic activity and job seeking behavior.

12. SOCIAL SECTOR EPWP DSD leads the coordination of Social Sector EPWP.
SS EPWP was launched in 2003/4 and is now in its second phase
( )
The SS EPWP has as at the end of the 2011/12 financial year delivered
a total of work opportunities against a target of
The sector has also benefitted from the SS Incentive grant through
which 22 public bodies will be funded to the tune of R27.4m in the
2012/13 financial year.
It is expected that Full Time Equivalent work opportunities will
be created through this SS Incentive Grant funding.

13. SUMMARY OF JOB INITIATIVES
PROGRAMME
Target
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
1. Masupa- Tsela Pioneer Programme
3 325
3 325
100 mentors
126 mentors -
2. Intergenerational Programme
450
3. CYCW - Isibindi
3 300
4. Community Care Giver Programme (CCGs) - HCBC
14 000
19 600
27 440
5. CCG - Supervisors
2 147
2 362
2 598
6. ECD Practitioners
7. SASSA
8952
9175
8. NDA
127
9. Direct Employment (Persal)
9 952
11 311

14. Can be appointed to vacant posts of :
CAREER PATH
Can be appointed to vacant posts of :
Assistant Community Development Practitioner;
Social Auxiliary Workers;
Data capturers;
Child and Youth care Workers
Social Workers and Community Development Practitioners;
Prioritised for Bursaries;
Social Security – allows completion of schooling and creates employability

15. CURRENT SKILLS SHORTAGES
Skills needs exist for almost all categories of staff.
Expansion of social development services and the introduction of new services for children, persons with disabilities, older persons and vulnerable members of society propel demands for a range of occupational groups to implement developmental social welfare programmes.
Among the social service workers required are social work professionals, social auxiliary workers, child and youth care workers, early childhood development practitioners, community development practitioners, assistant community development practitioners and community caregivers

16. Skills Gaps within the Sector
GENERIC SKILLS
OCCUPATION SPECIFIC SKILLS
Management Skills
Finance for non financial
Computer skills
Leadership, Mentoring and coaching
Communication
Project management
Human resource management
Contract management
Performance management
Strategic planning
Supply chain management
Report writing
Legislation
Conflict Management
Service delivery innovation
Consumer care
Risk management
Psychosocial support services
Social work method such as communities, families, child headed household, persons affected by social crime
Prevention and early intervention programme
Social work supervision
Basic counselling
Early Childhood Development programme
Probation work and child and youth care work
Statutory intervention
Youth Development, project management
Training on the legislative framework
Community development processes and intervention

17. SOCIAL WORK SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS
Provincial Department
2012 Academic year
Cost to be absorbed
2013 Academic year
2014 Academic year
Gauteng
184
R37,759,063.20
122
R26,412,875.56 62
R14,067,237.66
North West
154
R31,602,694.20
128
R27,711,869.44 71
R16,109,256.03
Limpopo
300
R61,563,690.00
313
R67,764,180.74
359
R81,453,843.87
Mpumalanga
133
R27,293,235.90
100
R21,649,898.00 41
R9,302,528.13
Free State 50
R10,260,615.00 85
R18,402,413.30 55
R12,479,001.15
KwaZulu-Natal
425
R87,215,227.50
496
R107,383,494.00
334
R75,781,570.62
Northern Cape 64
R13,133,587.20 51
R11,041,447.98 22
R4,991,600.46
Eastern Cape
364
R74,697,277.20
301
R65,166,192.98
192
R43,563,058.56
Western Cape
107
R21,957,716.10 72
R15,587,926.56 70
R15,882,365.10
Total
1,781
R365,483,106.30
1,668
R361,120,298.60
1,206
R273,630,461.50

18. Internship 454 254 20 13 26 52 49 Office No Gauteng North West Limpopo
Mpumalanga 26
Free State
KwaZulu-Natal 52
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Western Cape
National 49
GRAND TOTAL
454

19. Learnerships Implemented in the Sector
Province
Name of Learnership
18.2 Unemployed youth
Gauteng
Social Auxiliary work
582
Northern Cape
Child and Youth Care 37
Eastern Cape
296
Mpumalanga
400
KwaZulu Natal
265
Free State 38
Limpopo
440
North West
863

20. JOB CREATION THROUGH PROCUREMENT
Procurement by departments and state agencies affects employment by the suppliers.
Where imported goods are procured, the employment creation takes place outside of South Africa;
Local procurement, in contrast, can stimulate employment in South Africa.
New Treasury regulations on preferential procurement come into force on December 7, They require local procurement in designated sectors and generally encourage use of locally produced goods rather than imports.
In many cases, increasing the share of locally produced goods and services in government procurement requires changes in procurement processes.

21. JOB CREATION THROUGH PROCUREMENT….
To improve the procurement of locally produced goods and services, the National Department, together with its Agencies and provincial Departments have to:
Develop a strategy to procure goods and services from locally manufactured/local suppliers.
Develop a monitoring system where local procurement can me measured.
Identify what goods are imported and which are locally produced, so as to find areas of opportunity for local production.
Use the Department of Trade and Industry defined locally produced gods and services as a basis for procurement.
Communicate their needs to potential local suppliers systematically, so that the suppliers can develop capacity to meet requirements.
Define the needs in ways that facilitate local production as far as possible.
Enforce the reporting by suppliers on the number and type of employment created as a result of a specific tender issued.

22. CHALLENGES Enablers: Stipends:
Appointment of data capturers required;
Transversal data systems
Stipends:
Uniformity of amounts paid;
Availability.
Inability to absorb beneficiaries of scholarship.

23. PROCUREMENT RELATED CHALLENGES
Suppliers are not registered on the supplier database of Departments.
Suppliers are not registered on the LOGIS System
The suppliers physical address cannot be verified.
Suppliers do not have a valid Tax Clearance Certificate and/or BEE Certificates.
Local suppliers located in rural area s are difficult to contact. Their details are not easily known and as a result their details on not on the supplier database.

24. WAY FORWARD Finalise development of HR Plan for the Sector;
Finalise development of Integrated Sector Service Delivery Model
Procurement Matters:
Finalize the procurement strategy;
Identify commodities that will be required per province on both key priorities or otherwise.
Conduct joint workshops to potential suppliers together with agencies and provincial departments covering opportunities and compliance matters.

25. THANK YOU