Presentation toPortfolio Committee on Labour

18 March 2005

INVESTMENTS & PROJECTS

Contact, Information & Counselling

Skills Development &

Transfer

Youth

Entrepreneurship

Youth information service-Youth line-Youth portal (& JOBS)-Youth advisory centres-Youth Card

On-the-job Training / Skills Development-National Youth Service

School to Work (FETCs)

SME FinanceCooperative FundingMicro FinanceBusiness Development Support-Entrepreneurship Education-New Venture Creation Learnership-Business skills development voucher programme

Focus of the Fund

Established in 2001

Contact Information & Counselling

• Provide access to information and support youth in making informed decisions about their employment, self employment and skills development and sustainable livelihoods, through the following programmes:– Youth Advisory Centres (YAC’s), including YAC points and

mobile YAC’s to provide access in rural areas;– UYF’s call centre - YouthConnect– Website portal – www.youthportal.org.za

• Jobs and Opportunities Seekers Database (JOBS) - from State of the Nation Address May 04

– South African Youth Card - SAY– SAY Magazine published quarterly in the Sunday Times

Contact Information & Counselling• Information Provision, Development and Management Reaching young people:

YACs = 166 556 YAC Mobiles = 75 000 (5

mobiles) YAC Points = 500 000 (100

YAC points) YAC Kiosks = 500 000 (11

YACs) YouthConnect = 120 000 YouthPortal = 1 440 000 Youth Card = 100 000 Youth Channel = 500 000 JOBS place 1000 youthTotal = 3 401 556 young people

• Developing new channels for information provision and support

• Pilot of one Youth Channel and one SMS Channel

• Lobby and advocate for the provision of information and support of youth

South African Information & Resource Network Entity registered with 8 co-founders

Highlights: CIC

• Jobs and Opportunities Database:– Online CV preparation (passport for life) – Can receive by fax or post (100 CVs daily!)– Free Advert placement by employers (moderated)– SAQA has agreed to verify qualifications

• Partnerships for YAC points– DOL Labour Centres – training of Infomediaries started– Municipalities – e.g. Sterkspruit & Potchefstroom– Multi Purpose Community Centres and Info. Resource Centres– FET Colleges & Higher Education Institutions

• SA Youth Card growth – additional facilities• Company wide Customer Relationship Management tool

(facilitates integration)

Skills Development & Transfer

• Facilitate access of unemployed youth to economic opportunities in the sectors of economy that have the potential to absorb labour or to create self-employment opportunities.

• SD&T Programmes:– School to Work– National Youth Service

Skills Development & Transfer

Strategy Impact or Targets

• School To Work• Developing and implementing innovative skills

development interventions that promote self employment & formal employment in scarce skills areas

3,260 young people access the programmes and earned a livelihood;

60 people from Service Providers trained in UYF capacity building interventions.

• National Youth Service• Developing and implementing innovative skills

development interventions that promote self employment & formal employment where there is a service imperative

10,000 young people access the programmes and earned a livelihood

60 people from Service Providers trained in UYF capacity building interventions

• Supporting the operations of the National Youth Service Unit

30 SPO have received UYF training

Highlights: SD&T• Working with the Further Education and Training Colleges

– Training youth in Vocational Skills– FET Colleges implementing Learnerships– Integration of Education and Training

• National Youth Service Programme– Unit operational (launched in August 2004)– 23 700 youth in service oriented organisations (10000 youth to be trained)

• Partnerships with National and Provincial Departments of government– Dept. of Education (FET Colleges)– Dept. of Social Development (Assistant Probation Officers)– Dept of Public Service & Admin (Public Service Internship

Programme)– Various Sector Education and Training Authorities– Limpopo & Free State Health Dept. (Community Home Based

Care)

Business Development Support

• Develop and enhance a culture of entrepreneurship and creation of sustainable youth owned enterprises, through two programmes – – Entrepreneurship Education (programmes that target in-

school and out-of-school youth) and– Business Development Voucher Programme (BDVSP). a

world-first electronic voucher programme of its kind, providing business support services to young entrepreneurs through UYF accredited services providers (e.g. Business Plans, Productivity Improvement, etc).

• Two new programmes introduced to the Youth Development Sector, – Business Opportunities Services Support (“BOSS”)

programme and – Youth Entrepreneurship 2010 Campaign.

Business Development SupportStrategy Impact or Targets

• Entrepreneurship Education provides opportunities for youth to master competencies related to core-entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, attitudes and practice thereby increasing entrepreneurial culture and contributing to economic development and sustainable communities.

500 delegates at Youth Conference; 1,000 business referrals + 20 UYF

entrepreneurs profiled and supported; 7,200 participate in entrepreneurship

programmes 360 qualified trainers; 90 schools in 6 Provinces; 360 learners at Biz camp; 123 teachers / facilitators trained

1,100 businesses started 1,650 jobs created

1 100 successful referrals made to relevant BDS programme;

5 NVCL Colleges + 500 learners;

• “Business Development Support” : Provision of business development services to potential and existing youth entrepreneurs for business creation, improvement and growth through the voucher system; facilitation of business opportunities and business mentorship

13,325 young entrepreneurs assisted:o 11,800 voucher recipientso 200 BOSS clientso 1,235Finance Mentorship clients

1 235 jobs created through mentorship 230 businesses started;

R50m business opportunities accessed;

Highlights: BDS• Development of Business Opportunities Support Service

– Linking youth owned businesses with opportunities & networking amongst themselves

• Entrepreneurship Campaign 2010– Advocacy

• Entrepreneurship Education & Skills Programmes• Access to finance, business support & procurement opportunities• Policy, legislation, regulations pro youth entrepreneurship

– Objective: Increase Total Entrepreneurship Activity to be no. 1 by 2010• Entrepreneurship Education programmes for in-school & out-of-

school youth• Appointment by Dept. of Labour to set up the National Coordinating

Agency for the New Venture Creation Learnership• Voucher programme now available in all provinces• Partnerships

– Dept. of Labour– Mpumalanga Economic Empowerment Corporation

Business Development Support (Cont.)

Strategy Impact or Targets

•Youth Entrepreneurship 2010 Campaign: A national collaborative effort of youth business organisations and other stakeholders to create awareness and increase the level of total entrepreneurship activity among South African youth by 2010.

36 entrepreneurial awareness workshops conducted;1 800 delegates participating in awareness workshops; 5 000 young people accessing identified business opportunities.

Enterprise Finance

• Facilitate access to finance for young entrepreneurs in SMME market.

• Executed directly to young, qualifying entrepreneurs through UYF’s self-managed General Fund, or through intermediary funds

• SME Financing Private Public Partnerships with – Business Partners (Franchise Fund) – First National Bank (Progress Fund)

• Micro-finance funds with The Nations Trust, NICRO Enterprise Finance, MARANG and Small Enterprise Foundation ; and

• Co-operative funds with Marang Financial Services, SACCOL (Savings & Credit Co-ops), Land Bank and NCASA.

Enterprise FinanceStrategy Impact or Targets

• To deliver finance to SME’s in an integrated manner 100 SME’s funded; 1,300 jobs created; 33% represented by women; 200 youth entrepreneurs Coverage: GP 43%; WC 23%; KZN

23%; Others 11%

• Streamline and institutionalise Micro Finance Enterprises with a best practice model

2 SP’s using Micro Finance Model; 3 SP’s reaching 2000 micro

entrepreneurs; 3,500 jobs created;

• To develop efficient and effective youth co-operatives capable of enhancing the mainstreaming of youth into the overall economy

75 Youth accessing financing through SACCOS;

12 Youth Savings and Credit Co-ops established;

3 Partnership agreements with Dev. Funding Institutions;

100 youth co-ops receiving support; 649 beneficiaries trained; 10 youth agricultural co-ops;

Highlights: Enterprise Finance

• Leveraging of funds– Progress Fund now the basis of FNB

Enterprise Solutions and increased commitment from R20m to R240m

– Mpumalanga Investment Initiative (R10m)– Discussions in progress with other funders

• Co-operatives initiatives• Training of Loan Application Support

Officers (to improve access)

How have we fared?

Year (March) 2006 2005 2001

Once off gov.transfer

(Rm) (5 to 7yrs)855

Commitments (Rm) 322.7 501

Disbursements (Rm) 304.5 305

Impact

Years (March) 2006 2005 2004

No. of Youth trained 13,200 3,718 2,253

No. of Skills Projects 35 52 28

No. of Youth visiting Advisory Centres741,556 105,421

No. of Calls to YouthConnect 120,000 106,134 40,000

No. of Youthportal hits 1,440,000 1,017,801 -

No of SAY members 100,000 2,000 -

No. of Vouchers issued 8,000 4,487 2,084

No. of SME loans funded 100 59 31

No. of Micro loans funded 2,000 1,140 493

No. of Co-operatives funded 100 15 8

No. of jobs created 25,000 30,000

Other Key issues

• Funding received to be fully committed by July 05

• Priorities– Increased access to UYF Services

• DoL Labour Centres, MPCCs• Have vastly increased access (but will not fulfill all youth

development need)

– More communication and profiling of work– Increased integration and partnerships

• Impacting on key national programmes and priorities (e.g. Education & Training, Expanded Public Works Programme)

• Resource mobilisation

Thank You!

Established in 2001