AsgiSA and Jipsa work placement programme
30 August 2007
President Thabo Mbeki will tomorrow, 31 August 2007, deliver a keynote
address at the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa
(AsgiSA) and the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa)
thanksgiving dinner to be held at the Presidential Guest house in Pretoria.
The President will be accompanied by the Deputy President Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka, Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials.
The event is in honour and appreciation of all stakeholders in the AsgiSA/
JIPSA Work Placement Programme. The programme was launched in December 2005, as
one of the AsgiSA interventions to deal with the skills shortage within the
economy.
AsgiSA identified skills shortage as one of the binding constraints, and
Jipsa is an overarching framework to deal with the skills shortage
comprehensively. The Jipsa Work Placement Programme ensures that all available
skills within the economy are effectively utilised.
The programme which was launched in January 2006, was able to place over 11
000 graduates and the number is growing.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: 31 August 2007
Time: 17h00
Venue: Presidential Guest House (Enter through Gate 9)
NB: Only accredited Journalists will be allowed access to the event. It is
important to confirm your attendance with Terrence Manase on 082 338 6707 or
terrence@po.gov.za or Matshepo Seedat
on 083 228 5041 Matshepo@po.gov.za for
accreditation purposes. Accreditation cards will be distributed at the
gate.
For more information please contact:
Denzil Taylor
Cell: 082 561 3772
Thabang Chiloane
Cell: 082 888 8783
Issued by: The Presidency
30 August 2007
Source: SAPA
