Public Works and Infrastructure hosts seminar on ways to increase the participation of youth and people with disabilities in the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), 23 to 24 Jan

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure will host a colloquium to discuss ways to increase the participation of youth and people with disabilities in the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) will on 23 to 24 January 2020 host a Colloquium to discuss ways of increasing the participation of Youth and People with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The two-day EPWP Colloquium will bring together organisations representing Youth and PWDs, together with senior government officials across all three spheres of government, as well as representatives from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to discuss ways to increase participation of the said target groups in the EPWP.  

Media are invited to cover the event to be held as follows:

Date: 23 to 24 January 2020
Time : 09h00
Venue: Saint George Hotel and Conference Centre, Doornkloof, Pretoria

Brief background on the EPWP;

The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is one of Government’s medium to long term strategies to reduce unemployment and alleviate poverty through the creation of work opportunities using labour-intensive methods. It is implemented in four sectors namely: Infrastructure, Social, Environment & Culture and Non-State. All spheres of government and State-Owned Entities are expected to implement the Programme. The EPWP participants (beneficiaries) work in different projects and programmes, such as Early Childhood Development, Home Community Based Care, Extra School Support, Working on Fire, Working for Water, Roads Maintenance, etc.

Through various skills and training that the participants receive from the EPWP, the participants stand to explore pathways into sustainable livelihoods or to graduate into other employment opportunities.

For media enquiries contact
Ms. Kgomotso Mathuloe
Cell: 082 957 3667

or
Ms. Lesego Moretlwe
Cell: 082 957 4295

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