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  1. Presentation to: THE JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE & STATUS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH & DISABLED PERSONS DST ALLOCATION OF FUNDS & PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & DISABLED PERSONS 28 OCTOBER 2005

  2. The availability and supply of highly skilled researchers and scientists, capable of the highest quality of research and development, including the production of new knowledge, is of the utmost importance to the sustained growth of the South African economy and its improved competitiveness in a world economy which is increasingly becoming knowledge-based The principal goals of the Department of Science and Technology are laid out in the National Research and Development Strategy of 2002. In terms of these goals, the DST strives to achieve, amongst others, the development and maintenance of a highly competent and representative cohort of scientists in South Africa. CONTEXT

  3. Achieving representivity in terms of adequate representation of vulnerable groups remains a challenge 2003 STATS SA finding shows that 60% of the total population of youth in SA is either out-of-school youth who are not learning, or unemployed We need to identify and develop practical interventions that can be implemented to overcome this challenge – develop dynamic inter-sectoral partnerships that can strategically address the situation CONTEXT

  4. Interrogating departmental budgetary allocations are important mechanisms for determining whether government departments are spending money in a manner that delivers on promises they’ve made The DST’s approach to human capital development internally as well as within the rest of the country, is rooted in the need to increase the number of previously disadvantaged groups. Here specific reference is made to women, people living with disabilities and the youth. DST CONTRIBUTION

  5. A.TARGETING THE YOUTH (youth as defined in National Youth Strategy as those between 14 and 35 years of age) Broad focus areas: 1. SET Programmes for FET Schools, 2. SET Human Capital programmes, 3. Internship & Experiential Learning 4. Learnerships BUDGETARY PROGRAMMES

  6. A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:1. SET for FET Schools

  7. A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:2. SET for HUMAN CAPITAL

  8. A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:3. INTERNSHIP & EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

  9. A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:4.LEARNERSHIPS

  10. BUDGETARY PROGRAMMES B. TARGETING PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES

  11. BUDGETARY PROGRAMMES C. DST CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE

  12. Table 6 continued…

  13. BUDGETARY PROGRAMMESC. DST CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE

  14. CONCLUSIONDST programmes aim for inclusiveness and representivity of all previously disadvantaged groups, especially children, the youth and those living with disabilities, so as to build a thriving and competitive knowledge-economythank you…

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