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YoungPeople@Work

Review of online job search progress, community partnerships, and financial status up to June 2018. Highlights strengths, weaknesses, and areas for development in youth empowerment initiatives.

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YoungPeople@Work

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  1. YoungPeople@Work Mid-year assessment – 13 July 2018

  2. Online job search • Strengths • More people reached; more pressure when Gio and Lizelle left but back to normal; Income – R5900 until June 2017/ June 2018 – R13 160; More registrations for 6 week course; Uncapped wifi helps a lot; More employment through online; assistance from staff at libraries; Online to CIP referrals; Good referrals to Youth Weeks; Youth week dates immediately after online also helped. Assistance from volunteers/Ghalieb, Reuben, Rebecca, Christal, Warren, FB followers increased (22 000). Cameron support with transport – relieve director; More libraries partners (Kuils/Bellv South/Grassroots/Belhar/Ravensmead/Parow/Gugs, Elsies River, Leonsdale) Kleinvlei is a possibility • Weaknesses: Admin needs improvement – especially linkages to other depts. FB accounts/likes recorded to be reported; Email accounts opened to be reported; all enquiries to be recorded

  3. 6 week computer course • Strengths – still min 7 students; hardware still ok; fee collection still around 95%; EFT still increasing; FB referrals increasing; attendance is ok; • Weaknesses: people who register but don’t attend. Forfeit registration fee; SDJ must be relieved asap. Linda to be prepared. • Income: R61 225 (R55 000 – 2017) (Outstanding R545) • Currently busy with 4 semester (6 is possible for this year)

  4. Youth Empowerment Weeks/Life skills course • Strengths – more libraries target (MP, Eikendal, Adriaanse, Parow Centre, Delft, Grassroots, Kuilsriver, Elies River) Focus now: Belhar, Bonteheuwel, Kleinvlei, Lavis, Parow library, Gugs, Langa) • Only one 4 day so far – Parow centre • Numbers per event less than last year – average 40’s • Total nr attended = 413 (target is 700 for 2018) • 4 days training – JS/CC (frank) Admin/Bookk (SDJ-CL) MM/PD (Frank) – Lavis/Bonteheuwel • Total amount = R12 405 (with Ithemba) • Weaknesses – more CVs done last year; fewer manuals sold

  5. Rural outreach • No requests received so far – Kimberley branch receive priority

  6. Community Investment Programme • Strengths – more people reached through DSD traning– Jan/June = 38 (9 Delft; 19 Elsies; 2 Kraaifontein; Other 3) • Changed to Excel from PP • 4 sessions covered so far – referred from online (funded training by DSD)extra training provided • Weaknesses – NPOs not yet identified / Followed up with Joy Lange • Referrals from Fundraising Forum – advertise via email and FB

  7. Job placement, referrals and tracking • Strengths – Department of Labour on board again; I-College good referrals; Rlabs referrals on 7 July; AKSDC – good referrals – good feedback; Kolping – 3 referrals; Reach Make It attended workshops – no proper feedback; Online students from DSD placements (16) Also learnerships/internships; Call from Dreamworker (Vicky) Job shadowing (Linda – 11; FJ – 5; SDJ – 5; Giovanni • Weaknesses – AA no feedback; Harambee system changed – No calls from Gerli Clothing • Recommendation – check company websites • Contact libraries for job shadowing

  8. Marketing and networking • Strengths – FB now dominant (savings costs); 22 000 followers – target of 25 000 on track) word of mouth is strong; updating of pamphlets and brochures/banners; 2 articles on Tygerburger; 1 newsletter issued so far (2800 subscribers); Parow Centre confirmed for next exhibition • Network partners – I-College; new libraries; Fundraising Forum • Weaknesses – no TV or radio (one cancelled); more newspapers to be contacted (A/News – Peoples Post, Plainsman)

  9. Fundraising • Strengths – Funding renewed by KIA (287 298); Forza Foundation accepted (50 000); DSD renewed funding (131 130) • Individual = 4 460 • Own income = Computer (61 225) Online (13 980) Youth Week (12 405) • 92 270 (June 2018) new computer fee – R1100 (unemployed) R1400 (employed) • Weaknesses – Lotto completed; Community Chest no response; KB Foundation – funding completed; Hilden Fund declined; Still waiting on AWDF and Vodacom FoundationFollow up T-shirts

  10. Finance • Strengths – financial reporting on time and professional; better audit report; financial projections on target; increase in transport and communications due to increase in workshops/online; banking system sorted; Lotto account to be closed. Money transferred to current account; evaluation recommendations acted upon; • Weaknesses – petty cash lock needed • Current monthly expense – 35 000 x 12 = 420 000 (per year expenses) • Call account = 520 000 • Current account = 25 000 • DSD = 100 000 • Forza = 25 000 • Total = 670 000 (own income of 100 000 = 770 000)

  11. Office admin • Strengths – Wifi ok; enough resources; Chante assistance; volunteers assist; Cameron transport assistance; evaluations being done – feedback provided • Weaknesses – NeotelPuknr; building cold; access to the office – gate needed; lighting weak

  12. Staff development/capacity • Strengths – management skills/training skills/driving/admin skills; fundraising; marketing; staff evaluations – follow up in July; Giovanni returned; Linda – SDF – SDJ / SDF; driving lessons for Linda; Frank evaluate Linda; Financial training – Cheryl-Lynn; Site visits to Comchest and DSD (SDJ) • Weaknesses – SDJ to be relieved computer training; no advance training as planned; SDJ must still go for driving lessons

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