Expanded Public Works Programme – current status

1. Expanded Public Works Programme – current status NCOP 13 June 2007

2. 5 Year Targets Overarching goal of the EPWP is to create 1 million work opportunities for the unskilled, marginalized unemployed. Target is a national target – that was distributed across the four sectors making up the EPWP

3. Progress against EPWP 5 year targets – Overall Net jobs for Q2 was as follows: • Infra = 34% • Env = 86% • Social=17% • Econ = 54%

4. EPWP: Infrastructure Sector (Prov Govt Depts): Achievement against 5-Year targets by Province

5. Social and Economic Sectors (Prov Govt Depts): Achievement against 5 year targets by Province Econ sector % at end of Q2 was: 54%

6. Provinces: Achievement against 5 year targets – (Prov Govt Depts): Infra, Social & Econ

7. Overall Annual Targets (1st 5 Years)

8. Sector Progress Against Annual Cumulative Targets (i.e. up to end Dec 2006) Q2 % (net jobs) was as follows: 90% 224% 44% 142% 108%

9. EPWP: Infrastructure Sector (Prov Govt Depts): Annual achievement against 5-Year targets by Province

10. EPWP: Infrastructure Sector (Municipalities): Annual achievement against 5-Year targets by Province

11. EPWP: Social Sector (Prov Gov Dept): Annual achievement against 5-Year targets by Province

12. EPWP: Economic Sector (Prov Gov Dept): Annual achievement against 5-Year targets by Province

13. Conclusions re Data Received • Data reflect situation as at end of quarter 3 (Year 3: 2006/07) of first five years of implementation • Overall EPWP is on course to achieve its 5-year target of 1,000,000 work opportunities – achieved 47% of target • Status of each Sector against 5-Year Targets (- % based on Net figures): • Environmental sector ahead of programme [achieved 98% of total target] • Economic sector on programme [achieved 65% of total target] • Infrastructure sector slightly behindprogramme [achieved 38% of total target] • Social sector behind programme [achieved 22% of total target]

14. Mid Term Review The EPWP has currently completed the third of the first five years of implementation. Analysis of current status shows that the EPWP is on target and is meeting its objectives – but there are key challenges to be overcome. Accordingly – a Mid Term Review is currently undertaken • Objective of the Mid Term Review • Assess the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, overall outcome and impact [current and potential] of the EPWP to date against the expected results, • Assess overall quality, sustainability and replicability of the EPWP • Make recommendations as to how the EPWP should be structured and scaled up into the future.

15. Proposal for a Mid Term Review cont. – work to be undertaken Review to be funded jointly by the EPWP and Business Trust Support Programmed. Oversight to be undertaken by a joint team of representatives from both organizations.

16. Challenges • Institutional arrangements across the three spheres of government still prove to be a challenge that could impede efficient delivery across the four sectors • Municipal contribution: Contribution of municipalities is severely lacking behind projected targets • Training: • providing relevant and quality training to all participants in the programme • Funding and logistics of ensuring training for all participants • many work opportunities not “counted” because of lack of training • Duration of employment: duration is limited and this is often seen as “unsustainable” • Perception that EPWP is the panacea for the unemployment problem of the country • EPWP is but one of a range of government interventions • Not designed to address demand for work, but is supply led: amount of work depends on government line function budgets • Different design required if EPWP is to meet demand for work from unskilled labour