EHLANZENI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY - EPWP

1 EHLANZENI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITYINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND EPWP cutsacrossalltheDepartmentsandUnitsofthe MUNICIPALITY . EachDepartmentmakesasystematicefforttota rgettheunskilledandunemployedanddevelopa plantoutilisetheirbudgetstodrawsignifica ntnumbersoftheunemployedintoproductivewo rk,insuchawaythatworkersaregivenanopport unitytogainlifeandjobspecificskillswhile theyworktoincreasetheirchancesofgettingo utofthemarginalisedpoolofunemployedpeopl e. TheEhlanzeniDistrictMunicipalityreturned fromthe2011 NationalEPWPS ummitandtooktheinitiativetoimmediatelyst artimplementingthesummitresolutionstaken .

2 TheEhlanzeniDistrictForumwaslaunchedon07 December2011. TheprotocolagreementwassignedbytheExecut iveMayor. EhlanzenihasanofficiallyendorsedEPWP policyadoptedbycouncil. Duringthe2013/14 FYEhlanzeniutilisedapproximatelyR13 Millionofitsownbudgetinthedriveforjobcre ationandwassupplementedbyR1 MillionfromtheIncentiveGrantprovidedbyth eDepartmentPublicWorks(DPW).COUNCIL REPORTING TheDepartmentofLED,TourismandRuralDevelo pmentsubmitsQuarterlyEPWPP rogressreportstotheLED, LABOUR EPWP(labourintensive)projectsareidentifi edbycommunitiesthroughcouncillorsintheir respectivewardsandEDMadministrativetaskt eams.

3 Projectsarethenintegratedanddocumentedwi thinthedistrictmunicipalIDP. Projectsthatarefeasibletobedeliveredusin glabourintensivemethodsareidentifiedasin dicatedabove. EhlanzeniDistrictMunicipalityhastakenare solutionthatallprojectstobeimplementedsh ouldwherepossibleuselabourintensivemetho ds. Certainspecificclausesrelatingtotheuseof labourintensivemethodsshouldbeincorporat edintotender/contractdocumentsunderspeci alconditionofcontracts,specifications,sc heduleofquantities(forInfrastructureSect or,thisisoutlinedintheGuidelinesforImple mentationofLabourIntensiveInfrastructure ProjectsunderEPWP).

4 LOCAL LABOUR Locallyproducedresources,includinghumanr esourcesareusedduringtheimplementationof allEPWP projects. TherecruitmentofBeneficiariesisdrivenbyt heMunicipalitybyusingtheunemploymentdata base, WithintheEhlanzeniDistrictMunicipality, EDMhasbeenapproachedbySouthAfricanLocalG overnmentAssociation(SALGA)tosubmitthree ofitscurrentEPWP projectsforadjudicationandpossiblerepres entationattheNationalSALGALEDS ummitduetotheimpactmade. ThesafetyAmbassadorprogramisamultiyearpr ojectthathasseenemploymentincreasefrom60 WOin2012/13to90in2014 Themunicipalityoptimizesonvariousfunding pocketsfortraining,includingtheNationalS killsFund(NSF).

5 Alltraininginitiativesarelistedintheproj ectregistrationformtobefundedbytheDepart mentofPublicWorks. Thisreferstocapacitybuildingandskillsdev elopmentofbothofficialsandEPWP beneficiaries. Trainingcaneitherbeaccreditedornon-accre dited. ,newprocessesetc. DEVELOPMENT ThemunicipalitywillcapacitateSMME sandemergingcontractorswithinlocalcommun itiesbyfacilitatingthetransferofsustaina bletechnical,managerialandfinancialskill sthroughappropriateLearnershipProgrammes andSMME sdevelopmentinitiatives. Itwillalsomaximisethepercentageoftheannu altotalbudgetspentandretainedwithinlocal communitiesbypromotingtheprocurementofgo odsandservicesfromlocalmanufacturers, OF EMPLOYMENT EPWP beneficiariesareemployedunderSpecialPubl icWorksProgrammegovernedbytheMinisterial DeterminationandCodeofGoodPracticeforEPW P togetherwiththeBasicConditionsofEmployme ntAct.

6 Ensurefullcompliancewithlabourlegislatio nsuchasUnemploymentInsuranceFund(UIF),Co mpensationofInjuriesandDiseasesAct(COIDA ),andOccupationHealthandSafetyAct(OHSA). BRANDING AllEPWP projectsarebrandedusingtheEPWP coloursandlogosasperthecorporatemanual. OF THE DISTRICT FORUMK eyfunctionsoftheDistrictForumwillinclude inter-alia: TostreamlinethecoordinationofEPWP inthedistrict; Toensureproficientandstructuredparticipa tioninEPWP byallroleplayers; ToensurethatallDepartments,Municipalitie sandstateownedenterprisescontributetowar dsthesectoralplans; Toensurethat,PublicBodiesandnonsatebodie sincreasetheirinvestmentinpovertyallevia tionprogrammes; Toensuresustainability,monitoringandeval uationofEPWP deliverablesinthedistrict.

7 FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT FORUM ToensurethatEPWP targetsforthedistrictareachieved; Toactasaplatformtosharechallengesexperie ncedbyEPWP role-playersincludingbestpracticesandsol utionstothosechallenges; Toensurethattraininganddevelopmentisco-o rdinated; Toensurecoordinatedandstructuredtechnica lsupporttoPublicBodiesacrossallsectors;a nd OF THE DISTRICT FORUMTheDistrictSteeringCommitteeischair edbytheDistrictEPWP championandbeconstitutedby: LocalMunicipalities(allsectorsrepresente dandEPWP champions) StateOwnedEnterprises NationalDepartmentofPublicWorks NationalDepartments LocalOfficesofProvincialDepartments RegionalOfficesofDepartmentofPublicWorks ,Roads&Transport.

8 NonstateenterprisesDISTRICT FORUM ACTIVITIES Allmunicipalitiesgivereportsonprogressin allsectors; DPWRT givesfeedbackontheirmunicipalreports; Municipalitiesbringforwardtheirchallenge s; Municipalitiessharetheirbestpractices; DPWandDPWRT sharehowtheyplantosupportthemunicipaliti es; DPWsharewiththeforumonthelatestdevelopme ntsonEPWP,and; STRATEGYSTRATEGIC PARTNERS MbombelaLocalMunicipality BushbuckridgeLocalMunicipality NelspruitTaxiAssociation RiversidePrecinctAssociation NelspruitCID InformalTradersAssociation DepartmentofEconomicDevelopmentEnvironme ntandTourism(PollutionandEnvironmentDepa rtment) LowveldChamberofBusinessandTourism MpumalangaTourismParksAgency LocalBusinessOwnersSTRATEGIC PARTNERS NelspruitCityImprovementDistrict(CID) CommunityPolicingForum(CPF) NaspotiJ&MSecuritySolutions SouthAfricanPoliceService(SAPS) Edonamix(Training)

9 Councilors COGTA ,RoadsandTransport TraditionalLeaders WardCouncilors UmjindiLocalMunicipalitySTRATEGIC PARTNERS NkomaziLocalMunicipality ThabaChweuLocalMunicipality DepartmentofHealth KrugerNationalPark BusinessSector DepartmentofEnvironmentalAffairsThank You