Training as a tool to empower expanded Public Works Programme beneficiaries: a case of City of Mbombela Local Municipality

Abstract

The City of Mbombela (CoM) Local Municipality implemented the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) as a strategy of the South African Government to reduce high poverty and unemployment. The programme is a twelve month contract. As a strategy for skills development, the programme includes training that must be provided during the contract. However, the implementation processes of training within the EPWP are uncertain and inconsistent. The purpose of training EPWP beneficiaries is to empower individuals who enter the programme with skills that play a crucial role in sustainable development. Hence, the programme targets poor, unskilled and unemployed individuals. Ultimately, training engagements assist EPWP beneficiaries with acquiring recognised skills through training and practice. The research objective was to identify whether training empowers EPWP beneficiaries thus determining if training is effective enough to improve work opportunities and sustainability. Training in every organization has somewhat become a pivotal point in empowering employees as a result, keeps the retention rate higher and longevity is maintained.

Masipalati Wendzawo Yelidolobha LaseMbombela (CoM) usebentise Luhlelo Lolunwetjiwe Lwetemisebenti Yemphakatsi (i-EPWP) njengelisu laHulumende waseNingizimu Afrika lekunciphisa buphuya lobusetulu nekuswelekala kwemisebenti. Loluhlelo luyinkontileka yetinyanga letilishumi nakubili. Njengelisu lekutfutfukiswa kwemakhono, loluhlelo lubandzakanya kuceceshwa lekumele kuniketwe ngesikhatsi senkontileka. Nanobe kunjalo, tinchubo tekucaliswa kwekuceceshwa ngekhatsi kwe-EPWP atikacinisekiswa futsi atihambisani. Inhloso yekucecesha bahlomuli be-EPWP kuhlomisa bantfu labangena eluhlelweni ngemakhono ladlala indzima lebalulekile ekutfutfukisweni lokusimeme. Ngako-ke, loluhlelo lucondzise kubantfu labaphuyile, labangenamakhono nalabangasebenti. Ekugcineni, imisebenti yekucecesha isita bahlomuli be-EPWP ngekutfola emakhono latiwako ngekuceceshwa nangekutilolonga. Inhloso yelucwaningo bekukubona kutsi kuceceshwa kuyabahlomisa yini bahlomuli be-EPWP ngaleyo ndlela kuncunywe kutsi kuceceshwa kusebenta ngalokwanele yini kute kutfutfukiswe ematfuba emsebenti nekusimama. Kuceceshwa kuto tonkhe tinhlangano sekuphendvuke liphuzu lelibalulekile ekuhlomiseni, ngenca yaloko, kugcina lizinga lekugcinwa kwebasebenti liphakeme futsi nekuhlala sikhatsi lesidze kuyagcinwa. Litiko Lemitfombolusito Yebasebenti lase-CoM lihamba phambili ekuniketeni imininingwane yebahlomuli be-EPWP ngalesikhatsi tiphatsimandla titfolwa ngekwenyama futsi ticelwa kutsi ticinisekise kuhlanganyela kwato ngekutitsandzela. Bahlanganyeli labangu-27 bafake sandla kulolucwaningo, lolusebentise indlela yekhwalithi. Kute kuhlangabetwane netinjongo telucwaningo, kusetjentiswe emasampula enhloso nobe ekwahlulela ngekusebentisa indlela lekungeyona intfo lengenteka. Tinkhulumiswano titsatfwe njengendlela lefanele yekugcocwa kwedatha elucwaningweni lwekhwalithi. I-EPWP, ngalokujwayelekile, inikete lusito lolukhulu kubahlanganyeli. Loluhlelo ludlale indzima lenkhulu ekusiteni bahlomuli be-EPWP ngekuniketa ngesincephetelo semholo emakhaya abo kanye nekunciphisa tibalo talabangasebenti. Lusito lwe-EPWP lusimeme njengobe lushiya bahlomuli nelisu lekuphuma. Ngako-ke kuniketwa kuceceshwa kusita labahlomulako kutsi bafune imisebenti nobe bacale emabhizinisi abo. Umcwaningi utfole kutsi kuceceshwa lokuniketwa bahlomuli be-EPWP kubahlomisile. Nanobe kunjalo kuhlela sekuphelele kwekuceceshwa ku-CoM kunemagebe lamanyentana ekusetjentisweni kwako, njengekunganiketwa kuceceshwa lokuhambisana nephrojekthi, kwehluleka kubika ngalokwanele kanye nekungabikho kwekuchumana mayelana nekuceceshwa. Umcwaningi uncome kutsi kuceceshwa kufanele kuhlelwe ngendlela lencono kute kwentiwe kancono, kute kuzuze bahlomuli ngemphumelelo

Mmasepala wa Selegae wa City of Mbombela (CoM) o tsentse tirisong Lenaneo le le Atolositsweng la Ditiro tsa Setšhaba (EPWP) jaaka togamaano ya Puso ya Aforikaborwa ya go fokotsa bohumanegi le botlhokatiro jo bo kwa godimo. Lenaneo ke konteraka ya dikgwedi tse somepedi. Jaaka togamaano ya tlhabololo le tokafatso ya bokgoni, lenaneo le akaretsa katiso e e tshwanetseng go neelwa ka nako ya konteraka. Le fa go ntse jalo, ditirego tsa tsenyotirisong ya katiso mo EPWP ga di a tlhomama e bile di a belaetsa. Maikaelelo a go katisa baamogeladitshiamelo ba EPWP ke go maatlafatsa batho ka nosi ba ba tsenang mo lenaneong ka bokgoni jo bo nang le seabe sa botlhokwa mo tlhabololong e e ka kgonang go tsweledisiwa. Ka jalo, lenaneo le totile batho ka nosi ba ba humanegileng, ba ba se nang bokgoni jo bo kgethegileng le ba ba sa direng. Kwa bofelong, maitlamo a katiso a thusa baamogeladitshiamelo ba EPWP ka gonne ba bona bokgoni jo bo amogelesegang jaaka thutego e e rileng e e bonwang ka katiso le tiragatso. Maikaelelo a tlhotlhomiso e ne e le go supa gore a mme katiso e maatlafatsa baamogeladitshiamelo ba EPWP mme ka go dira jalo e le go tlhomamisa gore a katiso e nonofile mo go lekaneng go tokafatsa ditšhono tsa tiro le tsweledisego. Mo setlamong sengwe le sengwe katiso e botlhokwa ka tsela nngwe gonne e feleletsa e maatlafatsa badiri, e tshola seelo se se kwa godingwana sa go tswelela go nna le badiri mo pakeng e e rileng le go tswelela go nna le badiri ba ba kgonang go direla setlamo mo pakeng e telele. Lefapha la Taolo, Thapo le Katiso ya Badiri la CoM ke lone le le mo maemong a a maleba a go neela dintlha tsa baamogeladitshiamelo ba EPWP fa go thapiwa batlhankedi ba ba leng teng ka nako e e rileng mme ba kopiwa go tlhomamisa botsayakarolo jwa bone jwa boithaopo. Batsayakarolo ba le someamabedisupa ba nnile le seabe mo thutopatlisisong eno, e e dirisitseng mokgwa wa go kgobokanya le go sekaseka deitha e e ka ga maitemogelo a batsayakarolo. Go fitlhelela maikaelelo a thutopatlisiso, go dirisitswe mokgwa wa go tsaya disampole o mo go one motlhotlhomisi a dirisang kitso ya gagwe e e kgethegileng go itlhophela batsayakarolo go ya ka maikemisetso a tlhotlhomiso, go dirisiwa mokgwa wa go ba tlhopha kwa ntle ga thulaganyo epe e e rileng. Go lemogilwe fa dipotsolotso e le mokgwa o o maleba wa go kgobokanya deitha mo thutopatlisisong e go kgobokanngwang le go sekaseka deitha e ba e tlamelang. EPWP, ka kakaretso, e neetse batsayakarolo tshegetso e kgolo. Lenaneo le nnile le seabe se segolo mo go thuseng baamogeladitshiamelo ba EPWP go nna le lotseno go namola malapa a bone mo botlhoking le go fokotsa dipalo tsa batho ba ba sa direng. Thuso ya EPWP e ka tsweledisega gonne e tlogela baamogeladitshiamelo ba se mo tlalelong ya go batla tiro e nngwe fa konteraka e khutla. Ka jalo katiso e neelwa go thusa baamogeladitshiamelo go batla ditiro kgotsa go itshimololela dikgwebo. Motlhotlhomisi o lemogile gore katiso e e neelwang baamogeladitshiamelo ba EPWP e a ba maatlafatsa. Le fa go ntse jalo, thulaganyetso-kakaretso ya katiso kwa CoM e na le ditlhaelo di le mmalwa mo tsenyotirisong ya yone, tse di jaaka go sa neele katiso e e tsamaisanang le porojeke, go palelwa ke go neela pegelo mo go lekaneng le tlhaelo ya tlhaeletsano ka ga katiso. Motlhotlhomisi o atlanegisitse gore katiso e tshwanetse go rulaganyediwa ka togamaano gore e diragadiwe botoka, go tswela baamogeladitshiamelo mosola ka tsela e e nonofileng thata.