ETHEKWINI: The first leg of a-three-day long Provincial Coordinators meeting convened under the banner of the National Youth Service (NYS) programme was held at the Natal Sharks Board in Durban on Wednesday 27 September 2023.
The above image was captured while the National Youth Service (NYS) Coordinator’s Meeting was underway in Durban.
The NYS beneficiaries together with programme Coordinators are seen here posing for a camera
Meetings of this nature are convened on a quarterly basis, spanning across all provinces in South Africa.
Such engagements create a strategic platform for government departments to examine and oversee job creation interventions put in place through the NYS programme which is implemented by the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (NDPW&I).
The NYS programme forms part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) with its objectives deeply pinned behind creation of work opportunities and provision of training for the unemployed youth while consequently addressing the shortage of artisan skills in the built environment.
On the same wavelength, the programme also ensures active youth participation in community service and skills development.
As all provinces presented their progress reports, the KZN Department of Public Works' Chief Director - EPWP, Mr Bongani Dlamini urged all committee members to work extremely hard to combat the alarming rate of unemployment in the country. “As we are gathered here today, our goal is to be innovative in finding long lasting solutions on how to remedy the high levels of unemployment,” said Mr Dlamini.
On day two, the NYS Exit Framework was presented and discussed at length. On the final day a physical inspection of NYS active site at Ndwedwe 60km north of Durban was conducted on the construction of roadworks and earthworks and upgrade of Kwamanzamnyama River Bridge.
The NYS beneficiaries on site expressed their gratitude for the amount of skills they have gained under the programme.
