By Akani Nkuna
The Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, on Friday convened an inaugural inter-ministerial committee on Public Employment Programmes (PEP) to assess their impact on employment creation and reducing poverty.
The meeting, held virtually, sought to improve the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and further enhance collaboration of PEPs as a vehicle to combat unemployment.
Other Public Employment Programmes include the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI), Community Work Programme (CWP), and National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) amongst others.
“We are pleased as the PEP-IMC that this inaugural meeting has sat today. We also reaffirm the importance of scaling up training, accountability and pathways into real economic opportunities for participants,” remarked Mashatile during the meeting.
“We remain steadfast in ensuring that PEPs promote impactful skills development initiatives and long-term work opportunities to the participants, drawn from our communities.”
Mashatile and Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson,
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