The City of Tshwane has launched Tshepo 10,000, a training and employment programme
aimed at youth between the age of 21 and 35. Youth selected for the programme
will be trained by the University of Pretoria and Tshwane University of
Technology. Training will focus on entrepreneurship, infrastructure development
and maintenance and youth will be encouraged to set up cooperatives to work on
city infrastructure in the following areas:
- Electricity and energy
- Water and sanitation
- Roads and transport
- Housing and human settlement
- Environmental management
The success of the programme will be determined by the efficiency with
which it is able to create skilled and motivated people and small cooperatives
who are actively involved in long term ongoing work to improve
infrastructure. If it works, the programme could provide a valuable model that
municipalities could use to address the pressing problems of maintenance
backlogs and youth unemployment. More information on the programme can be found at:
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