Youth Parliarment

1. KWAZULU-NATAL
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS
COMMISSION 4: ESIEID CLUSTER
YOUTH PARLIAMENT
16 JUNE 2022
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2. 1. Purpose of the Presentation
2. Background
3. Youth directorate structure
4. Unemployment stats
5. Budget allocation : Departmental Youth Programmes
6. GEYODI Framework
7. Recommendations
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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3.  To give an overview of the Youth Economic Empowerment for the 2022/23 Financial Year and budget
allocation made by the Department and its entities to address the issue of Youth Unemployment as well
as Entrepreneurship Development for the youth post COVID 19, looting and the floods.
 The interventions to be presented in the commissions are in line with the current financial year 2022-23
annual performance plan of the Department as well as the current Medium-Term Strategic Framework
(MTSF) period.
 The Youth Economic Empowerment work done by the Department is driven by the Youth Directorate;
which include facilitation and co-ordination taking place across the Department and its public entities.
PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION
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4.  In line with the National Youth Policy (NYP-2014-2020) and the NYP 2020-2030, the EDTEA Mandate on Youth
Economic Empowerment is based on two (2) Policy Imperatives, namely Job Creation and the Increase in
Entrepreneurship Activity amongst the Youth.
 EDTEA Developed the KZN Youth Economic Empowerment Strategy (YEES-2030); which has identified Five (5)
Strategic Pillars; namely: Enterprise Development, Employment/Job Creation; Training and Skills
Development; Information Dissemination as well as Institutional development.
 The KZN YEES forms the basis for the Departmental contribution to the KZN Integrated Youth Development
Strategy and Plan of Action that has been approved by Cabinet.
 Programmes from the Department and Entities relate to Youth set aside, training and skills development as
well as enterprise development and support.
 All entities and the department have made provision for youth programmes in the 2022/23 financial year.
BACKGROUND
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5. YOUTH DIRECTORATE STRUCTURE
 KZN-EDTEA has a fully fledged Youth Directorate called the Youth Economic Empowerment
Directorate.
 The EDTEA Youth Directorate was established in 2005 as a sub-directorate and it became a fully-
fledged Directorate in 2016 becoming one of the few Provincial Departments to implement the then
Executive Council Decision on Youth Directorates.
 The unit has a Director and one Deputy Director and the recruitment of other positions is underway.
 The Unit Directorate continues to co-ordinate and facilitate the implementation of Youth Empowerment
Strategy in the Province. This is done to augment the human and financial resources shortages within
the Unit.
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6. UNEMPLOYMENT STATS
1. South Africa's unemployment rate eased to 34.5% in the first quarter of 2022, is down from a record
high of 35.3% in the previous period. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 60 thousand to
7.9 million, employment rose by 370 thousand to 14.9 million and the labour force went up by 310
thousand to 22.8 million.
2. Among sectors, job gains were seen mostly in community and social services (+281 thousand),
manufacturing (+263 thousand) and trade (+98 thousand). By contrast, positions were cut primarily in
private households (-186 thousand), finance (-72 thousand) and construction (-60 thousand). The
expanded definition of unemployment, including people who have stopped looking for work, was at
45.5%, down from 46.2% in the fourth quarter.
3. The youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, fell to 63.9%
in the first quarter of 2022, the lowest in a year, from a record high of 66.5% in the last quarter.
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7. YOUTH PROGRAMMES BUDGET MANAGEMENT % SPILT
PROGRAMME 2021-22 2022-23 YOUTH DIRECTORATE OTHER DEPARTMENTAL UNITS &
PUBLIC ENTITIES
Skills development, Training and
Placement
R67 700 000 R33 131 844 48% 52%
Entrepreneurship Development & Job
creation
R68 000 000 R243 043 543 15% 85%
BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMES
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8. Name of Project Programme Plan/ Outline Annual Budget
Youth Skills Development/Training R15 million for the partnership with EEAB on the
Property Development programme for youth as in
line with APP targets.
The YEE requested and has been allocated 46.2
million from CETA for the ERRP Training and
Placement programme.
R15 000 000
R46.2 million (CETA funding)
Youth Job Creation & Placement Youth Internship programme in partnership with
Film Commission
R1 500 000
Youth Expos and outreach Youth in sports, health and Maritime Exhibition
Youth 2021 Skills programme Certification
handover
R 1 500 000
Youth Enterprise Development R1.5million : Film Commission for the Film
Production Programme and Skills Development.
R 2 500 000
DEPARTMENTAL YOUTH PROGRAMMES
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9. Name of Project Programme Description Annual Budget
Youth Funding initiatives KZN Youth fund partnership with Office of the Premier for
grand funding for the Youth aged 18-35.
R 20 000 000
Operation Vula Fund has 40% youth approved businesses, yet there are other businesses where adults
are leading cooperatives with youth. The youth share from the total amount approved of
R339 181 738.51 is R110 532 773 .72 which is 33%.
Youth Business
Incubation
Youth in business incubation in partnership with DUT for the
Youth in Agric, Technology and Creative Industry,
R3 000 000
Tourism graduates
placed in the tourism
sector
Implementation of Tourism Graduate Development
Programme(100).
R 6 823 879
DEPARTMENTAL YOUTH PROGRAMMES
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10. Name of Project Programme Description Annual Budget
Social Entrepreneurs
Training (social
economy/solidarity policy)
Technical and business advisory support for social entrepreneurs:
UKZN RLEDI Programme;
 DUT Social Economy programme; and
 Ya Rona Digital Skills Programme (a tripartite partnership for
unemployed youth).
R 5 million
Training on specific
expertise and graduates
placement
 Green Skills programme (15)- R1 million.
 Development of Aerotropolis Institute Africa (51) – R1.5 million.
 Durban Aerotropolis Learnerships (Bursaries) (9) – R2 million
R4.5million
Training on specific
expertise
 Emerging Designer Retail Programme (44) – R1.5 million.
 BPO/GBS Training (100) – R3 million.
R4.5million
DEPARTMENTAL YOUTH PROGRAMMES
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11. GENDER YOUTH AND PERSON WITH DISABLED (GEYODI) INDICATORS 2022-23
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No
. Priority Intervention Indicator
1.4 Priority 1: Economic
Transformation and Job Creation
Expand government spend on women,
youth, persons with disabilities, military
veterans through preferential procurement.
Percentage preferential
procurement spend YOUTH
1.9 Priority 1: Economic
Transformation and Job Creation
Programmes to expand access to finance,
incentives and opportunities for women,
youth and persons with disabilities-led and
owned businesses, including those in the
informal sector.
Percentage funding for YOUTH
1.13
Priority 1: Economic
Transformation and Job Creation
Improved jobs, access to finance No of Jobs created for YOUTH
GENDER, YOUTH AND DISABILITY RESPONSIVE PLANNING, BUDGETING,
MONITORING, EVALUATION AND AUDITING FRAMEWORK
1. GEYODI RESPONSIVE INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING
2. GEYODI-RESPONSIVE BUDGETING
3. GEYODI RESPONSIVE POLICY PRIORITIES
4. GEYODI RESPONSIVE EVALUATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EVIDENCE
5. GEYODI-RESPONSIVE MONITORING AND AUDITING
6. GEYODI RESPONSIVENESS OF OTHER SYSTEMS
7. GEYODI RESPONSIVENESS OF THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
8. GEYODI RESPONSIVE CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY

12. Youth Economic participation and transformation remains one of the key strategic focus areas for the KZN government inline with the Policy
Imperatives of the National Youth Policy, therefore:
1. There is a need to focus on labour intensive industries that will absorb more youth in terms of the job creation programmes.
2. There is a need to focus on entrepreneurship skills development to increase Youth business participation.
3. The Youth Parliament must endorse the Township and Rural Economy Revitalization strategy, as a policy to be driven by youth, women and
persons with disabilities.
4. ICT connectivity is the new normal and creates many new business opportunities for the youth. There is need to leverage on the new
technology advancement including the 4th Industrial revolution.
5. EDTEA Youth Empowerment agenda will continue to focus on youth entrepreneurship participation and reduction of youth unemployment
through all its interventions.
6. EDTEA is working with the entire provincial government led by the OTP as well as the private sector to ensure that the issue of youth
empowerment finds expression in the implementation of the economic recovery plan and beyond.
7. Prioritisation of resource allocation for Youth Economic Empowerment and Youth Development in general is very critical for the Provincial
government to achieve its Youth empowerment targets.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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