Question NW4551 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
12 December 2022 - NW4551
Msimang, Prof CT to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she will furnish Prof C T Msimang with a skills audit report of employees of the uGu District Municipality who are skilled in (a) electrical infrastructure maintenance and (b) supply of electricity to local residents and businesses to meet the demand for free basic electricity; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
This information was obtained from the Ugu District Municipality (UDM). Accordingly, I have been advised as follows:
a) The Ugu District Municipality (UDM) does not supply electricity to residents and businesses. However, the UDM employs personnel skilled in electrical infrastructure maintenance for management of the electrical component of its water services infrastructure and general electrical maintenance within the municipality.
The qualifications, and years of experience of these employees are as follows:
No. |
Position |
Age |
Qualification |
Years of experience |
1 |
Electrician |
41 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
20 |
2 |
Electrical Foreman |
50 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
20 |
3 |
Electrician |
60 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
16 |
4 |
General Worker |
53 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
13 |
5 |
Electrician |
42 |
N4 Electrical Engineering Certificate |
13 |
6 |
Electrical Foreman |
47 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
11 |
7 |
Electrician |
50 |
N3 Electrical Engineering Certificate |
11 |
8 |
Artisan Assistant |
50 |
N5 Electrical Engineering Certificate |
11 |
9 |
Electrician |
38 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
11 |
10 |
Electrician |
31 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
9 |
11 |
General Worker |
33 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
6 |
12 |
Electrician |
37 |
Electrical Trade Test NQF 6 |
5 |
b) Not applicable.