Question NW1827 to the Minister of Tourism
31 May 2023 - NW1827
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) To what extent has she found that the Working for Tourism Programme contributed to employment generation in the tourism sector in the Republic during the period 1 January 2019 to date and (b) what is the full, comprehensive analysis of the total number of work opportunities (i) created in each specified financial year and (ii) stratified by (aa) region and (bb) type of employment?
Reply:
a) I have been informed that the Working for Tourism Programme has created short-term or temporary work opportunities in line with the principles of the Expanded Public Works Programme from 1 January 2019 to date.
a) Financial Year |
|
b) (i) Total number of Work Opportunities (WO) created in each specified financial year |
|
2019/2020 |
7459 Work Opportunities |
2020/2021 |
2772 Work Opportunities |
2021/2022 |
5961Work Opportunities |
2022/2023 |
5081 Work Opportunities |
Total Number of Work Opportunities 2019/2020 |
7 459 |
|
(ii) (aa) Province/Region |
(ii) (bb) Type of Temporary Work Opportunity |
Work Opportunities (Number) |
Eastern Cape |
Tourism Monitors |
137 |
Eastern Cape |
Data Collectors Project |
74 |
Eastern Cape |
Hospitality Youth Training Programme |
180 |
Eastern Cape |
Security Services |
15 |
Eastern Cape |
Tourism Green Coast Programme |
119 |
Free State |
Tourism Monitors |
100 |
Gauteng |
Wine Service |
380 |
Gauteng |
Hospitality Youth Training - Fast Food |
499 |
Gauteng |
Security Services |
6 |
Gauteng |
Safety Monitors |
189 |
Gauteng |
Tourism Monitors |
96 |
Gauteng |
National Youth Chefs Training Programme |
694 |
KwaZulu Natal |
Hospitality Youth Training fast food |
736 |
KwaZulu Natal |
Tourism Monitors |
367 |
Limpopo |
Security Services |
37 |
Limpopo |
Cleaning Services |
9 |
Limpopo |
Hospitality Youth Training - Fast Food |
564 |
Limpopo |
Security Services |
26 |
Limpopo |
Cleaning Services |
10 |
Limpopo |
Construction |
41 |
Limpopo |
Tourism Monitors |
177 |
Mpumalanga |
Hospitality Youth Training Programme |
397 |
Mpumalanga |
Hospitality Youth Training Programme |
319 |
Mpumalanga |
Tourism Monitors |
234 |
Northern Cape |
Hospitality Youth Training - Fast Food |
193 |
Northern Cape and Free State |
Data Collectors |
104 |
Northern Cape |
Tourism Monitors Programme |
48 |
North West |
Hospitality Youth Training - Fast Food |
412 |
North West |
Cleaning Services |
18 |
North West |
Tourism Monitors |
98 |
National Parks |
Tourism Monitors |
264 |
Western Cape |
Hospitality Youth Training |
438 |
Western Cape |
Hospitality Youth Training |
378 |
Western Cape |
Tourism Monitors Programme |
100 |
Total Number of Work Opportunities 2020/2021 |
2 772 |
|
(ii) (aa) Province/Region |
(ii) (bb) Type of Temporary Work Opportunity |
Work Opportunities (Number) |
Eastern Cape |
Data Collectors |
9 |
Eastern Cape |
Security Services |
45 |
Eastern Cape |
Tourism Green Coast Programme |
14 |
Eastern Cape |
Construction |
105 |
Free State |
Construction |
66 |
Free State |
Security Service |
20 |
Free State |
Tourism Monitors |
100 |
Gauteng |
Security Services |
11 |
Gauteng |
Data Collectors |
108 |
Gauteng |
Tourism Monitors |
98 |
Gauteng |
Tourism Monitors Programme |
166 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Tourism Blue Flag Programme |
97 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Tourism Monitors |
1 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Skills Development Project |
48 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Security Services |
18 |
Limpopo |
Hospitality Youth Training - Fast Food- |
17 |
Limpopo |
Cleaning Services |
9 |
Mpumalanga |
Infrastructure Maintenance |
563 |
Mpumalanga |
Data Collectors |
82 |
Mpumalanga |
Skills Development Project |
479 |
Northern Cape |
Hospitality Youth Training - Fast Food |
150 |
Northern Cape and Free State |
Data Collectors |
93 |
North West |
Hospitality Youth Training - Fast Food |
10 |
North West |
Tourism Monitors |
98 |
Western Cape |
Hospitality Youth Training |
271 |
Western Cape |
Tourism Monitors Programme |
94 |
Total Number of Work Opportunities 2021/2022 |
5 961 |
|
(ii) (aa) Province/Region |
(ii) (bb) Type of Temporary Work Opportunity |
Work Opportunities (Number) |
Eastern Cape |
Construction |
35 |
Eastern Cape |
Security Services |
15 |
Eastern Cape |
Tourism Monitors |
186 |
Eastern Cape |
Construction |
55 |
Free State |
Tourism Monitors |
98 |
(ii) (aa) Province/Region |
(ii) (bb) Type of Temporary Work Opportunity |
Work Opportunities (Number) |
Free State |
Construction |
72 |
Gauteng |
Tourism Monitors |
242 |
Gauteng |
Food Safety Quality Assurers |
152 |
Gauteng and North West |
Data Collectors |
103 |
Gauteng (SANBI sites) |
Tourism Monitors Programme |
98 |
Mpumalanga |
Tourism Monitors |
290 |
Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Western Cape |
Food and Beverage |
213 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Construction |
13 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Tourism Blue Flag Programme |
116 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Tourism Monitors |
234 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Data Collectors |
101 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Security Services |
9 |
Kwazulu Natal and Western Cape |
Wine Making Training |
216 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Construction |
74 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Tourism Monitors |
470 |
Mpumalanga and Limpopo |
Data Collectors |
102 |
Mpumalanga |
Skills Development |
391 |
Mpumalanga |
Infrastructure Maintenance (National Parks) |
1 313 |
National Parks |
Tourism Monitors |
315 |
Northern Cape |
Tourism Monitors |
104 |
Northern Cape |
Chefs Training Programme |
53 |
Northern Cape and Free State |
Data Collectors |
21 |
North West |
Cleaning Services |
10 |
North West |
Security Services |
10 |
North West |
Tourism Monitors |
106 |
Western Cape |
Chefs Training |
116 |
Western Cape |
Data Collectors Project |
62 |
Western Cape |
Food Safety Quality Assurers Programme |
218 |
Western Cape |
Tourism Monitors |
48 |
Total Number of Work Opportunities 2022/2023 |
*5 081 |
|
(ii) (aa) Province/Region |
(ii) (bb) Type of Temporary Work Opportunity |
Work Opportunities (Number)* |
Kwazulu Natal |
Construction |
15 |
(ii) (aa) Province/Region |
(ii) (bb) Type of Temporary Work Opportunity |
Work Opportunities (Number)* |
Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape |
Food and Beverage |
278 |
Eastern Cape |
Tourism Monitors |
189 |
Eastern Cape |
Construction |
12 |
Free State |
Construction |
31 |
Free State |
Chef Training Programme |
114 |
Free State |
Hospitality Youth Training Programme (Fast Food) |
232 |
Free State |
Tourism Monitors |
98 |
Gauteng |
Construction |
17 |
Gauteng |
Food Safety Quality Assurers |
138 |
Gauteng |
Tourism Monitors |
222 |
Isimangaliso |
Tourism Monitors |
222 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Tourism Blue Flag Programme |
99 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Data Collectors |
69 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Tourism Monitors |
468 |
Kwazulu Natal |
Construction |
25 |
Kwazulu Natal and Western Cape |
Wine Making Training Programme |
235 |
Limpopo |
Construction |
17 |
Limpopo |
Construction |
21 |
Limpopo |
Construction |
12 |
Mpumalanga |
Infrastructure Maintenance |
1 135 |
Mpumalanga |
Tourism Monitors |
301 |
National Parks |
Tourism Monitors |
316 |
Northern Cape |
Chef Training Programme |
50 |
Northern Cape |
Tourism Monitors |
104 |
North West |
Tourism Monitors |
100 |
Western Cape |
Construction |
78 |
Western Cape |
Data collector |
16 |
Western Cape |
Food Safety Quality Assurers |
119 |
Western Cape |
Tourism Monitors Programme |
348 |
*Total Number of Work Opportunities 2022/2023 must still be audited