Question NW1827 to the Minister of Tourism

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31 May 2023 - NW1827

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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

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