Question NW88 to the Minister of Communications
12 March 2018 - NW88
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Communications
(1) (a) What training for Digital Terrestrial Television migration has been done so far, (b) in which of the nine provinces was training done, (c) what is the (i) total number and (ii) gender of persons who benefited from the training in each province, (d) by whom was the training conducted, (e) what were the costs of the training in each province and (f) what number of persons still need to be trained; (2) (a) what are the details of the programme plan for suggested upcoming training, (b) by whom will it be done and (c) what is the budget allocation for the upcoming training?
Reply:
1.
(a) Installer training for Digital Terrestrial and Satellite enabled Set-top-boxes.
(b) Free State - commenced in 2018 and North West to follow.
(c) (i) 50 young people trained within Lejweleputswa District Municipality as follows:
- Matjhabeng: 22 – 26 January 2018;
- Masilonyana: 29 January – 2 February 2018;
- Nala: 5 – 9 February 2018;
- Tswelopele: 12 – 16 February 2018; and
- Tokologo: 19 – 23 February 2018
(ii) 21 Females and 29 Males.
(d) Department of Public works through the Expanded Public Works Programme.
(e) R169, 000.
(f) 2730 still to be trained across the country.
2.
a) At least 10 young people to be trained per local municipality.
b) The Department of Public Works appointed service provider for Lejweleputswa District Municipality is LS Telecom.
c) The Department of Public Works has committed R7 million for the installer training for the DTT programme.
Approved/ not approved
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Mrs Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane MP,
Minister
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