EPWP FOR UNEMPLYED PEOPLE

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EPWP DESCRIPTION

Every year the City of Cape Town creates work for about 40 000 unemployed Capetonians via EPWP. EPWP offers short-term and medium-term work opportunities for those who are unemployed or under-skilled.

“I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity that EPWP has given me. The programme has helped me to develop personally and as a result I am a stronger person. I have also learnt the most important lesson through EPWP: that your future is in your own hands. I would like to see myself growing here and want to continue making a difference.”

Areas of focus

If you work on EPWP projects, you will receive on-the-job training that can be formal, accredited skills programmes and learnerships.

The programme creates work opportunities across these major sectors:

Infrastructure (labour intensive or maintenance)
Social (early childhood development and home-based care)

Environmental and culture (environmental improvement and cleaning)

After being trained, you will be able to:

Assist customers with e-Resources (Press Reader, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online);
Create and present digital literacy courses;

Help customers access the free Wi-Fi and use the internet to find information and complete online applications for universities, scholarships and bursaries;
Manage Smart cape –register users, maintain hardware and report problems;
Teach basic computer skills;