NYC RESPONSE TO SONA 08/02/2008

PRESENTATION TO JMC ON STATUS OF YOUTH; CHILD AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITES

29 FEBRUARY 2008

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• BRIEF COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS SONA’S

• KEY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN 2008 SONA

• AREAS OF EMPHASIS

COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS SONA’S

• MORE EMPHASIS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WITH SPECIFIC

NUMERICAL TARGETS OUTLINED

• NYC PROVIDED DIRECT INPUT INTO SONA, CURRENT INPUTS

CO-ORDINATED BY YOUTH DESK WITH LITTLE INPUT FROM

NYC – YOUTH VOICE NOT ADEQUATELY FILTERING

THROUGH

• HOWEVER SONA CONTINUED TO BE YOUTH FRIENDLY

KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN SONA 2008

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS

• REVIEW OF NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGY

• FURTHER RECAPITILISATION OF FET COLLEGES

• SETA TRAINING OF UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES

• SCALING UP EPWP AND NYS ESP IN SANDF

• KHAI RI GHUDE MASS LITERACY CAMPAIGN (ABET)

KEY ISSUES CONT……

SOCIAL COHESION INTERVENTIONS:• ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGY• IDENTIFY INTERVENTIONS REQUIRED IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH

SPECIAL NEEDS, ESP VULNERABLE CHILDREN OVER THE AGE OF 14

• YOUTH PLEDGE

KEY ISSUES CONT…..

ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION

• PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT BY GOVT FROM SMME’S – CURRENT NYC

LOBBYING TO EXTEND POLICIES AND LEGISLATION TO MAKE PROVISION

FOR YOUTH TAGETTING -QUOTA

• THROUGH SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY; ENSURE 30 DAY

PAYMENT PERIOD IS OBSERVED

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

• REVIEW OF STRUCTURES DELEGATED TO FOCUS ON YOUTH

DEVELOPMENT AND EXAMINE MOST APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS

AREAS OF EMPHASIS

• KHA RI GUDE MASS LITERACY CAMPAIGN: COMMEND EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITIES TO UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES; BT NEED TO MOVE

BEYOND BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY TRAINING IN ABET.

INCLUDE SKILLS TRAINING TO ENHANCE ABSORPTION OF ABET

GRADUATES INTO JOB MARKET OR AS ENTREPRENEURS

• COMMEND REVIEW HRDS BT EMPHASIS ON THE REVIEW IN THE

EFFECTIVENESS OF SETAS IN THE SKILLS CHALLENGES OF THE

COUNTRY ESSENTIAL IN THIS REVIEW

AREAS OF DEVIATION / EMPHASIS

NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE• DISSAPOINTMENT THAT NYS CONTINUES TO BE LARGELY PUNTED

AS A SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: ELEMENT OF CIVIC

PARTICIPATION BEING DILUTED?

• SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH PLEDE IN SCHOOLS AND NYC

TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE AND SOLICIT YOUTH INPUT

• LINK THE PLEDGE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF NYS IN

SCHOOLS, ESP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. PLEDGE

COMMITMENT TO COUNTRY THROUGH SERVICE

AREAS OF EMPHASIS CON….

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• 2008 YEAR OF AFRICAN YOUTH AS DECLARED BY AU

• RATIFICATION OF AFRICAN YOUTH CHARTER BY SA STILL PENDING

• 10 YEAR ANNIVESARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATION WITH THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

• IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YOUTH DESK IN THE PRESIDENCY, THE NYC IS CO-ORDINATING THE YOUTH COMPONENT OF THESE CELEBRATIONS, INCLUDING A CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME, FOOD AND WINE EXPO, AND YOUTH IN BUSINESS DIALOGUE IN SEPTEMBER 2008 BETWEEN YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA. CHALLENGE : FUNDING

AREAS OF EMPHASIS CON….REVIEW OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS

• CONCLUSION OF THE NYDPF REVIEW TOWARDS A NEW YOUTH DEVELOPMENT POLICY

• IN LINE WITH REVIEW DONE BY YOUTH SECTOR AND AD HOC COMMITTEE ON REVIEW

OF CHAPTER 9 AND ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS AND REVIEW OF UYF BY NATIONAL

TREASURY

• MINISTER PAHAD ESTABLISHING COMMITTEE WITH ALL RELEVANT BODIES TO

SPEARHEAD PROCESS

• NYC ALSO EMBARKING ON OWN PROCESS

• ASSESSING SHORT COMINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED IN THE

SECTOR

• ENSURING INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS RESPOND TO MAJOR

CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED IN NYP NOT BEING RESPONDED TO BY THE

CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN SA

CONCLUSION

• CONTINUUM OF PRIORITIES OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AS IDENTIFIED IN NYP; ESP EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION

• TIGHTER CO-ORDINATION WITHIN AND AMONGST YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MACHINERY

• STRENGTHENED PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT ON EXECUTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES AS ESPOUSED IN SONA AND AS IDENTIFIED BY YOUTH SECTOR THROUGH NYP

THANK YOU!!!!!