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Disrupting Unemployment

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  • Preface
  • Case Studies
    • 2020 Legacy of Good Plan
    • 5by20
    • A-B
      • Activate
      • Apprenticeship Programme
      • Apprenticeship Programme
      • Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC)
      • Born to Be
      • Bridge Academy London
      • Buen Trabajo (“Good Job”)
    • C-E
      • Centum Learning
      • Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
      • Coletivo
      • Dangote Academy of Learning and Development
      • Digital Jobs Africa
      • Dual Vocational Education and Training Programme
      • Enterprise Gardens
      • Entrepreneurship Mindset Index
      • Escola Escritório Programme
      • [email protected]
    • F-I
      • facealemploi.tv
      • Fast Start
      • Foundation Programme
      • Future Leaders Programme
      • Generation (Social Initiative)
      • Global Education Initiative – STEM Brazil Learning Programme
      • Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project
      • Global Internship Programme for Unemployed Youth
      • Google for Entrepreneurs
      • Helping Women Get Online
      • Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Skills Development Corporation
      • Internship Programme
      • It’s TYME and Unlocking Youth Potential (UYP)
    • J-L
      • JOBLINGE
      • Junior Achievement and Marsh & McLennan Companies
      • Junior Power
      • Juntos por el Empleo de los Mas Vulnerable (“Together for Employment for the Most Vulnerable”)
      • LEAP Mentorship and Coaching Development Programme
      • Leveraging Unique Talents of People with Autism
      • Lifelong Learning Apprenticeship
      • Linking Postgraduate Students with Job Opportunities
      • Localizing a Business Process Outsourcing Industry
    • M-P
      • Made in Italy
      • Management Trainee Programme
      • Movement for Alternatives and Youth Awareness (MAYA)
      • National Industrial Training Institute
      • National Youth Policy 2014
      • Nayee Disha (“New Direction”)
      • Nestlé needs YOUth
      • Networking Academy
      • Pan African Graduate Development Programme
      • Partnership for Economic Opportunities through Technology in the Americas (POETA)
      • PepsiCo México Foundation
      • Project Business
      • Prominp
    • R-T
      • REACH Project
      • Satya Bharti School Programme
      • Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center
      • Save the Children and Accenture
      • Sino-German Automotive Vocational Education Project
      • Skills to Succeed Academy
      • Solutions for Youth Employment Coalition (S4YE)
      • StartUp Europe
      • StreetWise Partners Career Ventures Programme
      • Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise Programme (STRYDE)
      • Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards
      • TEACH Ambassadors
      • Teacher Support Programme
      • Think Forward
      • Tshepo 10 000 (“Hope”)
    • U-Z
      • Udaan Programme
      • Upstream Professional Development Center
      • Vocational Training Cooperation
      • Women Development Programme
      • Women Employment Organization
      • Young Entrepreneurs Incubation Programme and Business Skills Development Programme
      • Youth Business International
      • Youth Employment Accelerator
      • Youth Unemployment Initiative
      • YouthActionNet

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Key Partners

 

Status

Start year of the initiative:
2013 – still ongoing.

Next steps of initiative:
Regional expansion: Barclays is keen on rolling out similar initiatives with the other municipalities in South Africa and the rest of the continent, including Johannesburg and Mangaung.

Impact

Country(ies) of impact: 
South Africa

   

 

Time to intended impact:

Less than 2 years

 

Metrics:

Number of:

  • Beneficiaries/graduates
  • Training interventions
  • Businesses started and contracted by City of Tshwane
  • Entrepreneurs accessing Centre of Entrepreneurship facilities
  • Registered members of procurement portal; number of opportunities created and value thereof
  • Non-traditional finance provided and number of beneficiaries
  • Trading accounts opened for each co-op

Benefit to organization: 

  • Direct benefit to organization
  • Indirect benefit to organization

Key Partners

 

Status

Start year of the initiative:
2013 – still ongoing.

Next steps of initiative:
Regional expansion: Barclays is keen on rolling out similar initiatives with the other municipalities in South Africa and the rest of the continent, including Johannesburg and Mangaung.

Impact

Country(ies) of impact: 
South Africa

   

 

Time to intended impact:

Less than 2 years

 

Metrics:

Number of:

  • Beneficiaries/graduates
  • Training interventions
  • Businesses started and contracted by City of Tshwane
  • Entrepreneurs accessing Centre of Entrepreneurship facilities
  • Registered members of procurement portal; number of opportunities created and value thereof
  • Non-traditional finance provided and number of beneficiaries
  • Trading accounts opened for each co-op

Benefit to organization: 

  • Direct benefit to organization
  • Indirect benefit to organization

Tshepo 10 000 (“Hope”)

Submitted by Barclays Africa Group

Objective

To equip unemployed with technical and business skills to increase their employability and to encourage entrepreneurship.

Overview and Main Activities

Tshepo (which means “Hope”) is a partnership between Barclays Africa Group and the Tshwane municipality (specifically the economic development department) in South Africa. The programme provides technical and business skills training based on local needs. Training began in November 2013 and concluded in July 2014 and participants were not compensated. Following the training, participants formed co-ops that acted as suppliers to the municipality and received work contracts. Barclays paid for all of the business support training.

The 10,000 participants of the programme are clustered into groups of 2,500 people to form cooperatives that service municipal and government contracts in industries such as construction, ICT, freight and logistics. Participants receive training tailored to each area, which enables them to work in the respective area. The type of work that participants perform includes pothole repair, street light fixing, general building repair (plumbing, electrical), traffic light repair and environmental management.

After successful completion of the programme, participants have the chance to receive full-time positions with the municipality. In addition, participants are registered on the procurement portal that provides them access to employment and contracting opportunities. The aim is for participants to graduate as mainstream suppliers to the municipality and other organizations. Since the first programme has not yet concluded, information on full-time positions is not yet available.

Though Barclay’s funds both the technical and business training, it delivers only the business support training via modules on Financial Management and Group Dynamics. Technical training was delivered by the University of Pretoria and Tshwane University of Technology – mainly via training centres such as the Absa Centre of Entrepreneurship, which is a support hub for SMEs to provide financial and business training, as well as mentorship and networking opportunities.

The municipality has earmarked South African Rand, 1bn in procurement spend for the Tshepo co-ops. Co-ops can register on the Absa Procurement Portal as basic members at no charge to unlock additional market opportunities. Barclays will provide business support to the co-ops on an ongoing basis through its Centre of Entrepreneurship.

Success Factors and Challenges

Most critical success factors:

  • Partnership with local authorities and their commitment to provide business opportunities and access to markets
  • Provision of technical and business support to participants
  • Provision of development finance in the absence of security and collateral

Main challenges:

  • Negotiation with local authorities
  • Credit/funding of cooperatives
  • Coordinating diverse stakeholders to ensure continued alignment and meeting of defined deadlines and milestones
  • Sufficient resources to deliver on scope of programme

Recommendations for Others

Local authorities should consider rolling out these types of initiatives in a phased approach on an ongoing basis, and shortening the lag time between training beneficiaries and issuing work contracts to them.

Replicability and Scalability

How easily could other organizations implement this initiative?
Difficult: Major competitors will have to change ED strategy, align ED spend to these types of initiatives and replicate the bank’s procurement portal to allow for mass registration.

How easily can this initiative be expanded to include a larger number of participants?
Easy: The initiative can be rolled-out to the other municipalities..

About the Organization

Website: www.barclaysafrica.com
Sector: Banking and Capital Markets
Size (number of employees): 50,000+
Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

For Further Engagement

Contact name: Ana Millan
Contact position: General Director, Spanish Accenture Foundation
Email: [email protected]

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