Premier

(a) The Premier's Advancement of Youth (PAY) Project is being rolled out in all the towns in the Cederberg Municipality.

Advocacy and Marketing

Letters were sent to all secondary schools in the Cederberg Municipality advertising the PAY Project. The Project was also advertised in the Weslander and Die Burger newspapers. Thusong Service Centres in the area assisted with the marketing of the Project as well as with the online application process.

Recruitment, Selection and Placement

The following departments have regional offices/facilities or schools to accommodate PAY interns:

• • Cultural Affairs and Sport
  • Department of the Premier
  • Health
  • Local Government
  • Social Development
  • Western Cape Education Department

Departments determine up front, based on available budget and infrastructure where PAY interns can be accommodated.

 

Placed PAY Interns in the West Coast and Cederberg Municipality

 

Project	Nr of West Coast Placements, inclusive of Cederberg Municipality	Nr of available placement possibilities in Cederberg	Nr of Cederberg Applications	Nr of Interns placed in Cederberg	Department where placed
PAY 2014 – 2015	29	1	3 applicants: 1 – Health 2 - DCAS	1	Health

 

(b) Number of PAY Beneficiaries

A total of 769 learners benefited from the PAY Project in 2014/15 and were distributed as follows:

 

District	Number
Cape Town: Metropole Central	94
Cape Town: Metropole East	155
Cape Town: Metropole North	141
Cape Town: Metropole South	138
Cape Winelands	83
Central Karoo & Eden	118
Overberg	11
West Coast	29
TOTAL	769