Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) recruits are currently helping to address a backlog of accident report forms at the Road Traffic Management Centre, gaining useful experience in data capturing in the process.
Since July 2021, a total of 14 EPWP recruits have been assisting with the processing of road accident data for the City of Cape Town as part of the City’s efforts to transfer skills to indigent residents to give them a chance of a brighter future.
The City of Cape Town collects accident report forms (ARFs) on a continuous basis from SAPS, traffic authorities and Metro Police, for verification and capturing on the Provincial Accident System (PAS). This data is subsequently uploaded to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, and is used by the Urban Mobility Directorate and Traffic Enforcement in their operations and strategic planning.
The project will run until 30 June this year, and has been undertaken at a cost of approximately R2 million. Beneficiaries are 60% female, 55% youth, and includes one person with a disability.
‘I am happy to see our unemployed residents being empowered with important skills such as data capturing through the EPWP. Gathering credible data is very crucial in ensuring that, as government, we make informed decisions,’ said Portfolio Committee Chairperson for Urban Waste Management, Councillor Brenda Hansen.
‘This is another example where the EPWP programme has been able to provide valuable support to our daily operations, while empowering some of our residents who are in need with short-term employment opportunities and skills, which makes them more marketable should they apply for future jobs.
‘We encourage residents who are unemployed to register with the City’s Jobseekers Database at their local subcouncil so that they can be considered for these and other short-term job opportunities when they become available,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg.
What to know about EPWP registration:
Visit your local subcouncil to register your name with the Jobseekers Database
It is absolutely free. The City would never ask community members to pay for work opportunities, or pay to apply for a work opportunity.
Source: City Of Cape Town