R37bn allocated to jobs, skills development

Cape Town - Over the medium-term expenditure framework period, R37bn is allocated to public employment programmes, according to the mini budget.

These resources will allow the Expanded Public Works Programme to create about six million short-term jobs. By 2017, the Community Work Programme is expected to be present in every municipality.

After experiencing strong growth in the last five years, expenditure on post-school education and training will keep pace with inflation in the years ahead.