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Catalysing Access to Employment and Job Creation in Ecosystem Management Project
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Partner name:
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South African National Biodiversity Institute
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Project name:
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Catalysing Access to Employment and Job Creation in Ecosystem Management
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Funding round:
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CFP 1
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Funding:
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Jobs Fund grant R300 000 000
Matched Funding R75 000 000
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Website:
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http://www.sanbi.org
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Window:
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Work seekers
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Location:
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National
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Partners:
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28 partner organisations (public, private and non-governmental)
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Problem statement:
The green economy offers substantial job-creation and development opportunities, particularly in natural resource management, but the skills required to access these opportunities are scarce. Students with relevant qualifications are often unable to bridge the gap between education and work. High vacancy rates (for example, more than 50 percent of nature conservation technician positions in public agencies are vacant) indicate an acute capacity shortage in ecosystems management, constraining the development of related markets and jobs.
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Partner(s):
The South African National Biodiversity Institute leads and coordinates research and monitors and reports on the state of biodiversity in South Africa. The institute provides knowledge and information, gives planning and policy advice and pilots best-practice management models in partnership with stakeholders. Twenty-eight partner organisations (public, private and non-governmental) are involved in this project, many of which provide internships to beneficiaries.
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Intervention:
The South African National Biodiversity Institute aims to equip 800 unemployed youth with the skills and experience needed to access jobs in ecosystem management. The project will pilot an incubator – an extended coordinated skills-development scheme – which will provide recruits with mentoring, training and internship opportunities with partner organisations. The project will also help some recruits obtain formal qualifications.
The incubator plans to take in 500 unemployed graduates and 300 school leavers in two parallel skills-development streams. The incubator concept has been successfully applied in other sectors but this is the first time it is being piloted in ecosystems management. The project will build capacity within the South African National Biodiversity Institute and partner organisations to develop and scale-up integrated, multi-institutional systems to develop skills and create jobs
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Expected results:
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Permanent placements beyond project partners 379
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Permanent placements with project partners 421
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Time-bound internships completed 800
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