As part of a successful application by the AIDC Eastern Cape, 135 engineers will be placed into automotive and affiliated sectors over a period of three years, providing scarce skills support to the region's manufacturers. The first year's intake of 45 engineers have already been placed in 17 participating automotive industry businesses. Speaking at the announcement today, AIDC representatives noted that they were pleased with the speed of uptake of the engineers from the local automotive … [Read more...] about Graduate Engineers and industry benefit from Jobs Fund
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R9 Billion Jobs Fund Launched
The National Treasury's R9 billion Jobs Fund, which aims to create 150 000 jobs over three years, is now accepting applications from companies and non-governmental organisations with innovative job creation projects, said the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan. Gordhan told a media briefing before his Budget Vote in Parliament today that the aim was to give out R2 billion in grants this financial year to those in the private sector. These would either be in the form of matching grants, or … [Read more...] about R9 Billion Jobs Fund Launched
