An opportunities portal, called Umsebenzi, has been developed and will be used by the Department of Transport and Public Works to assist in the creation of employment opportunities through the Expanded Public Works Programme by collecting the relevant information from communities and registering unemployed persons on an internet based system.

The portal will become a valuable tool for government, municipalities and the private sector to extract information with regard to unemployed persons and skills profiles in communities, towns, cities, districts, etc., as well as assist in identifying the poverty pockets in the province. The portal is a key tool that will give unemployed persons access and information to work opportunities and more so, employers access to the skills base in their immediate communities.

Visit the EPWP Opportunities Portal at http://www.umsebenzi.gov.za/

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For enquiries:

Tel: 0800 778 226 (EPWP Helpdesk)
Email: epwphelpdesk@pgwc.gov.za