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NATIONAL SKILLS FUND | Technical Indicator Descriptions
Strategic objective 3: Improving the skills of SMMEs and co-operatives
Strategic objective performance indicator 3.1
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3: IMPROVING THE SKILLS OF SMMEs AND CO-OPERATIVES
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 3.1 (OUTPUT-BASED)
Indicator title
Number of SMMEs and co-operatives that benefitted from NSF-funded skills development initiatives over the 5-year strategic period.
Short definition
Number of SMMEs and co-operatives that benefitted from NSF-funded skills development initiatives over the 5-year strategic period.
“Benefitted” means that a SMME or a co-operative benefitted in some form or another from the skills development initiative funded by the NSF, either by way of the learner being placed at the SMME or co-operative or by way of the SMME or co-operative receiving funding from the NSF directly for skills development.
Purpose / importance
The White Paper for Post-School Education and Training (page 63) indicates that the NSF will also be a source of funding for wider government strategies such as youth programmes, building small businesses and co-operatives, as well as rural development.
Source / collection of data
Source documents: Project reports, indicating the number of SMMEs and co-operatives that benefitted from NSF-funded skills development initiatives.
Collection of data: The number of SMMEs and co-operatives that benefitted from NSF- funded skills development initiatives will be collated from the project reports.
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