BANKSETA AR 31 AUGUST

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Provincial Offices The BANKSETA regional office teams implement various programmes within their respective areas and neighbouring provinces. Broadly speaking, objectives are to represent BANKSETA with excellence and integrity, to identify the needs of banking and

alternative banking regional stakeholders and work with them to realise their goals, and to empower beneficiaries in both urban and rural areas through the effective implementation of BANKSETAprogrammes.

Eastern and Western Cape regions

• The Maths and Science project with the NGOs with which BANKSETA partnered was also a success. This project is also implemented in rural schools and assists learners doing mathematics, science and accounting with extra classes to achieve good results. Since the Eastern Cape is predominantly a rural province, the existence of the BANKSETA’s regional office in the province demonstrates its commitment to the servicing of rural areas. All programmes target beneficiaries from both rural and urban areas. Most of the projects implemented in 2021/22 have been approved for implementation in the year 2022/23. The projects have been expanded by increased funding for bursaries with the universities and new projects are being implemented such as the Gender Based Violence project.

Stakeholders include:

• Registered employers • Public universities • Public TVETs • Office of the Premier • Schools • Non-governmental organisations • Government departments

• Unemployed youth • Skills For The Future

Successes in 2021/22 were:

• Skills For The Future project, a digital literacy project partnering with Nelson Mandela University and University of Fort Hare. BANKSETA implemented this project in the rural areas of Tsomo, Mount Coke and St Lukes within various schools for learners doing grade 12. Project was a success and learners gained skills in coding and accounting, and were also assisted with extra classes in mathematics, work readiness and career counselling.

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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION | BANKSETA ANNUAL REPORT 2021/22