BANKSETA AR 31 AUGUST

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Limpopo and Mpumalanga regions Encompassing predominantly rural areas, one of Limpopo and Mpumalanga region’s main objectives is to reach young people wherever they are. This is achieved through attending career exhibitions, and providing career booklets and materials, keeping in touch with bursary departments of universities and TVET colleges as well as students themselves, interacting with community organisations, municipalities, cooperative financing institutions (CFIs) and various government departments. • Combining of two projects into one in the Mopane district. Learners were able to benefit from both projects as a result. • The fruits of SAICA accreditation for the University of Venda’s BCom accounting degree, achieved in 2019. BANKSETA assisted in this process and is starting to see graduates with full accreditation emerging from the institution. The region also encourages graduates to look for employment in their home provinces, not only to save travelling costs but also to help develop the areas where they grew up. • The Maths and Science and SFF project is now focused on grade 12 learners, particularly in rural areas, and good results are being achieved. The region assists with implementing BANKSETA projects undertaken by all its departments. For example, the two provinces are host to 20 learners from the Letsema project who have been placed in various banks, and the region ensures that learners are making good progress and helps them address any problems they may have. For the Quality Department, the region does site visits to new providers who have applied for accreditation and checks that procedures have been followed correctly. Alternative Banking Department beneficiaries, especially in deep rural areas, receive training and information sessions. The region is looking forward to the recruitment of two further learners in the next month to assist in its offices and further expand its work into rural parts. Successes in 2021/22 were:

87

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