Training Levy Underutilised
Monday, January 15, 2018
Since inception, the levy has funded initiatives amounting to P242 million, with P6 million spent on funding training at the Department of National Internship Programme, about P1 million at medical internship training, P15 million at Botswana Chamber of Mines and P218 million at the Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
For the year under review, the net levy collection was P281 million compared to P282 million that was recorded last year.
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