Training Levy Underutilised
Monday, January 15, 2018
HRDC CEO Dr Raphael Dingalo
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.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...