4 The Jobs Fund which is located in the National Treasury has created over 225 802 jobs, it has provided skills training to 244 000 people and supported over 20 444 internships. This Bill we are debating today allocates an additional R1,1 billion to the Jobs Fund. The Jobs Fund focuses on job creation, skills training and supporting internships for the youth and women. The Extended Public Works Programme, EPWP, has created more than four million job opportunities over the ten year period since 2009.
