a) The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries implements the following programmes for youth:
(i) Graduate placement programme (internships),
(ii) External Bursary Scheme & Scholarships
(iii) Career Awareness Programme.
b) The amount in funding allocated per programme by the department and number of youth benefitted in each programme during the following financial years: 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, is illustrated in the table below:
Programmes |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
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No. Youth |
Funding |
No. Youth |
Funding |
No. Youth |
Funding |
|
Graduate Placement Programme (Internships) |
286 |
R17 835 022 |
287 |
R19 284 000 |
298 |
R20 532 931 |
External Bursary Scheme |
333 |
R18 406 613 |
374 |
R20 898 033 |
345 |
R20 359 642 |
Career Awareness |
7 728 |
R550 000 |
4 420 |
R600 000 |
9 494 |
R650 000 |