The Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, will launch a R17 million skills programme for the Compensation Fund (CF) in partnership with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) this Friday, February 24, 2017.

The skills programme is aimed at injecting financial, accounting and actuarial skills into the Compensation Fund which is undergoing a major overhaul and realignment to meet its social security obligation in the South African labour market. The skills transfer programme will take between three and six years to conclude.

The event will be held in Pretoria and there will be a live video link to Cape Town. Journalists are invited to the launch which will be held as follows:
Date: Friday, 24 February 2017
Time: 6h00 to 8h00

Venue 1:
Tshedimosetso House,
1035 Cnr Francis Baard and Festival Street
Hatfield
Pretoria

Venue 2:
Imbizo Auditorium;
120 Plein Street; Parliament of South Africa
Cape Town

For more information please call:
Sithembele Tshwete
Media Liaison Officer
Ministry of Labour
Cell: 071 675 9849
E-mail: Sithembele.tshwete@labour.gov.za