CWP–TVET National Programme
Dual Vocational Training System
Integrating 4,000+ CWP participants & 1,600 TVET/UNI graduates into structured, work-based vocational training — accelerating skills transfer, accreditation, and sustainable cooperatives.
How DVTS Works
01
Select Your Skill
Choose from 54 specializations across 6 trade groups aligned to national needs
02
Get Matched
System finds a TVET host institution and a real live community project near you
03
Train on the Job
Work on real projects while completing your QCTO-accredited qualification
04
Earn While You Learn
R20/hr for first 1,200 hrs · R40/hr overtime. Minimum 1,200 field hours/year
05
Form a Cooperative
Graduate into an industrial cooperative and tender for municipal works
Strengthen Food Security & Regenerative Farming
Accelerate Rural Industrialization & Infrastructure
Build Disaster-Response Capacity in Priority Provinces
Large-scale Youth & Community Cooperatives
Programme Workstreams
Workstream 1
Food Security & Agriculture
Workstream 2
Disaster Preparedness & Environmental Resilience
Workstream 3
Infrastructure & Construction, Manufacturing & Fabrication
Workstream 4
Digital, Data & Compliance Skills, Entrepreneurship & Cooperative Development
Structural Requirements
Graduate : CWP Ratio
1 : 4
For every 1 TVET/University graduate, 4 CWP participants are trained and deployed.
Min. Field Hours / Year
1,200 hrs
All work hours, payments, and certification progress recorded on a digital participant platform.
PWD Inclusion Target
10–20%
Minimum 10% persons with disabilities. Growth target 20% over time.
Accreditation Costs & Monitoring Framework
1,200
Min. Field Hours / Year
R20/hr
Accreditation Rate (first 1,200 hrs)
R40/hr
Overtime Rate (up to 500 hrs)
🏭 Industrial Cooperatives & Entrepreneurship Outcomes
A central objective of the CWP–TVET Dual Vocational Training System is the formation of construction, infrastructural & agro-industrial cooperatives.