Empowering communities The Gautrain has made a significant contribution to the support of community development programmes, with R37.5 million having been committed to community organisations for the 2017 to 2021 financial years. The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) launched a two-year graduate programme that aims to expose young graduates in various fields to the practical and applied knowledge held within the agency. The purpose of the programme is to address any gaps at entry level and provide individuals with a broad experience across different fields. To date, Gautrain has made a significant contribution to Gauteng’s economy and job creation, and skills development forms the backbone of its socio-economic development strategy. An independent Hatch social and economic impact study on Gautrain concluded that for every R10m spent on construction work, 45 jobs were supported directly via supply chain and wage spend. The project has also seen significant procurement from and subcontracting to Black entities and SMMEs, with about R5 billion and R330m spent respectively in the operating period up to December 2018.
The jobs and economic growth created by the project during construction included: ¡¡ 35 000 direct jobs delivered and around 87 300 jobs created through supply chain and wage spend; ¡¡ R128m spent on training by the Concessionaire and its contractors; ¡¡ 20 300 direct jobs for young people; ¡¡ 51% of jobs created were at entry level (NFQ 0-1); ¡¡ 13% of jobs created were at mid-level (NFQ 2-4); ¡¡ 35% of jobs created were at the higher levels (NFQ 4+); ¡¡ R19.4bn contribution to GDP over six years. Jobs and economic growth created since the start of operations include: ¡¡ 10 900 direct jobs delivered and about 61 000 jobs created through supply chain and wage spend; ¡¡ R59m spent on training by the Concessionaire; ¡¡ 5 800 direct jobs for young people; ¡¡ 93% of jobs are mid-level roles (NFQ 2-4) ¡¡ 7% of jobs are at the higher levels (NFQ 4+) ¡¡ R20.4bn contribution to GDP over the first six years.
