KwaZulu-Natal WPC Milestone Workshop
Date: 11 October 2022
Time: 09:30 for 10:00 – 13:00
Venue: Riverside Conference Centre, 10 Kenneth Kaunda Rd, Durban North, Durban
Please join Productivity SA in partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (The dtic), Kwazulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN), at a milestone event where client companies will share how they managed to successfully deal with challenges stemming from the new world of work.
October 2022 is the 22nd anniversary of Productivity month. What started as a week by Productivity SA, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) to create awareness of productivity and competitiveness has developed into a fully-fledged productivity month that has become a landmark campaign.
Productivity SA Corporate Relations Executive Manager, Dr Nandi Dabula, says: “Productivity SA will again embark on an intensive awareness drive throughout October during which the entity will heighten awareness around productivity in the country and also highlight Productivity SA Enterprise Development and Support programmes that are critical for this ailing economy and to enhance and sustain productivity in South African enterprises through the year.”
The aim of productivity month is to galvanise all South Africans to embrace productivity as a way of life, thus creating a sustained productivity culture in the country. As an annual campaign, productivity month aims to elevate the importance of productivity, inculcate a culture of competitiveness in every South African, and demonstrate the positive changes that can be brought about through productivity improvement. Productivity SA uses productivity month to heighten awareness about productivity in the country and to bring its slogan of “Inspiring a competitive South Africa” to life. Overall, the rationale is to showcase and share ideas, methods, and perspectives on how South African enterprises and SMMEs can improve productivity through the implementation of Productivity SA Enterprise Development and Support programmes.
Productivity improvement is the most effective way of ensuring long-term competitiveness, long-term business success, economic growth and, consequently, tackling the challenges of unemployment, poverty, inequality, and exclusion. Productivity leads to greater levels of economic growth, which consequently results in higher income levels and improved well-being of society at large. The more productive the economy, the more its enterprises become competitive and sustainable as well as grow to preserve existing jobs and create new jobs.
During Productivity month, the significance of productivity as a driver of competitiveness and a fundamental bedrock for sustainable growth and job creation is brought to the fore through a series of awareness campaigns, workshops, seminars, and the National Productivity Awards.
According to the Director of Skills for the Economy at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Ms Shanaaz Ebrahim, the Workplace Challenge Programme resilience in the challenging economic environment and to sustain their businesses through the implementation of Productivity SA’s programme.
“The Workplace Challenge interventions are targeted at the strategic economic sectors as identified in the Sector Master Plans. Productivity SA has over the years leveraged the WPC Programme to continue prioritising participation of historically disadvantaged people and regions in the economy and thereby supporting meaningful Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment using instruments such as Special Economic Zones, Industrial Parks, and Black Industrialists interventions.
The theme for Productivity month is “Adapting and growing stronger, together.” This theme highlights the need for adapting to new ways of doing business and leveraging on partnerships and collaboration of multi-disciplinary partners to rebuild a sustainable economy and tackle inequality, unemployment, and poverty
Productivity month will also see the release of the 2022 Productivity Statistics Report. This report is an annual statistical publication of productivity trends and is designed as a reference document for all stakeholders interested in the economic sector and industry productivity trends. A virtual launch event will be hosted on 28 October 2022 to create a platform to disseminate information as well as solicit input from the public, policy makers, business and academia on the productivity drivers and statistics of South Africa relative to other emerging economies
The National Productivity Awards Ceremony, which is its 43rd year in 2022, will be held physically on 21 October in partnership with Sasol, Transnet, and Arena Holdings, after a two-year absence due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Productivity Awards seek to recognise best practice companies in the Emerging and Corporate Sectors.
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