1. Presentation on the Social Transformation and Empowerment Programme (STEP) Strategy
27 October 2015

2. Contents Background Strategic areas of STEP Strategic positioning
STEP targets
Stakeholders
STEP Strategy Map
Monitoring and Evaluation
Discussion

3. Background
The NHBRC, in alignment to the government’s Outcome 8 of delivering sustainable human settlements and quality homes, ensures compliance to national norms, standards and quality within the home building sector.
The NHBRC’s Social Transformation and Empowerment Programme (STEP) becomes critical in ensuring the improvement of participation levels of previously disadvantaged groups in the human settlements sector.

4. Strategic areas of STEP
STEP Beneficiaries for NHBRC are:
Youth,
Women,
People with Disabilities and
Military Veterans.
The beneficiaries of STEP will be supported through relevant initiatives such as:
Entrepreneurial development,
Preferential procurement,
Sector critical skills development, and
Human Capital development (Internal & External).

5. Strategic Positioning
The NHBRC has introduced measures to improve programme and project management through training and the transfer of skills through its various programmes such as the:
Women Empowerment Programme,
Youth Brigades Programme and
Builder Training

6. Strategic Positioning cont’d
The internal focus of the NHBRC STEP:
Integrated and targeted recruitment approach on the Human Capital part of the business, towards ensuring that the previously disadvantaged groups are given preference in specific and relevant advertised positions.
The procurement opportunities are not limited to home building related services, but will include other services required by the NHBRC, in the normal conduct of business.

7. STEP Targets
The envisaged targets to ensure sustainable business opportunities to the beneficiaries representing the Rand value per annum are:
Women Empowerment – 30% of opportunities to be provided to Women-owned businesses/entities.
Youth Empowerment – 10% of opportunities to be provided to Youth-owned businesses/entities.
Military Veterans Empowerment – 10% of opportunities to be provided to Military Veterans owned businesses/entities.
People with Disabilities Empowerment – 5% of opportunities to be provided to businesses/entities owned by People with Disabilities.

8. Stakeholders
Some of the identified stakeholders include, but are not limited to: National and Provincial Departments of Human Settlements; CIDB, Dept of Public Works, Dept of Women; Dept of Millitary Veterans; Dept of Social Development;
Collaboration is envisaged with institutions such as NURCHA; Banking Association of SA; Construction SETA, to name a few.

9. STEP Strategy Map

10. Monitoring and Evaluation
Monthly Reports to EXCO
Quarterly Reports to Social Transformation Committee
Quarterly Reports to Council; MINMEC & Portfolio Committee
Annual Reports to Council; MINMEC & Portfolio Committee

11. Discussion
Thank you!