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Socio-Economic Development (SED)

Group Five focuses on three key areas in terms of SED:

Education and training – This remains our core focus in line with our strategy of developing a pipeline of scarce skills for the industry and the country at large. We focus on mathematics, science and technology and environmental education and training
Economic empowerment – Developing skills and creating sustainable jobs in areas where we are executing our contracts
Social grants – The support of a number of charities, HIV/Aids orphans and the needy in various communities throughout South Africa and beyond

During the last year, the group spent R7,9 million on SED initiatives. If you are interested in applying for assistance, email: csi@groupfive.co.za

Socio-Economic Development (SED) Scorecard

Sustainability indicator	F2010	F2009
Targeted SED spend as a % of SA operations’ net profit after tax	1	1
Actual SED spend as a % of SA operations’ net profit after tax	4.4	1.16
Total annual spend on SED programmes	R7,9 million	R4,5 million
Number of unemployed people trained as part of the People at the Gate programme	214	265
% of unemployed people securing positions after training	90	100
Number of non-profit organisations benefiting from the group’s SED programmes	48	30

SED projects

TRAC SA Mobile Laboratories TRAC South Africa is a national, non-profit organisation that supports science and technology education in South African secondary schools. Through TRAC SA, Group Five sponsors a number of mobile laboratories to under-privileged schools across the country. The programme seeks to enable and encourage learners to enter into careers in science, engineering and technology.

Dinaledi Schools Programme The National Department of Education Dinaledi schools programme is an initiative of the Department of Education. The Department has identified over 500 schools countrywide excelling in maths and science.The aim of this programme is to increase the number of learners passing high-level mathematics and science in Grade 12 and to encourage successful matriculants to pursue further studies in technical disciplines like engineering in tertiary institutions. Group Five has adopted five Dinaledi Schools for a five-year period.

People at the Gate skills training programme Unemployment remains one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa, particularly in marginalised communities where people lack the skills necessary to access job opportunities. Wherever a construction project is begun, many unemployed and unskilled members of the community assemble at the gate seeking employment. The “people at the gate “programme is aimed at providing accredited basic construction skills training to unemployed job seekers arriving at the group’s construction sites, with the aim of employing them on projects or elsewhere where their skills can be utilised.

Construction Industry Further Education and Training Group Five and four other leading construction companies formed a partnership with the National Business Initiative (NBI) and the Department of Education in 2009. In terms of this partnership, two colleges have been adopted to roll out learnerships to feed the skills pipeline in the industry.

Women's Build - Department of Human Settlements initiative Women’s Build is an annual initiative implemented under the auspices of the Department of Human Settlements, which entails the construction of residential units for vulnerable and marginalised groups, particularly women.. Group Five’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Everite, has been involved in this initiative since its inception in 2005, through the sponsorship and installation of ceiling boards on houses built as part of this initiative. Group Five women actively participate in this programme through volunteering their time and skills to build the houses.

Wits University Laboratory upgrade Group Five has joined hands with its peers in the construction and engineering sector to provide financial support for the upgrading of the Civil Engineering and Architecture Faculty laboratories at Wits University, for modernised tuition and learning.

Women in Engineering in the Built Environment - University of Johannesburg initiative As the need for engineering professionals grows, Group Five endeavours to attract and retain women to the industry by creating a meaningful opportunity for women in what is traditionally a male-dominated industry. As a key player in the engineering and built environment, Group Five is the main sponsor of the University of Johannesburg Women in Engineering and Built Environment (WiEBE) Programme which is aimed at attracting and supporting women to be able to pursue careers in the engineering and the built environment disciplines.