SOUTH AFRICAN

NATIONAL MILITARY VETERANS ASSOCIATION

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE
(SANMVA – EC)
 

Military Veterans Business Empowerment Skills Development Project

Eastern Cape
(MVBESD)

Project Proposal
(CONCEPT PRESENTATION)
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

South African National Military Veterans Association (Eastern Cape Province) a public entity established
in terms of the Military Veterans Act, No 18 of 2011 proposes to facilitate the empowerment and skills
development of Military Veterans as one of the prescribed benefits as outlined in the:

Military Veterans Benefits Regulation

Areas of Cooperation stipulated in the Protocol Agreement and
Reflective of the vision and intent of the Premier of the Eastern Cape Province
 
This project is located within the government overarching policy of redressing injustices in relation to
the plight of Military Veterans as well as the governments’ imperative of supporting new and emerging
(under-resourced) SMMEs to grow from being small, medium and micro enterprises to commercially
viable businesses.

Office of the Premier, National Government Department, Eastern Cape Provincial Departments,
Metropolitan, District & Local Municipalities, SOEs/Public Entities and SETA’s are requested to dedicate
their efforts in the development of a Special Programme for Military Veterans in the Eastern Cape
Province
The Proposed Project
The proposed Business Empowerment Skills Development Project seeks to empower military veterans
into becoming fully fledged business operators and creators of employment for fellow military veterans
and communities their live in so as to fully participate in the various economic sectors mainly in the fields
of, Security, Maritime and Agriculture.

One of the key weaknesses across all the projects undertaken by Military Veterans is the capability of the
Military Veterans to establish and manage successful enterprises. The skills needed to improve
performance are at three levels as outlined below:

At Governance Level there is a need for selected Military Veterans to establish effective policy and
strategic decision-making and accountability capabilities and structures.

At a Management Level there is a need for strong managers who can lead, plan and implement business
project in the Security Sector, Maritime Sector Agricultural Sector ect. Whatever the agreed enterprise
there is a need for competent managers.

At an Administration and Implementation (worker) level, there is a need for technical skills. The people
engaged in the enterprise need up to date ICT training in order to function professionally and effectively.
VISION & MISSION
PROJECT VISION
“To provide realistic educational, skills development and
business venture development solutions across the identified
industry sectors for Eastern Cape Military Veterans”.
 
PROJECT MISSION
“We will endeavour to achieve maximum results in skills
development, business venture development and mentoring
phases as well as provide the most efficient and professional
project management services for Military Veterans within the
Eastern Cape Province”
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
The overall objective of this project is to empower Military Veterans in the Eastern Cape Province
with the requisite skills that they need to participate meaningfully in the business sector. These
Military Veterans/ candidates will be trained at the various centres around all eight district
municipalities/metros in the Eastern Cape Province.  

The project is central to the Aims of the Military Veterans Act, No 18 of 2011 which (amongst
others) aims to improve the quality of life of Military Veterans and their dependants so they may
realise their socio-economic progress.

The Military Veterans Act also places an obligation on the state to roll out the following proposed
services and benefits to the Military Veterans and their dependents in respect of this project as
stipulated below:
 Skill acquisition and education support
 Entrepreneurial support services
 Business Opportunities and Job placement

This project is therefore 100% targeted at the Military Veterans and their dependents. There will
be a specific preferential focus on Military Veterans and women, youth as well as people with
disabilities as dependants of the Military Veterans followed by members of communities in which
Military Veterans come from who will also benefit in the jobs created.
 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
The specific objectives of this project are
 TO IDENTIFY Eastern Cape Military Veterans and their dependents for the skills development initiative through a
detailed training needs assessment and field of expertise and interest of each Military Veteran and/or dependent
for the business sectors and learning pathways identified.

 TO PROVIDE skills development interventions in support of business ventures as an empowerment effort. The
following the skills programmes are identified as essential to business functionality and success:

 NEW VENTURE CREATION

 END USER COMPUTING
 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
 GENERAL MANAGEMENT
A total number of eight hundred (800)candidates from all over the Eastern Cape Province will be trained in the
above skills programmes. These condidates will be existing business owners and new business owners that will
be established as part of the Project. One Hundred (100) Military Veterans and/or dependants will be selected
per district municipality/metro in the Eastern Cape Province

 TO PROVIDE technical learnerships to a total of 800 Military Veterans and/or dependants over a period of one
year. These will be broken down to ten per Learnership per district municipality/metro that are specific to
technical skills needed in the Security, Maritime and Agriculture economic sectors.

 The PROVISION OF MENTORING by successful business within each sectors for a three year period to support
those being trained to build and manage sustainable enterprises. The 800 enterprise owners/founding members
and managers will receive business support (Registration and Compliance) for the duration of their training and
mentorship for a three year period after completion of the training intervention.
This project is planned as an intervention to support 1600 Military Veterans and/or dependants. In each of the
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
existing and newly established business enterprise there will be those Military Veterans and/or dependants
who will play a leadership and governance role, as well as a management role and those who will be engaged in
the technical work in the various business sectors of Security, Maritime and Agriculture that have been
identified for this project.
Intervention/Learning Programme Beneficiaries
SP - New Venture Creation (SMME) 800
SP - IT: End User Computing (Owners of existing
SP - Project Management and newly
SP - General Management established business
enterprise)
Learnership – Ship Manufacturing & Repair 80
Learnership – Maritime and Coastal Tourism 80
Learnership – Maritime Transport Management (Skippers Ticket) or Ocean 80
Governance
Learnership – Aquaculture 80
Learnership - General Security Practice 80
Learnership - Specialist Security Practice (Maritime Protection Services ) 80
Learnership - Electronic Security installation Practice 80
Learnership - Animal Production 80
Learnership - Plant Production 80
Learnership - Farm Planning Mechanisation 80
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
per Region or Project Site
Provincial Site Male Female Disabled/Women/Youth *() Total

  Male Female  

OR Tambo DM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Amathole DM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Chris Hani DM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Alfred Nzo DM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Sarah Bartman DM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Nelson Mandela Bay MM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Buffalo City MM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Joe Gqabi DM 80 80 (20) (20) 200

Grand Total 640 640 (160) (160) 1600

*( ) Inclusive of the Male & Female Categories.

New or Existing Business Venture/Enterprise (NEBV)
according to Potential Business Category
Existing and/or New Established Business Venture/Enterprise (NEBV) according to Potential Business Area within
a Sector
(Not Limited to the below stated)

INDUSTRY SECTOR CATEGORY

 
Security Alarm and Armed Response Security Services
  Physical Security
  Maritime Protection Services
  Investigations (Corporate/Private)
  Security Training Services
 Maritime Ship Manufacturing & Repair
Maritime and Coastal Tourism
Maritime Transport
Aquaculture
Ocean Leisure
Agriculture Animal Production
  Plant Production
  Hydroponics
  Agro‐Processing
  Agricultural Mechanisation
   
 MVBESD PROJECT INITIATION PHASE
PROCESS FLOWCHART
MVBESD
Initial Idea Project Concept

Present Project Concept to EC

Provincial Steering Committee Define Project
Yes

Establish Project Initiation Team (PIT)

Establish Scope the Proposed
Project Management Entity Project
Project Sponsor
appointed

Plan the Proposed Project:

Project Sponsor Prepare  Deliverables

& Project Initiation  Timing Risk Review
PSC Review Document (PID)  Task Breakdown
 Roles and Responsibilities
 Dependencies
 Costs

Proceed to
Provincial Inter-departmental
Project Design
Committee (PIC) Accepted
Authorisation of PID
PLAN PROPOSED PROJECT
PROJECT INITIATION
PROJECT ACTIVITY
Project Definition
 
Time: (2 Months)
01 Oct – 30 Oct 2019
DESCRIPTION
Present Project Concept to the Provincial Steering Committee (PSC)
and/or Provincial Inter-Governmental Committee (PIC)
• Establish Project Initiation Team (PIT)
• Project Management Entity appointed
• Establish Project Sponsor
• Define Project
• Scope Proposed Project
• Plan the Proposed Project
• Prepare Project Initiation Document (PID)
Stakeholders and End Users Engagements to produce Project
Initiation Document inclusive of the following to obtain approval of
Provincial Inter-Governmental Committee (PIC) and Project Sponsor
(OTP).
Project Initiation Document:
 Project Objectives Clarified
 Military Veterans Requirements (end users)
 Deriving Full Project Plan
Project Management Entity Contracting will be finalized
 MVBESD PROJECT DESIGN PHASE
PROCESS FLOWCHART

Start: Reconfirm Plan with Actual Resource Assemble and Brief

Project Availability Project Team
Authorised

Carry Out
Setup Project
Design Work
Infrastructure
• Project Management Activities
• Training Needs Assessment
• Recruitment & Selection
• Appointment Of Training Providers
• Learner Skills Programme Contracting
Monitor and Manage

Design Corresponds
with
Beneficiary Yes Costs/Likely
Requirements Benefits Still
Ok?

Continue to Implementation Phase

PROJECT DESIGN
PROJECT ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Project Management Project Staff Appointments and Remuneration

ECVN to ensure the appointment of
 1 X Project Manager
 8 X Project Coordinators (2 Metros & 6 DMs)
 2 X Project Finance Officers
Time: (2 Months)  4 X Project Administrators
01 Nov – 30 Dec 2019  2 X Project Support Officers
Project staff members will be in place from the start to the end of the
project.
 
Project Management Activities:

• Learner Allowances and Stipends payment

• Project Logistics 
• Supplementary Business and Training Support Tools:
• Workplace Placement
• Mentorships
• Monitoring and Reporting.
 PROJECT DESIGN
PROJECT ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Time: (2 Months)
01 Nov – 30 Dec 2019
Recruitment and Assess the needs of the beneficiary learners
selection of learners Recruit and select the beneficiary learners.
 
Eight (8) General meetings with Military Veterans and/or
dependents held in SANMVA-EC Regions to select and recruit 1600
Military Veterans in accordance with the training needs and business
interests registered during the visits.

Appointment of Training Providers will be selected and Service Level Agreements

Training Providers entered into with OTP/SETA as Learning Programme Sponsor and ECVN
  (Project Management Entity)
 

Learner Skills Programme Contracting Skills Programme Agreements Between:

and Payment of learner allowances  
   OTP/SETA etc (Learning Programme Sponsor)
 Project Management Entity
 Appointed Training Provider
 Learner
 
Eight (8) Contracting meetings with Military Veterans and/or
dependents will be held in SANMVA-EC Regions to explain and sign
Skills Programme Agreements with 800 Military Veterans in accordance
with SETA Policies.
 
 MVBESD PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
PROCESS FLOWCHART
Start Implementation:

Project Implementation Activities

Monitor, Control and
• Training Delivery
Report
• Payment of Training Providers
• Reporting

Yes
Skills and New
Setup On-going Business Venture
Establishment
Support Attained?

Record Improvements
Project Roll-Out and
Lessons Learned

Yes

Project Stable & Plan Recovery

Secure No

Handover Plan Review

to & Close - Out
Mentorship
 PROJECT
PROJECT ACTIVITY
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION
Training Delivery Training Delivery will include:
Payment of Training Providers • Facilitation
Reporting • Learning Material
  • Assessments & Moderation,
Time: • Verification
01 April 2020 – 30 March 2021 • Statements of Results and Certificates
   
Payment of Training Providers will be as follows:
 
• 30% of Total Cost: 1st Payment Milestone  
• 30% of Total Cost: 2nd Payment Milestone
• 40% of Total Cost: 3rd & Final Payment Milestone
All payments are subject to Submission of Milestone
Mandatory Documents and prescribed Reports
 
The providers will be contracted per skills programme and
will report on attendance, assessments, moderation and
verification, including learners leaving and their
replacement thereof.
Project Oversight and Governance Structures
PROJECT OVERSIGHT
Provincial Inter-Governmental Committee (PIC)
and/or
Provincial Steering Committee (PSC)

PROJECT GOVERNANCE

BESD Project Implementation Team

Chairperson:
OTP Strategic Skills Development
Secretariat :
SANMVA EC Provincial Co-ordinator Education and Training
Members :
DMV Provincial Co-ordinator
SANMVA - EC Provincial Secretary
SANMVA - EC Provincial Treasurer
Project Management Entity
Other Stakeholders

Role:
Request PSC/PIC Approval of project plans and amendment to plans
Recommendations to SANMVA-EC PEC as required
Monitoring project implementation
Receive reports and report to SANMVA-EC PEC and PSC on implementation
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