Coega Human Capital Solutions offers a comprehensive range of project management services designed to give your business significant advantages and fast-track the success of your projects.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Coega Human Capital Solutions’ project management services include:
- Mega Project Delivery (Construction) for a full range of human resource management and social project implementation on an outsourced basis. Typical service offerings are: stakeholder engagement, recruitment and selection, negotiation of project labour agreements, skills training, labour absorption forecasting, and SME development and reporting on the relevant social indicators/ASGISA requirements to the relevant government departments.
- SMME Development and Support inclusive of training, mentoring, enterprise development, access to finance and on-going management support.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Coega Human Capital Solutions has built up a reputation for successful stakeholder engagement and solid relations with a wide range of stakeholders who influence investment and development throughout the Eastern Cape. Through this stakeholder engagement network, decisions are fast-tracked through all the necessary channels. Projects also profit from the support of the leaders of society, business and workers.
Participants in stakeholder engagement include:
- Provincial and national government
Coega Human Capital Solutions helps its clients meet their legislative obligations while guiding applications through the relevant departments to obtain decisions as speedily as possible. As a government-owned initiative, Coega Human Capital Solutions has unrivalled insight into the policies and workings of provincial and national government.
- Local government/municipalities
Coega Human Capital Solutions has an understanding of local government dynamics which helps to fast-track investments, capacity building and other interventions undertaken by regional, national and international agencies.
- Higher Education and Further Education Training Institutions
Skills are developed for investors and projects through partnerships with local Higher Education and Further Education Training (FET) institutions. Coega Human Capital Solutions facilitates the development of recognised training courses and can also assist with the recruitment and selection of trainees.
- Sector Education Training Authorities (SETAs)
Coega is accredited as an Employment and Skills Development Agency (ESDA), which gives it access to government funding for recruitment and training. Funding is provided through the Social Window of the Department of Labour and the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), such as the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta), Energy Sector Education and Training Authority (ESeta), the Food and Beverage (FoodBev) Seta, and the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SSeta).
- Eastern Cape Office of the Premier
Coega works closely with the Eastern Cape Office of the Premier and other provincial departments to help the government deliver on its mandate to uplift the people of the Eastern Cape. Coega Human Capital Solutions advises on, and assists with all the human capital aspects of economic development and social upliftment.
- Labour federations and unions
Unions have been partners in the creation, building and development of the Coega Industrial Development Zone from the start. South Africa’s first Zone Labour Agreement was signed at Coega, and the Coega Industrial Development Zone continues to be seen as the benchmark for good labour relations. Coega Human Capital Solutions works with management and union leadership to ensure that there are minimal disruptions from construction through to production, while providing a Fairtrade-certifiable working environment.
Coega Human Capital Solutions conducts workshops with community leaders and members in order to identify needs, to inform them of plans for a project and to obtain their support. Liaison with the community continues throughout the life of the project.
- Employers and business chambers
Coega Human Capital Solutions welcomes opportunities to meet with delegations from business chambers and employers to share knowledge on how best to create an environment in which workers and management can optimise returns by realising their full potential.
For assistance with stakeholder engagement that will give your business the edge, please contact Ms Nokwanda Benya on:
e-mail: nokwanda.benya@coega.co.za
Telephone: +27 404 7344
Fax: +27 404 7300
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Globally, small business employs the greatest number of people, yet a large percentage of small businesses fail in the critical first years of operation. Through enterprise development Coega Human Capital Solutions works with government and private institutions to help emerging businesses meet their contractual obligations and become sustainable into the future.
The 5 pillars of enterprise development with Coega Human Capital Solutions are:
1. Business mentoring services
Entrepreneurs heading start-up and new businesses are mentored in management, planning, human resources, financial controls, budgeting, reporting and other skills needed to sustain a business. Mentoring is through on-the-job support and after-hours training.
2. Mentoring and coaching
Mentoring programmes are tailored to the needs of specific industries, such as construction, where particular emphasis is placed on Safety, Health and Environment issues in order to ensure the safety of workers on site.
3 Scoping and setting of parameters
Practically all large government and most big private-sector tenders require that outsourced work be broken down into bite-size elements suitable for SMME’s. Coega Human Capital Solutions identifies SMME opportunities within a project and draws up service level agreements for both the SMME and the main contractor.
4. Pre-tender and tender execution support
Coega Human Capital Solutions assists SMME’s to meet the performance and resource requirements contained in a tender and to correctly complete the tender documents. Once the tender has been awarded, Coega Human Capital Solutions works on site with the SMME to ensure that the required quality standards and deadlines are met.
5. Verification
Coega Human Capital Solutions implements mechanisms to monitor compliance with BEE commitments by going to the work place to confirm that the people listed in the tender are physically involved in the work.
This verification is essential for BBBEE certification for private sector companies and for good governance of public sector projects.
Enterprise development can give your SMME the support to become sustainable and profitable. For assistance contact Coega Human Capital Solutions.