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Effectiveness of contractor development programme in KwaZulu-Natal
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posted on 2022-01-06, 09:58 authored by Theo Haupt, Weziwe Hadebe, Mariam AkinloluThe article investigates the level of satisfaction
with the South African Department of Public
Work’s Contractor Development Programme
(CDP) in terms of its effectiveness. A mixed
method research approach (combination
of quantitative and qualitative approach) is
employed for the collection of both statistical
and in-depth information on the perceptions of
participants on the CDP. Survey data collected
from 364 participants and interview data from
six focus-group participants in the KwaZulu?Natal (KZN) province of South Africa forms the
data sets for the article. Data was analysed
using the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Descriptive statistics
is used to report the reliability of the various
constructs, mean scores, standard deviations,
and correlations. The findings show that
participants not only deemed the programme
unsatisfactory, but also reported an overall
negative experience with the programme.
Specific findings show that the CDP offers no
training opportunities to registered members,
lacks effective communication mediums, and
benefited only those with political connections.
The correlation results show that there is a strongrelation between population and registering on the CDP, thus confirming that
the open and easy access when registering on the CDP allows any interested
person to automatically become a contractor creating the possibility of abuse
of the programme. The study was limited to KZN contractors only and may,
therefore, not be generalised to the entire national population of contractors.
This article is relevant, as it gives insight into how satisfied contractors are with
the CDP. It may help potential contractors to consider whether the CDP will be
beneficial to them, before they decide to join the programme.
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