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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial Year 9.2 Training Table 22: Information on training Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Number of staff 348 360 389 442 442 442 442 442 442 0.0Number of personnel trained 257 257 257 257 257 257 287 287 287 11.7of whichMale 95 95 95 95 95 95 102 102 102 7.4Female 162 162 162 162 162 162 185 185 185 14.2Number of training opportunities 28 28 45 62 62 65 66 66 66 1.5of whichTertiary %u2013 %u2013 19 30 30 30 34 34 34 13.3Workshops %u2013 %u2013 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 (20.0)Seminars 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 (16.7)Other 23 23 19 23 23 24 23 23 23 (4.2)Number of bursaries offered 55 55 30 40 40 40 33 33 33 (17.5)Number of interns appointed 23 23 15 16 16 16 20 20 20 25.0Number of learnerships appointed 30 30 25 35 35 35 35 35 35 0.0Number of days spent on training 150 150 150 120 120 120 160 160 160 33.3Payments on training by programme1. Administration 728 2 190 416 563 705 502 495 273 321 (1.4)2. Planning, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation 399 1 400 343 309 409 247 362 250 225 46.43. Executive Support & Stakeholder Management 347 8 712 264 268 323 343 339 193 202 (1.0)4. Governance, State Capacity and Institutional Development Support 260 54 256 201 251 252 304 158 165 20.7Total payments on training 1 734 12 356 1 279 1 341 1 688 1 344 1 500 874 913 11.62024/25Table 22 above provides information on the number of persons trained, gender profiles of the persons trained and to be trained. The training expenditure decreased from R1.734 million to R1.344 million in 2024/25 due to reduced provision made skills development. In 2025/26, there is increase to R1.500 million due to the provision made to provide training on short courses based on Workplace Skills Plan and the departmental Training Plan. The bursaries are awarded for upskilling and priority is given to scarce skills in the department. The number of bursaries awarded decreased from 55 in 2021/22 to 40 in 2024/25 due to lesser number of officials that applied. In 2025/26 the department is projecting to maintain 33 number of bursaries offered. 9.3 Reconciliation of structural changes None. 127