Government has declared this year the year of job creation. Through NYDA we have sustained just over 60 000 jobs through various initiatives, including the Enterprise Finance and Business Development Services programmes. We have linked 11 000 young people to job opportunities through the NYDA Jobs and Opportunities Seekers' database. We have also trained 500 artisans through the NYDA's Accelerated Artisans and Skills Training Programme. We encourage government departments and the private sector to recruit from this database.