Over the past eleven years the Workplace Challenge (WPC) programme, Productivity SA’s Best Operating Practice/world-class manufacturing programme, has brought many positive changes to the lives of more than 50 000 employees, of 256 companies. The WPC is a supply side programme of the dti, managed by Productivity SA.

The mandate of the Workplace Challenge Programme is to improve productivity and competitiveness of South African firms and sectors through constructive labour relations and the implementation of continuous improvement principles at the workplace.

The Workplace Challenge Programme is a supply side measure of the dti, programme-managed by Productivity SA, to assist South African business organizations to enhance productivity and competitiveness by improving workplace practices (embracing or developing world-class practices) and sharing and disseminating experiences (processes and lessons). The Workplace Challenge objectives are linked to the Growth and Development Summit Properties.