South Africa needs a national, co-ordinated plan of action to create jobs for youth
To turn SA’s youth unemployment crisis around, we need to believe in young people’s potential, but also come up with a concrete, inclusive action plan.
Breaking Barriers: August 2021
In this edition of Breaking Barriers we are facing into the future of work. The decline in permanent jobs is likely here to stay. We must therefore find new ways for young people to reliably enter and stay within the labour market.
Opportunities for young women in the wake of the “she-cession”
Insights > Impact is a quarterly digest of the most insightful articles we’re reading. Time is scarce, so we’ve summarised the articles for you and shared our key takeaways – focussing on the pieces we found to be most relevant and actionable.
Sector innovation creates new work from home call centre jobs for South African youth
Collaboration between industry stakeholders proves it’s ability to unlock jobs.
Five priorities to activate youth employment
President Ramaphosa’s focus on pathways is the right approach: it is the trajectory that matters. How high or low is the probability that a person will chart through school to post-school learning to working, no matter their starting socio-economic circumstances? The nation’s overall fortunes and development depend on these probabilities.