The Gauteng government has announced the "first of many programmes" aimed at tackling youth unemployment in the province with the upcoming intake of thousands of young people who will be trained as solar technicians.
Many young South Africans find it difficult to get jobs because they lack work experience, but the youth employment service is addressing that challenge, says the president.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has repeated his call to companies, departments and SOEs to waive the requirement for work experience for young people seeking entry-level positions. Speaking on the government’s plans to encourage youth employment in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, Ramaphosa said the employment tax incentive has been expanded to encourage businesses to hire more young people in large numbers.
The opportunities are open to youth in all nine provinces, with vacancies at around 20,000 ordinary public schools and schools for pupils with special education needs.