writes that as the government builds on the successes of its school assistant programme, a call is made to businesses, community-based organisations or places of learning to be part of efforts to build a new future for our young people.I was recently shown an inspiring and deeply touching post on a Facebook group for participants in the government's school assistant programme.
Don't forget what you've done for the teachers and the learners. Don't forget what you did for the school. Don't forget the lives you have impacted. Don't forget the tremendous difference you've made. But most importantly, don't forget the skill and the experience you got from the school. Updates participants sent to the Department of Basic Education show the impact the initiative has had on more than 22 000 participating schools around the country. There are images of new libraries and reading corners. There are before-and-after pictures of barren school grounds now bursting with cabbages and of once dilapidated classrooms gleaming with new paint.
Having provided opportunities to these thousands of young people, we now need to open their path to formal employment, further education or entrepreneurship. I am calling on all our partners, especially business, to harness these young people's energies, talent, skills and experience to grow our economy. The quality work experience and training provided by this programme addresses the concerns of many businesses that young applicants lack skills and experience.We call on businesses to participate in this process by taking advantage of the Employment Tax Incentive to hire more young people and create learnerships. They can use the SAYouth.
CyrilRamaphosa What have you build for the last 28 years Mr President?
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CyrilRamaphosa Yes but that would be the private sector that you hate so much
CyrilRamaphosa Are there any guarantees that if the ANC incompetence is fix, that they will not break it again?
CyrilRamaphosa Did it have to be cut short 4 months away from year end couldn't they have pushed it to December while preparing the next year intake where are all this 200 thousand please kids supposed to go just a mere 4 months GovernmentZA do you take young people seriously mara
CyrilRamaphosa Again, expecting pvt sector to do the anc govt’s job! They steal our taxes which were meant to educate, maintain, uplift all SAns, then expect those people that paid those taxes to now do the job they are elected + pd to do? Only in SA! Do your job! Stop ruinous policies+corrupt!
CyrilRamaphosa Why don’t we ever read something as straight as (President Ramaphosa Allocates R700 Billion to construct 20 factory 🏭 Parks, 10 Affordable accommodation complexes, 15 new Hospitals 🏥, 20 Schools 🏫 and 8 Office parks for discounted Business use if you Hire 80% South Africans)