ANC Report on Youth 2 In the ten years between 2002 and 2012 approximately thirty million young South Africans received some form of product or service which included career guidance, loans, vouchers, mentorship, job placements, bursaries, scholarships etc. The last five years in particular has seen almost 6 million youth receiving support from state entities. Worth mentioning is the significant increase in education related support that increased from 44 000 to 1.6 million in the last five years primarily in the form of career guidance and technical skills training. This combined with the 7 million learners in no fee schools and the 1.4 million poor students who were able to access higher education as a result of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme paints a picture of a nation focused on educating its youth. Let us not forget the 6.1 million youth who are currently employed earning an income to support their basic needs and live a decent life. According to Godfrey St. Bernard, “youth employment is a critical domain if only to re-assure governments that their investment in early childhood and preadolescent stages in the lives of young people was worthy and as such, has stimulated the kind of momentum that will render economic institutions as sustainable entities.” In this regard the Youth Employment Accord signed on the 18th April 2013 by government, organized labour, organized business as well as community and youth formations offers a mass-based, collective and realistic approach to accelerate job creation for young South Africans. The Accord aims to make a meaningful contribution to the creation of five million jobs by 2020.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:15:53 +0000
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