SA skills capacity | What do young people need to learn in order to be employed - Part 1

Statistics South Africa (STATS SA) says the expanded definition of unemployment, which includes those who are discouraged or not searching for employment for different reasons is at 42% of the country's eligible workforce, also calculated by age.
This number does not only constitute unskilled and uneducated people but also includes matriculants and graduates. South Africa's unemployment problem has been well documented long before the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Some studies attribute the problem to inadequate education and lack of skills.
In 2018, the Department of Higher Education and Training contracted the Human Sciences Research Council to research and establish a mechanism to support skills planning and training of students in preparation for the labour market.
Joining us to discuss this is Ntombizamasala Hlophe, Strategy Director at Yellowwood...
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[@eSportsufh]

Hello thank you for the vid, I found it very helpful for school purposes is it possible to do longer interviews in the future to upload?

[@carysinclair]

Is there a link to the after news chat that happened? Im hoping it was able to go ahead.

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Programming and mathematics

[@DawnKekana]

What about it? It is the one with most career opportunities

[@t.s5806]

@@DawnKekana In South Africa, yes. Although I don't really care anymore because I live in America now.

[@DawnKekana]

@@t.s5806 I’m in south Africa lol so I care a lot 😭 have been so confused about my career choice to the point where I’ve just stagnated cause I don’t know which route to take…

[@t.s5806]

@@DawnKekana Well, the reality is that its way harder to get a job in South Africa than it is to get into Harvard or MIT. Regardless of the degree. Even if its medicine or actuarial science. The job market there generally is the worst in the world. I mean that literally. Which is why I left.

[@DawnKekana]

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