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SOUTH AFRICA’S YOUTH SKILLS CRISIS IS CONTINGENT ON MORE COLLABORATION AND NEW METHODS AND TOOLS

By Erica Kempken, Director of youth@WORK The lack of adequate skills and education among South African youth has far-reaching...

THE SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TODAY ARE NOT THE SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TOMORROW.

In South Africa, youth unemployment is a perennial problem, exacerbated by a staggering skills shortage and a firmly entrenched...

STATEMENT FROM YOUTH@WORK ON POTENTIAL FOR MORE SOCIAL DISRUPTION.

Frustration among South Africa’s unemployed youth has the potential to cause widespread economic disruption. In recent weeks we have...

SOUTH AFRICA'S SHOCKINGLY LOW LITERACY LEVELS HIGHLIGHT URGENT NEED FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION

South Africa's education system is grappling with a major crisis as the results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy...

ENHANCED COLLABORATION HOLDS THE KEY TO TACKLING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

As June’s Youth month ends, South Africa is still grappling with effective ways to unlock this vital cohort’s potential for driving...