This Organisation Is Getting Youth Ready for Work by Offering Skills

A large number of youths are getting ready to enter the workforce.

The Community Action Partnership Skills Development Programme keeps empowering young people in ways that last.

Over a year after its inception, the Excelsior wind energy facility’s Community Action Partnership (CAP) Skills Development Program is still having a big influence on the young people of Swellendam and Cape Agulhas, reports SA Good News.

In keeping with the goals specified in the National Development Plan (NDP) and the municipal Integrated Development Plan (IDP), this long-term project tackles the high unemployment and deficiency of critical skills in these communities

With 200 young people actively participating, the program has grown to be a pillar for enhancing the chances of young people without jobs by giving them the essential skills to improve their employability and financial potential.

The initiative is assisting in closing the skills gap between young job searchers in these remote locations and the opportunities that are available by offering digital literacy, job preparedness, and hands-on work experience.

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this undertaking.

As of Q1 2024, about 60% of South Africans aged 15 to 24 and 40% of those aged 25 to 34 were unemployed, indicating that youth unemployment is still extremely high in the country.

By concentrating on important issues like early school leaving, low educational attainment, and the skills mismatch that still plagues the job market, the CAP program directly targets these numbers. The program provides long-term solutions to help end the cycle of unemployment and poverty by focussing on these particular problems.

In addition to receiving instruction in typing and fundamental computer skills, participants have access to online courses in technology and business offered by Alison.com.

Additionally, participants’ confidence in their professional talents has grown as a result of job readiness training that covers topics like interview techniques, workplace etiquette, and CV writing.

Natalie Ward, a participant in a programme, highlights the significant impact of the training on her life. She now has the ability to study Alison courses, assist others with technical issues, and effectively manage workplace relationships and conflicts.

Editor’s note: A large number of youths are getting ready to enter the workforce. The Corporate, Good Deeds Skills Development Program keeps empowering young people in ways that last.

Description: This The initiative is assisting in closing the skills gap between young job searchers in these remote locations and the opportunities that are available by offering digital literacy, job preparedness, and hands-on work experience.

Editor: Thato Mahlangu

Project manager: Do4SA