Youth Unemployment | Addressing South Africa's skills gap crisis
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- South Africans aged between 15 to 24 years and 25 to 34 years recorded the highest unemployment rates at 60.7% and 39.8% respectively. This is according to the latest unemployment rates published by Statistics South Africa. This has once again raised concerns on how this is exacerbated by the skills gap crisis as companies move away from manual labour with Artificial Intelligence and machinery threatening to replace workers where non-skilled or semi-skilled positions need to be filled. In an article written earlier this week, economist Dr Thabi Leoka took a deeper look at the factors contributing to more than a shortage of jobs but the lack of skills needed for future leaders to also compete globally. To discuss this further, we are now joined virtually by Dr Leoka and in studio by Mapule Ncanywa, Chairperson of the Skills Development Working Group in the SA BRICS Business Council.
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Why is a 15-year old considered to be unemployed? Shouldn't they be in school?
It is interesting that 15- to 18-year-olds are counted in the unemployed population.
Doesn't make sense
Compulsory education goes up to Gr 9, at which stage learners can choose to exit formal schooling and go to a TVET College, others just drop out due to a range of different reasons but I understand your point, we don't really expect the 15 - 18 year olds to be on the job market, nor should we encourage it but technically, they can.
What about 35 to 50 years or it showed that we are no longer consider as people in South Africa. The question is that does the government know that we don't even have parents in our homes or support from enyone. What am I voting for cos it's all about the youth. The very same government said that we must go back to school and I did when to college. 2014 I started my course for fitter and turn and was 34 years. It was 3 years course level 2 to 4. When I am done 2016 and apply for apprentice, they said that am over 35 years. With my level 4 Certificate as Engineering Relented Design. The education minister said that we don't have engineering student's. As a woman I am so disappointed and frustrated. Today am 43 years.
Don't give up on your dreams. Perhaps getting into senior leadership roles. There's no data for unemployment for adults above 35 years
Askies. have you put your cv on linkedin and pnet
Education, education, education, at a decent standard.
Miss that early on, and it becomes difficult later in life to catch up.
What skills???