The Free State has launched one more modern and bold programme as a part of its arsenal to battle unemployment, poverty and inequality. Working with Commonplace Financial institution, DESTEA announce the Yes4Youth that are meant, not solely to offer the unemployed youth with work expertise but additionally to introduce them to the world of enterprise and all its intricacies with a purpose to inculcate the spirit of entrepreneurship.
“We can not develop the financial system with the era of job seekers. As we modify the lives of those younger individuals we’ve got to put them on the coronary heart of the enterprise in order that they will show their expertise and play a significant position as we create our personal financial system”, stated DESTEA MEC Makalo Mohale.
Working with SMMEs that benefited from DESTEA’s Enterprise assist programme, sixty (60) younger individuals with abilities in electronics, accounting, enterprise administration, economics, meals and waste sectors amongst others, have been recognized and will probably be positioned in a number of SMMEs all through the province. One of many beneficiaries, Ms. Tankiso Relebohile who studied Enterprise Administration, couldn’t include her pleasure. “I can not look ahead to 2021 to start out with my experiential studying. I’m at the moment unemployed and consider that by this programme I’ll acquire expertise and can within the close to future have the ability to open my very own enterprise”.
Ms. Nolwazi Nkeane, Provincial Head: Enterprise Banking in Commonplace Financial institution stated this programme resonate nicely with their programme of guaranteeing that younger individuals don’t solely discover employment however develop into significant gamers within the financial space. “That is our first programme and we are going to work with DESTEA, SMMEs and younger individuals to make sure its success. We are able to commit that we are going to broaden this programme to tackle extra unemployed youth”, she stated.
With DESTEA aiding a median of eight hundred (800) enterprises yearly, the programme could make a major contribution within the battle towards youth unemployment. With extra departments enlisting their SMMEs to this programme, extra younger individuals could quickly be within the employment or beginning their very own companies after coaching and publicity.