FIGHTING THE ODDS

Efforts to help fix Youth Unemployment in South Africa   Youth unemployment is one of South Africa’s most intractable challenges, made worse by COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic the unemployment rate (including people who had given up looking for work) aged between 15-24 year old. I t is crucial to understand what interventions are working. But how do we evaluate whether youth employment programmes are successful, particularly when unemployment is caused by the structure of the economy. The obvious answer, of course, is whether a programme results in a young person getting employed. This is logical and easy to measure. It can easily be linked to the release of funding to programmes. And it allows for programmes to be compared . This was done in a systematic programmes . J ob placement says more about demand than supply. A young person’s ability to find a job doesn’t depend only on their skills but also on whether the labour market is creating sufficient demand for employees...

  Possible solutions to South Africa's Youth Unemployment  South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world exacerbated by the worldwide pandemic. More people are now out of work that at any other time in the history of our democracy. Here are some solutions to the unemployment in South Africa.  The youth unemployment rate is currently 46,3%. This means that the majority of young people are out of work, this has very negative consequences as it affects the future of our country. Let’s look at some solutions that might help to solve this crisis The government should introduce programs that will equip the youth with useful and practical skills. Much of the focus is preparing the youth for jobs but very little attention is given to preparing the youth to be self-sufficient and future employers.  We have a lot of unemployed graduates in South Africa, the government should prioritize giving the youth skills that they can immediately apply upon certifica...

Youth Unemployment in South Africa    Unemployment among those aged 15-34 years stood at 46.3% and the rate was 9.3% among university graduates .  Youth unemployment is one of South Africa’s most intractable challenges, made worse by COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic the unemployment rate (including people who had given up looking for work) was  just under 70% for people aged 15 to 24 . A year later  the rate has increased to 64,4%   despite government investments. So, it is crucial to understand what interventions are working. But how do we evaluate whether youth employment programmes are successful, particularly when unemployment is caused by the  s tructure of the economy ?   Causes of youth unemployment      Poor Educational Level There is a generally poor education level which is a mismatch of too much-unskilled labour and insufficient skilled labour. This has been worsened by the growth in tertiary sectors of the economy...