Invictus Capital, a venture capital firm, is launching a graduate programme for students in software development and cryptocurrencies...
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.5% in the last three months of 2020, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has revealed...
Educo Academy has launched a Sales and Marketing Seta-accredited programme, free to qualifying students between the ages of 18 and 28...
Four high-potential and talented young graduates will have the opportunity to join Adidas South Africa's 18-month Future Leaders Program in Cape Town...
In his #BizTrends2021 presentation, IAB Youth Council lead Luzuko Tena focused on youth in leadership and transformation in marketing and media...
Sindy Peters 3 Feb 2021
According to Boniswa Pezisa, the youngest generation currently joining the workforce - Gen Z - should be made a part of the decision-making process...
Shan Radcliffe 1 Feb 2021
In an effort to address SA's high youth unemployment levels, the government introduced the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) scheme, with the aim of encouraging and incentivising employers to employ the youth. But what exactly are the benefits for employers?
The Department of Basic Education says it is working with Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) to ensure that all qualifying education assistants and general school assistants - who were employed in December and have submitted all the required documents - are paid this month...
As we face a fragile economy and constant state of anxiety compounded by a dire unemployment rate, Daniel Gibhard, CEO at SDC (Skills Development Corporation), believes we must look forward to what good can come from all this...
Unemployment in South Africa remains an alarming issue. The country has among the highest youth unemployment rates globally with 58% of 15-24-year-olds not working. To add to the challenge, we are facing the rapidly changing skill set that is required by businesses...
Jake Willis 11 Jan 2021
There are many factors affecting the global youth unemployment crisis. Tackling the situation starts with offering equal access to quality education...
Gabriel Hamuy 6 Jan 2021
Not everyone knows from an early age what they want to be when they grow up, so when the time comes for them to choose what they want to study, making the choice can be anxiety-inducing...
We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2020 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Human Resources & Management site over the past year below...
Few dispute the massive impact that Covid-19 has had on every aspect of our lives, including our work. Thousands of employees have switched to working from home, rather than spread the virus through shared workspaces in office buildings...
Auguste Coetzer, People Power Placements 10 Dec 2020
As we head into the long summer break, unemployed students will turn to holiday jobs to earn a little bit of money. Unfortunately, the impact of Covid-19 has all but wiped out the availability of of traditional student jobs...
Tshepo Yvonne Mosadi, human resources director at Heineken South Africa, provides some HR trends to help managers build a foundation for success in 2021 and beyond...
Heineken South Africa 8 Dec 2020
Despite Stats SA's recently released Quarterly Labour Force Survey recording an unemployment high of 30.8%, all is not lost. The de-escalation to level one of the government's Covid-19 risk-adjusted strategy since the beginning of October, and further easing of lockdown regulations has started to breathe life back into the economy with employment in many sectors increasing...
WeThinkCode_ is seeking small and medium company partners to join its SME Placement Programme, which places its students as interns in partner companies during their work placement period...
The gradual rebounding of the South African economy should be seen as an opportunity for corporates to change the way they look at skills development. Experts say a bigger emphasis should be placed on planning for the future, and now is the perfect opportunity for that type of thinking in business...
Cabinet has approved the submission of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Amendment Bill for public comment...
