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Public comment on the gazetted reviewed National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS)
In 2026-27, the Department will gazette the reviewed National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) for public comment, providing a formal channel for youth-led organisations to submit legislative and strategy proposals.
In the 2026-27 period, the Department will gazette the reviewed National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) for public comment, providing a formal channel for youth-led organisations to submit legislative and strategy proposals.
Reference
https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/36476/
Opening Date
20 March 2026
National Register of Tourist Guide Information System (TGIS) (digital transformation)
The Department will enhance the National Register of Tourist Guide Information System (TGIS) to make government services and job opportunities more accessible to digitally-native young persons.
Digital Transformation: Enhancing the Tourism Skills and Employment Portal and the National Register of Tourist Guide Information System (TGIS) to make government services and job opportunities more accessible to digitally-native young persons.
Integrated student placement and absorption model (Quarter 4)
In Quarter 4 of 2026-27, the Department will fully implement an integrated student placement and absorption model.
Quarter 4: Full implementation of the integrated student placement and absorption model.
Tourism Skills and Employment Portal (digital transformation)
The Department will enhance the Tourism Skills and Employment Portal to make government services and job opportunities more accessible to digitally-native young persons.
Digital Transformation: Enhancing the Tourism Skills and Employment Portal and the National Register of Tourist Guide Information System (TGIS) to make government services and job opportunities more accessible to digitally-native young persons.
Structured and ongoing youth engagement platforms in the tourism sector (integrated into TGPP and the Department’s APP)
The Department of Tourism will maintain and expand structured youth engagement platforms during the 2026-27 financial year so that young people can directly shape policy and programme interventions, including by formally submitting inputs and proposals.
The Department of Tourism confirms its intention to maintain and expand structured youth engagement platforms during the 2026-27 financial year. These platforms are integrated into the Tourism Growth Partnership Plan (TGPP) and the Department s Annual Performance Plan (APP) to ensure that the voices of young South Africans directly shape our policy and programme interventions.
Tourism Skills Roadmap and Tourism Opportunities Tracker (Quarter 3)
In Quarter 3 of 2026-27, the Department will finalise the Tourism Skills Roadmap and launch the Tourism Opportunities Tracker in partnership with Harambee.
Quarter 3: Finalisation of the Tourism Skills Roadmap and the launch of the Tourism Opportunities Tracker in partnership with Harambee.
Learn and Earn Youth Placement Programme
The Department will implement ten specialised development programmes in 2026-27, including the Learn and Earn Youth Placement Programme, designed to address needs identified by youth stakeholders.
Implementation of ten specialised development programmes, including the Tourism Graduate Recruitment Programme and the Learn and Earn Youth Placement Programme, which were designed to address the specific needs identified by youth stakeholders.
Tourism Graduate Recruitment Programme
The Department will implement ten specialised development programmes in 2026-27, including the Tourism Graduate Recruitment Programme, designed to address needs identified by youth stakeholders.
Implementation of ten specialised development programmes, including the Tourism Graduate Recruitment Programme and the Learn and Earn Youth Placement Programme, which were designed to address the specific needs identified by youth stakeholders.
Tourism Investment Platform (Quarter 2)
In Quarter 2 of 2026-27, the Department will host a Tourism Investment Platform to connect young entrepreneurs with potential investors.
Quarter 2: Hosting of a Tourism Investment Platform to connect young entrepreneurs with potential investors and gazetting the draft NTSS for public input.
