(1) Given the high rate of youth unemployment, what budget allocations has her department made specifically for youth-focused tourism development initiatives; (2) whether there are any plans in place to increase funding to expand (a) traini
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Tourism Monitors Programme
A programme where unemployed youth are trained and placed at tourism attraction sites to enhance safety and security.
- Who it is for
- unemployed youth
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or enrolment route; it only states unemployed youth are trained and placed at tourism attraction sites.
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The Tourism Monitors Programme, where unemployed youth are trained and placed at tourism attraction sites to enhance safety and security, is allocated a budget of R83 000 000. 00.
Resource Efficiency Cleaner Production (RECP) Training and Business Support Programme
A funded training and business support programme to train youth in the assessment and implementation of water and energy cost-saving solutions.
- Who it is for
- youth
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or enrolment route; it only states the programme is allocated a budget to train youth.
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The Resource Efficiency Cleaner Production (RECP) Training and Business Support Programme allocated a budget of R12 574 100. 00 to train youth in the assessment and implementation of water and energy cost-saving solutions.
Integrated Service Excellence Programme
A funded programme with an estimated budget of R10 000 000.00 as part of the Department’s youth-focused demand-led skills development initiatives.
- Who it is for
- unemployed youth (as part of the listed programmes that focus on unemployed youth)
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or enrolment route; it only states the programme has an estimated budget.
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The Integrated Service Excellence Programme with an estimated budget of R10 000 000.00
Tourism Graduate Recruitment Programme
A programme funded by the Department of Tourism to provide workplace exposure and experiential learning for unemployed tourism graduates, implemented across all nine provinces.
- Who it is for
- unemployed tourism graduates
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or enrolment route; it only states the programme is allocated for implementation across all nine provinces.
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Tourism Graduate Recruitment Programme: R43,741,932.60 allocated for implementation across all nine provinces to provide workplace exposure and experiential learning for unemployed tourism graduates.
Student Financial Support (bursaries) for postgraduate tourism-related qualifications
Financial support for postgraduate students pursuing tourism and related qualifications, targeting unemployed postgraduate students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, funded through Memoranda of Agreement with public higher learning institutions; it includes bursary intakes for the 2026 academic year.
- Who it is for
- unemployed postgraduate students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or bursary claim process; it only states the Department makes provision through Memoranda of Agreement and reports spending and allocations for bursaries.
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The Department, through the Memoranda of Agreement signed with public institutions of higher learning (University of Pretoria, University of Johannesburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal, North-West University, University of Venda, Tshwane University of Technology), makes provision for financial support to postgraduate students pursuing tourism and related qualifications.
Work Integrated Learning (learn and earn) programme
A learn and earn programme targeting the placement of TVET students for experiential learning.
- Who it is for
- TVET students
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or enrolment route; it only states the programme targets placement of TVET students for experiential learning.
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The Work Integrated Learning, a learn and earn programme targeting the placement of TVET students for experiential learning, has an estimated allocation of R77 563 050.
Culinary Skills Development Programmes
A funded programme to equip unemployed youth with industry-relevant hospitality skills, initially implemented in two provinces and planned to expand to seven provinces targeting 700 beneficiaries.
- Who it is for
- unemployed youth
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or enrolment route; it only states the programme is allocated for implementation in provinces and expansion for 2026/2027.
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Culinary Skills Development Programmes: R7,608,512.00 allocated for implementation in two provinces to equip unemployed youth with industry-relevant hospitality skills. For the 2026/2027 financial yea r , the Department s estimated spending is R60,719,200.00 to expand the Culinary Skills Development Programme to seven provinces, targeting 700 beneficiaries.
Facts
Reference
10 MARCH 2026
Amounts
R 43 741 933, R 7 608 512
Key Takeaways
- contract
- 10 March 2026
- R43,741,932.60
- R7,608,512.00
- given
- high
- rate
- youth
- unemployment
- what
Dates
Opening Date
10 March 2026
Closing Date
10 March 2026