Regarding youth unemployment that is still described as a ticking time bomb and affecting more than half of the total number of young persons, how exactly will the proposed skills revolution and dual training model create real, immediate em
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Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) Innovation Fund-supported youth employment and self-employment opportunities
Through the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative partnership, the Innovation Fund is used as a central mechanism to channel resources to programmes that create employment and self-employment opportunities for youth, with the network providing job opportunities against a target.
- Who it is for
- youth needing employment support and job opportunities (including those transitioning into the workforce)
- How to act on it
- Access the youth employment support network coordinated under PYEI (including the National Pathway Management Network) to connect to job opportunities and related entrepreneurial resources.
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In addition, the Department and the Presidency have partnered under the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) with organizations such as Harambee and the Industrial Development Cooperation. Together, they coordinate youth employment interventions through the creation of an Innovation Fund. The National Pathway Management Network, managed by Harambee, connects young people to job opportunities and supports their transition into the workforce. The Industrial Development Cooperation contributes by funding projects that foster youth employment and entrepreneurship. The Innovation Fund se
Subsidised employment opportunities for persons with disabilities (including a three-year programme with monthly subsidy)
The Department provides subsidies to organisations to create employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. The reply states that participants in a three-year programme receive their SASSA disability allocation and an additional R1,500 per participant each month, with the NGO supplementing further financial support.
- Who it is for
- persons with disabilities participating in the subsidised employment opportunities programme
- How to act on it
- Participate through the subsidised organisations running the three-year programme (participants receive SASSA disability allocation and the additional monthly subsidy).
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The Department provides subsidies to 21 organizations to create employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Currently, more than 1,100 workers are participating in a three-year program. Participants continue to receive their SASSA disability allocation. In addition, the Department provides a subsidy of R1,500 per participant each month. The NGO supplements this amount using proceeds from their sales, ensuring that participants receive further financial support. This combined funding model helps maximize the income and stability available to workers with disabilities, supporting bot
Employment placement via Employment Services System South Africa (ESSA) using skills from the skills revolution and dual training model
The Department says that by equipping people with labour-market skills, they have a higher chance of being placed into employment opportunities that employers register with ESSA, supported through labour centres and visiting points.
- Who it is for
- people in the schooling system, those Not in Education, Employment and Training, those who exited schooling (including the matric class of 2025), young graduates, and people actively seeking employment
- How to act on it
- Use the Department’s labour centres and visiting points to access employment support and placement into opportunities registered on ESSA.
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The more well equipped with skills required by the labour market, the higher the chances of them being placed in the various employment opportunities that employers are registering with our Employment Services System South Africa (ESSA). The Department continues to support these categories of work seekers through our 126 labour centers and more than 450 visiting points.
Public Employment Services (DEL) job placements
The Department reports that its Public Employment Services place people into employment (with a stated target and performance as of Quarter 3 of 2026).
- Who it is for
- people seeking employment who can be placed through DEL’s Public Employment Services
- How to act on it
- Engage with DEL’s Public Employment Services (as part of the employment services system) to be placed into employment.
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Additionally, DEL s Public Employment Services have placed 82,507 people into employment against a target of 70,000 as of the end of Quarter 3 of 2026. Notably, DEL s Public Employment Services have surpassed their target by placing 82,507 people into employment, exceeding the goal of 70,000 by Quarter 3 of 2026.
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Reference
https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/36018/
Amounts
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Key Takeaways
- date: 06 March 2026
- subject: youth unemployment, skills revolution, dual training model
- department: Department of Employment and Labour
- parties: Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms N Tafeni
- initiatives: Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI), Harambee, Industrial Development Cooperation, Labour Centres, visiting points
- funding: R1,500 monthly subsidy for persons with disabilities, over 15 billion Rand allocated by UIF
- employment placements: 82,507 placed by DEL's Public Employment Services (target 70,000)
- job opportunities: over 60,000 created via Innovation Fund, targeted 130,000
- special programs: education for employment, support for persons with disabilities
- geographical scope: all provinces, urban and rural communities
Dates
Opening Date
6 March 2026
Closing Date
6 March 2026