Established within the Basic Education Sector, the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) aims to provide employment opportunities to South Africa's youth aged between 18 and 34 years old.
Phase three of the Presidential Youth Unemployment Initiative (PYEI) ended on the 31st of August 2022, meaning the time for Phase four will be ushered in.
Applications for Phase four of the teaching assistant jobs will open on 22 September 2022.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) introduced the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) to create jobs in the sector, while also alleviating some of the high levels of unemployment amongst the youth.
Phase four of the PYEI will officially begin in February of 2023.
The youth that are participating will be a brand new batch that hasn't participated in any of the three previous Phases before.
To secure a position as a Teaching Assistant, you must have the minimum of a matric certificate, but preference will be given to those who hold tertiary education qualifications, especially in Education.
Those applying for positions as General School Assistants do not need a matric certificate.
Applicants will be able to apply and register on the SAYouth.Mobi online recruitment system for the positions. The website is free to use and does not require any data.
Through the programme, around 280,000 young people were employed in various schools across the country as education and general school assistants during Phases One to Three.
For Phase Four, unspent funds from Phase 3's budget will be used to employ around 255,100 of the youth from a budget of R6 million.
Ranked lists of candidates will be sent to schools in the last week of October this year, after applications have closed on 16th. Interviews will then take place in the last week of November/first week of December 2022.
The first cohort (group) will begin their time in the PYEI from February 2023 until September 2023. The second cohort (group) will begin from May 2023 to September 2023, beginning 3 months after the first cohort.
Those employed during Phase Four will receive a stipend of R4081.44 per month. During February and March of 2023, stipends will be paid from unspent funds left over from Phase Three.
Orientation and online training will begin in December 2022/first two weeks of January 2023. Mock-up interviews and training will take place in April 2023.
For the period February to April 2023, the Assistants (teaching and general assistants) will be placed in no-fee paying schools.
The allocation within schools of less than 500 learners will be a minimum of 5 Assistants, while schools with more than 500 learners will be allocated a minimum of 10 Assistants.
The number of Assistants allocated to a school will depend on the size of the school as well as the amount of learners.
The second cohort (group) will add to the Assistants that are allocated to the various schools across the country when they begin in May 2023.
Only those who fall within the stipulated age range may apply. If you have already participated in one of the previous Phases, you may not apply again.
Full and part-time students cannot apply for Phase 4 education assistant jobs. Applicants also can't be participating in online, distance learning or short courses.
Those who can apply for Phase Four include:
- All South African residents aged between 18 - 34 years old.
- Anyone living within 5km of an urban school or within 30km of a rural/farm school.
- Anyone who did not participate in any of the previous Phases.
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