Acting Minister of Public Service and Administration, Thulas Nxesi has urged government departments and public organisations to enrol young people in internships as part of the Breaking Barriers to Entry into the Public Service (BB2E) and Cadet Programme.
As the country celebrates National Youth Month, these programmes are geared at training young people for professions in the public sector and the workplace in general.
The National School of Government (NSG) offers the five-day BB2E course and the 18-month Cadet Program, which are aimed toward unemployed graduates with post-secondary education, as well as interns in the public sector and statutory entities.
The programme also teaches them how to handle and administer public funds, how to perform fundamental administrative and communication responsibilities, and how to construct CVs and prepare for interviews.
Additionally, Nxesi also said in a statement on Monday that the current unemployment rate among the youth who hold post-secondary education qualifications is quite high in the country.
The public service, as the largest employer, has responded to this challenge by enabling unemployed graduates to gain experience through the Public Service Graduate Internship and Learnership Programme.
The programme’s participating candidates will have to exhibit attributes, such as being motivated and being able to make personal interventions to translate policy into action.
