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13July 2023
MTN SA Foundation offers opportunities to aspiring youth with Digital Skills for Digital Jobs programme
Creating opportunities for disenfranchised individuals in the ever-growing ICT sector involves a holistic approach that extends beyond training to post-programme work experience, says the MTN SA Foundation which recently launched its “Digital Skills for Digital Jobs” programme that is set to benefit up to 900 currently unemployed young people across the country.
This programme is the first of its kind in the Foundation's portfolio and is focused on addressing the issue of youth unemployment in South Africa. It combines digital qualifications with life and entrepreneurship skills.
“Our main aim is to ensure that local skills align with the demands of the 4th Industrial Revolution and enable South Africans to participate meaningfully in the African digital advertising market which is growing every day”, says Arthur Mukhuvha, General Manager of the MTN SA Foundation.
“We are seeking to provide a meaningful roadmap to employment and success for the 2023 beneficiaries who started the pilot programme at the beginning of June – appropriately Youth Month in South Africa. The selected participants will undertake three months of digital marketing training skills followed by two months of life skills and entrepreneurship training”.
The course, accredited by the Media Information & Communication Technologies (MICT SETA), covers various skills taught in one-week training blocks. Participants will learn how to design and build a website using HTML, understand website development tools and products, and create and manage e-commerce websites.
The life skills and entrepreneurial module includes soft skills development, such as creating CVs and a week-long course on starting a business.
The programme is supported by certain regional municipalities across SA provinces, the National Youth Development Agency, the City of Johannesburg, and the – all of whom will assist graduates with employment opportunities.
Offered to 900 selected recipients, the programme will be offered over a period of 12 months across all nine provinces. Primary beneficiaries will be ICT sector job seekers, disenfranchised black women, youth, and people with disabilities.
“South Africa’s youth unemployment rate has reached crisis levels. According to Stats SA, young people aged 15-24 and 25-34 are the most vulnerable, with the unemployment rate in these age groups reaching 63.9% and 39.9% respectively. Putting this in perspective means that of the 10 million people between the ages of 15 and 24, only 2.5 million were in the labour force last year.”
“Facing and reducing these concerning statistics is the responsibility of the public and private sectors. We must provide opportunities to create a culture of learning in which science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are focus areas. It’s up to us to work together to enable young South Africans to compete internationally in the sector,” says Mukhuvha.
“The MTN SA Foundation has a long-standing commitment to supporting technical and digital education. The addition of our Digital Skills for Digital Jobs programme is an investment in our belief that effective STEM training should be relevant and meet the evolving demands of the ICT sector,” concludes Mukhuvha.
ENDS
ISSUED BY:
Leigh-Ann Chetty, Senior Manager: Public Relations, MTN SA
Cell: 083 209 1310
E-mail: Leigh-Ann.Chetty@mtn.com
Mthokozisi Ndlovu, Manager: Communications and Public Relations, MTN SA
Cell: 083 209 2683
Mthokozisi.Ndlovu@mtn.com
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