The work experience and training provided addresses the concerns of many businesses that young applicants lack skills and experience, the president says
Teacher assistants receive a monthly stipend and participants gain work experience and skills.. Picture: Madelene Cronjé
This would bring to close to 1-million the number of participants since the programme was launched. The school assistants have either supported teachers in the classroom or performed school maintenance, security, food garden production and other upkeep activities. “There are videos of newly trained sports enrichment coaches running exercise classes and participants at laptops doing school administration. There are the stories of young South Africans who had been struggling to find work, and now have been able to make modest extensions to their homes, start small businesses or further their studies.”