We have two real options for reducing unemployment in South Africa. We can bring unemployed youth into the market by helping them gain high-demand skills or stem the flow of jobs from corporations as certain work becomes redundant by digitisation – the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
Not-for-profit social enterprise Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator has partnered with SiMODisA and South African tech startup Clickatell to launch DigiLink, an incubator programme that aims to upskill unemployed youth to enter the tech economy and secure long-term employment.
The South Africa government has devised financial incentives that allow businesses to claim back much of their spend on training and development. SARS grants an annual incentive of R40,000 for able-bodied learners and R60,000 for disabled learners once a learner is registered for any NQF 1-6 learnership.
The South African government has devised financial incentives that allow businesses to claim back much of their spending on training and development.
DigiLink incubator was launched in Cape Town in November 2020 by Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator to bring unemployed and excluded youth into the technology (tech) economy and equip them for long-term employment.
Now, the first cohort of software testers has proven the concept. All have graduated and gained full-time employment with Clickatell, the company for which they’ve been training and working.
The first cohort of digitally-skilled youth have graduated as part of the digital training and mentoring programme introduced by Cape Town-based incubator DigiLink.
The most productive workers in the world today leverage technology to help them do their jobs better. As the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) rapidly gains momentum, the surest way for companies and individuals to excel is to build technical skills.
If we don’t keep up with the fourth industrial revolution, we’ll be left behind in the doldrums
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