This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.ANA reports that that the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) was due to launch a graduate recruitment scheme on Wednesday in a bid to tackle high numbers of graduate unemployment in South Africa.
The scheme, which was approved by Cabinet in December last year, would offer new graduates work opportunities and training in government departments, the department said.
“The National Development Plan recommends that to achieve a professional public service, the state needs to be a career of choice by attracting the best graduates and youth with potential,” the department said.
During the launch, dialogue with stakeholders would explore perspectives on youth development initiatives in the public service and interventions to promote it as a career of choice.
The department said the scheme would, among others, strengthen the talent pipeline for the public service’s future capacity – especially in scarce occupations and critical areas of service delivery.
It will also provide best practice on existing graduate schemes in the public service and the principles for implementation across the public service.
Among the invited participants at the launch will be the beneficiaries of various graduate programmes in the public service, the current final year students in higher education institutions nationwide and young professionals with an interest in public service.
The original of this report appeared on page 8 of The Citizen of 25 July 2018
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