BusinessLive reports that a new government recruitment scheme, launched on Wednesday, was met with mixed reactions from the unemployed graduates supposed to benefit from it.  

The Public Service Graduate Recruitment Scheme‚ launched by Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)‚ is the government’s response to resolving the problem of unemployed graduates.  But not everyone was convinced following Dlodlo’s address, with some saying they were left with more questions than answers.  Dlodlo told the audience that the scheme was a response to curbing the high levels of graduate unemployment in SA, with some welcoming the initiative.  But, she left promptly after giving her address and did not take questions from the audience, committing instead to availing the information about the scheme online so it could be accessed by as many graduates as possible.  Some graduates who were present were not convinced the scheme would improve graduates’ chances of getting full-time employment.

• Read this report by Nonkululeko Njilo in full at BusinessLive
• Read the address given by the Minister at the launch at DPSA News

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