BusinessTech reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on businesses to remove prior work experience requirements for job positions, in a bid to boost the employability of SA’s job-seeking youth.

In his weekly letter to the nation, the President said that the record success of the country’s matric class of 2023 meant that thousands of fresh matriculants would be moving on to various tertiary institutions to further their education. However, there were many who would also move into the working world with just their matric, and he called on “all of society” to make more job opportunities available to them. “As government, we have made the call for businesses to invest in our nation’s future by employing more young people, and, where possible, to do away with the requirement of prior work experience,” he indicated. Ramaphosa pointed out that the government has made tax incentives available to businesses to encourage more youth employment, and said companies should make use of this avenue to ensure those seeking jobs can find them. “I encourage companies to use the Employee Tax Incentive to hire more young job-seekers, to make more training and mentorship opportunities available, and to sign up with the Youth Employment Service and other initiatives being rolled out in partnership with government.”

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