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THE DEPARTMENT of Basic Education has urged all youth of South Africa who are between the ages of 18 and 34 to register on sayouth.mobi.
The online recruitment system is being used by government to promote youth employment and to bring down the unemployment rate.
The department says the system is zero-rated and therefore does not require data.
Department of Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said applications for phase four of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative opens next month.
According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2022, the unemployment rate was 63.9% for those aged 15-24 and 42.1% for those aged 25-34 years, while the current official national rate stands at 34.5%.
Mhlanga says the pre-application window will be open from September 5 until October 16, 2022, which will give every young person six weeks to place their application, in a fair and open system.
“Of the six weeks, the first three weeks are for the young person to prepare themselves by gathering all documents and information required.”
The applications officially open for all young South Africans from September 26 and will close on October 16.
The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) implemented in the Basic Education sector Phase Three will conclude on August 31.
“The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative in the Basic Education sector enters the fourth phase in 2023.
“The Presidency, the Department of Basic Education and Provincial Education Departments wish to extend their gratitude to all the youth that participated in Phase II and III of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative in the Basic Education sector,” said Mhlanga.