Calling all unemployed youth!!!!!
Organisation: UIF LAP
Fields: Wholesale and Retail
Stipend: R2, 000 per month
Fixed Term: 12 Months
General Entry Requirements
- South African citizen (18–28 years)
- Unemployed and not in any other learnership/internship
- Preference given to previous UIF contributor.
- Minimum Grade 11
- Passionate about developing practical skills and gaining work experience in wholesale and retail
- Persons with disabilities encouraged to apply
- Available full-time for 12 months
- Must have access to a smart device
LAP is a programme within the Department and is funded by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). The purpose of the programme is to skill and up-skill the unemployed youth and unemployed UIF beneficiaries in order to gain access into the labour market, and to establish their own businesses. With this project, leaners will be trained to become Assistant Chefs, Baristas, Fast Foods Cookers, Convenience Food Cooker and Table Attendant. These trainings are offered through theoretical training and practical work; and the curricular has among others, business studies and field specific disciplines.
According to the Deputy Director: LAP in the province, Jeffrey Zitha, it is envisaged that at the end of these projects, participants would be able to be integrated into the world of work and also be able to open their own businesses, thus reducing unemployment and also empowering those around them.
“The aim of these trainings is to ensure that youth and work seekers are equipped with the necessary skills that are needed to close the skills gap and to enable the unemployed youth and unemployed UIF beneficiaries to meet the requirements of the labour market,” Zitha said.
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