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Engen has partnered with the Disability Economic Empowerment Trust (DEET) to launch an artisan training programme for 100 people with disabilities that will assist them with the skills required to enter the job market.

A retail business is only as good as its employees. Essentially it is the staff who represent the brand since they are on the front lines dealing with customers.

While the unemployment rate remains alarmingly high in South Africa, there are other routes to follow on your search to finding employment, such as embarking on a learnership and studying a trade. 

Training providers are ultimately responsible for determining fair stipends. Stipends, a fixed monthly allowance paid to candidates as part of a learnership, internship or apprenticeship, are intended to provide learners with financial assistance to pay for transport, meals and other basic needs whilst completing these 12-month programmes.

Learnerships are an essential resource to future-proof your business. Black Broad-Based Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is only effective in meeting its goals if the transformative ethos of the legislation is embraced, according to Rajan Naidoo, the Director of EduPower Skills Academy.

The need for social assistance from nonprofit organisations has grown exponentially since the Covid-19 pandemic, but donor funding to them has not kept pace. However, there is a way for them to apply for funding opportunities.

A learnership offers you workplace experience while also obtaining a qualification. Here are some tips if you would like to do a learnership.

It has been brought to our attention that at least two people have been impersonating Progression in a fake recruitment drive targeting people with disabilities.

Social media is awash with pictures of proud graduates, degree in hand and ready to embark on the next stage in their lives. Here's how to get the right graduate for your business.

All the elements on the B-BBEE scorecard require some financial investment from companies, many of whom are feeling the financial pinch from declining sales and revenue since the pandemic began. Investment in B-BBEE and transformation is unlikely to be top of their lists and understandably so.

Blended working conditions are very common as many companies juggle between in office working and working from home. Some companies have opted to adopt this for even more procedures, such as interviews. Here are some top tips to master your upcoming Zoom job interview.

So, you’ve just graduated – congratulations! You are probably excited to find that dream job, earn an income and put your skills and education to use. Here are some tips to land your first job.

Getting a job could be a process that lasts for either a month or for some, a few years. Many people would say that looking for job is a job all on it's own, hopefully a short term one.

South Africa's unemployment rate has hit a record high of 35.3% - the highest level since Statistics South Africa's first Quarterly Labour Force Survey in 2008. What this means is that 7.9-million people remain jobless. So, how do we, as a country, rectify this?

On 8 March every year, women's groups around the world mark International Women's Day, a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

In response to the skill shortage in South Africa,  learnerships were established to allow people to gain valuable skills that could ensure their success in the workplace of their choice.