Teaching Assistants

President Cyril Ramaphosa made a visit to a school in Tshwane to see the Teaching Assistants who were employed there as part of the BEEI programme.  

Thousands of young people living in South Africa applied to be teaching assistants during the fifth phase of the Basic Education Employment Initiate. Shortlisted candidates are now being contacted for interviews.

Thousands of unemployed youth applied for Phase 5 of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI), a programme aimed at creating over 200,000 temporary teaching assistant jobs at schools across South Africa.

Several thousand young people applied for teaching assistant jobs. The DBE has revealed when shortlisted candidates will be called for interviews.

Applications for teaching assistant positions are now closed. Youth who applied for roles in Phase 5 of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) are encouraged to prepare the documents required to finalise their appointments.

Thousands of young people across South Africa have already applied for Phase 5 teaching assistant jobs. Today, 9 May 2025, is the final opportunity to submit applications for these roles.

Teaching assistant job applications are now open. Here's what you need to know about Phase 5 teaching assistant applicants.

Are you interested in seeking employment as a Teachers Assistant or School Assistant? Here's a guide on how to apply for school assistant jobs using SAYouth.

A significant change has been introduced to the teaching assistant job requirements. For the first time, individuals who previously worked as teaching assistants may now apply for positions in Phase 5.

The government’s teaching assistant programme has previously created over a million job opportunities for unemployed youth. Applications for the next phase are set to open soon.

There has been a long wait since the end of phase 4 of the BEEI Teaching Assistants programme - which gave paid work to more than 1 million young people. Now the Basic Education Department has confirmed that the scheme will be coming back.

Youth Capital has issued a strong call for the immediate reinstatement of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI), citing South Africa's escalating youth unemployment crisis and the inadequacy of current government strategies.

Millions of young people are facing unemployment. Youth advocacy groups are demanding immediate action from the government to create more job opportunities and release funds for youth employment programmes.

The Presidential Youth Stimulus provided 1,7m work opportunities and has placed more than 1million young people as school assistants. These were just some of the successes highlighted by the President in the Sona speech.