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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.

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.

Thousands of young people will be employed in Gauteng as teaching assistants. The premier of the province says the main focus of this programme is aimed at reducing unemployment in the province. 

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.

The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) is making strides in alleviating some of the heavy weight of unemployment amongst the South African youth. While there is still much more to be done, the programme has brought job opportunities directly to the youth.

More than one million employment opportunities were created through the implementation of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI). The initiatives great success has highlighted the need to it to be extended despite its looming completion.

The fourth (and possibly final) phase of a youth employment initiative is set to conclude in the coming months. Young people who were selected to participate in the initiative received valuable training and workplace experience at school around South Africa.
 

One of the main goals of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative is to provide youth people with employment opportunities. Youth employed around the country are now being praised for their contribution to schools. 

The Unemployment Insurance Fund kicked off its campaign to make payouts to previous participants of the Basic Education Employment initiative in November 2022, and to date, more than 17 000 teacher assistants have received their UIF claim benefits.

Newly recruited participants of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) have been encouraged to take on another opportunity that forms part of the Basic Education initiative, because it is through this particular opportunity that the youth will gain skills that are relevant in the job market.

The application period for a critical youth employment initiative is closed. However, youth who submitted applications to be part of the programme are being encouraged to prepare for the next step in the teacher assistant recruitment process.

South Africa’s youth unemployment rate is more than 60%. Applications for a critical youth employment initiative have recently opened and the amount of applications received by the education department indicates the need for the initiative.

Pay disparities among people who perform the same employment duties have yet again become a topic of discussion. A recent dispute has caught the attention of law experts who have weight in on the matter.

The application period for teaching assistant jobs is now open. Youth around the country have limited time to apply and be placed at a school in their community. More than 270 000 vacancies are to be filled in this national programme to bolster the resources available at schools across the country.

Youth around South Africa are eagerly awaiting the opening of the education assistant jobs applications. The county’s education department has since revealed what these teaching assistant jobs will entail.

While youth around the country are gearing up to apply for positions during phase four of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI), the education department has revealed its findings on the programme. 
 

Unemployed youth around the country will soon have an opportunity to apply for jobs at schools in their local communities. However, these positions will require academic qualifications.