KSA 9: (Business Development and Innovation
Thrust 3: Water utilisation for poverty reduction and wealth creation in agriculture
Programme 2: (Capacity building and training programmes)
Title : Developing and Piloting the Water Graduate Employment Programme for Unemployed Graduates
Contact Person: Dr Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze <chantalrk@wrc.org.za>
Closing Date: 27 November 2020
According to Statistics South Africa (StatsSA 2020), Youth account for 63% of unemployed persons in South Africa with an unemployment rate of 43%. Amongst this percentage are unemployed graduates with an unemployment rate of 33%. Investing in employment pathways and platforms for unemployed graduates is central to firstly, building on past education investments and secondly, creating economic buffers that support New and Just Transitions. The National System of Innovation (NSI) framework and the Master Plans, aimed at economic recovery, raise these key factors and the need for inclusive socio-economic development. The vulnerability of unemployed graduates in the South African labour market cannot go unaddressed and should be viewed as a key initiative within South Africa’s Economic Recovery Plan.
