Employment and Labour to empower unemployed youth through a provincial advocacy campaign- Upington, Northern Cape
The Department of Employment and Labour will hold its annual Northern Cape Provincial Advocacy Campaign in Upington. This is in an effort to empower unemployed youth in particular to find work.
The Department's Public Employment Services (PES) will host the Provincial Advocacy Campaign, which will include a session with employers and another with unemployed work seekers.
PES plays an important role in job creation and retention, as well as assisting employers and job seekers to adjust to changing labour market conditions.
Furthermore, PES has an electronic database known as the Employment Services of South Africa (ESSA) that connects job seekers with available job opportunities for placement purposes.
The session will focus on the following:
- Registration of unemployed work seekers on the ESSA database
- Facilitation of access to opportunities and employment counselling services to participants
- Providing career information and study options from educational institutions within the province of the Northern Cape
The aim of the work seeker session and career exhibition is to provide youth with information about different avenues they can take to find work or advance their careers. It also aims to address educational deprivation among youth in Upington by motivating and preparing them with the work ethics required to return to and participate in the labour market.
The media is invited to attend and cover the Provincial Advocacy Campaign which is scheduled to take place as follows:
Northern Cape Work Seeker Advocacy Session and Career Exhibition
Date: Thursday, 08 September 2022
Time: 9h00 -15h00
Venue: Michael Bongela Community Hall
Paballo, Upington
Northern Cape Employer Advocacy Session
Date: Thursday, 08 September 2022
Time: 8h00-11h00
Venue: Protea Hotel, Upington
For more information on the Provincial Advocacy Campaign please contact Kgomotso Mogotloane at 076 109 9725 or Frank St Quintin at 082 302 4771
For media RSVP and enquiries, please contact:
Jason Lloyd
Provincial Communication Officer (NC)
082 728 5476/ jason.lloyd@labour.gov.za
