SA business leaders call for more digital skills programmes to boost youth employment

Different leaders in the business world have expressed their views on how digital skills are essential for job creation in a continuously evolving landscape. These sentiments were shared at the Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2024.

Various business-minded people were under one roof, sharing how South African youth can be shaped to be ready for the evolving workplace.Corporate social responsibility executive at Telkom, Judy Vilakazi says it remains a concern that South Africans aged 15 to 34 are the most vulnerable in the labour markets. “Disruptive shifts that include globalisation, demographic changes and the advent of artificial intelligence are transforming our socioeconomic system and impacting jobs,” she says.

Founder and head of the TsAfrika Foundation, Cynthia Motau, spoke about scaling up. she says they want to see more programmes and leaders being able to upskill the youth in an effort to create employment. “These learnership should run for two years to fully upskill youth and ensure their qualifications are fit for purpose,” says Motau.

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