No experience needed for entry-level jobs in public service
Deputy President David Mabuza said the decision to remove the experience requirement is a game changer and will see a decrease in the high unemployment of suitably qualified young people.
FROM 1 April, job experience will no longer be a pre-requisite for those applying for entry-level jobs in the public service.
Deputy President David Mabuza said this when answering oral questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon.
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa made a call during his State of the Nation Address that experience will no longer be a prerequisite when applying for an entry-level job under the public employment programmes, in order to address the youth unemployment crisis.
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“In terms of this Directive, all the departments are required to introduce a graduate recruitment scheme, and to identify graded posts based on the need identified in the departmental Human Resource Plan, and other service delivery improvement initiatives. The Department of Public Service and Administration will soon be undertaking roadshows to further engage with national and provincial government departments on the implementation of this change,” he said.
Mabuza said the decision to remove the experience requirement is a game changer and will see a decrease in the high unemployment of suitably qualified young people.
“We have seen in the private sector other similar initiatives that also afford our unemployed youth an opportunity of a first time job, and we call upon all our partners in the private sector to embrace this change,” he said.
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