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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86842, member: 27"] A massive youth jobs push is doubling as a classroom rescue plan, and Cyril Ramaphosa is betting it will chip away at unemployment while lifting school results. Ramaphosa doubles down on youth jobs [LIST] [*]President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined plans in a 16 February 2026 newsletter. [*]He linked youth unemployment to uneven education standards. [*]Matric pass rates, he said, have climbed over the decades. [*]Gaps remain in township and rural school resources. [/LIST] Basic Education Employment Initiative expands [LIST] [*]Basic Education Employment Initiative was launched in 2020 under the Presidential Employment Stimulus. [*]The programme created over 1.3 million work opportunities. [*]Education assistants must hold a matric, and general assistants need a Grade 9. [*]The latest phase concluded at the end of 2025. [/LIST] Training geared for the digital economy [LIST] [*]Participants receive compulsory safety and financial literacy training. [*]Optional modules cover AI fluency and basic coding. [*]Skills target the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. [*]Stipends and experience improve long-term job prospects. [/LIST] Classroom support shows early gains [LIST] [*]Assistants are placed in 19 000 no fee primary schools. [*]Many focus on numeracy and literacy as Reading Champions. [*]Teachers report more time for lesson preparation. [*]Surveys reflect over 93 percent satisfaction from schools. [/LIST] Early childhood development boost [LIST] [*]Bana Pele's drive formalises more Early Childhood Development centres. [*]Registered sites receive R24 per child daily subsidy. [*]Department of Trade, Industry and Competition backs 1 000 centres. [*]Social Employment Fund reaches over 50 000 children nationwide. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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