Finance and Economic Opportunities
- (a) What is the youth unemployment rate in the province and (b) what is the break-down per (i) municipality, (ii) race, (iii) gender and (iv) age;
- (a) what is the number of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) and (b) what is the breakdown per (i) municipality, (ii) race, (iii) gender and (iv) age;
- what are the provincial government’s programmes to address youth unemployment and the NEETs?
- [a] [b] [i] [ii] [iii] [iv]
The breakdown of youth unemployment in the Western Cape is the following:
Source: Stats SA [2023]
Census 2011 has a detailed breakdown of youth unemployment at a municipal level. However, this data is outdated. The most recent data provides a breakdown of youth unemployment at a metro and non-metro level, as reported above. Additional questions about this can be posed to Stats SA who are completing the Census 2022.
The breakdown of the number of youth aged 15-34 not in employment, education or training [NEET] in the Western Cape is the following:
Source: Stats SA [2023]
Census 2011 has a detailed breakdown of NEETs at a municipal level. However, this data is outdated. The most recent data provides a breakdown of NEETs at a metro and non-metro level, as reported above. Additional questions about this can be posed to Stats SA who are completing the Census 2022.
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The Department has experiential learning programmes that provides a monthly stipend of up to 12 months, on the job training and in most cases an accredited skills programme. Of the beneficiaries that complete the experiential learning programmes, 80% are offered further employment. In the 2023/24 financial year, R99.19 million is allocated towards our skills priority.
Details regarding a number of other exciting projects - that form part of the Department’s R512.78 million budget - were shared in my speech during the Vote 12 Appropriations Bill debate.
