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CIE THABISO SKILLS INSTITUTE
The
CIE Thabiso Skills Institute, a division of the
Catholic Institute of Education was established to
find, test and roll-out solutions to the youth
unemployment crisis in South Africa. It guides and
supports 25 skills centres across the country that
are situated in and around communities that are
socio-economically deprived i.e. townships, squatter
camps, and communities displaced during apartheid.
These skills centres together serve
approximately 5000 youth per annum who are
arguably the most marginalised from the job
market and economic participation with about
72% possessing education below a NQF 4
qualification (matric equivalent). The
supported skills centres offer:
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Holistic training that includes Life
skills that imparts foundational
skills necessary to succeed in work
and life.
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Training aligned with market
opportunities as analysed through a
developed and tested community
mapping tool.
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Training in “hot skills” which are
very in-demand skills in communities
surrounding skills centres and
skills that youth can quickly learn
and utilise to start earning income
i.e. cell phone repair; delivery
scooter repair; basic agriculture
etc.
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Workplace based learning which holds
that exposing youth to the workplace
builds necessary competencies and
confidence that go beyond
occupational training placing youth
in an increasingly competitive job
market at an advantage and adds to
their employability and life
experience.
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An experienced placement team to
seek and build relationships with
businesses that lead to workplace
based learning and job
opportunities.
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Pilot Livelihood Hubs at certain
skills centres which take
entrepreneurial youth through a
small and medium enterprise training
programme that enables them to spot
viable business opportunities, draw
up sustainable business plans, and
launchbusinesses either individually
or in co-operatives. |
Impact tracking by the CIE Thabsio Skills
Institute’s Monitoring and Evaluation team
show that in certain projects, 90% of youth
who successfully complete their occupational
and Life Skills training benefit from
workplace based learning, with over 60%
becoming economically active. |
