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Departments invited to enrol youth in career programmes
P
ublic Service and Administration Acting Minister, Thulas
National Youth Month. The five-day BB2E course and the 18-month
for delivering quality public
youth with post-school
services.
qualifications is very high
It also teaches them how
in the country.
Nxesi, has called on gov-
Cadet Programme are
public funds are adminis-
“The public service, as
ernment departments and
offered by the National
tered and managed, how
the largest employer, has
public entities to enrol young
School of Government
to carry out basic adminis-
responded to this chal-
people in internships as part
(NSG) and target unem-
trative and communication
lenge by enabling unem-
of the Breaking Barriers to
ployed graduates with
functions, the policies and
ployed graduates to gain
Entry into the Public Service
post-school qualifications,
prescripts that guide the
experience through the
Programme (BB2E) and the
and interns in the public
appointment of persons
Public Service Graduate
Cadet Programme.
sector and statutory bod-
into the public service,
Internship and Learnership
ies.
and how to write CVs and
Programme.
These programmes are aimed at preparing young
The BB2E course intro-
prepare themselves for
“In addition to this, the
people for careers in the
duces young people to
public sector and for the
government and teaches
work environment in gen-
them how government
Monday, Nxesi said the
det Programme. The aim is
eral, as the country begins
works and the strategies
unemployment rate among
to prepare the unemployed
10
interviews. In a statement on
NSG has introduced the BB2E course and the Ca-
Public Sector Manager • June 2022
