ADVANCING YOUTH INTEREST AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN THE GREEN ECONOMY

Minister Naledi Pandor Speaking at the 4th Annual Green Youth Indaba 2017

“The future of our country and the African continent depends on our development of talented scientists and entrepreneurs who can take up the opportunity to develop new technologies and innovative solutions for our pressing problems.” – Hon. Naledi Pandor, Minister for Science and Technology

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ADVANCING YOUTH INTEREST AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN THE GREEN ECONOMY

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Dialogues and Awareness Campaigns

The objective of the Green economy opportunity awareness and Green events are to go beyond exposing opportunities for youth within the green economy but to effectively explore and unpack necessary strategies that can create an easy access to create jobs and inspire green innovation needed to eradicate youth unemployment and poverty which is aligned with commitment 11 of the green accord Economic Development in the Green Economy; Promotion of localisation, Youth Employment cooperatives and skills development.

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Education and Training Programmes

The Green Youth Campus Drive travels across the country to different universities and TVET colleges Advancing and promoting youth interest towards the green economy, Enviropreneurship/ green entrepreneurship amongst university/TVET students. It also seeks to promote Commitment 4 of the Youth Accord: Youth target set-asides need to be considered in particular industries, particularly new industries where young people can be drawn in large numbers and should be progressively realised. For us that is the green Economy.

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Entrepreneurship Training

The objective is to provide relevant training in respect of Green Entrepreneurship, as well as Introductory Green Business Training via a short course for entrepreneurial candidates so that they can venture into the business environment of the green economy. The workshops are to provide hands-on training and actionable green skills for small businesses in the green economy through comprehensive skill-sets

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Mentorship Programme

Our Green SMME mentorship programe focuses on harnessing the potential of the young entrepreneur and ensuring that they have the right capabilities to grow their green business. We believe that the transformation of entrepreneurs can only happen when they embark on a parallel process of personal growth and business growth. This process is anchored on five pillars, which are the programme interventions offered to entrepreneurs at different stages of their business.

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