Call for Applications: DSI-National Youth Service Programme(Open to South Africans)

The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (NRF-SAASTA), a enterprise unit of the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), invites purposes for the DSI-National Youth Service (NYS) Programme. This initiative gives worthwhile alternatives for unemployed graduates to acquire hands-on expertise and contribute to South Africa’s improvement.

Opportunities Available

1. Science, Engineering, and Technology Graduates
   • Eligibility: Unemployed graduates aged 18–35 with {qualifications} in science, engineering, and expertise fields.
   • Duration: 12 months.
   • Role: Volunteers will help the implementation of the DSI’s Science Engagement Strategy by placements in companion organizations.
2. Communications, Journalism, and Media Graduates
   • Eligibility: Unemployed graduates aged 18–35 with {qualifications} in communications, journalism, or media research.
   • Duration: 12 months.
   • Role: Interns will work with mainstream and group media retailers to produce content material about science, expertise, and innovation throughout broadcast, on-line, and print platforms.

Programme Objectives

The DSI-National Youth Service Programme is part of the federal government’s broader National Youth Service (NYS) initiative, launched in 2003 to fight youth unemployment. It goals to:

• Empower Youth: Provide sensible alternatives to improve expertise, enhance employability, and entry the economic system.
• Foster Contribution: Cultivate an understanding amongst youth of their important function in South Africa’s improvement.
• Build Capacity: Develop the data and skills required for profitable transitions to unbiased maturity.

Through the programme, unemployed graduates are positioned at DSI companion establishments for 12 months, throughout which they obtain a month-to-month stipend to help primary dwelling wants.

Programme Features

Participants will have interaction in initiatives comparable to:

• Youth Journalism Programme
• Primary School Science Intervention
• Undergraduate Support Programme
• Role Modelling
• TechnoYouth® Initiatives

The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), underneath the NRF, manages the recruitment, stipend funds, and acts as a liaison between host establishments and the DSI. Participants are additionally anticipated to contribute to programme evaluations, together with exit interviews and a monitoring course of performed by the Human Sciences Research Council.

How to Apply

Interested graduates are inspired to apply by 31 January 2025.

For full particulars, go to: DSI-NYS Programme Details.

Take this chance to acquire invaluable expertise and make a difference in your group whereas constructing a basis for your future!

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