The Department of Science and Innovation's National Youth Service Programme: workplace experience for unemployed science graduates: 2020 technical report

OUTPUT TYPE: Research report- client
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Juan, N.Zulu, V.Reddy, S.Mabuyakhulu, J.Harvey
KEYWORDS: GRADUATES, INTERNSHIP, NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE PROGRAMME, SCIENCE, WORKING CONDITIONS
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11986
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16017
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16017

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Abstract

In South Africa, despite the drive to produce more science graduates, some of these graduates face the challenge of being unable to find employment as they attempt to enter the labour market. This is often as a result of graduates lacking the workplace experience that prospective employers seek.