SOY

CLIENTS

LEVEL UP YOUR B-BBEE SCORECARD. BUILD FUTURE TALENT.

CREATE REAL IMPACT.

Signa Opportunity partners with businesses to create meaningful workplace opportunities for unemployed youth while strengthening B-BBEE performance and building future talent pipelines. Through structured YES Programme implementation, we help clients turn compliance investment into measurable business value and lasting social impact.

MAKE YES WORK FOR YOUR BUSINESS

The Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme enables businesses to create workplace opportunities for unemployed youth while improving B-BBEE performance. Through Signa Opportunity, your business can:
B-BBEE spend is inevitable. Impact is intentional.

THE BUSINESS BENEFIT OF YES

Depending on the number of YES youth placed into workplace opportunities and the required absorption outcomes achieved, businesses may qualify for enhanced B-BBEE recognition.

YES YOUTH TARGET PLACED

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100% of YES youth target

150% of YES youth target

200% of YES youth target

ABSORPTION REQUIREMENT

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2.5% absorption

5% absorption

5% absorption

POTENTIAL B-BBEE BENEFIT

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Move up 1 B-BBEE recognition level

Move up 1 B-BBEE recognition level plus 3 points

Move up 2 B-BBEE recognition levels

Note:

B-BBEE recognition benefits are subject to YES Programme requirements, applicable verification rules, and successful achievement of placement and absorption targets.


BUILD TALENT PIPELINES YOUR WAY

YES gives your business flexibility to create impact in a way that works for your capacity, workforce needs, and talent strategy.

Clients can choose to:

  • Host candidates internally to build entry-level talent pipelines and identify future hires
  • Place candidates with external host partners to create impact without adding internal capacity pressure

  • Use a blended model to balance workforce development, B-BBEE outcomes, and broader social impact

WHAT WE MANAGE

Signa Opportunity supports the full YES Programme lifecycle:


WHY PARTNER WITH SIGNA OPPORTUNITY?

B-BBEE value

We help clients strengthen their scorecard outcomes through structured, compliant YES implementation.

End-to-end management

We manage the programme journey from planning and recruitment to monitoring, reporting, and verification support.

Flexible placement models

Candidates can be hosted internally, externally through vetted host partners, or through a blended model.

Measurable impact

We help clients track outcomes, demonstrate progress, and show credible evidence of youth employment impact.

People-first delivery
For many YES candidates, this is their first formal workplace opportunity. We support them with structure, dignity, and care.

READY TO BUILD YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE?

Whether your business wants to strengthen B-BBEE outcomes through YES or develop future talent through structured graduate pathways, Signa Opportunity helps you create workplace opportunities with purpose, structure, and measurable impact.

YES Programme Implementation

Strengthen your B-BBEE outcomes, build entry-level talent pipelines, and create meaningful work experience opportunities for unemployed young South Africans.

GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Developing future leaders. Signa Opportunity is developing a standalone Graduate Development Programme to help organisations build leadership and specialised talent pipelines by integrating high-potential graduates into structured workplace development programmes. The programme is being designed to support:

For organisations looking beyond immediate compliance, the Graduate Development Programme will support long-term workforce readiness by helping businesses: