By providing unemployed youth the opportunity to gain 12-months quality workplace experience through the YES initiative, your Business can receive up to two B-BBEE status levels.
In three streamlined steps, Signa Opportunity will assist your Business to execute a fully compliant YES programme.
Contact us to calculate your YES youth target with our online calculator.
The YES youth target is the number of unemployed youth a company will need to provide quality work experience for to gain
1 B-BBEE Recognition level.
Depending on the YES youth target placed in workplace opportunities, the following benefits can be realised for businesses:
- Move 1 B-BBEE Recognition level up on the Scorecard for 100% YES youth target placed and absorption of 2.5% of the YES youth target.
- Move 1 B-BBEE Recognition level up on the Scorecard plus 3 points for 150% YES youth target placed and absorption of 5% of the YES youth target.
- Move 2 B-BBEE Recognition levels up on the Scorecard for 200% YES youth target placed and absorption of 5% of the YES youth target.
Other benefits for providing unemployed youth with 12-months quality workplace experience:
- Contribute to growth and stability by creating economic pathways for youth
- Qualify for employment tax incentives
- Claim up to 50% of training provided to youth under Category F & G of the Skills Development Scorecard
Choose to Place your YES Target inside your Business or with a Host Company
Depending on your capacity and ability to integrate your YES target within your Business, Signa’s knowledgeable team seamlessly assists your Business to place your YES Target within your operations (internally) or externally with our vetted Host partners and manages your YES programme from planning to verification.
Signa Opportunity implements your YES programmes
Signa Opportunity have compiled a comprehensive implementation process that ensures a successful YES programme cycle.
YES4YOUTH Association
Signa Opportunity partners with companies that are eager to help graduates gain valuable 12-months quality work experience. With our professional team, Signa Opportunity assists you to identify or scope roles that can be filled by graduates within your business operations. We pair hosts with youth who are ready to start immediately and are able to fill a role within the company without the added recruitment fees. Furthermore, youth receive a monthly stipend for 12 months from our Sponsor Clients, this means hosting a YES youth does not have to come at a cost to the host company.
Did you know that research has shown that a youth with 12-months quality work experience is three times likely to remain employed for the long term?
Host Benefits
- Create a talent pipeline in an innovative way
- Increase operational capacity with work-ready youth who are available to start immediately
- Access to cost effective recruitment:
- Youth are sponsored a stipend by Sponsor Clients who gain B-BBEE Recognition
- Youth can be absorbed into vacant roles at ZERO recruitment fees
- Contribute to giving youth a bright future by helping youth gain 12-months work experience
Contact us today and we will help get the right youth, with the right skills, for the right role in your company. In addition, Signa Opportunity will induct your company’s supervisors (whom the youth will be reporting to), guide them on monitoring and evaluating the youth and provide expert support over the 12-months workplace journey through our dedicated Workplace Coordinators.
Together we can prepare South Africa for a working future!
