Transcription of DISCUSSION PAPER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
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DISCUSSION PAPER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT National Treasury Confronting youth unemployment: policy options for South Africa DISCUSSION PAPER National Treasury February 2011 2 Contents Executive Summary 4 1. Introduction 7 2. Higher employment for greater inclusion 9 3. An i ntroduction to youth unemployment in South Africa 11 4. Confronting youth unemployment: policy options 16 Growth 16 Education 16 Labour market policy 17 Training programmes 18 Direct PUBLIC sector employment 20 Employment services for job search and job matching and sanctions 20 Employment incentives and subsidies 21 Entrepreneurial schemes 22 Comprehensive approach 23 Spending on active labour market policies 23 5. Employment subsidies 25 6. Policy priorities: the argument for a youth employment subsidy 30 7. A youth employment subsidy for South Africa 33 8.
The New Growth Path calls on the state to provide bold, imaginative and effective strategies to create the millions of new jobs that South Africans need.
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