Public Employment Services: Opportunities for Education, Capabilities, and Social Justice

Public Employment Services | SOCIAL POLICIES THE CONSTITUTION OF RSA, 1996 Section 22: Bill of Rights- Freedom of trade, occupation & profession. Every citizen has the right to choose their trade, occupation or profession freely. The practice of a trade, occupation or profession may be regulated by law. Employment Services Act, 2014 To provide for public employment services; to provide for the establishment of schemes to promote the employment of young work seekers and other vulnerable persons; to provide for schemes to assist employees in distressed companies to retain employment .

Application Application UN model Nussbaum s List of Ten Central Capabilities (287-288) UN model CAPABILITY APPROACH CAPABILITY APPROACH Other Other Life Life/long, /long, FREEDOM FREEDOM Emotions Emotions/ / love, grief love, grief Species Species/co /co- -exist exist Practical Practical Reason Reason/reflect, dream /reflect, dream Bodily Bodily Leisure/Play Leisure/Play/ / laugh, enjoy laugh, enjoy Health Health/nourished, /nourished, shelter shelter Affiliation Affiliation/s ocial interaction ocial interaction Bodily Bodily Adaptation Adaptation /s Integrity Integrity/no harm /no harm Senses, imagination, Senses, imagination, thought thought/Education & training /Education & training Control over Control over environment: political environment: political & & material material/participation, /participation, property owner property owner Conversion factors/ UNEMPLOYMENT

Public Employment Services | POLICIES translates into structural OPPORTUNITIES, POLICIES translates into structural OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION, CAPABILITIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION, CAPABILITIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Well Well- -being being achievement achievement Access Access to education, participate in local decision to education, participate in local decision- -making. Affiliation, group setting. Connection and networking. Affiliation, group setting. Connection and networking. making. Well-being freedom Lack of discrimination or harassment in the workplace or labour market, freedom freedom to choose occupation, to job hunt. No social profiling, social judgement. Able to compete for jobs, not too anxious, too tired or too hungry. Adequate structural opportunities. More choices, expanding capabilities. A job is the means to an end, but not the end in itself. Unlocking aspirations, upwards adaptation. Coping with socio-economic, personal, political conversion factors. Enabling environment. Access to information, freedom arrive at a decision without violence and shame. Enhance practical reasoning. Agency achievement Agency freedom freedom to

Public Employment Services | Public Employment Public Employment Services Services FREE SERVICES Information Services Advocacy Work seeker/Employer Services: To provide Public Employment Services to assist companies and workers to adjust to changing labour market conditions. MOU Partnerships with service providers LAP: Companies in distress Career Information & Guidance Services Psychometric testing Recruitment & Registration & Monitoring of Private Employment agencies &Temporary Employment Services Selection Services, registration, matching, Job & learning opportunities, placements Work Permit Scarce & critical skills School leavers/graduates

Public Employment Services | IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION National Student Financial Assistance Scheme (NSFAS) is a government entity under the Department of Higher Education and Training established according to the NSFAS Act (Act 56 of 1999) to provide financial support to disadvantaged students who wish to further their studies at public universities or TVET colleges.

Public Employment Services | PES Early Intervention PES Early Intervention School leavers School leavers Government s increased support for poor learners Transformed from partial Loan scheme to full bursary scheme - 2019 No fee schools and funded tertiary education Addressing socio-economic inequalities SASSA cohort immediately funded

Public Employment Services | PES Early Intervention PES Early Intervention School leavers School leavers MOU Partner project Young People at Work funded by Dept of Social Development Stakeholders and specialist services Social workers, lawyer, Family advocate, Home Affairs, DHET HQ, WCED, youth specialists organisations, career counsellors, psychologists, Youth Business sector, IT specialist, NSFAS. Community outreaches: school leavers and unemployed

Public Employment Services | PES Early Intervention PES Early Intervention role of specialist specialist role of Home Affairs verify identification Social Workers sign vulnerable child declaration form Career Counsellor Counselling services, job preparation Youth organisations rehabilitation services, counselling, skills training, life skills. WCED convene community outreach with school leavers DHET Collaborate on policy development NSFAS Assist with community outreach IT specialist Assist with IT online application challenges

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