Focus On: George Municipality Youth Offices

GEORGE NEWS - The Youth Offices in George and Uniondale have different services available to the youth.

Services rendered at these offices include, but are not limited to, the following:

assistance with tertiary applications (universities and colleges)
assistance with NSFAS applications
assistance with EPWP unemployed database: George Municipality and Garden Route District Municipality
assistance with Chrysalis Academy applications
career readiness programme – includes assistance with CVs, cover letters and job applications, including other opportunities such as learnerships
LinkedInIN training – training to set up your profile on this online social networking and recruitment platform
assists unemployed youth with photocopies, ID copies, copies of matric certificates for job-seeking purposes or other opportunities
assistance with Sars e-filing registrations (Uniondale/Haarlem)
arrange workshops on youth-relevant and -related information, such as entrepreneurship, life skills and leadership training, career-pathing and more with different stakeholders, like the national youth development agency
provide referrals of young people to different stakeholders, for assistance from the government, non-governmental organisations, and other institutions
assistance with school assignments (research and photographs)
assistance with fine-tuning raw ideas into project proposals.
motivational and career sessions are held at schools and with unemployed youth
parental support programmes, with stakeholders
aftercare, holiday and weekend programmes
skills transfer workshops, such as beading, sewing, decoupage and upcycled goods programmes
strategic support to stakeholders and role players in the youth development industry
the youth offices offer general information outreaches in different areas
facilitation of public participation in youth forums
youth ambassador programme, to assist community organisations