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Buil ildi ding ng a bridg dge e betw tween een Unemplo mployed ed Young ng peopl ple e and the work k place ce

Careerlin inx exists ts for r the sole e purpose pose of empo poweri ering g unemp emplo loyed ed youth uth. . The goal l of our r inter terventions entions is to provi vide de our r candid didates es with th steppi pping g ston

• nes

s of person sonal al develo lopment ment in orde der r to enable le and empow power r unemplo employed d youth th throu

• ugh

gh skill lls s train inin ing with th the abili lity ty to enter er the job b market et with th conf nfid idence ence, , havin ing the resil ilience nce to become

• me an effecti

tive e contr trib ibutor tor to SA Econo nomy. We belie ieve e its one of the key inter tervention ntions s the youn ung g peop

• ple

le from

• m dis-ad

advanta antaged ed comm mmun unitie ties s in our r coun untry try need.

• d. Providing

viding the basic c miss ssing ing steps ps will ll start t address ssin ing the bottlene ttleneck k that t our r youn ung g people ple in our r coun untry try are facing ng as currentl ently y they y are simp mply ly unemp emplo loyable le for r the most st basic ic jobs bs. . It will ll provide vide them m with th a stepping ping stone ne into to oppo portun tunitie

• ties. The young

ng people ple that requi uire e these se steps ps do not t qualify lify for r most st skills lls inter erventi entions

• ns in the market

t place. . It is our r cont ntenti ention n that in orde der r for r any practi tical al skill lls s training ining to be effectiv ctive Englis lish h Liter teracy y is essential ntial. EDUCATE TO EMPOWER EMPOWERING ERING THE UNEMPL EMPLOYED YED

• Careerlin

linx x Empowerm rment Solutio ions s Non Profit it Company y (NPC) C) was establis lished 25th October r 2012 and is regist istered with the Department of Social l Servic rvices s as a non non-profit it

• rganisatio

ion(NPO NPO); as well as with S.A.R. R.S. as a Publi lic Benefit it Organis isatio ion(PBO) PBO) under r Sectio ion 30 of the Income Tax Act.

• Our main objectiv

ive to allevia iate pove verty y in impoveris rished communit itie ies s to entry y leve vel l unemplo loyed yo young adult lts, , connectin ing them to emplo loymen yment, , skills lls and earnin ing potentia ial l

• pportunit

itie ies. . We specific ically lly address ssed those yo young adult lts s who fo for va vario ious s reaso sons s are not able le to connect to job or busin iness ss opportunit itie ies s workin ing in ove ver r 38 communitie ies in and around Durban

• Impact

act Emplo loym yment nt Facilita litati tion

• n Projects

ects Jan 2013 to Dec 2016

Intervie viewed, , counsell lled and regist istered 2068 2068 unemployed yo youth from ove ver r 38 38 underpriv ivile ileged communit itie ies s in and around Durban. Submit itted 650 650 candid idates s to prosp spectiv ive emplo loyer ers

• f which 620

620 benefic icia iarie ries were intervie viewed by prosp spectiv ive emplo loyers and 269 269 were placed into emplo loyment and earnin ing opportunit itie ies. It is to be noted due to financia ial l constrain ints and lack of staff resources Careerli linx x was not

• peratio

ional l durin ing 2014 . S Si in affe fect above stats s are fo for 2013, , 2015 & 2016.

HIST STOR ORY Y Jan n 2013 to Dec 2016

Career erli linx nx Busines ness s Servi vices ces (Pty) ty) Ltd td

establis lished February ry 2016 ,is a proudly ly South Afric ican owned company y with a l level l 1 1 BBBE BEE empowered entity y status. Its is a busin iness ss with a missio ion as it has been establis lished with the view of supportin ing and provid vidin ing a s self-su sust stain ined income fo for Careerlin linx x Empowerm rment Solutio ions s NPO - The NPO owning 100% of PTY shares We provide ide servi rvices that fill l the missin ing steps to ensure the yo young people le in South Afric ica is ready to enter r the market place fo for emplo loyment and busin iness ss opportunit ities s as well l as assis ist corp rporate companie ies s who have ve hired these yo young people le befo fore work readin iness ss interventio ions. Our main focus on train inin ing interventio ions are: AET Literacy y and Numeracy, , work readin iness ss which inclu ludes s basic ic computers s admin in & psycho-socia ial l interventio ions.

EDUCATE TO EMPOWER

Jan 2013 to Dec 2016 269 Unemplo employed ed beneficiari iaries es place ced 2015 & 2016

Work k Rea eadi diness ness Trai aining ning

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2017 2017 Milestones….

Laun unched hed Adul ult t Based d Lite terac acy y & Num umerac acy y Train ining ng for

• r unemp

emplo loyed ed benef eficiari iciaries s - Umaluzi aluzi accredi dited( ed( all leaner ers s passed ed externa rnal l benchm hmar ark exams) s) Got t awarded ded AET liter eracy train ining ng contr tract ct for r Steffanuti ti Stocks s Buil ilding ding staff memb mber ers EMPOWERING ERING THE UNEMPL EMPLOYED YED EDUCATE TO EMPOWER

Launched hed Busines iness s Admi min n Learne nersh ship ip NQF 3 for Contai ainer ner World, d, Shave e Paints ts and Career erlinx inx staff member bers. . All the stude dent nts were found above average e compete petent nt

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Develop

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ed in-depth pth and additi tional

• nal work readiness

iness learn rnership ip mater terial ial - ETDP Seta ta accredited dited

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Pam’s story…

“After the loss

s of my parents s at such a young ng age, life was tough gh and full of challenges.

• s. Day to day survi

viva val to find food d and shelter being one challenge and attending ng schoo

• ol being the other.

. I was fortun unate enough gh to have some guardian n angels who put me on different nt paths s to improve ve my life. I had a f friend, d, Lungi gile Magwaza, who I went to school with and she introduc duced d me to Careerlinx. . I was interviewed d by an amazing stron

• ng

g woman who is my boss s today, y, Rachel Engelbr brecht ht. . Careerlinx has helped me come alive, I am happy y as I learn so much each and every day. My life has not been good d but I believe we all have to start somewhere to move forward.

• d. Life has

challenges s but there are always doors s for us to knock on. Whateve ver we a ask in the name of the Lord Jesus s we shall receive. Today I’m currently studying Business Management and doing in house se Training ng at Careerlinx Empowerment nt Solution

• ns.
• s. They have

empowered d me as a youth h to be what I want to be tomorrow

• w.

. No Metter what stand in your way don’t give up!”

AET Englis lish Literacy y Leve vel 3 final l exam result lt: : 94%

Princess’s Story…

“My name is Prince

cess ss Ngubane. . I was s born and raise ised in Embo. . I attended Gwadu- Zenex Primary y School l and Khabaze zela la High School l where I matric icula lated in 2009. . I am a mother of three child ildren, , ages s twe welve lve, , ten and five ve. . We stay y with their ir father as I want my child ildren to grow w up in a home with both a Mom and Dad ad. . Although I have ve neve ver worked, , I did volu lunteer at a crèche in my communit ity y for eig ighteen months s whic ich I really lly enjo joye yed. . Workin ing with the child ildren made me realise lise I have ve a real l passi ssion for teachin ing so this is yea ear I am tryin ing to save ve money y to study y teachin

• ing. In my spare time I attend sewin

wing cla lasse sses s whic ich I have ve been doin ing for the last st four years.

• s. It is from these

se sewin wing lesso ssons s I h have ve been able le to make vario ious s items s to sell ll and save ve for my studie ies.”

AET Englis lish Literacy y Leve vel 3 final l exam result lt: 83%

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Smangela’s story…

“My name is Smangele le Phetha, , I am 27 ye years s old. . I live ve with my Grandparents s and Uncle. . My mother r passe sed away in 2001 when I w was doing grade 6, at the time I neve ver r knew my fa

• father. Sadly

ly, , I fa failed matric ric in 2007. In 2008 I went on to be a caregiv iver r at the Roman Catholic lic Church in Hillcrest

• st. In 2009 I was a g

general l worker r at the Sizakala la Crèche fo for a ye

• year. I attended

Elangen College in 2013 doing an office admin inist istratio ion course, unfo fortunately ly I h had to drop out as I fe fell pregnant. . My baby y girl l is now 3. In 2016 I joined a L Life fe Skills lls programme which I fe felt really lly helped me. I reunit ited with my fa father r in 2010 after r he contacted me. I learned I have ve a step mother, , step sisters s and step

• brothers. It is great we are now communic

icatin ing and getting to know one another.” AET Englis lish Literacy y Leve vel 1 final l exam result lt: : 76%

Thandeka’s story…

I am Thandeka Zondi from a small ll town wn we call ll Greyt ytown

• wn. I l

live ved there with my parents s and four siblin lings.

• s. I am 22 years

s old ld. . I belie lieve ve in cultural things and I am sure to most people’s surprise ise, , still ill a virgin in as we know w this is is almost unheard of in today’s society, too many youths s are sleepin ing with and datin ing old ld men endin ing up with infectio ions s or fallin lling pregnant. . I choose se to enjo joy y life differently.

• ly. I go to

KwaNo Nongoma Emhla langeni where all l virgin ins s sing and dance together. . I would ld like to be marrie ied before havin ving child ildren. I did my lowe wer and secondary y educatio ion in Sphakeme Combin ined School, l, grades s 1 through to grad ade 12 2 whic ich I comple leted in 2014. . In 2015 I worked as a temp. at the Grey y Town wn Hosp spit ital.

• l. I worked as a cleaner and wast

ste colle llector in the TB allo located area. . I move ved to Embo from Eshowe we in 2016 where I comple leted Lif ife e Skills lls train ainin ing and worke ked as a volu lunteer in an orphanage wash shin ing clothes s and ironin ing. . I still ill live ve in Embo with my grandmother.”

AET Englis lish Literacy y Leve vel 2 final l exam result lt: : 77%

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AET English ish Liter erac acy y & Numer erac acy: y: Started d AET English ish Literac acy traini ining ng for 2nd

nd group

p of unemp mplo loyed ed benef efici iciari aries es Launched hed Psycho ho Social ial Inter erven ention tion

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Obtained ined a 2 2nd

nd year

train ining ing contr tract ct - AET English ish Liter erac acy y for Stef effan anuti ti Staf aff Developed ped Level el 1.0. . 2.0 and 3.0 English ish Liter erac acy y Training ing mater terial ial in house se Conducted cted an English ish Oral l Bridgi ging ng course se

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Awarded ded a 2nd year Busi sines ness s Admin inistr istration

• n NOF 3 Co

Contract act for Contai ainer er World d and Career erli linx staff Career erli linx nx staff team m volunt nteer ered ed at Phosan sane e Primary mary Schoo

• ol conduct

ucting ng Neema ma Engli lish sh literac acy y training ning

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Graduatio tion Aug 2018 - all Februar ary y 2018 AET Studen dents ts passed sed 4 with merits its.

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Graduatio tion Aug 2018 8 - All Februar ary y 2018 8 AET T Studen ents ts passed sed 4 with merits ts.

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Graduatio tion Aug 2018 8 - all Februar ary y 2018 AET Studen dents ts passed ed 4 with merits ts.

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Some me of the studen dent t comme mments ts... ...

It t was as a a privilege to to st star art t cl clas asses w ses with th Car Careerlinx nx. . I l lear arne ned d al allot

• t and

and I am am grat ateful ul to to be par art of t of the the cl clas ass.

• s. I w

was as doi doing ng level 1 1 and and now now I am am doi doing ng level 2.

• 2. I'm

'm look

• oking

ng for

• rwar

ard d to to improv

• ving

ng my y Eng English. sh. Thank hank You You so so muc uch h Car areerlinx nx and and Conta

• ntaine

ner Wor

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d for

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prov

• vidi

ding ng us us with th lang angua uage lite teracy acy. Thank you so much for all you have done in my life for English

• lessons. I thank God for

sending you into my life.

It was a great opportunity for me to be a part of AET classes run by

• Careerlinx. This course helped me

to improve my English and I will encourage other people to join us so we can speak and write English with confidence.

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Some me of the studen dent t comm mment nts... ...

I w woul

• uld

d like ke to to than thank k Contai Containe ner Wor World d for

• r

he helping ng me with m th my y Eng English.

• sh. You

You hav have not not onl

• nly

y he helped d me, , you you hav have al also so he helped d my y chi childre dren.

• n. I

can can now now he help the them with th the their hom homewor

• rk.

. My y Eng English sh has has improv

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d in n a a way ay that that I can can st stand and in n front

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• f p

peop

• ple and

and not not feel l like I'm I'm sa sayi ying ng som somethi thing ng wrong

• ng.

We had a great time with other students and our facilitators were so amazing. I’ve learnt

• allot. I still want to learn more

in Careerlinx because they are so helpful to us.

I have learned allot about life and English, English wasn't easy for me and I am coming back as I want to know English well.

EMPOWERING ERING THE UNEMPL EMPLOYED YED EDUCA CATE TE TO EMPOWER ER Strate tegy gy for r Self Susta taine ined d Income

• me

We have ve a three pronged strategy y due to the fa fact that as a NPO and PBO Sectio ion 18A we are limited to the amount we can charge fo for servic rvices. First prong: : Access ssin ing Grant fundin ing and CSI donations In order r to grow and continue we have ve to apply ly fo for grants s and donatio ion fundin ing in an environment where CSI spend in corp rporates has been reduced drast stic ically ly in fa favo vour of Economic ic develo lopment and supplie lier r develo lopment spend fo for Small l Busin iness sses. . This s leaves s a ve very y small l window of ava vail ilable le fundi ding where many non non-profit its are competin ing fo for the same fundin ing. Second prong: : Access ssin ing Skills lls spend from corp rporates Provid vide some of the on-the the-ground skills lls resources s needed by our non-profit it organisa isatio ion by obtain inin ing skills lls develo lopment spend from corp rporates s who also by law have ve to spend a c certain in percentage on unemplo loyed yo youth. Third Prong: Access ssin ing Economic ic Deve velo lopment Grants s & Supplie lier r Deve velo lopment spend We launched Careerli linx Busin iness Servi rvices (Pty) Ltd, set up in a way that all shares belong to our non-Profit it (copy of the share certific icate held by our audit itors) with a v view to supportin ing and providin viding a self-su sust stain ined income fo for Careerlin linx Empowerm rment Solutio ions s NPO. . This s company will: l: Apply ly fo for Economic ic Develo lopment Grants Offe fer r train inin ing servic rvices s to Corporates: : Facilit litatin ing Basic ic Englis lish, Numeracy, , computer r and Work Readin iness ss soft skills lls train inin ing fo for the busin iness ss sector r entry y leve vel l yo youth emplo loyees. . NB! Inve vest stment into skills lls develo lopment by the busin iness ss sector r is requir ired by law, , in order r to qualif ify y fo for large contracts. We hope this multi facetted sustain ined income strategy will enable le us to grow and develop into a Non Profit it that impacts all of SA Youth.

EMPOWERING ERING THE UNEMPL EMPLOYED YED EDUCA CATE TE TO EMPOWER ER

Emplo ployment nt is crucial to all llevia iate poverty in our coun untry

• ry. It is our visio

ion and d goal l to facili litate and increase empl ployment nt in the ranks of unemplo loyed d throu

• ugh

gh empow powerm rment proj

• jects.

. Witho hout ut the basics ics of Literacy, Numeracy and Com

• mputer

puter skil ills ls in place, it is alm lmos

• st

impos possible le to find nd empl ployment nt oppor

• rtun

unitie

• ies. Most peopl

ple find nd themselves in the positi ition

• n where our educ

ucatio ion system has disadvant ntaged d them as they come out

• f the system witho

hout ut these necessary ry skil ills

• ls. They find

nd that their ir levels of educ ucatio ion, n, as refle lected d throu

• ugh

gh speaking ng, readi ding ng, , writing iting and d think nking ng skil ills, are severely compr promised.

• mised. Careerlin

inx Busin iness Servic ices Pty Ltd is committ itted d to working ng towards ds rectifyi ifying ng these skil ills shortages with h the provisi ision

• n of quali

lity train ining ng. Readi ding ng, writin iting g and d numeracy skil ills are the traditio ditiona nal poin int of departur ure to upskill ll, thereby making ng a person

• n compe

petiti itive with h interna rnatio iona nal standa dards ds and norms

• rms. Thereaft

fter, a learne rner r can successfu fully ly access other r train ining ng interventi ntion

• ns

as well ll as be eli ligi gible le for entry ry level empl ployment nt oppor portun unitie ies

Some me stats from

• m Careerlinx

linx databas base

WHY THE NEED FOR OR AET ENGL GLISH ISH LITERA TERACY CY & NUMERA ERACY CY TRAI AINI NING? NG?

De Deta tailed ed brea eakdow down n of st stats ts

EMPOWERI WERING G THE UNEM EMPL PLOYED YED EDUC UCATE TE TO EMPOWER WER

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Primary phonics & blends Sentence building & grammar Sentences & grammar English grammar Consonant & vowel digraphs Paragraph writing Comprehensi

• n skills

Essay writing Comprehension skills Finding information Paragraph writing Figurative language Writing sentences Instructions & directions Mind Maps Letter writing (formal context) Visual literacy Comprehension skills Essay writing Listening skills Instructions & directions Functional texts – read & interpret Expressing

• pinions

Argumentative, narrative, descriptive & informative essay writing skills Oral activities Informative Skills – read & interpret Text

• rganisation

and summary skills Interview skills

Timetabling Advertising Research skills and project writing Report writing Poems Reading & writing stories (fact and fiction) Poetry Cartoons Filling in a form Essay writing Story writing Advertising Calendars & diaries Letter writing Advertising Speech writing & presentation skills Signs, symbols & gestures Expressing opinions Business letter (covering letter for CV) Poetry Creative writing Daily communication s: e-mail etc. Study and comprehension skills Listening comprehension Presenting a speech

AET ENGLISH LISH LITE TERACY Y PRODUC UCTS TS – UMALUZI UZI ACCRED EDITE ITED

Natio iona nal Certif ificate: AET Engli lish h Literacy - NQF Level 1 to Level l 4

AET Basic ic Educa catio ion n and Training ng is fo for adults ts who wa want to f finish h or improve e their basic ic educatio ion. . AET aims to p provid

• vide basic

ic fo foundatio ional l learning ng tools, , knowledge e and skill lls, and provid

• vides

es particip ipants ts with nationall lly recognised ised skill lls and / or q qualif ific icati tions ns. AET addresse esses the fundament ntal al skill lls of reading, , writing, understan andin ing, listeni ning, , nu numeracy and mathemati tics cs, thus improvin ing communic icatio ion n and proble lem solvin

• ing. In addit

itio ion, , it address esses es literacy and nu numeracy ab abili liti ties es which enab able les further devel elopmen ent t in your compan any. AET is suitable e fo for adult learners, , provid

• vidin

ing them with an opportuni nity ty to acquire e the first, critical al milesto estone e in a g general educatio ion which is more

• ften than not, never received

ed. . It aims to e equip ip adult t learners with a suffic icie ient ntly ly substant ntia ial l basis is of knowledge, skill lls and value ues to fo form a basis is fo for continu nuin ing educatio ion n and training, to enhance the likeli liho hood

• d
• f employme

ment and / or c career devel elopmen ment.

• t. The intention is also that

the qualit ity of learning offe fered will reignite te an interest in learning ng fo for many who have had neg egativ ive e ex experie ienc nces es in schools ls or we were denied ed such oppor

• rtuni

nitie ies in the past

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CAREERLINX STEPPING STONES…

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EDUCA CATE TE TO EMPOWER WER

CAREERLI REERLINX NX LEARNER RNERSHI SHIP

Gener eral l Educ ucation tion & Train ining ing Certif tificate: te: Adul ult t Based d Educ ucation tion and Trainin ining ECD ID: 73254 ABET T Level l 4 NQF F 1: 120 credits its Careerlin inx conduc ducts ts bloc

• ck

k train ining ng in 5 to 6 days peri riod

• ds

s over 12 12-mo month nth period iod Unempl employed d learn rners s are placed ed with h NPOs Os, , crèches es and corpor porate tes s for r relevant ant work experi rience ence (i.e. . learn rn to earn) ) relate ted d to the course se. We will ll motiv tivate te that these studen dents ts be absor

• rbed

d as empl ployee ees s into to these e organi aniza zation tion once train ining ing is comp mple leted. ted.

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1.

• 1. Award

d Careerlin inx Emp mpowerm erment ent Solutions lutions NPO O a CSI grant nt / dona nation. tion. 2.

• 2. Allo

locate te your ur skill lls spend nd for r unempl employed ed benef efici iciari aries es towar ard d Careerlin inx Unempl employed ed beneficiar iaries ies. 3.

• 3. Supp

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t Careerlinx inx Busin iness ess Servic vices es Pty by allo locatin ting g supp ppli lier er develo lopment ment and skill lls s spend nd (int ntern ernal l & extern rnal) al) to us.

• 4. Assis

ist t with h connec necti tion

• ns

s to Corpo porates tes in the market t place e that are look

• king

ing for r avenue ues s to allo locate te CSI dona nati tion

• ns,

, econo nomic ic developm lopment nt and d skil ills ls spend. nd.