CiTi is offering you an opportunity to build your talent pipeline by partnering with the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention, the National Skills Fund, The Department of Higher Education and our Digital Career Accelerator, CapaCiTi.

To participate in this exciting opportunity, reach out by leaving your contact details below.

We invite you to partner with CiTi by committing entry-level employment opportunities for young, talented South Africans in Coding, Software Development, Data Analytics, Technical and Network support, Cyber Security or Cloud Computing positions.

The National Skills Fund (NSF) and the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) in partnership with the Presidency are providing funding to support youth development interventions that will accelerate youth pathways into the economy.  The programme focuses on transitioning young people into the ICT/Digital labour market with the aim of reducing youth unemployment.

By partnering with CiTi, you will benefit from substantial cost savings whilst creating a talent pipeline for your organization and hiring committed and well-trained candidates who are ready for the world of work.

Our skills development offer includes:

• • Close the Gap training delivered through our innovative Job Critical Skills programme.
  • Programmes run in Cape Town or Johannesburg at our Tech campuses.
  • Up to 6 months of technical learning, led by industry experts.
  • Scorecards, feedback, one on one mentoring, and support for all candidates to support their professional development.
  • Recruitment of suitable candidates based on your company need and candidate profile.
  • Project management in partnership with the demand partner.
  • Internationally recognized accreditation on completion of training.
  • Ability to claim Skills Development points for all training offered.
  • A minimum stipend of R3000 per month is included to support the learner whilst in training. This value can be increased at your additional cost.

In the last 3 years, our Digital Career Accelerator CapaCiTi has trained over 2000 young South Africans and created over 3600 work opportunities for our graduates.  This has earned CapaCiTi graduates over R240 million in salaries from fixed term and permanent jobs.

To learn more, please call CapaCiTi CEO Fiona Tabraham on 0658972814 or CapaCiTi Commercial Relationship Executive Kashni Naidoo on 0823355445.

We look forward to working with you to mobilise our Youth asset in South Africa and enable your growth through quality digitally enabled talent.

More about CapaCiTi 

CapaCiTi Digital Career Accelerator is the skills development arm of the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), a non-profit company striving to build a future-fit, inclusive society through technology and innovation. CapaCiTi’s vision is to enable inclusive growth of the digital economy by ensuring a supply pipeline of future-fit, skilled employees with relevant digital skills matched to industry demand.

This is done through innovative training and experiential learning programmes that focus on both technical and professional development. We bring together expertise, technology and resources from industry, academia, government, and impact funders in order to develop young South African talent with in-demand skills, giving them a foundation for successful and fulfilling careers.

Candidates receive blended training at our tech campuses via an online learning platform that promotes self-learning and group work as part of a holistic programme designed to develop digitally confident candidates. Industry mentors provide teams with a business challenge and ask them to investigate a solution and present it back to their mentors weekly. These activities enhance teamwork, communication and create a culture of solution-driven design thinking.

“CapaCiTi is changing lives and building brighter futures for unemployed youth in South Africa by offering holistic training interventions through a tested, cutting-edge learning methodology and bespoke e-learning platform. We currently engage with over 800 youth a year and since inception in 2011 have trained over 3000 youth in digital and work readiness skills” – Fiona Tabraham, Chief Executive at CapaCiTi.

Watch the video below to hear what our amazing candidates have to say about their time at CapaCiTi.