MINISTER of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has called on unemployed youth to take the opportunity to register for free online courses.

The Ministry has collaborated with online-based educational platform Coursera to offer free courses to young people as part of efforts to fight youth unemployment.

“Our intention, as government, is to remove as many barriers as possible and enable young people to fulfil their dreams and career aspirations. We therefore encourage them to take up these opportunities,” Ndabeni-Abrahams said on Tuesday.

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The National Electronic Media Institute of SA (NEMISA), a digital skill training institute entity of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, will coordinate and facilitate the registration process for these courses.

The free courses include, among others, data science; coding; app development; digital marketing and artificial intelligence.

The duration of the courses range between four and eight weeks. Grade 12 is desirable but not an essential requirement.

Familiarity with the internet and digital literacy are essential criteria. The details for registration can be found at www.nemisa.co.za/recruitment.  

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