Dean Villet’s Post

JOBJACK is a free-to-use web-based platform that supports South Africans searching for entry-level employment opportunities. In our country, active job seekers spend over R900 per month looking for employment opportunities. Our partner, JOBJACK, is working to ease this burden. We’re excited about the innovative solutions the JOBJACK team brings to those entering the job market - and how these opportunities can improve job seekers’ family livelihoods.   #JobsAndLivelihoods #EmploymentOpportunities https://lnkd.in/ea6ui5Ee

Data is clearly one of the most powerful tools an educator can have in their tool belt. Educational data, when used correctly, can dramatically improve learner outcomes. Watch below to learn how Data Driven Districts is helping teachers at Sedibeng Primary School in Thembisa, Johannesburg unlocks the most potential out of their learners. https://msdf.co/3OFck  

Job alert! Come an join an incredible team doing inspiring work embedding data-driven decision making into the education sector.

Our fantastic partners at YearBeyond prepare young adults in South Africa to enter the workforce by providing mentorship and professional development through volunteering. Read how they’re helping address #YouthEmployment. https://msdf.co/3XvSo9P

With the growth of #ArtificialIntelliegence and #MachineLearning technologies, more data annotation specialists are needed globally. Esther Hoogstad at Enlabeler saw this as an opportunity to connect South Africans eager to work with opportunities as data annotators through training, mentorship, and hardware and connectivity access.   Read more about the awesome work from our Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Africa NPC partners at Enlabeler: https://msdf.co/3C6CCJf

As with all things that are really funny, a lot of truth underpins this little gem 😂

Diving deeper on the previous post, our partners at WeThinkCode work with young people, recruiting and training them as software engineers. Not only are they helping to close the digital skills gap and create job opportunities for youth here in Mzansi, they’re also helping meet the market demand for skilled, entry-level developers. Watch the video to hear directly from graduate and software developer Mushagi, to see the program in action. https://lnkd.in/eSQHCkYA   #youthemployment #DigitalCareerDevelopment #SoftwareDevelopment

There are so many new opportunities for young people in the growing tech sector here in South Africa, and our partners at WeThinkCode are there to help them learn the skills necessary to kickstart their careers. Watch the video to hear directly from WeThinkCode CEO Nyari Samushonga and current student Rorisang about the program’s impact. https://lnkd.in/dz9DprGj #tech #opportunities #youthemployment