Johannesburg - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Friday, 10 June 2016, chair the 16th Human Resource Development Council (HRDCSA) meeting that will discuss among others, the revised country Human Resource Development Strategy.
 
The meeting will be held at the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator Centre in Johannesburg.
 
The day will commence with Deputy President Ramaphosa being conducted on a tour of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator Centre to showcase the Centre’s contribution to youth development and employment.  
 
The Centre finds, screens, trains and places first-time youth work-seekers who are marginalised from existing corporate recruitment networks.
 
The work by centre is directly in line with the last HRDC summit’s call for partnerships amongst various players, in the pursuit of a skilled workforce in South Africa.
 
The HRDC is a national multi-tiered stakeholder advisory body established in 2010 under the leadership of the Deputy President and under the management of the Higher Education and Training Minister to build the human resource development base required to ensure a prosperous and inclusive South African Society and Economy.
 
Members of the media are invited as follows:
 
Tour of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator Centre
 
Time: 09h00
Venue: Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator Centre, 70 Fox Street, Johannesburg
 

Photo opportunity and opening remarks by the Deputy President at the commencement of the meeting
 
Time: 10h00
Venue : Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator Centre, 70 Fox Street, Johannesburg

 
Enquiries: Nthabiseng Rantau-Machiya – 082-570-5503
 
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa – 082-990-4853
The Presidency