What we do

Practical pathways from skills development to workplace opportunity.

Siphesikotshi connects unemployed youth to skills development, workplace learning and employment opportunities through structured partnerships — from recruitment and placement to beneficiary support, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Our core services

What we deliver

Nine coordinated services that support the full journey from recruitment to sustainable employment.

Youth Recruitment & Mobilisation

Recruitment, screening, mobilisation and coordination of suitable beneficiaries for youth employment and development programmes.

Workplace Placement & Employment Facilitation

Candidate-to-opportunity matching, employer engagement, placement coordination and support for pathways into meaningful employment.

Skills Development Coordination

Coordination of appropriate skills-development interventions with accredited training and delivery partners where accreditation is required.

Workplace Learning

Facilitation and coordination of practical workplace exposure, structured work experience and work-readiness opportunities.

Mentorship & Beneficiary Support

Onboarding, communication, mentorship coordination, beneficiary support, issue resolution and retention-focused engagement.

Employer & Industry Partnerships

Building relationships with companies, host employers and industry stakeholders to strengthen training-to-workplace pathways.

Programme Management & Administration

Project coordination, stakeholder management, documentation, contracts, scheduling, records and implementation support.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

Placement monitoring, progress tracking, employer and beneficiary feedback, data management, M&E and structured reporting.

Strategic Partnerships & Coordination

Bringing public, private, education, industry, community and development stakeholders together for practical programme delivery.

Our approach to implementation

Seven steps, from identify to progress

Our structured approach ensures every programme is coordinated, monitored and delivered with measurable outcomes.

1

Identify

Understand the needs of beneficiaries, employers, programmes and stakeholders.

2

Connect

Bring together the organisations and resources required for practical implementation.

3

Prepare

Support beneficiary readiness, documentation, onboarding and appropriate training pathways.

4

Place

Coordinate suitable workplace opportunities and employer engagement.

5

Support

Maintain communication, beneficiary support, mentorship and issue resolution.

6

Monitor

Track participation, progress, workplace experience and programme outcomes.

7

Progress

Support completion, employment transition, further development and sustainable economic participation.

Sector & programme focus

Designed to work across sectors and programme types

We do not limit our model to a single industry or funding channel; our role is to respond to legitimate skills, workplace-learning and employment needs through the right partnerships.

Youth Employment & Economic Participation

Youth employment, employability, workplace experience, career pathways and inclusive economic participation.

Construction & Built Environment

Workplace learning, practical exposure and skills pathways linked to construction and related occupations.

Engineering & Artisan Development

Pathways relating to electrical, mechanical, engineering, artisan and technical development.

Agriculture

Agricultural skills development, youth participation and workplace opportunities.

Transport & Logistics

Workplace opportunities and skills pathways within transport, logistics and related services.

STEM & Technical Careers

Career awareness, technical development and opportunities across science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Business & Professional Services

Administration, customer service, business support, entrepreneurship and other workforce-development opportunities.

General Skills Development

Other appropriate skills, workplace-learning and employment initiatives in response to programme and industry requirements.

Ready to build a stronger pipeline?

Effective youth and workforce programmes require more than placement numbers. We support structured monitoring of participation, attendance, progress, workplace experience, stakeholder feedback and programme outcomes — with reporting aligned to funder, corporate, public-sector or programme-specific requirements.