#GenerationBPO | Issue 1 | 2023

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It’s your job opportunity calling

START YOUR CAREER IN THE CALL CENTRE INDUSTRY. The first wave of Covid-19 Lockdown caused 3 million people to lose their jobs over the lockdown period, representing an 18% decline in employment from 17 million people employed in February, to 14 million people employed in April 2020. | www.business-humanrights.org BPO Skills Academy has actively been combatting unemployment by creating hundreds of job opportunities for unemployed youth in South Africa. Working hand in hand with Industry and Funding, we succeeded in bolstering the BPO Industry with work-ready candidates in South Africa to grow in the face of COVID-19.

We are an active participant in the Cape Skills and Employment Accelerator Project which will create 3000 jobs in the BPO sector over the next three years.

BPO Skills Academy creates Learnership and Internship opportunities for unemployed youth in South Africa. We facilitate National Qualification Training to Learners and also place youth in experiential workplaces.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE IS: An unemployed South African resident of the Western Cape.

Between the age of 18 to 28, with a Grade 12 Certificate.

In posession of a South African ID. Eager to work hard & learn with strong communication skills.

bpoacademy.co.za

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010 009 6968

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Little Themba walks into a spaza shop and walks up to the lady at the counter. “ How much is a chocolate cone ice cream?” he asks “ R5” the lady answers rudely.

He only has R5 and ponders whether he should spend all of it on ice-cream.

“How much is the Vanilla?”

“R3” answers the lady, visibly annoyed.

Little Themba counts with his tiny fingers and buys the R3 ice cream.

He walks out with a big smile on his face.

Soon as he is out of sight, the unfriendly lady peers into a plate on her counter.

There is a R2 tip that wasn’t there before the boy walked into the shop.

The National Film and Video Foundation is proud to play a critical role in helping South African

SOUTH AFRICA

an agency of the Department Of Arts And Culture

Bringing South African stories to life.

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BRICS. The birth of a movie hub.

South Africa has made great strides in producing great films some of which have gone on to win prestigious international awards. As South Africa moves to partner fellow BRICS nations in co-financing and co-producing joint film projects, local filmmakers will now have the opportunity to reach even more global audiences.

With a combined population of over 3billion people, the BRICS nations provide a potentially massive platform for South African filmmakers to tell their stories.

SOUTH AFRICA

an agency of the Department Of Arts And Culture

Bringing South African stories to life.

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