Applications Open for the GIBS Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme 2026
Applications Open for the GIBS Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme 2026. Are you a young, ambitious graduate eager to gain hands-on experience and boost your career? The GIBS Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme is your gateway to real-world opportunities in a dynamic and innovative environment.
Overview
South Africa, like many countries globally, grapples with the challenge of youth unemployment. This is supported by statistics indicating a 45,5% unemployment rate among young individuals (aged 15-34 years), in contrast to the national average of 32,9% in the first quarter of 2024.
Are you a young, ambitious graduate eager to gain hands-on experience and boost your career? The GIBS Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme is your gateway to real-world opportunities in a dynamic and innovative environment.
For one full year (Jan 2026 – Jan 2027), you’ll get hands-on experience, work in an exciting environment, and build a solid foundation for your future.
Who Should Apply?
To qualify for this exciting opportunity, you must:
- Be currently unemployed.
- Be between the ages of 18 and 35 years (i.e. will not have turned 35 by 31 December 2025).
- Be a South African citizen by birth or naturalization (a) before 27 April 1994 (being the date of the commencement of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act of 1993) or (b) on or after 27 April 1994 for anyone who would have been entitled to acquire citizenship by naturalization before that date.
- Live in Gauteng.
Additional Requirements:
- Have not participated in the YES programme of any other company.
- A minimum university degree or equivalent qualification (NQF 7), with a major in Quantitative skills, is advantageous.
- Good English language skills.
- Be available and prepared to work a 40-hour week over seven days (i.e., Monday to Sunday with two consecutive days off), including evening work from Monday to Friday (16:30 to 21:30).
- Be available to start in January 2026
How to Apply
Click HERE to apply
Closing Date: 15 November 2025
