FAQS

This page will appear when you visit sayouth.mobi on your phone or computer.

Please note that if you have already registered with SA Youth, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator or with Tshepo 1 Million, you can just click LOGIN.

If you have forgotten your password you can click the FORGOT PASSWORD button.

If you have not yet registered with any of these organisations you must click “Join the Network”.

The next page tells you what you need to complete your registration and how long it will take.

It shouldn’t take more than four minutes.

You can use your ID number to register.

However, if you do not have an ID number you can still register on the system.

Once your registration is complete, a list of available jobs in your area will come up.

There are many options to choose from on this page:

Click on Content to upskill yourself and read/learn about different topics (work-readiness, entrepreneurship, free online-courses etc.).

Click on the Search button to look for specific types of opportunities, in specific locations etc.

Click on Profile to update your profile information (location, contact details, education, volunteering experience etc.)

Click on Applications to see which positions you have already applied for.

If you are interested in an opportunity, click on read more.

Read through the job description and if you are interested in this opportunity, all you need to do is click the Apply now button.

Once you have applied you will see this screen confirming that your application has been successful.

All opportunities have a closing date displayed, however, in some instances the employer has indicated the maximum number of applicants they want to receive – if this happens before the closing date is reached, the system will tell you and you will be unable to apply. This is why it is so important to log in every day to apply for available opportunities.

Once you apply, the mobi-site will display a message saying that your application has been received. This is your confirmation, you can also view opportunities you have applied for under APPLICATIONS. Plus, if you try to apply again it will tell you that you have already applied.

However, if the opportunity is not with a registered SA Youth partner you will have to follow the link and leave the mobi-site to apply. You can then communicate directly with the opportunity holder.

If you have previously registered on harambee.mobi or on tshepo.mobi you will automatically be registered on sayouth.mobi. So just log in using those details.

If you cannot remember your password please select the option “Forgot password” and if you are using the phone number or email address that you originally registered with, you will receive a link via SMS or email to reset your password. However, if you have changed your phone number you will need to call 0800 727272 for help resetting your password.

Please always keep your details up to date so that you don’t miss out on any opportunities.

Call SA Youth toll-free from 9am – 4.30pm on Mondays to Fridays on 0800 727272

Email SA Youth on support@sayouth.org.za

Reach out on Facebook www.facebook.com/SAYouth.mobi

Please also follow our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram and TikTok) to stay up-to-date and ask questions.

Go to www.sayouth.mobi (zero-rated) and register. Once you have registered, jobs that match your profile will be recommended to you – plus you can also search for certain types of jobs! You can apply for many of the opportunities on the mobi-site, for others you will need to click through to external sites to apply.

There are many different ways to upskill yourself and find ways to start earning money. The SA Youth platform includes skilling opportunities, jobs, learnerships, apprenticeships, volunteer opportunities as well as support tools for those who have or want to have a small business of their own.

Updating your profile regularly ensures that opportunities that suit you can be recommended when you log on.  A variety of new opportunities are uploaded daily, therefore it is important to log on regularly to search.

YES does not perform a recruiting role.

If you would like to register for YES opportunities, and other earning and learning programmes, please log onto www.sayouth.mobi where you can register for YES programmes and more.

For a B-BBEE-specific programme, candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 34, currently unemployed and must be black (as per the B-BBEE codes definition).

If for a non-B-BBEE programme, candidates of all races and all ages may participate.

All races may register on the SAYouth.mobi platform.

For a non-B-BBEE programme, candidates of all races and all ages may participate.

For a B-BBEE-specific programme candidates must be:
– Black, in accordance with the BEE definition,
– between the ages of 18 – 34 (as this is the definition of youth); and
– a South African citizen.

We are currently in the process of creating work opportunities, which is a complex and lengthy process. However, our team is working tirelessly to fulfil our mandate of creating thousands of work opportunities for the unemployed youth of South Africa. Once we have created these experiences, we will then begin to make placements. If you have registered, we will be in touch with you.

YES is aimed at all unemployed youth between the ages of 18-34 years, regardless of the level of education you have obtained. We encourage all youth that meet this criteria to register on our website: https://sayouth.mobi/

YES is aimed at all the unemployed, South African youth and we encourage all youth, wherever they are situated in the country to register. We will address the youth residing in rural areas and there will be no need to relocate to urban centres.