Companies plan to remove degree requirements

To mitigate the country's high unemployment rate, South African companies, plan to remove requirements for a degree qualification for certain jobs. #eNCA #DStv403 #questionthinkact
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[@Georgelukas1999]

We said remove the job experience not degrees

[@Siyanda266]

They always do whatever they like mxm

[@nonceba_nukeri]

My sentiments exactly 😢.

[@kgaugelomoraka8335]

And age restrictions.

[@KoketsoR7]

The youth already have degrees. It doesn't make sense to ask for 5 years experience in a entry level job

[@ClaytonTheGeneral2.0]

Very true!

[@Jesusistheway-l3i]

They even want that in restaurants. Insane.

[@TradeX26]

Saw one also on for a cashier at store needs 3yrs experience as cashier I was gobsmacked💀💔

[@HelloWorld-th9vb]

Thousands already have degrees but still unemployed, removing degree wont change a thing

[@siyabongakhumalo6841]

They dont want to pay

[@thabobooi3311]

Work experience should be removed, not degrees for entry level

[@ClaytonTheGeneral2.0]

Understandable yet debatable.

[@double_deerapper9574]

Yess

[@GarthLyle]

Albeit degrees for entry level is also quite ridiculous

[@vuyokazikwitshana2780]

University qualigication does not give u experience, they need to stop the 5 years experience and companies to invest in training and development within the job,

[@16ndimngqo]

Degree requirements isn't the problem, it's number of years of experience that's ridiculous.

[@ShammyAumPrakash]

Another slap in the face, same as the 30% pass rate in matric.

[@raphaelmahumane1648]

It will not make any difference, Degree or diploma, there are no more job opportunities.... all these people are jobless today.

[@mariahkamogelomoloisane6276]

Today a degree is like a higher grade matric, every second person you meet on the road is a graduate, we now have graduates doing lousy jobs which requires no formal qualifications, so this proposed changes will not move a needle.

[@GoforiGugu]

Lol u trusted ANC by getting a degree

[@mariahkamogelomoloisane6276]

@GoforiGugu what are you saying?

[@GoforiGugu]

@@mariahkamogelomoloisane6276 I will email ✉️ you

[@imansalaam5166]

Education is key, please give an applicant an opportunity to learn and prove him or herself

[@sheribukes3649]

The degree qualification is NOT a blockage! If the tertiary system is outdated in its curriculum then change that! Don't throw the baby out with the water. This is lowering the standard. What a fail.

[@sandysandy9275]

Remove the amount of experience requirement and the age requirement, not the degree requirement!

[@kgaugelomoraka8335]

💯 imagine you are educated then next thing age restriction becomes your blockage.

[@pierrefourie5753]

Again a very stupid move by stupid people. Lower standards all the time will not solve joblessness. Education and training is the answer.

[@Magz-101]

But this is not wise. There is high unemployment rate even with graduates. So, removing the degree requirement will not do anything. Make job opportunities for graduates, then about non-degree job seekers

[@GarthLyle]

How does one make job opportunities? South Africans like to throw the term around but what actual solutions do you have

[@Magz-101]

@ It’s very simple. 1) Stop issuing tenders worth hundreds of millions for Maintanance work. Why issue a tender for IT services when government can hire own IT people and provide job opportunities? 2) Support Industrialists to encourage them to manufacture goods on shore. For example, impose tariffs on imported Chinese clothing and incentivize locals to resurrect the local textile industry, thus creating jobs. Do you need a longer list?

[@GarthLyle]

@Magz-101 point 2 is very good and I agree. On point 1, you need the skills and that is usually outsourced as the government does not have the man power or skills to cover that gap ? That is the point of tenders. It won't work and create jobs unless for example they run a program to upskill people to address that need.

[@theoretical-b1h]

How is this a solution when we're unemployed with degrees. The blockage is not the the degree requirements, the blockage is entry level jobs that already want experience maybe try to fix that first.

[@DragonReaper1998]

Aowa bra. It hasn't even been a year since I got mine. 💀 Why did they wait until now?

[@tbgsnamela9722]

Same here😂😂😂batho ba ba gafa

[@MarcusKhakhane]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 sorry boeta

[@lukathusi9285]

😂😂

[@vivm2794]

😂

[@s.rpj.z]

This is stupid. We are bringing the quality down and subsequently standards

[@GoforiGugu]

Lol degrees are bringing standards down 😂 Because they are outdated (expired 😅😮😢

[@BruceJ999]

​@@GoforiGuguSoo whats the point of obtaining high marks in matrix if higher education will be no longer demanded? This doesn't reflect any long term planning

[@coen8677]

Great, now we'll have even less qualified employees...

[@Vasbyt6540]

GEEEEZ,How low do we have to go to accommodate the bad education system in sa?

[@loveandlight3486]

Our youth should still aim higher. Government has failed South Africa!

[@greghilton6718]

The issue is experience not degrees duh !

[@amanixxx0795]

No that's not true... Everyone who is currently experienced, started somewhere...got trained...tran the kids as well.

[@GoforiGugu]

😂😂😂 @amanixxx0795 You don’t understand. The world has changed; we are more global than ever before. Companies are no longer just looking for qualifications; they are searching for serious talent. In many cases, people with qualifications have disappointed employers, which is why they are losing interest in mere "toilet paper" degrees.

[@thembilemajafe1165]

@amanixxx0795 I think he means that to even get training at an entry level job the market requires you to have prior experience. Not all cases but definitely alot or most.

[@amanixxx0795]

@thembilemajafe1165 crazy

[@SamPhiri-f4o]

Remove work experience from graduate student not degrees bcz even degree holders are seating at home

[@eunallmaharaj8583]

Any Person required common sense....today in South Africa even a person with a degree don't have common sense.

[@Ash_Hole-f7p]

😂😂, true

[@zwelishaun757]

Brain rot in this country💔we have useless Degrees in universities…Matric passing with 30%…Jobless degree holders South Africa is falling and if you happen to get exposed to little corruption that might make you money…my advice is take that chance you might not even get arrested🤞🏽

[@nehemiahmukwevho2644]

artisan do not need 60% pass rate but your determination and commitment

[@deanwait]

​@@nehemiahmukwevho2644 but your taking jobs from people who actually studied for the position Make colleges and universities obsolete and still causing joblessness What's the point of having an education system then if it can be bypassed ??

[@chrisdavids2914]

What you don't realise is that the market is changing cheap labour is the future. If you cut degrees and fill that position with a uneducated person that only means under paying that person. How many more people are going to be jobless? On top of that technology that is already advancing. South Africa is failing us. How could government even be proud of the matriculation pass rate when they brought down the pass rates in school.

[@ChildOfChrist84]

Brother i was thinking the exact same thing.

[@alright-p1l]

Wich means more uneducated and unqualified wil be hired

[@Gabriel-xq6tn]

This is what they are looking for. They know degrees can be extremely difficult to get them and they want to lie it's no more important. False..

[@Gabriel-xq6tn]

Trained, get early experience before the one who has the strongest background from the degree.

[@KaniahNarrainsamy]

Job opportunities should be based on skills intelligence and expertise and not entirely on a piece of paper with an exception of a few in critical shortage " Certificates are meant to be framed and hung walls whilst intelligence is something you carry with "" How can one acquire experience when one is not given the opportunity to prove oneself? Knowledge and Experience is amassed over a given period of time and is certainly not achievable over a short period. Enthusiasm and passion to learn is the key to unrevel any situation cross frontiers of unknown Territories and achieve you dreams with a positive mindset. Without the above propensities your degrees are worth nothing. How long are you willing to stand in the long or wrong queue ?

[@ChildOfChrist84]

Lol you sound like someone whose grumpy because you dont have a degree. The plan is to remove degrees to pay people less. Cheap labour.

[@MichaelVumile-jb3lb]

Expirience is stumbling block , degree requirements is not a problem graduates on average will perform netter than none graduates.

[@GenuineRSA]

That's not true, especially when the none graduate has years of experience

[@BrownMedallion]

To My Peers, learn digital skills to create a broader opportunity pool for yourself. The Global Remote Work industry continues to expand and creates (significantly higher) income opportunities beyond Azania's borders. Digitise, or stay lost.

[@mzeinvestments9176]

This will just make things worse

[@justdeepsensations99]

This won't change anything because most companies prefer experience more than education & skills. Our system is flawed

[@sizwekhumalo3709]

9 million + graduates unemployed anyway

[@OratiloeKhumalo-Ph.D]

Ah, an intriguing proposition. However, removing degree requirements for jobs as a panacea to unemployment reeks of logical fallacy. Degrees, much like faulty glasses, are tools to filter qualified individuals. Without them, how does one ensure competence? By this logic, why not hire a surgeon who merely watches Grey's Anatomy? While admirable in intent, this approach neglects the intrinsic value of education and risks diluting professional standards in a misguided bid for accessibility.

[@GenuineRSA]

It's for entry level jobs

[@Ck-zu9io]

you speak of "logical fallacy" then go on talking as though they'll just hire anyone they find

[@treasurenkhwashu]

This will only make things worse, now more people will apply 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ismaeelakb]

Quality will go down as well as stipends

[@Solly232]

Instead of removing the 1 to 3 years of experience required for an entry level job. U choose to remove degree requirements 🤣🤣 yah neh. That YT guy was right...

[@MkuluClive-ls5qj]

Degrees and National Diplomas that are not bought are very necessary for competent staff that know what they are doing. I have both and am streets ahead of those of my generation that do not have.

[@bigv8820]

I agree 💯 unless there's accredited certification of skills for the individual assigned to a position, removing qualification requirements will fill offices with incompetent personnel.

[@MkuluClive-ls5qj]

@bigv8820 offices are already filled with incompetent Comrades!

[@danielschauffer8216]

We already have a competency problem which means business and organisations fail at service delivery and eventually close down thereby destroying job opportunities for others. This is a reckless move.

[@Gabriel-xq6tn]

They should remove work experience instead. If you remove a degree what else do you need to replace with? A one week or a one month certificate endorsed by companies? They don't want to train people with a 3 or 4 year degree but they prefer to employ and train again people with one month 'international certificates". It's all about getting employed, trained or experienced. Certificates are creating chaos for qualified individuals with degrees who couldn't afford or have less resources to access these certifications courses to enter into their respective industries. Tour de Babel.

[@reubensampson3322]

All these youngsters are concerned about is money for partying, i am over 40 and struggling to get meaningful employment. At first you required matric and now its 18-25 or 35. What is our worth in this country, are we unable to contribute or are we only allowed to work at places like Britos or Shoprite in order for us to contribute!!!

[@gerardfuller2413]

This should be done immediately... People are tired of going to university and not getting the right tools to do a specific job. Let's work on skills development

[@tiisetsotiisetso8265]

Wasted 4 years 💔they must cancel higher education and matric

[@mohalesydneylebea9388]

Remove experience and give those with degrees opportunities. What you are proposing is tantamount to corruption. People will claim the experience they don't have.

[@feyazibi2164]

Izimanga zika 2025 many to come

[@sonjaswart9866]

Nou is ons regtig OPGEMORS.😢😢😢😢😢😢 Liewe genade, BANANA REPUBLIC PAR EXCELLENCE!

[@ShamonayMeintjies]

This doesnt make sense...so rather start making a change in the set age requirement for alot of opportunities until 35 years old. This system is completely against our people ..and growth..government really need to look into this issue.

[@zulu-k2r]

It would be best if they could take that away. Having a degree it's worthless. It's like being in a relationship with somebody who doesn't acknowledge anything you do or say. Nobody has ever talk about how painful it is to be underpaid with that degree. And still, you must pay back the university

[@tracychoolan9812]

South African's should be given First preference for jobs and internships,companies who hire Foreign Nationals should be Fined.

[@primuslaidee1]

It’s not the degrees that are the problem, it’s the experience that is needed even for entry level jobs. It makes NO SENSE

[@AlbertusMBezuidenhout]

Even doctors with degrees cant get jobs....biggest problem ...the economy is not growing...Govt has the wrong economic policy...

[@LukasSimmonds-e4h]

I don't even have a degree and this is the dumbest thing I've heard all week

[@ipelengmanthaaa49]

Degree is not a blockage, 10 years experon an entry level job is a blockage

[@Wuzmu]

Apply for a doctor with a matric certificate! Sounds good 😂😂😂

[@thandonee3723]

Imagine we have weird people in important positions without brains 🧠 this is the problem

[@animalslife9714]

I have been telling my people the same thing that formal education has value in nowadays, NB- Companies need knowledge , not a piece of paper, We need to change our mindset, especially, We as black people, cheers.

[@LukeRev480]

Many white people coud speak, read and write isi Xhosa in my village, We did n't even know their English names. They had Xhosa nicknames. There were jobs where you had to read and write isiXhosa or any mother tongue. In other words just be a communicator and you have a job! But you cannot blame ANC cause around the world university education has been prestigious and encouraged! This is just a recent shift in mindset globally!

[@Gabriel-xq6tn]

These days to secure a job you don't need a skill you just need to be a good communicator. This is the cost of hiring good communicators instead of the actual skilled people and now they think a degree is a problem.

[@LukeRev480]

@Gabriel-xq6tn If you think the management we have in most companies are great communicators then I don't know what to do with you. Whatever skill you have you must be able to communicate effectively.

[@brilliantndhlovu3493]

We are black professionals if you remove degrees they will no longer hire us, the only reason they do is cause of these degrees. Black unemployment will get worse

[@sphesihleslingile6743]

Which jobs are they removing those degree requirements for?

[@FutBrix1096]

The formal education is the backbone of any countries economy.. You cant have a Bridge Engineer, without the formal education...you cant have effective from first principle, problem solvers.. Without Engineers.. You cant Wish the Degree's or formal training away.

[@neelsfer]

Ask why we dont have jobs? Because of useless financial policies, of the govm. Companies wont create jobs

[@GoforiGugu]

❤❤😂😂 The world has changed; we are more global than ever before. Companies are no longer just looking for qualifications; they are searching for serious talent. In many cases, people with qualifications have disappointed employers, which is why they are losing interest in mere "toilet paper" degrees. You can't hide behind degrees anymore. You must prove yourself, young ones.❤❤❤🎉🎉

[@LukeRev480]

There are many intelligent hard-working people with an open mind and a positive attitude who could n't get certain pisitions because of..... only for companies to hire lazy poor communicators with inflated egos just because they have a uni. degree

[@thandonee3723]

What is funny toilet paper or not there's no talent which talent can you be more specific

[@Ash_Hole-f7p]

​@@thandonee3723 one who knows their story

[@adrianjones7197]

rest of world is now decades ahead AI etc we still fiddling with grade 1 level type education and views on growing the economy - way way way behind - stone age even

[@musicmedia3394]

Wow instead of removing work experience, they jumped to degrees, what a joke😅😅😅😅😅

[@bngmnh3583]

...of course, robots have no degrees

[@Power-of-your-brain]

Eix you on another level people don't see that all this is for perving a way for robots in the near future

[@VuyiMsimang]

I don't see how it's going to help, because it is the very degree holders that don't have jobs. 😤

[@Viking2024]

Just because a person has a degree doesn't mean they know what they are talking about. I am more impressed with experience and related milestones.

[@meisievannancy]

Companies. Which companies?

[@GarthLyle]

Crazy that there's degree requirements for basic jobs that don't need it.

[@thandonee3723]

This is weird idea how will removing where millions can apply for 5 posts 📫 help with anything

[@thatquietsima7159]

I don’t understand how will scrapping off of degrees help with the unemployment crisis we in, when there’s thousands of unemployed graduates. Or could it be that companies are just creating ways to exploit non-degree workers? Just remove work experience and age restrictions for entry level jobs.

[@mariahkamogelomoloisane6276]

This means NSFAS will be cancelled because it will be wasteful expenditure.

[@Ash_Hole-f7p]

Yep, they should cancel. It's irrelevant Now

[@DumisaniGhost]

​@@Ash_Hole-f7pNSFAS was created to make our lives extremely dific😢

[@ratibamohale]

Many South Africans already have degrees, and the requirement for experience can often feel like the real barrier. In many job listings, companies ask for 5+ years of experience in addition to a degree, which can exclude potential candidates who may have the skills but not the exact years of experience.

[@KFM-m7o]

Yep angithi olukhunja bane experience because bayasebenza ngama holidays ba volunteer ezinkampanini zabo kodwa abanawo amaphepha.

[@alright-p1l]

Yeah anc hey

[@LukeRev480]

It's not just ANC this recent mindset towards university qualifications is global. Just grow up * stop blaming everything on ANC

[@platophilosopher1293]

For positions that do not require a degree - I agree, but for those that do require a degree - the requirements should stay. There is a reason why - when a job specification and ultimately a job description were drawn up (for that position) - a degree was deemed a minimum requirement. If you would like to be an actuary for example, a BSc in Actuarial Science is a requirement. The same goes for other fields such as the accounting profession, engineering, medicine, etc.

[@SheehanRamdeyal]

As people are mentioning it's the job experience and a lack of employment

[@basedsigma5634]

Ya...the 30% pass must get jobs😂😂😂😂

[@pholosomore9831]

They want a masters degree for entry level jobs where you earn R9000pm or less. It is designed to discourage.

[@benicemakhanani28]

The person who came with this idea I'm sure they didnt even go to primary school . The thinking capacity is scary

[@snow134]

Who's running this country 😢?

[@sokopinions]

Innovation creates jobs not this

[@markstemmett5296]

I have never heard such bs in a long time

[@ZH4317]

South Africans are actually educated which is ehy its so painful to find those who spend so much money and sacrifice in getting the degrees but are unemployed.

[@bethuelmashego931]

What about the Criminal Record.... 10 years for minor offences on your records.

[@mlangosoriginator9173]

You go Bright🤘...

[@goodbarbenie5477]

A friend of mine tried to hire some of them who seemly, seem to qualify for the job in question...But only to find a majority of them couldn't read properly, write and had hardly any knowledge of doing basic calculations...To put in perspective they are simply unemployable...😢.

[@PhumzaQwemesha]

Age experience and degree must be removed because youth have been not working until they reach the age of 35 years

[@TheINTERLECT1]

Funny how this requirement is being dropped when a certain demographic starts attaining degrees.

[@mjjewels-bw7dc]

A classic examples of shifting the goalposts without resolving the problem. They tried the same by dropping the pass mark to 30%

[@hendricamasehela6014]

I'm 40 with a degree & never been employed, it's all about who u know & where politically u r affiliated that gets u a job in SA

[@laurencemakgabo1766]

Ooh because majority of black people have qualifications

[@kaelanpt]

No one said anything about race .It's because people with alot of experience who have learnt by gaining on the job skills are often not considered Imagine being 35 have 10 years experience as a manager but yet a 21 year old who has a degree just fresh out of college becomes your manage.Point is degree is basically same as experience in certain fields as most jobs you can learn on the job and higher certification and diploma are also sufficient depending on skills

[@Nomfundomahlati]

@@kaelanptWell said.

[@LukeRev480]

Grow up people! This is global! Not everything is about colour! Americans have been criticizing/questioning university education for a while

[@laurencemakgabo1766]

@LukeRev480 are you taking measurements from America?

[@LukeRev480]

@@laurencemakgabo1766 America is an example since it has n't fallen yet still the world power. I am watching the world!

[@edrahimovic]

... yeah, but we'll keep the "Junior X Position: 10 years in X industry required"

[@MikaBaatjes]

This is the news we want to see

[@cloudstrife8791]

It doesnt really mean anything. On the contrary i think it will be used to just make the qoutas on interview volumes higher quicket and then they hire a medium level for a entry/junior position. If people didnt employ graduates now why would gr9 exit certificates getjobs. Bigger chance foreigners are gonna be utilized. In the end with EWC companies are closing shop so why not agree with government so you can liquidate or retrench in peace

[@GoforiGugu]

Most millionaires in USA don't have degrees

[@Unknown124k]

The best companies in the world hire kids from high school if they can do the job. Look at Google, Facebook or any of the tech companies in the valley

[@janomesteve3129]

The number of years experience is the problem

[@Greekbutterfly]

Urgh! This is sabotage.

[@artamotha]

When thres so many people without jobs

[@minkateko-to9yw]

Hebana !

[@DafinKeys]

So those who went to school, are left where, who is running this country for Godsake

[@GoforiGugu]

If you don't have degree laugh at back 😂 and say ...❤🎉

[@LukeRev480]

Hayi wena yeka abanye abantwana!

[@philospoherstone]

We'll be a joke 🤣😜🇿🇦