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SUMMARY:Diversity & Inclusion Forum
DESCRIPTION:From Unemployment to Opportunity: MedTech Must Act Now \nSouth Africa’s youth unemployment crisis remains urgent. Recent data from Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) Q4:2025 indicates that the unemployment rate for ages 15- 34 years is 43.8%. \nAligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth\, SAMED is convening a focused industry session aimed at demystifying learnerships and their role in building sustainable talent pipelines. The intent of this session is to provide clarity and practical guidance on how learnerships can be effectively implemented. \nProgramme: \n10:00 – 10:10 \nWelcome and Opening: \nModerator: Shelize Theunissen\, Vice-Chair\, SAMED Diversity and Inclusion Committee \n10:10 – 10:55 \nCase Study: Learnerships and Skills Development in the MedTech Sector \n\nKirsten Redman-Vira\, Operations Director and Lead Facilitator\, Diverse Conversations\n\n10:55 – 11:30 \nPresentation: How Harambee works with industry to address youth unemployment \n\nNandipha Isaacs\, Head of Opportunity Development\, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator\n\nWhat members will gain: \n\nPractical insights into aligning learnerships with their talent development programmes\, ensuring that qualifications are meaningfully matched to organisational talent needs.\nCase studies from within the medical technology sector\nStrategies for transitioning youth from learnerships and internships into permanent roles\nAwareness of tools and platforms available to support industry collaboration\n\nWho should attend: \n\nExecutive Leadership\nHR\, Talent and Learning and Development Managers\nTransformation Managers\nUnemployed Youth\nOperations and Technical Managers\n\nWe encourage SAMED members to attend and contribute to this important discussion as we collectively work towards building a sustainable and inclusive talent pipeline for the sector. \nRegister: Here
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