Unlocking Opportunities: Incentives for Employing NEET Youth in South Africa
South Africa is grappling with serious challenges related to youth unemployment, with many young individuals classified as NEET – Not in Employment, Education, or Training. To address this pressing issue, the government has rolled out various incentives designed to motivate businesses to hire NEET youth and provide them with essential skills for long-term sustainable employment. […]
Executive Function and Its Importance in Daily Life
The concept of executive function was unfamiliar to me until my daughter Hannah came into my life. My experience can be split into two parts: Before Hannah (BH) and now. With the hyper-fixation aspect of my ADHD, I often become intensely focused on understanding every term and treatment mentioned by specialists. This drive to understand […]
The Importance of Advocacy for Accessibility within the workplace
As we continue to discover the world we live in, we realise that it is more diverse than we once imagined. A growing number of adults, who are aware of their diversity, are joining the workforce, and adults currently in the workplace are now gaining access to assistance that was not previously available. In light […]
Empowering Managers and Employees for Neurodiversity
The importance of training all employees, especially managers, on the unique needs and strengths of neurodivergent adults; providing them with the right tools and empowering them to lead from a place of understanding. “Neurodiversity in the Workplace Course – This is an interactive course that will demystify Neurodiversity and provide delegates with a complete understanding […]
Workplace Accessibility: What can you do?
Accessibility is an interesting word. We think we know what it is until our plane lands in a country where we don’t speak the language. You can still get by, but it’s not as easy as it normally is back home. There is some help out there: images depicting words that we can all “read”. […]
Equality or equity?
Inclusive Education is when a school educates children of all abilities and backgrounds. It means that children with additional learning needs and special educational requirements are educated within a ‘mainstream’ learning environment, rather than a specialist school. Sounds amazing, how else do we build an inclusive workplace or community right? If we give everyone the same thing then it’s equal, right? What if we gave everyone what […]