South African youth think machines will take their jobs, but don’t want to learn to code

South African youth think machines will take their jobs, but don’t want to learn to code

Vodafone has published the results of a study it commissioned into the attitudes of youth about skills, employment, and the economy.

YouGov conducted the research, interviewing 18 to 24 year-olds across 15 countries – including South Africa.

There were 504 respondents from South Africa, who were mainly from Gauteng.57% said they received inadequate or no career advice at all while at school or university, which was better than the average for all 15 countries (67%).Of those who received career advice, 46% said it focused purely on traditional jobs, such as accountants, lawyers, doctors, and mechanics.Only 17% said they were advised about […]

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