The unemployment crisis is an opportunity for vocational institutions to rise to the occasion and create a skilled workforce. Tammy Taylor Nails South Africa CEO, Mel Viljoen, is playing a laudable part in her own way. Viljoen has empowered thousands of women through her academy in Pretoria, South Africa.
South Africa is facing an employment crisis which needs urgent interventions. At the root is the problem is not just a lack of jobs, but also dearth of relevant skills.
“The jobless rate rose to 34.4% in the second quarter from 32.6% in the three months through March”, Statistics South Africa said in a report released in the capital, Pretoria. The median of three economists’ estimates in a Bloomberg survey was 33.2%.
Recent statistics indicate that South Africa’s unemployment rate surged to the highest on a global list of 82 countries. “The jobless rate rose to 34.4% in the second quarter from 32.6% in the three months through March”, Statistics South Africa said in a report released in the capital, Pretoria. The median of three economists’ estimates in a Bloomberg survey was 33.2%.
Unemployment according to the expanded definition, which includes people who were available for work but not looking for a job, rose to 44.4% from 43.2% in the first quarter. While the unemployment rate is now the highest of the countries tracked.
So, what does this mean?
An opportunity for businesses
The challenge is an opportunity for vocational institutions to rise to the occasion and create a skilled workforce. Tammy Taylor Nails South Africa CEO, Mel Viljoen, is playing a laudable part in her own way. Viljoen has empowered thousands of women through her academy in Pretoria, South Africa.
“As a business owner and a citizen, it’s my duty to make a difference. We have incredible young people who are talented and motivated, they just need the opportunity and the platform. I am so blessed to have the ability to give our youth the platform to become something incredible,” says Mel.
The academy empowers women from all over the country. Mel strongly believes in teaching skills that are sustainable so that women can be truly empowered through education. “Through our certified nail technician training, we have empowered countless women with the skills to create their own income streams,” says Mel declaring that the academy plans to empower 10 000 people over the next 10 years.
The Tammy Taylor Nail Academy in Pretoria is thriving, and Melany plans to open another school in Cape Town soon.
“I want every woman in South Africa to have the opportunity to experience the magic that is Tammy Taylor Nails, whether as a salon owner, a nail technician or beauty therapist, or as a client,” she concludes. “Every woman should be able to feel, and be treated, like a queen.”
