South African Job-Seeker Portal
Free work-seeker registration, youth opportunities and public-service vacancies — with the documents to prepare before you apply.
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SAYouth: join the network
Create a free profile for youth work and learning opportunities. Check the registration requirements and each opportunity's age, location and education criteria.
Register with SAYouthSAYouth: sign in and find opportunities
Return to your profile, update your details and explore opportunities. SAYouth.mobi is data-free on participating networks; external links may use data.
Open SAYouthESSA: register as a work seeker
The Department of Employment and Labour's free employment service is not youth-only. Choose individual registration or sign in to maintain your profile and access employment services.
Open ESSANYDA: youth support applications
Register or sign in for NYDA support, including available skills and enterprise programmes. This is not a guaranteed job-placement service; each programme has its own eligibility and application window.
Open NYDA servicesDPSA: public-service vacancies
Read national and provincial department vacancy circulars. Apply to the department using the method and reference in the advert, not to DPSA. Municipalities and public entities also advertise separately.
View vacancy circularsZ83: public-service application form
Download the official editable PDF form effective from 1 January 2021. Use it where the advert requires a Z83, complete and sign it, and follow the advert's instructions about your CV and attachments.
Open official Z83 PDFBefore you apply: checklist
Requirements differ by vacancy. Only submit documents requested through a verified application channel.
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