CASE STUDY | AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR

Opportunity

Lumotech needed a partner to help them access talented, work-ready automotive machine operators, to ensure that they could fill their vacancies quickly with reliable, trained staff. Lumotech is a Tier 1 supplier in the automotive industry and operates an agile business model where it scales to supply according to variable demand. This can require the business to suddenly need 20% more staff for short periods of time. Their challenge? Where and how to find these reliable young operators.

Impact

Since 2020, over 181 young people have been sourced through SA Youth and engaged in the YES learnership programme. Of these 46 young people are now full time employees at Isuzu, an incredible absorption rate of 30%.

Solution

Isuzu’s aim was to grow a talent pipeline that went beyond one-year learnerships and prioritized absorption of young talent into their business. This long-term thinking motivated them to partner with Harambee and skills development specialist Engeli to intentionally match candidates to specific roles using the SA Youth platform. This meant a higher likelihood of the candidates succeeding in their matched roles. The culture of Isuzu contributed significantly to the success of the project because they invested in their candidates through work-readiness interventions and intentional leadership.

Outcomes

As a result, Isuzu has been able to create a high-quality talent pool and become the first automotive manufacturer in South Africa to reach Level 1 BBBEE status.

“The partnership with Harambee and ECAIF made our sourcing process so much easier. The calibre of candidates was strong and they had previous automotive training.”

Leon Stoltz, Director, Human Resources, Lumotech

Read more at www.sayouth.org.za.
Want to get in touch? Email us on support@sayouth.org.za

Other Interesting Articles

Harambee in the News

Empowering South Africa’s Youth: The Key Role of Collaborative Partnerships

20 Nov 2023

In a recent article, Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership SA, highlights the critical issue of youth unemployment in South Africa and emphasizes the need for collaboration between business and government to address this pressing challenge. Mavuso points out that while businesses face various economic challenges, youth unemployment poses the most significant risk to social stability.


Read More >

 

Harambee in the News

Empowering South Africa’s Youth: The Key Role of Collaborative Partnerships

09 Nov 2023

The automotive repair industry in South Africa has long been a male-dominated field, with limited data on the representation of female artisans. This disparity in gender representation becomes even more concerning given the country’s high youth unemployment rate, particularly in the Eastern Cape, where it surpasses the national average. In response to this challenge, a groundbreaking partnership between Wise Cracks, a local windscreen repair company, and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator was initiated. Their aim was to empower young women from townships in the Eastern Cape through entrepreneurship and to expand the market for windscreen repair, promoting both cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability.


Read More >

 

Wise Cracks

Harambee in the News

Empowering Women in South Africa’s Automotive Repair Industry

07 Nov 2023

The automotive repair industry in South Africa has long been a male-dominated field, with limited data on the representation of female artisans. This disparity in gender representation becomes even more concerning given the country’s high youth unemployment rate, particularly in the Eastern Cape, where it surpasses the national average. In response to this challenge, a groundbreaking partnership between Wise Cracks, a local windscreen repair company, and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator was initiated. Their aim was to empower young women from townships in the Eastern Cape through entrepreneurship and to expand the market for windscreen repair, promoting both cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability.


Read More >