What is Bob-A-Job? Bob-A-Job Refers to the trading of services for money, or payment in kind. It is currently happening in communities. With the rate of South Africans having to leave school for various reasons on the rise, how do we raise awareness and expand on this kind of self-employment?

The curriculum should teach people things such as basic healthcare, cleaning, social care, community involvement and/or exchanges. Yet, the current education system is often criticised for being outdated and irrelevant to the needs of students and society. Examples of this are parts of the content of subjects such as pure mathematics, technical mathematics, technology, history, and geography which students often do not find add value in life after high school.

Reflecting on the number of people who are referred to as “NEETS" (Not in employment, education or training) we ask if the system we live under has failed communities? If so, how and what can we do?

Bob-A-Job could be one of the answers. It helps people earn money now and not in the middle or end of the month as what would people eat, how would they travel and provide for themselves and their families during that time period while waiting to get paid?

Bob-A-Job proposes the idea that we bring back the age-old culture of what is locally known as “piece-jobs", into our communities. This is where we can make use of our community neighbourhood watches to facilitate and organise these activities.

Bob-A-Job Is a hopeful opportunity for people to survive in this economy. Community colleges are spaces where learners aged 18 to 45 years old can find the opportunity to learn these types of skills. This will then result in the reduction of the rate of unemployment.

As we know, learnerships are only available for those aged 18 to 35 years old leaving the youth with only a certificate and Bob’s your uncle.