{"id":48798,"date":"2021-05-20T08:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T06:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/vwsa-welcomes-520-yes-candidates-20210519-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:37:32","slug":"vwsa-welcomes-520-yes-candidates-20210519-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/vwsa-welcomes-520-yes-candidates-20210519-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VWSA welcomes 520 YES candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ANOTHER 520 unemployed youth have been given a chance to gain invaluable work experience, through Volkswagen Group South Africa\u2019s (VWSA) support of the national Youth Employment Service (YES) programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e99f68bc\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VWSA\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7641\/905bc7db7f7348f292f934e392eefde9.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7812\/c272599226a84092a51e9f156bb12066.jpg\" title=\"Seen here are some of the YES candidates (from left) Ayabukwa Njemla, Sergill Martin with Dr Lesley Lee (Division Head: VW Learning Academy), Anushka Meyer and Nolubabalo Nohesi. 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