The Department of Community Development works to improve the lives of youth in KwaZulu-Natal province. Through various programs like skills development forums and NPO partnerships, the department aims to develop youth skills and increase opportunities for youth employment and entrepreneurship in line with the National Skills Development Programme. Over the past two years, the department has established a unit focused on youth skills development under the Chief Directorate. This unit was created based on a national directive to address issues like substance abuse, unemployment, lack of education, and poverty faced by youth. The programs implemented through this unit work with government departments, schools, communities and organizations to provide skills training, youth camps, dialogues on challenges faced by youth, and