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0 viewsThe Homecoming Revolution welcomed Minister Ebrahim Patel’s commitment to bring South African skills back home for his R300 billion infrastructure programme, launched on 14 February.
Says Angel Jones, Founder of the Homecoming Revolution, “We look forward to hearing more with regards to affirmative action and immigration policies. We have had 10 years experience in this field, and we are ready to partner with government to accelerate South Africa’s success.”
The Homecoming Revolution website has seen a 137% YOY increase in visits, and last year had an average of 100 000 unique users from over 70 countries worldwide. The average profile is professionals, aged 30+, who have spent more than five years abroad, living in the UK, Australia, USA, Canada, Europe and UAE.
Continues Jones, “With our international expos and tailor-made solutions, we have assisted many firms with recruitment, including Murray & Roberts, Group 5 and the Gautrain Bombela Consortium. As we know South Africa is competing on a global level for human capital, and we need to fast track the import of skills. Currently, 105 of our enquiries come from foreigners.”
Bernice Samuels, Chief Marketing Officer of FNB comments, “We have been a proud sponsor of the Homecoming Revolution since 2004. Over the years, the organization has had face-to-face engagement with over 15 000 expats in all sectors including Engineering, Construction, Finance, IT, Sales & Marketing, Hospitality, Healthcare and Education.
SA’s Brain Drain ranking has improved in the global Competitiveness Report from 80th/139 countries in 2009, to 62nd/139 in 2010 to 48/142 countries in 2011 (Where 1 represents no brain drain and 142 represents the worst brain drain). New Zealand is currently ranked at 82nd/142 and Australia at 28th/142.
The Homecoming Revolution is a non-profit organisation, which helps South Africans return home. It was founded by “allvertising” agency, Morrisjones, and is sponsored by First National Bank. For more info, visit www.homecomingrevolution.co.za