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Title: R17 Ventures Addresses European Talent Gap with South African Hub and Apprenticeship Program

Zürich, Switzerland, 24th May 2024, King NewsWire - R17 Ventures AG, the leading Swiss agency that has been named one of the fastest growing digital advertising agencies in the world, is solving the European talent shortage with its South African hub, founded three years ago, which has over 50 employees who work in the heart of the Cape Town CBD at their offices in the V&A Waterfront. The digital agency which also has offices in Baar and Zürich, offers an extensive apprenticeship program in Cape Town, which has been endorsed by the Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa, as well as several tertiary education institutions.The agency, which receives over 20,000 job applications a year, put together what they call “a career accelerator program” - a paid internship and apprenticeship, that has top graduates and young industry professionals learn while they earn; using the Swiss apprenticeship model and exporting it to their offices in South Africa. The program, aptly named the R17 Academy, provides a curriculum of theoretical classes and practical projects designed to upskill young professionals into skilled performance marketing specialists and digital content creators - from the fundamentals of online advertising to platform tutorials and advanced strategy and problem solving.Speaking about the R17 Academy, Raphael Rohner, CEO and founder of R17 Ventures said, “This is a project that I am incredibly proud of. We saw the opportunity to upskill and make a meaningful impact on the digital landscape, our company, and in South Africa where youth unemployment is at 40% and graduates are struggling to find jobs.”He continues, “In the two years we’ve been running the R17 Academy, we’ve seen some impressive results - with three of our early graduates already lea...

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