The J.I.B.E Online Platform is an information and opportunities dissemination tool. Access to information is one of the key pillars of the National Youth Policy 2015-2020 and the platform aims at chipping away at this barrier

The Next Generation survey done by the British council stated as well that despite the multiple factors that block access for young people to the world of work, only eight percent of unemployed young people have ceased to look for work

South Africa's population is largely made up of young people; those who are below the age of 35 years constitute about 66% per cent of the total population. With over 54 million South Africans, 18.5 per cent are between the ages 10-19; and 24 per cent are aged 15-24 (StatSA, Mid-year population estimate). A large majority of Young people cite, Access to information as a Barrier