Upon accreditation by The Education With Enterprise Trust (EWET), a LP is the local community body responsible for the initiation, expansion and management of the YES Programme within their specific municipal/district area. The EWET/LP relationship is a formalised partnership. The aim of the LP is to facilitate the successful integration of their youth into their community's economy.

The LP can be either a newly formed body, or an extension of some existing formation - eg.:

+Local Development Forum (RDP accredited)
+Local Business Service Centre (NEPA accredited)
+Local office of the Department of Education
+Local business Chamber (NAFCOC, SACOB or AHI affiliate)
+Local NGO registered either as a Trust, or a Section 21 company

The decision to apply for the introduction of the YES Programme comes from the community, with the initiating body including key local business people, community leaders, educationists, labour union representatives, local government and secondary school parents.

To enter into the YES Programme a body must first meet the following criteria and then go through the following stages.

+They must represent a specific geographic municipal/ district area.
+Individually, they must reside, work and have daily interaction within that community.
+The applying body should involve the designated cross-section of senior community members.
+They should have agreement by their local secondary school head/s and/or Department of Education for the initiation of the YES Programme in their school/s.
+All members of the applying body must be broadly accepted representatives within their community.
+The applying body must be non-party political and be void of any form of discrimination whatsoever.
+They must commit themselves to the principles of total transparency and accountability to their constituencies.
+They must agree to enter into a contract agreement with EWET to regulate their relationship in terms of rights, duties, responsibilities, accountability, etc.
+It should be demonstrated that arrangements for the initiation of a YES Project Office have been put in place.

1.Formal application to EWET by a steering committee.
2.The steering committee presents the programme to local secondary school teachers, with the aim of encouraging and enlisting some to become YES Advisors.
3.EWET will train the selected teachers, who will then invite students to apply for YES membership and initiate a YES Society.
4.Formal constitution of the LP via the election of the LP Executive Committee and seeking the opportunity to establish further YES Societies within their area of influence.

It should be noted that preference will be given to applications channeled through organisations registered as a legal person. Examples include Trust, Section 21 companies, Department of Education Offices, or suitably accredited Local Development Forums and Local Business Service Centres. LP membership falls into two categories - via Associate Members, who join in and help out as and where they can, and Executive Members, responsible for the continued efficient operation of the LP.

As a guideline each LP Executive could be comprised of the following representatives from the local community.

+Local Government / Government Representative/s
+Business Organisation's Representative/s
+Community Organisation's Leader/s