Resources > Guidelines and other tools

Developing a national skills forecasting tool for South Africa


Date posted:

2022/11/01

Publication year:

2004

Corporate author/s:

Human Resource Development Council (HRDC)

Person/s author/s:

Lee, Deborah; Wilson, Rob; Woolard, Ingrid

Output-type:

research report

Format:

pdf

In 2003, the South African Department of Labour, supported by the European Union, commissioned research to investigate the feasibility of developing quantitative forecasting models to help identify future skills needs in South Africa. The aims of the project were manifold. They included and in-depth review of forecasting models used in other countries, as well as an assessment of the suitability of existing South African forecasting models for identifying future skills/needs requirements. They also included an appraisal of the validity and reliability of data for use in developing a forecasting skills model in South Africa. The review suggests there is a forecasting modelling capacity in South Africa upon which a robust, national, multi-sectoral forecasting system for occupational employment forecasting can be developed. Moreover, there are some useful data to build such models, although these are not without their limitations. The review suggests that there are very real concerns about some of the quality of the data. However, it is argued that such concerns help to make a case for improvement in the latter rather than pre-empting the development of a new national level employment-forecasting tool.

There are no related research posts.

There is no related news.

There are no related events.

Establishing a foundation for labour market information systems in South Africa >

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the key issues and problems in establishing a labour market information system in an emerging economy. The paper is structured as follows: section one considers some of the key high-level foundat...

Chasing credentials and mobility: Private higher education in South Africa >

This books brings a different set of lenses to bear on what has become the subject of intense contestation, of 'media hype', in South Africa: the private provision of higher education. This books seeks to provide a way to move beyond any polarisation...

Developing a framework for understanding SETA performance: Monitoring and Evaluating their role in skills planning, steering and enabling supply within their sector >

The paper begins by exploring the central issue highlighted in a number of research reports on the SETAs: the absence of a shared understanding of their role. The paper argues that multiple objectives have an adverse effect on the performance of the...

What Can TVET providers and employers do to enhance students' employability? >

This anecdote illustrates the indispensability of workplace learning to occupational competence and job-readiness. Labour-market experts commonly identify four pre-requisites for getting a job in the modern industrial workplace: technical occupationa...

New TVET artisan bridging and qualifications >

This presentation highlights the new TVET artisan bridging and qualifications, including 7-System, alignment of the gamut for artisans, GTTP: workflow, knowledge modules, practical skill modules, worker experience modules, a Legend for Artisan Trade...

A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (South West Gauteng TVET College) >

The University of Western Cape requested a study on the Geographic Profiling of TVET colleges across South Africa. The purpose of this study was to profile each college to identify business and commercial activities within a nearby vicinity. As part...

Volume 1: An analysis of international practices on funding for post-school education and training >

This international review provides a snapshot of the different institutional and funding mechanisms in place to support the post-school education and training (PSET) system across a wide range of developed and developing countries. It also raises par...

Planning with purpose: The use of labour market intelligence for skills planning in South Africa >

This report is the final product of a 17 month-long Skills Planning Dialogue, funded by the EU-South Africa Dialogue Facility, with the aim of supporting the establishment by the Department of Higher Education and Training of a 'credible institutiona...