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LMIP Policy Roundtable: Presentation on unemployed graduates >
Unemployed graduates are a perennial problem - we read about this matter every year in the newspapers, and everybody has an opinion on the best way to deal with the problem, but there has been very little progress in this regard. Another issue that i...
The connection between poverty and lack of education seems entirely self-evident, yet real progress in overcoming the obstacles to education and economic affluence has eluded governments and social activists worldwide for decade. This document intend...
The key research question of this report is: Why is it important to look at identification of skill needs for the green and low-carbon economy? Most research questions about the impact of the transition to a low carbon economy require significant ana...
The TETA research strategy final report >
This is a sectional report on the development of the TETA Research Strategy that was undertaken after a period of preparation of stakeholders to assist in the collection of data from their sectors. The data collection was carried out by the CLEAR AA...
HSWETA supported programmes and projects: 2010-2013 >
The main goal of the HWSETA skills development programmes and projects is to provide skills to learners in the workplace in scarce and critical areas within the health and social development sector. Outcomes of the skills development interventions ar...
This research guide (Research Instrument 7) provides practical guidelines and a set of templates for analysing information on the partnerships and capabilities of universities and TVET colleges to form effective partnerships and learn through interac...
This research guide (Research Instrument 6) provides a practical guide and set of templates for gathering information on the partnerships and capabilities of sectoral intermediaries to form effective partnerships and learn through interaction - i.e.,...
This research guide (Research Instrument 5) provides a practical guide and set of templates for gathering information on the partnerships and capabilities of firms to form effective partnerships and learn through interaction - i.e., their interactive...
This research guide (Research Instrument 4) provides a practical guide and set of templates for gathering information on the partnerships and capabilities of TVET colleges to form effective partnerships and learn through interaction - i.e., their int...
This research guide (Research Instrument 3) provides a practical guide and set of templates for gathering information on the partnerships and capabilities of universities to form effective partnerships and learn through interaction - i.e., their inte...
This research guide (Research Instrument 2) provides a set of templates for conducting a sectoral overview or background paper that should be used to inform the fieldwork investigating interactive capabilities of post-school education and training or...
This research guide (Research Instrument 1) introduces a new research framework, design and methodology that can yield evidence that complements and adds to the quantitative data traditionally used for skills planning. Research using this guide will...
Local economic responsiveness and TVET colleges: A guide to mapping TVET partnerships and linkages >
This research guide is intended as a resource for college managers and strategic planners to inform college strategic planning around responsiveness to local economic development. It provides tools to gather and analyse information on 1) economic and...
Research bulletin on post-school education and training >
5th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
Learning session: Methodologies to identify skills needs >
The search for appropriate methodologies to identify 'skills needs' is high on the agenda of many countries around the world. In South Africa, a range of different approaches are currently being used to inform the identification of 'skills needs', re...
This paper applies the capabilities approach to the broader debate of the role of vocational education and training (VET) in poverty alleviation. The capabilities approach provides an approach for conceptualising and evaluating VET which differs in o...
Indicators and data to support skills planning in South Africa >
The purpose of this presentation is to: Provide a background to the LMIP work and why DHET/ skills planning needs a set of indicators; Present the framework for determining what indicators will be developed (conceptual approach); Outline the methods...
Public attitudes to work in South Africa >
The underlying assumption of the study is that understanding public attitudes offers insight into the factors that influence decisions about labour market and education participation. The research adds value by providing detailed attitudinal data in...
Private and further education and training in South Africa: The changing landscape >
Private provision of Technical and Vocational Further Education and Training (TVET) in the Further Education and Training (FET) band in the South African education system is an issue of national importance. To date however, information about the prec...
The sectoral nature of our economic growth trajectory: Three observations >
This presentation discusses the following topics: 1. The Skills Implications of a Growth Path Dependency 2. The Structural Transformation Challenge: From Sectors to Skills 3. Are our Education and Training Institutions Growth Enhancing?
This presentation details how firms and PSET organisations can work together more effectively through an interactive capabilities approach.
This presentation outlines preliminary findings from three case studies in regard to curriculum responsiveness and student employability in VET. These are structured as follows: Employability and Responsiveness: Opening up the debate; Theme 4: Projec...
This synthesis report aims to inform strategic thinking in the TVET branch, towards devising a coordinated strategy to promote PPPs across all tiers of the system. We situate the current strategic initiatives to promote partnership in South Africa wi...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Port Elizabeth 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...
Policy Roundtable 6: Knowledge-based artisanal futures? >
This presentation highlights the following topics raised at the Policy Roundtable 6: Knowledge-based artisanal futures? Local Context: Artisan training; Global context: Technological progression leads to increasing economic reliance on knowledge-driv...
Human capital outlook implications for skills development in the pharmaceutical sector >
The Department of Trade and Industry (the DTI) commissioned Ilangabe Lase Africa to conduct research into human capital outlook implications for skills development in the pharmaceutical sector, with a specific focus on IPAP-2-identified growth opport...
Outcome 5.1.1: 'to develop a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning' >
This presentation to Minister Nzimande, DHET, discusses what LMIP has done to date; Why should South Africa invest in a skills-planning mechanism? What is the skills planning mechanism? South African and International Experiences; Data and informatio...
LMIP Policy Roundtable Session 3: Perspectives on merSETA >
This presentation highlights the main challenges facing the post-school system. It also discusses SETAs and their role in the post-school system, as well as the implications of what this means for SETAs.
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Orbit 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...
National Graduate Destination Survey Project: Research colloquium on skills planning >
This presentation details the problem statement of the National Graduate Destination Survey Project, alignment with HRD objectives, project scope and activities, resource requirements, and implementing organisation and project management.
Adapting to changing skill needs in South Africa >
This paper explores the current state of skill imbalances in South Africa. While noting that policy initiatives have been put in place, it makes suggestions as to what more could be done to improve skills development in South Africa.
NSFAS funded programmes in health and social development sector 2013-2014 >
The aims of this paper are: to determine number of students funded through NSFAS in the health and social development programmes; to estimate the total amount of funding needed by students in the next financial year.
The changing role of public research institutes in South Africa: A report to the NRF >
The research reported on here will contribute one complementary component to a multifaceted research agenda focused on problematising the developmental role of universities and public research institutes in the national system of innovation in South...
This presentation focuses on the following topics: 2008-2016 An emerging RPL policy framework; RPL Policy Definitions 1998-2013; the Council for Higher Education 2016. The overarching research question posed is: What needs to change for RPL to become...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Northlink 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Northern Cape Urban 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Northern Cape Rural 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Nkangala 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...
The future of work in SA: Scope: South Africa horizon: 2030 >
This presentation highlights a background to the study, ILO focus areas, two broad methods, a potentiality matrix, Metaxis, the battle of the paradigms, South Africa's unique context, macrotempo special perspectives, process, work and society, the fu...
National Skills Development Strategy III >
The key driving force of this strategy is improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the skills development system. This strategy represents an explicit commitment to encouraging the linking of skills development to career paths, career developmen...
National scarce skills list: Top 100 occupations in demand: Comments from the LMIP Team >
This document is provides feedback on the scarce skills list gazetted by the Departmemt of Higher Education and Training
National enterprise and cooperative development strategy 2016-2017 >
The purpose of this strategy document is to expound on Goal 6 of the NSDS III, specifically: Encouraging and supporting cooperatives, small enterprises, worker initiated, nongovernmental organisation (NGO) and community training initiatives as a resu...
First four years National Artisan Development NAD: 2010-2014 >
This presentation documents the Situational Analysis HRDC AD TTT.
The development of new occupational qualifications: Implications for employability >
This presentation details the following topics: The QCTO is responsible for 'qualifying a skilled and capable workforce'; the Quality Assurance Framework, framed by the NQF Act; the QCTO mandate in SDA; skills development interventions that respond t...
This presentation details the circumstances prevailing in the Forestry Industry which determine its skills needs.
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Mthashana 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...
Implementation Evaluation of the NQF Act (2008): Response to the Draft Evaluation Report >
This presentation reflects on the findings and recommendations of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO); NQF successes; and NQF challenges; as well as providing recommendations for improvement to the NQF.
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Motheo 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Mopani South East 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...
This study established the baseline status of institutions that will be supported by the SESD programme, namely the National Department of Education's FET Directorate, provincial FET Directories and designated colleges in the provinces of Kwa-Zulu Na...
This study established the baseline status of institutions that will be supported by the SESD programme, namely the National Department of Education's FET Directorate, provincial FET Directories and designated colleges in the provinces of Kwa-Zulu Na...
This study established the baseline status of institutions that will be supported by the SESD programme, namely the National Department of Education's FET Directorate, provincial FET Directories and designated colleges in the provinces of Kwa-Zulu Na...
Perspectives on skills development and lessons for South Africa >
This presentation highlights skills planning in South Africa. It focuses on the following topics: The Current Realities; The Labour Force and Skills (2014); Sectoral Employment by sector, 2014; Contribution to GDP, 2014; Story 1: South Africa's perfo...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Mnambithi 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...
Mitigating service delivery protest through skills development and employment >
The specific aim of this research is to explore how to mitigate violence associated with service delivery protests through skills development programmes targeted at youth. If local government is to heal relations with young people, could skills devel...
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...
Regional sector skills plan: Eastern Cape region >
This Regional Sector Skills Plan (RSSP) is aimed at unpacking the regional specificity of the merSETA subsectors. The objectives of this RSSP are to identify and map key features, trends, forecasts and legislative initiatives at the regional level re...
Final research report for MERSETA OEM chamber: Empowering people with disabilities project >
This report is a summary of the research conducted in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) chamber of the merSETA. The purpose of the research was: 'To identify the best way to recruit, train and deploy people with disabilities (PwD) on MERSETA...
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...
Made to measure? Some international reflections on developing VET Indicators >
The DHET Labour Market Intelligence project is one of the largest scale attempts globally in recent years to develop systems and capacity to measure the performance of post-compulsory education and training systems. As such, it offers the prospect of...
Workplace skills plan analysis report: Examining the submission trends of 2012, 2013, and 2014 >
It is essential to have qualified and skilled employees in South Africa's Health and Welfare sectors; the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) was implemented to realise this objective. The WSP is a plan that informs the Health and Welfare Sector Education an...
A sectoral analysis of wood, paper, pulp industries in South Africa >
The primary purpose of this research project is to facilitate synchronisation of the education and training requirements of the wood, paper, and pulp (WPP) sector with its development strategies. It seeks to enhance complementarities within the Depar...
Women in management in the financial services sector in South Africa: A review of the literature >
The need to correct racial and gender imbalances and to increase the labour participation of all population groups in the South African economy is widely accepted. Despite legislation and other measures to eradicate inequalities, the 2007 employment...
Who benefits from knowledge for development? >
This article questions the notion of 'knowledge for development' being seen as an answer to the challenges posed by globalisation, ICTs and the knowledge economy.
The White Paper sets out strategies to improve the capacity of the post-school education and training system to meet South Africa's needs. It outlines policy directions to guide the DHET and the institutions for which it is responsible in order to co...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Western 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (West Coast 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...
This presentation details some reflections on case studies. Themes covered include trust and partnerships as a central component of a relational system; and what mechanisms can facilitate these processes.
This LMIP policy roundtable briefing asks the following questions: How do we address skills gaps in South Africa to improve alignment between what the E and T system produces, and the needs of the public and private sectors? How can industry and educ...
Making visible the invisible: Confronting South Africa's decent work deficit >
This report argues that national direct surveys of households, such as the biannual Labour Force Surveys issued by Statistics South Africa, are useful in measuring the numbers of those in employment, but that they are unable to measure the size and n...
Work education framework South Africa >
The Worker Education Technical Task Team, one of nine in the HRDC, commissioned a Worker Education Study in November 2012: To conduct an analysis and attain a common understanding of the current provision and understanding of the three pillars namely...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Waterberg 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...
Water and wastewater management in South Africa is almost reaching a crisis level and for this reason there is an increasing need for collaboration among different stakeholders. In 2014, the Local Government Sector Education and Training (LGSETA) and...
Water and wastewater management in South Africa is almost reaching a crisis level and for this reason there is an increasing need for collaboration among different stakeholders. In 2014, the Local Government Sector Education and Training (LGSETA) and...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Vuselela 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...
Skills Planning for Post-School Education and Training >
The presentation provides an overview of the Research-Policy Nexus DHET-HSRC led research consortium. The strategic applied research involved a close relationship between policy makers and research in shaping the skills planning research agenda. It h...
Volume 3: Cost implications of the white paper proposals - Costing model output report >
The White Paper on Post-School Education and Training sets out a vision of the post-school education system in 2030. In addition, it provides a number of policy targets and objectives. This expenditure model investigates the likely financial costs of...
Volume 2: An analysis of existing post-school education and training expenditure and revenue >
The Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system has a critical role to in providing the human capital, research and innovation that is needed to drive development and raise economic growth over the long term. In South Africa, the PSET system has...
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...
Vocational education and training in Southern Africa: A comparative study >
This volume is intended to develop and share knowledge within the southern African region regarding the challenges faced by vocational education and training (VET) systems and the responses to these challenges. Some of these challenges arise out of t...
This paper considers the role that skills development has in the sustainability of the South African political-economic project. It explores some of the disarticulations of public policy and argues that these both undermine public sector delivery and...
Vocational education and training for development: A policy in need of a theory? >
The current decade has seen a significant return of interest in vocational education and training (VET) amongst the international policy community. This rise in policy and programmatic interest in VET's role in development, however, stands in contras...
Skills supply and demand for South Africa: LMIP Colloquium presentation >
This presentation looks at the Skills Supply and Demand in South Africa Report. The challenge for government is to estimate and anticipate the education and skills required to support societal development and a productive and inclusive economic growt...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Vhembe 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...
Pathways of TVET college learners through TVET colleges >
This presentation details the research study that was commissioned by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and DHET The study is located within Theme 5 of the HSRC Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) that has multi-cohort panel studie...
The Steering Committee of the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) established a Unit Record Versus Aggregate Data Working Group in 1996 to identify and assess data sharing methods that are needed to advance our understanding of when,...
Research on unemployed learners in social auxiliary field in Limpopo, KZN and North West >
The objectives of the study are: To estimate the number of unemployed social auxiliary workers in LP, KZN and NW; To compare provincial unemployment distributions amongst SAWs.
This chapter will explore the extent to which the ambitious goals of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS), are being realised. It does so by examining the findings and trends of six research studies or surveys conducted between 1999-2002,...
Understanding labour demand in South Africa: The importance of data sources >
This presentation discusses the following questions: What is labour demand? What is demand-side data? What data can be used to shed light on labour demand in South Africa? In theory the above are a focused set of research questions - in practice the...
Understanding interactive capabilities for skills development >
This presentation focuses on the following challenges: How to address skills gaps in South Africa to improve alignment between what the Education and Training system produces, and the needs of the public and private sectors? How can industry and educ...
Understanding the history of artisan training in a macroeconomic environment >
This presentation highlights the following key needs when considering an understanding of the history of artisan training in a macroeconomic environment: 1. Bring historical lens to the training systems and demand schedules (economic growth path/s) w...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Umgungundlovu 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Umfolozi 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...
TVET College Times Vol. 47 December 2016: Institutions of choice >
In this edition, there are the reports of more than 39 contributors, who are professionals in the TVET system. They represent colleges and the wider TVET sector in South Africa who have a professional interest and involvement in the sector. We commen...
TVET College Times Vol 45 June 2016: In pursuit of excellence >
TVET College professionals and students alike are striving for excellence. This becomes very clear when one reads of their accomplishments, some of which are featured in this edition of TVET College Times. To start with, Minister Nzimande addresses t...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Tshwane South 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Tshwane North 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...
Response to the NQF evaluation >
The NQF is a regulatory framework that organizes and classifies qualifications hierarchically and illustrates progression pathways. The NQF Act is the policy that articulates specific objectives and makes provision for those entities that will give s...
Transport planning in municipalities in South Africa: Final Report >
The LGSETA commissioned the WITS School of Governance to investigate the ability of municipalities to conduct transport planning with a specific emphasis on the skills, or the lack thereof, to undertake transport planning. A sample of 18 municipaliti...
The tracer study tracked and traced the target population of the National Skills Development Strategy III (NSDS III) within health and welfare sector which constitute of the individuals or learners 'from school, college or university, or even from th...
TETA-BETA tracer study on candidates funded for maritime and logistics studies >
The objectives of this study are to: Evaluate the existing course delivery model; Assess the impact of the programme in respect of the knowledge and skills acquired from the exposure and training; Assess the value realised by participating organisati...
Towards a national human resources database >
This report provides a synthesis of two research papers commissioned by the Employment Promotion Programme (EPP) on the review and suitability of the National Learners Records Database (NLRD) to become the National Human Resources Database. The objec...
Tourism: Sector studies research project >
Within the context of the national importance assigned to the development of the South African tourism sector as a contributor to overall national economic and employment growth, this sector study attempts to answer one key question for its client, t...
Top 100 scarce skill occupations in south africa >
This document provides a list of the top 100 occupations in the country that are considered to be in short supply, accompanied by an explanation of the methods and processes followed in compiling the list. The purpose of the list is to inform, inter...
This presentation details the key DHET/DMPE study findings in research into the Learning Pathways: Actual student movements as seen in the National Learners' Records Database (NLRD) research project.
This study was conducted within the context of the mining industry. The empirical investigation involved 80 apprentices and three lifestyle trainers based at the Goldfields Training Centre in Luipaardsvlei. The aim of the research was to: (i) assess...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Thekwini 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...
The phenomenon of partnerships between public higher education institutions and private providers of higher education in South Africa began in the early 1990s. While partnerships emerged in the distance education sub-sector, they soon became a featur...
The role of skills and education in predicting micro-enterprise performance >
The research objective of this paper is addressed by firstly using direct and indirect measures of skills to generate a human capital profile of SMME owners across both the formal and informal sectors, and secondly by using econometric analysis to ex...
This paper delves beneath the widespread belief that education (often repackaged as human capital) is important in development to consider the role that the discipline of education plays in shaping the wider discourses of development. In particular,...
This report makes use of a unique survey dataset of manufacturing firms in South Africa to investigate the returns to workplace training. This survey was conducted within a broader national project, the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP),...
This paper examines the formation and operation of this research-policy nexus in South Africa and the means by which evidence-based policymaking has been conceived and utilised in this space. The paper is divided into five sections. Section 1 discuss...
This study was commissioned by the SETA for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services (Fasset). The aims of the study were threefold: a) To conduct a demand analysis to establish the need for learnerships in the sector....
The need for a learnership in financial markets >
In the 2008/2009 strategic planning session Fasset's board provisionally allocated an amount for the development of such a learnership but requested an objective research report on the need for the learnership before the money would be made available...
This report sets out to provide merSETA with a better understanding of the impact of the 2008/9 global and local economic crises on the South African (SA) automotive, metals and plastics sectors. In line with merSETA's mandate to facilitate skills de...
The Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) hosted a policy roundtable to open debate on the nature and shape of an appropriate institutional skills planning mechanism for South Africa. The event drew a range of stakeholders from across the SET...
The boundaries of artisanal work and occupations, and its intersections with inequality >
This presentation provides an overview of the research question, before illustrating the following topics: An LMIP theme of research entitled 'Changing Artisanal Milieus and Identities'; the concept of boundaries: why and how? Empirical cases; sample...
The fourth annual DHET Research Colloquium, took place on 12-13 September 2017, at Emperor's Palace in Kempton Park, Gauteng. The theme of the Colloquium was the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The selection of this theme was m...
TETA tracer research analysis report >
This TETA Tracer Survey was commissioned to gain a better understanding of TETA funded skills development interventions in terms of contributing towards the attainment of goals and seven developmental and transformative imperatives of the NSDS III.
In order to close the skills gaps in the Maritime sector, SAMSA and SAIMI require: 1. Industry partners - SAMSA is looking to partner with industry to assist in closing skills gaps across Maritime sub-sectors by providing opportunities for learners a...
Ten questions for mathematics teachers ... and how PISA can help answer them >
The PISA student background questionnaire sought information about students' experiences in their mathematics classes, including their learning strategies and the teaching practices they said their teachers used. This information, coupled with studen...
Temporary employment services in South Africa: Assessing the industry's economic contribution >
The focus of this paper, is to try to understand the nature of employment changes and their impact in one particular sector, namely the temporary employment services (TES) industry. The sector, colloquially known in South Africa as the 'labour broker...
Human capital dynamics in three technology platforms: Nuclear, space and biotechnology >
In South Africa, big science was made part of the reconstituted national innovation system from the very beginning and has become more prominent ever since. It co-existed somewhat uneasily with lower-tech activities in national innovation strategy do...
Teacher graduate production in South Africa >
The quality of any national education system depends on its teachers. In recent years in South Africa, teacher supply has become a matter of national concern. This monograph examines changes in enrolment and graduation patterns of education students...
Changes in education since 1994 >
This study was commissioned by the Policy Unit of the Office of the Presidency. Aim The Policy Unit is conducting a fifteen-year review of government business. The main aim of the review is to assess the outcome and impact of policies, programmes and...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Taletso 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...
Work and qualifications futures for artisans and technicians: A research guide >
This study, seeks to understand how artisans and technicians of the future need to be prepared for the labour market, it makes no claims to direct causal relations with regards to either of the relationships described above. The design was informed m...
Studying the shifting boundaries of artisanal work and occupations: Research guide >
The research guide provides a conceptual frame and research instruments to assist skills and strategic planners in their task from a specific research method and design perspective. Specifically, the guide provides practical guidelines and tools to c...
Enhancing curriculum responsiveness to local skills needs: Towards a manual for DHET >
This presentation addresses the following key questions related to enhancing curriculum responsiveness to local skills needs: What is the problem? Tensions between central and local. International trends What is currently possible? Developing a progr...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the possible impact and outcome the Ancillary Health Care (AHC) qualification and its related skills programmes may have had on previous learners and the community. This course was designed to provide learners wit...
Student retention and graduate destination: Higher education and labour market access and success >
Student attrition has been a perennial theme in South African higher education throughout the past decade. In its National Plan for Higher Education (2001), the Department of Education attributed high dropout rates primarily to financial and/or acade...
Statistics on post-school educaton and training in South Africa >
The Department of Higher Education and Training presents to you its seventh issue of Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa. The report includes 2016 enrolment and graduate statistics obtained from public and private Higher...
Guidance for higher education providers on current and future skills needs of enterprise >
This report has been developed to provide guidance for providers tendering for higher education places for those eligible to participate on Springboard+ courses during this round. It gathers together the most recently available data concerning higher...
Sport, recreation and fitness: Vacancy analysis survey >
As the custodian for skills planning, CATHSSETA conducts research to identify skills imbalances in the arts, culture and heritage industry. This information enables CATHSSETA to make informed decisions and investments on skills planning in the indust...
Sports, recreation and fitness:- Graduate tracer dtudy >
This graduate tracer study established the whereabouts of CATHSSETA learners who have completed accredited qualifications in sport, recreation and fitness between 2011 and 2015. We trace graduates for the National Certificate in Fitness (NQF Level 5)...
Sports, Recreation and Fitness Skills Needs Survey: Stakeholder interviews and workshop report >
This Skills Needs Survey, which is based on interviews and workshops with stakeholders in the industry, is part of a broader constellation of research studies conducted in the sport, recreation and fitness industry to gather labour market intelligenc...
Sports, recreation and fitness industry: Salary survey report >
This survey contains up-to-date salary information as well as regional differences in remuneration using actual salary offerings from Career Junction, Pnet and Payscale websites. The salary is a median in the range per occupation. It represents month...
Sports, recreation and fitness sub-sector: Labour market profile and change drivers report >
This report supplies a labour market profile of the Sports, Recreation and Fitness Sub-Sector. Sport, fitness and recreation plays an important role in promoting a nation's well-being, general health and social cohesion. The National Development Plan...
CATHSSETA appointed FR Research Services to conduct skills analysis research on the Sport, Recreation and Fitness Industry, which is a major sub-sector and levy contributor to the SETA. The purpose of the research is to determine the skills needs wit...
Minister's speaking notes for opening remarks: Lessons for skills planning - A dialogue >
This submission details the Minister's speaking notes for opening remarks, under the theme of 'Lessons for skills planning: A dialogue'. It documents the key persons in the meeting, and argues for the importance of Skills Planning, before concluding...
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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (South Cape 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...
South African Labour Market Microdata Scoping Study >
This study investigates sources of data available for analysis of the South African labour market. It is a data discovery exercise to determine what data is available for policy research and to assist policy analysts to locate data sources relevant t...
South Africa is good in developing policy and its policies are interfered during the implementation process without reaching its timeframe. Even though some policies are not favourable since they are borrowed but there is still a belief that our poli...
South Africa National Skills Survey 2003 >
The aim of the NSS 2003 was to assess the overall impact of the National Skills Development Strategy and the impact of the levy-grant scheme on skills training in South Africa, in large, medium and small enterprises. In doing so the research was expe...
Social Work as a scarce and critical profession >
The constraint of high-level skills within the South African labour market is considered by government to be a key obstacle to achieving its target of a six percent economic growth rate. In support of the challenges to address skills shortages, the v...
Smooth, staggered or stopped? Educational transitions in SAYPS >
This presentation introduces the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP). It then supplies an overview of the South African Youth Panel Study (SAYPS) Report which analyses the characteristics of learners making different transitions and explore...
Skills planning for post-school education and training (May 2017) >
This presentation to the Portfolio Committee asks the question: why skills planning? It then proceeds to summarise the six focus themes of the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP). Additional summaries of research topics presented include: W...
Skills planning for post-school education and training (September 2017) >
This presentation maps the following key topics: Education and Jobs; Link between school mathematics/numeracy and jobs; Tertiary Education to Labour Market: Sectors and Jobs; Youth transitions over five years in South African Youth Panel Study; Chang...
Skills shortages in South Africa: Case studies of key professions >
South Africa's skills shortages are widely regarded as a key factor preventing the achievement of targeted growth rates. There is some dispute as to the nature and extent of these shortages, given that the country also has a large pool of unemployed...
This presentation of the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership Policy Roundtable focuses on the following topics: Data; Changing Employment Landscape - Sectoral and Skills-biased trends; Skills-Biased Technological Change - A Decomposition Analysis;...
Skills transfer in municipalities in South Africa >
This study focused on skills transfer in local government with specific reference to South Africa. The terms of reference for the study are: To develop a concept document on skills transfer in the workplace focusing on capacity-building programmes, c...
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in collaboration with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) hosted a stakeholder workshop on Understanding Skills Supply and Demand in the Hairdressing Industry on...
Skills supply and demand in the hairdressing industry in South Africa >
The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) have undertaken a study on skills supply and demand in the hairdressing sector, in order to investigate, inter alia, the a...
Skills shortages in South Africa: A literature review >
This paper conducts a review of the literature on skills shortages in South Africa. It is demonstrated that different Government departments have different views concerning the definition of skills shortages. This is largely due to the omission in an...
Understanding the skills needs of the NPOs operating within the health and welfare sectors >
A non-profit organisation (NPO) is a trust company or any other association of persons with a public rather than a private purpose and which does not operate for profit. In South Africa, NPOs are pivotal to the delivery of health-related community-ba...
Using South African census data, we show that immigrants with tertiary education from different origin country groups differ in their likelihood of obtaining a skilled job. Immigrants from advanced country groups outperform native internal migrants,...
This note presents indicators that can be useful for the regular monitoring of skills mismatches across EU Member States. It distinguishes three broad groups of skills mismatch indicators: indicators of macroeconomic skills mismatch, specific skills...
Three important elements of a South African vision for high skills must be spreading skills improvements across the population in general, creating policy coherence and constructing new institutions. This article examines these issues through an inve...
Skills for development: A new approach to international cooperation in skills development? >
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) was a central tool of development cooperation from the 1950s through to the 1980s. However, with the rise of education for all in the 1990s, TVET 'fell from grace'. At the beginning of the twenty...
Skills for and through SIPs Progress Report March 2015 >
This report aims to detail the progress that has been made to date, both by the Special Projects Unit as well as by the SIPs themselves, under each of the Focus Areas. Establishing what skills will be in short supply for the roll-out of the National...
Skills development in the financial and accounting services sector >
This study was commissioned by the Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Fasset), with the main aim of providing the SETA with a detailed profile of the sector that it serves, a description of education and traini...
Skills development for poverty reduction: Can FET colleges deliver? >
This report begins by establishing the envisaged role of FET colleges in the national development trajectory. This is followed by an analysis of the current form, context and challenges facing the sector in South Africa. It concluded by examining the...
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has established a Research Repository through the Labour Market Intelligence Project (LMIP). The Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are therefore requested to make use of the Resea...
Skills, innovation, and interactive capabilities: The case of the Square Kilometre Array telescope >
This presentation focuses on the following topics: a working framework; methodology; the growth in astronomy despite a shortage of astronomers; network structure and alignment; interactive capabilities at the SKA; firm strategies to address skills ne...
Industry involvement in training: A case study of an agricultural college >
This presentation introduces the following topics: background governance and mandate of agricultural colleges; reasons why they should work together with industry; industry and education/training models; teaching and learning activity models; reflect...
Reflections on governance (System of exercising authority and control): Implementing the NQF Act >
This presentation reflects on the on Governance (System of exercising authority and control) in terms of implementing the NQF Act.
Shifting understanding of skills in South Africa >
This book is an attempt to examine the multiple and shifting meanings that skill has taken on in South Africa. It does so with a view primarily to how skill is being played out in contemporary policies and practices within the country, but it affirms...
SETA Labour Market Survey: Case studies of firms' experiences >
The overarching purpose of the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) Labour Market Survey was to collect information that would assist in informing the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) strategy on how to address one of it...
In 2012, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) commissioned the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) to lead a national research consortium, the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP), to support it in creating a strategic l...
From matric into and through university: Higher Education access and outcomes in South Africa >
This presentation covers a national representative quantitative analysis of transitions from school to university (Access), how matric results, demographics, and school background influence university outcomes, and how students progress through the p...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Sekhukhune 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Sedibeng 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...
Survey of the financial and accounting services sector May 2008 final report >
The overall aim of the sector study was to provide Fasset with an integrated profile of the Financial and Accounting Services Sector, the education and training provision to the sector, and the skills needs and requirements of the sector. The specifi...
Usefulness of NQF for the marketing and communications profession >
This presentation argues that alignment with the industry could be better, and that a holistic response to all the recommendations is needed to close the identified gaps in the implementation of NQF Act 2008. Additional highlighted topics include: Re...
This presentation focuses on the following topics with regard to the evidence from a graduate tracer study in the Eastern Cape, South Africa on Schooling inequality, higher education and the labour market: the South African context; some stylised fac...
The Skills Initiative Working Groups are intended to co-ordinate the implementation of the maritime skills development initiatives in the 3-foot plans of each Operation Phakisa Oceans Economy delivery unit. Their key deliverable will be a Skills Deve...
An overview of the South African sports coaching system >
This presentation focuses on the following topics: vision and phases, foundations and pillars, the journey so far, will RPL impact the SA coaching workforce, the South African coaching pathway, the RPL challenges, and looking ahead.
DHET colloquium presentation on national qualifications framework >
This presentation explores the theme 'Enhancing the Implementation of the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF) '. The presentation focuses on success stories on the National Qualification Framework; barriers to Implementation of NQF;...
2017 DHET Research Colloquium: Minister's speech >
This speech by the Minister of Higher Education and Training introduces the evaluation study into the implementation of the South African National Qualifications Framework. The development of the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF)...
Matching higher education and the labour market >
This presentation asks the following key questions: Why are some graduates unemployed? It questions the objectives of the Eastern Cape Graduate Destination Study on unemployment; details its methods and data and shares its findings before drawing som...
The main objectives and broad questions of this presentation are: Within the LMIP - paper explores the NIDS data - through recent migration; main research question: are there links between recent migrations of individuals (x) and employment status/la...
Impact assessment of learnerships and apprenticeships >
The merSETA is committed to seeking new and better methods to promote skills development. In order to do this, a deeper understanding of participants in learnership and apprenticeship programmes is necessary: an understanding of their motivations, ex...
merSETA disability research project >
Historically the inclusion of people with a disability in the learnership process has been managed without addressing the inherent requirements of both the learner and the learnership. It has been universally accepted that people with a disability ca...
merSETA tracer study final report 2016 >
The merSETA in response to the NSDS III implemented various workplace learning programs to assist learners and graduates with the much-needed work experience. These include apprenticeship, graduate internships and learnerships. It was in this light t...
merSETA report: Impact assessment of learnerships and apprenticeships >
This study was commissioned by the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (MERSETA) with the aim of ascertaining the efficiency and effectiveness of the learnership and apprenticeship systems and to assess their impact on the demand for...
merSETA ABET project final report >
This research was undertaken in order to establish the current status and impact of Adult Basic Education and Training within the MERSETA. The brief for this project required that the research provide reliable information on the current situation wit...
The shortage of medical doctors in South Africa >
This study on medical doctors forms part of a broader study entitled A multiple source identification and verification of scarce and critical skills in the South African labour market which is, in turn, one of a number of Skills Development Research...
This presentation focuses on the following key points: that aggregate performance is a blunt measure; the notion of 'limited insight, less reliable'; trajectories technique leads to significant insights for policy intervention; and the need for a mor...
Work readiness and graduate recruitment in the Fasset sector >
The objective of the research is to conceptualise the skills and competencies required from graduates for entry level positions and to determine if the skills and competencies that are advanced by means of the Fasset Work Readiness Programme and deem...
The study was triggered by a quest to respond to the skills shortage and the inadequacy of the outdated National Education Programmes for Technical Colleges to provide the needed human resources. 'The NC (V) programmes are intended to respond directl...
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...
South Africa (SA) has a skills crisis that mirrors global conditions, characterised by a mismatch between the available pool of employees and market demand which has been linked to a number of factors including state of the education system. Shortage...
This study has begun to quantify the scale of non-compliance in the recreational fishery sector, and most importantly the relationships between non-compliance of the recreational fishers and small-scale fishers. This is the first study of this nature...
Three-stream model and envisaged articulation opportunities >
This presentation on the Three-stream model and envisaged articulation opportunities explores: 1. Background and introduction 2. Strategic Direction 3. Three Stream Model 4. Articulation opportunities 5. Responses to the NQF Research 6. Conclusion.
The first challenge that one confronts in attempting to define the skills shortage among managers is the basic issue of who or what a manager is. Unfortunately, the challenge is not only confined to issues of qualifications; levels or types of manage...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Maluti 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Majuba 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...
Implementation evaluation of the NQF Act (2008): Reflections on the draft findings-Umalusi >
This presentation reflects on the draft findings of the Implementation Evaluation of the NQF Act (2008). It also highlights NQF Act successes and challenges, and NQF gaps, as well as recommendations.
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Lovedale 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...
Local government management and leadership skills development (2015-2016): Final report >
This research has five objectives: assessing the impact of skills development interventions on senior leadership in the municipalities, conducting the skills audit for the senior leadership in the municipalities, understanding the link between servic...
This presentation shares the findings of the study of the usability of graduate destination surveys for the analysis of labour market outcomes, under the auspices of the Planning for graduate tracer studies in the South African post-schooling sector...
Meeting routine skills needs in the tier 1 automotive component sector in the Eastern Cape >
This presentation is on the Automotive Components: Nature of the Case Study. It is focused on: the Eastern Cape; considers the sectoral system of innovation around 'tier 1 firms': the main component suppliers to the global automotive manufacturers; t...
Skills supply and demand in South Africa >
This report provides a holistic understanding of the current supply and demand for skills in South Africa and represents one of the first attempts to analyse how the two interact to inform future skills policy to support an inclusive economic growth...
Barriers and bottlenecks: Understanding youth transitions in the post-compulsory phase of school >
This presentation addresses the following topics: Throughput rate of learners to Grade 12 is of concern - Increasingly staggered progression as learners move through school; High and growing level of unemployment amongst youth population - 60% of une...
This presentation focuses on the key question: How is South Africa responding labour market and skills challenges? The presentation aims to respond to, and address, the fragmentation and 'lack of credibility' of supply and demand side skills informat...
The Labour Market Intelligence Partnership is a collaboration between government and a national research consortium that aims to build a credible institutional mechanism for skills development in South Africa. The first section of LMIP Update 2014 ou...
The Labour Market Intelligence Partnership is a collaboration between government and a national research consortium that aims to build a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning and development in South Africa. This report is a product of...
The Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) together with other related projects holds the promise of refining our tools for an informed and informative skills planning approach, tailored to the specific needs and policy context of South Africa...
This presentation provides and overview of the following topics: Astronomy and the SKA; The Labour Market Intelligence Research Partnership; Research question and theoretical framework; Methodology; The Astronomy Sectoral System of Innovation; Skills...
This presentation provides insights into the following topics: the South African sugar industry: Focus on sugarcane milling and growing; Developing a well-organised, self-sufficient skills development system; Examples of sugar technology and applied...
Astronomy and the Square Kilometre Array >
This presentation discusses network alignment, skills supply, challenges and successes in relation to the Astronomy and the Square Kilometre Array project.
Labour Market Intelligence Partneship: Five years of LMIP 2012-2017 >
In 2012, when the then Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, launched the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP), he requested that the HSRC-led consortium conduct research to provide the scientific basis to 'set up sys...
Employability and curriculum responsiveness in post-school education and training >
The relationship between educational processes and the employment of individuals is a significant policy concern and a widely debated social issue in South Africa. The apparent mismatch between industry needs and the educational outcomes of the South...
In order to support the objectives set out in the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) 2013 White Paper for Post-school Education and Training (PSET), it is critical to engage with a strong evidence base of research. To this end, the...
Occupational shifts and shortages: Skills challenges facing the South African economy >
This report extends the analysis of labour demand trends to the 2001-2012 period. It consists of a descriptive analysis of skill-biased labour demand changes, through an examination of sectoral and occupational employment growth trends. We also consi...
Building on the capacity of the state through partnerships: The labour market intelligence project >
This presentation to the Human Resource Development Council focuses on the following topics: 1. Why Skills Planning? 2. Historical Background 3. Broader Context of LMIP 4. Aims of LMIP 5. Key LMIP Outputs 6. Key LMIP Reports 7. Key LMIP Findings 8. F...
This is the agenda for the LMIP policy roundtable III, held at the Protea Hotel Capital on 21 August 2014.
The role of skills and education in predicting micro-enterprise performance >
This presentation discusses the following topics in relation to the role of skills and education in predicting Micro-enterprise performance: Context and motivation; Research objective; Methodology; Data; Human capital profile of the SMME sector; Econ...
Each month, since May 2014, the LMIP has produced evidence-based policy relevant insights to inform the development and operation of the skills planning mechanism. This document consolidates those insights and highlights key findings from the LMIP's...
Towards better metrics of artisanal skills supply >
This presentation details the metrics needed for the various interdependent subsystems within an overall artisan development system.
Why changes to occupational domains matter for artisanal skills planning in South Africa >
This Policy Brief argues that we need a more nuanced understanding of the shifting boundaries of artisanal work and occupational domains. In particular, it presents two key findings emerging from research that evaluated changes to the nature of artis...
History and the economy matters for artisanal skills planning >
The re-establishment of a good artisan training system was identified as a key research focus area and urgent priority, given that 'the apprenticeship system has been allowed to deteriorate since the mid-1980s, resulting in a shortage of mid-level sk...
Smooth, staggered or stopped? Educational transitions in the South African Youth Panel Study >
The South African Youth Panel Study (SAYPS) followed Grade 9 learners who participated in TIMSS 2011 over four consecutive years, in order to explore the educational transitions of young people. The study found that: South African learners follow one...
Pathways through university and into the labour market: Tracer study from the Eastern Cape >
This policy brief (from the HSRC's Labour Market Intelligence Partnership) is based on a recent LMIP report that explored the findings of a graduate tracer study conducted in the Eastern Cape. The broader objective of the study was to explore key edu...
This policy brief proposes a framework that can be used by PSET organisations and skills planners to analyse the current alignment - or misalignment - between labour market demand and skills supply within a system. This framework provides a basis for...
Enhancing employability: What can be done to improve TVET students' chances of finding work? >
Unemployment of young people in South Africa is regarded as a crisis that needs urgent intervention. Disaffected and disillusioned youth are a potential threat to the long-term stability of the society as a whole. When graduates from institutions suc...
Public vocational education and training (VET) institutions have long been enjoined to be more responsive to industry needs. However, this policy orthodoxy is weakly theorised. One result is that learners and providers are counselled to focus on imme...
Institutional alignment in the knowledge economy: Lessons from Square Kilometre Array telescope >
The Labour Market Intelligence Partnership is a collaboration between the Department of Higher Education and Training and a national research consortium, led by the HSRC. It aims to provide analytical insights which support the development of policie...
South African Labour Market Micro-data Scoping Study >
This policy brief is based on a South African Labour Market Micro-data Scoping Study. The purpose was to investigate sources of micro-data1 available for analysis of the South African labour market. The study provided an overview of the wide range of...
Understanding labour demand in South Africa and the importance of data sources >
Building a Labour Market Intelligence System requires both demand and supply side information. Thus, the LMIP is concerned with establishing the foundation for labour market information systems (LMIS) in South Africa in which data on labour demand is...
High-level audit of administrative datasets (briefing) >
This research brief is based on a High-level Audit of Administrative Datasets. The study surveyed more than 20 national government departments and other entities with the aim to investigate the relevance of databases to skills planning, particularly...
Investigating employer interaction with the Employment Services of South Africa (ESSA) (briefing) >
This policy brief is based on an analytical study, with the objective to investigate employer interaction with the ESSA system while considering the status of ESSA in the context of employer perceptions of, and engagement with, the various recruitmen...
Public attitudes to work in South Africa >
This policy brief is based on an analytical study, with the objective to assess public attitudes towards the South African labour market. To address this question the study canvassed the opinions of both the employed and the unemployed. The study the...
Occupational shifts and skills challenges facing the South African economy >
Despite robust economic growth over much of the past 20 years, South Africa still faces significant challenges in terms of high unemployment, poverty and inequality. One view of what underlies persistently high unemployment rates is that the economy...
Creating a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning in South Africa (session 2) >
This briefing workshop to the Minister of Higher Education and Training focuses on Emerging trends from the MEMSA skills forecasting model; the need for a SETA Labour Market Survey; Attitudes to work: Social attitudes have a bearing on Labour Market...
Creating a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning in South Africa (session 3) >
This briefing workshop to the Minister of Higher Education and Training focuses on the topic of Responsiveness to firm demand: enhancing interactive capabilities across the post-school system; and Planning for artisanal skills: the importance of unde...
Outcome 5.1.1: 'A credible institutional mechanism for skills planning' >
This presentation to Minister Nzimande, DHET details: Research completed; why skills planning is needed; what approach to skills planning and labour market intelligence systems is needed; an information framework guiding skills planning; who will be...
Analysing skills demand and supply in sectoral systems: A tentative framework >
This presentation addresses the following challenges: How do we address skills gaps in South Africa to improve alignment between what the E and T system produces, and the needs of the public and private sectors? How can industry and education organis...
In late September 2016, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) convened a research colloquium. The intention was to create a space for researchers, policy makers, planners, educators and...
Briefing note: Creating a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning in South Africa >
This briefing note provides a high-level synopsis of six focus areas selected for discussion at the workshop: 1. A credible institutional mechanism for skills planning 2. The need for a SETA labour market survey 3. Attitudes to work: Social attitudes...
This presentationaddresses the challenge of developing a new planning approach for South African post-school education and training. Questions posed include: How do we address skills gaps in South Africa to improve alignment between what the E and T...
LMIP annual report april 2015-March 2016 >
The fourth year of the LMIP, April 2015- March 2016, marked a period where a number of research reports were produced and research findings disseminated through among others, policy roundtables, policy briefs, seminars, research bulletins, LMIP Updat...
Global trends and TVET: The case of South Africa (draft) >
Globalisation and contemporary global trends are two different things and impact differently on technical and vocational education and on any consideration of a future role for UNESCO on TVET at the country and global level. The global economic slowd...
The purpose of this research paper is to identify factors that might influence career choice in the public sector and in particular, local government as part of the SETA's efforts of addressing NSDS III Goal 8 of building career and vocational guidan...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Letaba 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Lephalale 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...
This presentation focuses on the following topics: What is a profession? SAQA criteria for professional bodies; findings and recommendations; experiences of the NQF in relation to the credibility, mobility and authenticity of South African qualificat...
LMIP learning session 6: Review of the workspace skills plan and the annual training report >
The Ministerial Task Team on SETA Performance, as well as the White Paper on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) expressed concern about the quality of data received by SETAs from employers, and the limited potential for credible analysis of su...
Law professionals: Scarce and Critical Skills Research Project >
The Department of Labour has commissioned a Research Consortium (comprising the Human Sciences Research Council, the Development Policy Research Unit, and the Sociology of Work Unit) to undertake a range of research projects on aspects of the second...
Labour reform in South Africa: Measuring regulation and a synthesis of policy suggestions >
This paper, in trying to mature the debate on labour regulation and worker protection, has two key objectives. Firstly, we attempt to provide more nuanced and empirically-based measures of labour regulation and worker protection for South Africa, wit...
How do we get firms and post-education and training organisations to work together? >
This presentation focuses on how to get firms and post-education and training organisations to work together through research communication, capacity building, workshops, and policy roundtables. The following needs and questions are discussed: Unders...
Building labour market intelligence for skills planning: Recommendations from evidence >
This presentation supplies the following recommendations: Institutionalise longitudinal datasets on systemic pathways; Map innovation and skills development networks to promote systemic alignment; Enhance interactive capabilities across the system; A...
Knowledge, curriculum and qualifications for South African further education >
All countries, and South Africa is no exception, face acute dilemmas in modernising their systems of upper secondary and further education and training. Faced with pressures from the fast-changing world of work, this education sector has become chara...
Knowledge-based aid: A four-agency comparative study >
Part of the response of many development cooperation agencies to the challenges of globalisation, ICTs and the knowledge economy is to emphasise the importance of knowledge for development. This paper looks at the discourses and practices of 'knowled...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (King Sabata Dalindyebo 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (King Hintsa 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...
The catalyst for skills, economic growth and employability >
This presentation is CHIETA's response to the Implementation Evaluation of the National Qualifications Framework Act (NQF). In response to the study, it is a reflection on the findings and recommendations of the evaluation study. It shares experience...
The objective of this study is to assess the demand and supply of skills within the metal fabrication, capital equipment and transport equipment sectors between 2011 and 2015. The study aims to inform the DTI - as a key interface between economic str...
This presentation poses, and answers, the question: How do post-school education and training providers take the skills demands of key sectoral networks into account?
The article argues for a case for a 'revisioning' of the education policy-implementation nexus in the South African higher education sector. It is proposed that the well-meaning idealism expressed in policy pronouncements is necessarily subject to a...
This presentation comments on the findings of the NQF Act Implementation Evaluation.
Job opportunities and unemployment in the SA Labour Market 2013-14 >
The main purpose of this report is to assess the job opportunities, job losses and the skills gaps in the country during the financial year 2012/13, in order to inform policy makers on the changes of skills supplied and demanded, then draw some sugge...
The marketing of public FET colleges in South Africa: Issues for policy and practice >
This paper considers the rising trend of introducing marketing practices into public education through the lens of South African further education and training colleges. It provides a review of the international literature on 'for-profit' and 'non-pr...
CHIETA's credible mechanism for skills planning: Presentation to LMIP Roundtable >
This presentation highlights the following topics: why the new online skills planning platform is needed; conceptualising and developing the credible mechanism for online skills planning and reporting; online system supports compliance requirements;...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Ingwe 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...
Independent schooling: Assessing its size and shape >
This presentation at the Independent Schools Conference focuses on the subject of: 'Independent schooling: assessing its size and shape'.
Sub-Directorate: Quality Assurance NAMB-Accreditation and certification >
This presentation focuses on the ways in which the NAMB is improving data on accreditation and certification.
Synthesis report: Assessing the impact of learnerships and apprenticeships under NSDSII >
Our study adopted a pathways conceptual approach (Raffe, 2003; Harris et al, 2006), focusing on the trajectories of (young) people in the transition from school to un/employment, various forms of further study, and into the labour market. Central to...
International Labour Organisation: Future of Work Initiative. Theme 1: Work and society >
This paper elaborates on current changes taking place in the world of work and what implications they will have for the relationship between work and society. We draw from extended definitions of what constitutes work and who is a worker, and thus il...
The paper starts with an overview of the context in which changes to the organisation of work and production are likely to take place over the next two decades. It then looks at some basic aspects of this process at a global level, including the need...
International Labour Organisation: Future of Work Initiative. Theme 2: Decent jobs for all >
This paper will examine the long-stated ILO goal of full employment and decent work, and whether under current global, regional, and more specifically, national circumstances, such a goal is achievable in the next 20 years. The concepts of work, empl...
International Labour Organisation: Future of Work Initiative. Theme 4: The governance of work >
The purpose of this final paper is to encourage participants in the national dialogue on the future of work to look ahead to the likely impact of the emerging forces in the world of work and to imagine a governance landscape for the future world of w...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Ikhala 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...
formation and communication technologies (ICTs) are widely understood to be an enabler of economic growth (UNDP 2001a). South Africa's Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, who launched the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (Asgisa), indic...
This presentation at the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) 59th World Assembly 'Challenging Disparities in Education' in Tokushima, Japan addresses the following subject: Schooling inequality, higher education and the labour mark...
The Labour Market Intelligence Partnership: Emerging findings >
This briefing reflects on two dimensions of the work of the LMIP: findings from the research, and the relationship between DHET and the research community in this exercise.
A new approach to the evaluation of vocational education and training >
This presentation presented at the LMIP Seminar South Africa August 2014 highlights A new approach to the evaluation of Vocational Education and Training.
Skills for work and life: Towards a transformative approach >
This presentation focuses on: the return of skills and work to the development agenda.; thinking more radically about skills and work; existing VET orthodoxy; productivism; employability, UNESCO's three skills lenses; a new, broader notion of VET; a...
The working paper presents an econometric analysis of the data on public perceptions of work and thus serves as an extension of the research agenda seeking to gain more insight into social attitudes of ordinary South Africans to the labour market. Sp...
This study attempts to link schooling, demographic, socio-economic and academic factors to first-choice degree completion and labour market outcomes. More specifically, this study investigates those factors that are most directly associated with whet...
Roadmap for the implementation of a skills planning unit >
Within the context of the Skills Planning Unit (SPU), this roadmap addresses the following issues: What are the functions of the SPU? What could be the most suitable location for the SPU? What structures will be required to establish the SPU? What pr...
International comparative analysis of skills planning indicator systems across national contexts >
This report is one of a number of inputs into a broader selection process to determine the optimal set of indicators for the South African con-text. The selection of indicators in use within any labour market reflects the local policy priorities wher...
The main objective of the project was to scope and consider the feasibility of institutionalising tracer studies relating to WPBL programmes. The report engages with this objective in the following ways: Firstly, it evaluates tracer-type research int...
Survey analysis of the pathways of public TVET college learners through NATED programmes >
A number of research studies were conducted within this theme of research. The key questions that each of the studies attempted to answer is reflected in the following topics: 1. What is the progression, graduation and destination of secondary school...
The purpose of this report is to assess government's economic-development policies as drivers of demand for skills. The main objective is to generate a broad estimate of the skills demand implications of implementing key development strategies, inclu...
Graduate destination studies have the potential to provide detailed information about graduate transitions to work that cannot easily be collected in household surveys. However, response rates are typically very low and raise the concern that the non...
This paper uses National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) data for the period 2008 to 2015, together with administrative data on South African schools and post-secondary institutions, to estimate the relationship between enrolment in post-secondary educa...
Higher education access and outcomes for the 2008 national matric cohort >
This study uses a unique data set to investigate university access, throughput and dropout for the 2008 national matric cohort. The findings show that university access in South Africa is limited, even among learners who perform relatively well in ma...
This paper focuses on the time period 2000 to 2012, beginning in the year after the NSFAS was established by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act of 1999. We use a non-public data set provided by the NSFAS that contains some demographic info...
Smooth, staggered or stopped? Educational transitions in the South African Youth Panel Study >
This report uses the South African Youth Panel Study (SAYPS) - a longitudinal panel study - to follow Grade 9 learners who participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in order to explore the educational transitio...
The role of post-school education and training institutions in predicting labour market outcomes >
In this paper, we examine the role played by higher education institutions in two higher education labour market outcomes, namely the probability of employment and earnings. We use the first three 2 Blacks refer to Africans, Coloureds and Indians/Asi...
This case study report is a product of the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP), a largescale, long-term research and development project that aims to support the Department of Higher Education and Training's mandate to establish a credible...
Higher education, employment and economic growth: Exploring the interactions >
The purpose of this report is to interrogate the impact and nature of South Africa's post-apartheid economic growth performance through the lens of human-capital investment with a particular emphasis on higher education. In this report, the authors i...
This report represents work in progress, that is, a first attempt to synthesise and highlight trends emerging from our research, primarily to inform initial discussion and debate. We have conducted three in-depth case studies that provide a systemic...
Growth, employment and skills: The new growth path revisited >
This report has two broad objectives. Firstly, the report hopes to use the rubric of employment intensity and growth outlined in the NGP (EDD 2011) to assess and understand the output-growth implications of the job-creation targets set in the NGP. Se...
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) initiated the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), leading a consortium to conduct research to support the development of an institutiona...
High-level audit of administrative datasets >
This High-level Audit of Administrative Datasets, as part of the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership programme, conducted research in more than 20 national government departments and other entities. The aim was to investigate the relevance of data...
Investigating employer interaction with the Employment Services of South Africa (ESSA) >
The focus of the present study is to investigate employer interaction with the Department of Labour's Employment Services of South Africa (ESSA) system and to consider the status of ESSA in the context of employer perceptions of, and engagement with,...
LMIP dictionary on skills supply and demand >
The aim of the study was to compile and develop, in collaboration with the DHET, a dictionary to serve the following purposes: To enhance shared language use by labour market intelligence (LMI) users; To provide a trusted reference point for clarifyi...
Mapping links between occupations and classification of educational subject matter (CESM) >
This working paper was conceived to explore initiatives in mapping in South Africa, giving particular attention to the Classification of Educational Subject Matter (CESM) and to the Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO), because these two classi...
This paper explores the current nature of the links among the challenges of rural and urban unemployment and how these possibly lead to new patterns of recent internal migration, using the first two waves of the NIDS (2008 and 2010). In this context,...
What we propose in this paper is a framework for analysing existing interaction and interactive capabilities in key sectoral systems of innovation (SSIs) in South Africa, as a basis on which to proceed. We have adopted a network and interactive capab...
The first paper (Working Paper no. 8 in the LMIP series) has two main foci: a critical overview of employability and a summary of debates pertinent to Further Education and Training (FET) colleges and universities. Where relevant, perspectives from d...
Artisan/teacher's TVET college report >
This report discusses the following issues as artisans and teachers: How do curriculum providers interface with employers to enhance employability? How do employers view curriculum providers and what do they do to enhance employability? What can we l...
Self-Empowerment International (SEI) were appointed by MERSETA to conduct a pilot project on assisting small and medium-sized enterprises to develop an HIV/AIDS strategy for their workplace. The pilot project was conducted for 37 companies. Key findi...
This study investigates a range of campus experiences, perceptions of and attitudes to campus processes and practices, and the social context in which students learn and staff, faculty and administrators work. It seeks to clarify the enabling and con...
Higher education and work: Setting a new research agenda >
Higher education and Work consists of two papers. The first provides an analysis of research on graduate employment in South Africa and reflects on the state of research on graduate employment and unemployment in South Africa, while the second looks...
Labour Market Intelligence Partnership Policy Roundtable III: University perspective >
This presentation provides a university perspective on the following topics: the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training. Integrated systems at different levels; The university as a system: Political, economic, social and technological env...
A low growth trap amidst the skills challenge in South Africa >
This presentation focuses on the genesis of an emerging market growth trap in the South African Economy. It highlights, and draws conclusions from, the following topics: economic growth trends in global comparison; savings and investment trends; expo...
Better foresters Stellenbosch and forest industry >
This presentation focuses on the relationship between Stellenbosch and the forest industry with regard to the role of universities, industry and education partnerships, and with reference to the 2010-2012 Graduate survey.
Getting skills right: Adapting to changing skill needs >
This presentation details OECD's Getting Skills Right project. It highlights OECD Skills for Jobs indicators and skills needs indicators, skills shortage index; cognitive skills in shortage, routine/manual skills in surplus, and knowledge shortages i...
Analysis of green occupations: The local government sector perspective >
A study was carried to analyse existing and potential green occupations and identify green qualifications and skills necessary for the development of green economy practices. The study was carried out within the context of the role of local governmen...
Analysis of the skills required for green economy: The local government sector perspective >
The project was carried out within the context of the role of local government in the adoption of green economy strategy. The role of the local government in promoting green economy should be both reactive and proactive. The reactive aspect of the ro...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Goldfields 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...
Globalisation, education and training: Insights from the South African automotive sector >
This study seeks to explore these relationships between globalisation and education and training through an examination of certain transnational corporations, operating in one sector in a specific country. Through an examination of skills development...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Gert Sibande 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...
Gaming and lotteries industry: Vacancy analysis survey >
As the custodian for skills planning, CATHSSETA conducts research to identify skills imbalances in the Gaming and Lotteries industry. This information enables CATHSSETA to make informed decisions and investments on skills planning in the industry. Th...
Graduate tracer study: Gaming and lotteries sub-sector >
This graduate tracer study established the whereabouts of CATHSSETA learners who have completed recognised qualifications in gaming and lottery in 2011, 2012 and 2013. We trace graduates for the National Certificate in Dealing (NQF Level 3) and the N...
Gaming and lotteries stakeholder interview and workshop report (June 2016) >
This Skills Needs Survey, which is based on interviews and workshops with stakeholders in the industry, is part of a broader constellation of research studies conducted in the gaming and lotteries industry to gather labour market intelligence on skil...
Gaming and lotteries industry salary survey report (june 2016): Key occupations >
This survey contains up-to-date salary information as well as regional differences in remuneration using actual salary offerings from Career Junction, Pnet and Payscale websites. The salary is a median in the range per occupation. It represents month...
Gaming and lotteries industry labour market profile and change drivers report june 2016 >
This research provides a Labour Market Profile and Change Drivers profile report of the Gaming and Lottery industry. The report covers the following key topics: Scope of Industry Coverage; Key Industry Role-players; Key laws, strategies and plans; ec...
CATHSSETA appointed FR Research Services to conduct skills analysis research on the Gaming and Lotteries Industry, which is a major sub-sector and levy contributor to the SETA. The purpose of the research is to determine the skills needs within the d...
This presentation addresses the following question: what knowledge and skills does a 21st century artisan needs; and what would a 'good artisan training system' look like?
Mapping key role-players and partnerships: A design and methodology >
This presentation guides research on skills development systems. In South Africa, there is a range of methodologies for understanding supply and demand, for different purposes. These include manpower planning, forecasting, sectoral plans (SIPS/Water/...
This presentation discusses the following topics: Project background, project context and research outputs; the context of why, how and what? Why does SA have so few graduates? Measuring university outcomes for the 2008 NSC cohort; why delayed univer...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Flavius Mareka 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...
This report concerns the skills profiles that characterise the Financial Services sector and its principal sub-sectors. In particular, it examines the possible causes of slow delivery that stand in the way of additional skills supply to the wide rang...
In light of common assumptions about the value of workplace learning, this research was concerned with exploring whether, and how such learning is taking place. It sought to understand the methodologies, practices, and affordances available to learni...
State of skills in South Africa, 2007-2008 >
The State of Skills, 2007-8 focuses exclusively on the findings of a series of research projects commissioned by the Department of Labour in July 2006 and completed in March 2008. The research was undertaken by a consortium of partners including the...
This report analyses information contained in Workplace Skills Plans (WSPs) and Annual Training Reports (ATRs) submitted to merSETA by companies in the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services sector in the years 2005 to 2007. The study object...
The annual Research Colloquium is organised by the Research Forum on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) under the auspices of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The purpose of the Research Colloquium is to deepen the conve...
FET college lecturers: The 'devolving' link in the South African skills development equation >
National attention on the role of skills development has focused on the role of Further Education and Training (FET) colleges in providing intermediate-level education and training necessary to meet the South African national development challenge. I...
Fasset sector survey 2012 final report >
This study is the third comprehensive Sector Survey commissioned by the Seta for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services (Fasset). The study was conducted in the 2012/2013 financial year and its overall aim was to prov...
Fasset QCTO research background paper 2009 >
Fasset has appointed EE Research Focus (Pty) Ltd to work with role players in Fasset's sector and to revisit the financial occupation names and descriptions as they occur on the Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO). This project is necessary be...
Disability toolkit: Employer toolkit for employing people with disabilities >
This is the first revision of Fasset's Employer Disability Toolkit. When the first Employer Disability Toolkit was released in 2009, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) had not yet finalised their highly beneficial tax deductions for employers p...
Fasset tracer study: The value of work-readiness programmes >
The main aim of this tracer study was to determine the value of the Bonani and Thusanani Work-Readiness Programmes. The specific objectives related to beneficiaries of the Work-Readiness Programmes and the employers where the beneficiaries were emplo...
Fasset sector skills plan 2005 to 2011: Update for the 2010/2011 financial year >
This report provides an overview of the sector, factors that influence change in the sector, the demand for skills, employment trends, forecasted demand, the supply of skills, the availability of financial skills in the economy, formation of new skil...
Fasset sector skills plan 2005 to 2010: Update for the 2009/2010 financial year >
This report provides an overview of the sector, factors that influence change in the sector, the demand for skills, employment trends, the supply of skills, the availability of financial skills in the economy, formation of new skills for the sector,...
In October 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) completed in-depth research into the Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority's (Fasset's) sector in order to obtain an accurate and up-to-date profile of th...
Fasset scarce skills guideline 2013/2014 >
This guideline, distributed annually, is aimed at those who need to understand and identify scarce skills within the Fasset sector. Interested stakeholders may include educationalists, learners, parents, policy-makers, and education and training prov...
Fasset customer satisfaction research report 2009 >
The overall objective of this research report is to conduct a Customer Satisfaction Survey with a sample of FASSET's stakeholders i.e., employers, learners, service providers, partners, professional bodies and staff. This survey is for the period of...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (False Bay 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...
This paper explores evidence-based policy-making (EBP). It begins with a brief review of EBP, before more detailed discussions on defining EBP, approaches to EBP and its uses, some important caveats about the nature and use of EBP, and finally, its i...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Esayidi 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...
The white paper on post-school education and training: Policy perspectives >
This presentation details policy perspectives pertaining to the White Paper on Post-School education and training.
Emerging Voices 2 volume 3 newsletter >
As the second chapter of the Emerging Voices research project is coming to a close the EV2 NEWS newsletter will also be saying goodbye in its current format. The future for the newsletter will be a change into a community education development (CED)...
Emerging Voices 2 volume 2 newsletter >
This edition features more emerging voices from our Youth, Research, Learning and Advocacy (YRLA) team members in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape, as well as the voices of our researchers. This edition marks the newsletter as the beginning of a collabor...
Emerging Voices 2 volume 1 newsletter >
This exciting new venture introduces the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation's (CERT) involvement with the Emerging Voices 2 (EV2) project. The main focus of this edition is on the emerging voices of the EV2 Youth Research, Learning and Ad...
MerSETA research symposium on FET colleges, industry and employability: Emerging perspectives >
This Employability Symposium Report documents the proceedings of the merSETA Research Symposium on FET Colleges, Industry and Employability Education Partnerships for Africa Research Project seminar. The report builds on other research and impact stu...
The aim of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) of 1998 is to redress fundamental labour market inequities and to minimise discrimination on the basis of demographic profile (race, gender) as well as disability and HIV status. However, as we show in this...
Employment and learning pathways of learnership participants in the NSDS phase II >
It is striking that the period in which learnerships have been implemented is very short seven years. The challenges of creating a new skills development system based on the old fragmented and unequal system of 'manpower training' are vast. Empirical...
An evaluation project consisting of eight single case studies was conducted on the learnership programme of the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA). The aim of conducting this project was to evaluate the implementation...
Employability in the engineering industry >
The study was undertaken to evaluate employability in the engineering industry through the eyes of recently graduated students, heads of FET Colleges and employers from various companies, operating in merSETA sectors and sub-sectors. Each of these gr...
Projected skills and supply for the electrical energy sector >
The research aims to: Provide support for government's AsgiSA initiative with a particular focus on skills development and job creation; Contribute to the better alignment between skills development policies with industrial or sector initiatives/poli...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Elangeni 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Ekurhuleni West 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Ekurhuleni East 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Ehlanzeni 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...
The Expert Group on Future Skills needs statement of activity 2015 >
The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) has the task of advising Government on future skills requirements and associated labour market issues that impact on enterprise development and employment growth. Specifically, the Group carries out ana...
Educators: Scarce and critical skills research project >
The Department of Labour commissioned a Research Consortium which included the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) to undertake a range of research projects on aspects of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) (1 April 2005 31 March 201...
Education and poverty reduction strategies: Issues of policy coherence >
The connection between poverty and lack of education seems entirely self-evident, yet real progress in overcoming the obstacles to education and economic affluence has eluded governments and social activists worldwide for decades. This book interroga...
Education, training and skills development in the Cape Town City region: Background paper >
This background report provides an overview of current conditions, capacity and performance on the education and training supply side in the Cape Town City Region, as distinct from and in relation to provincial and national trends. The Cape Town City...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Eastcape Midlands 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...
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...
The purpose of this presentation is to detail the DHET response to the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) Skills System Review Technical Task Team (SSR- TTT) report. Response is made within the context of the White Paper for Post-School Educat...
Presentation to Human Resource Development Council of South Africa >
The response took into consideration the policy framework as set out by the White Paper for Post School Education and Training which was promulgated after the release of the HRDC Skills System Review Technical Task Team (SSR TTT) Report as well as th...
DHET Colloquium on NQF: Quick feedback on preliminary findings >
This briefing supplies feedback on the preliminary findings of the DHET Colloquium on NQF held on 12 September 2017. It highlights the need for an assessment of programme delivery, strategies, procedures and processes and an assessment of policy/prog...
Manual for managing curriculum responsiveness in TVET colleges >
In order for vocational or occupational programmes to be effective they need to remain responsive to a range of issues, including but not limited to the needs of employers, shifts in technology, and the needs of the students and society more broadly...
Developing a national skills forecasting tool for South Africa >
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...
e-AET as a strategic avenue in addressing adult learning in the municipalities >
This desktop review seeks to explore e-AET as a strategic avenue in addressing adult learning in the municipalities by examining content development and learning platforms and their relevance in addressing challenges of adult literacy and learning. T...
Dell Young Leaders case study >
This case study places the Dell Young Leaders programme in context, maps the programme model, describes the programme impact and challenges, and outlines opportunities for key stakeholders to leverage learning from the programme to help spur needed s...
Why does industry need artisans/technicians >
This presentation answers the research question by discussing the following topics: Typical tasks performed by artisans/technicians; servicing and maintenance; removal and refitting of parts and components; dismantling and re-assembling of parts and...
Quo vadis LMIP? Presentation to stakeholder dialogue on skills planning >
This presentation to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is on dialogue skills planning. It asks the key question: where to for skills planning after the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMPI).
National artisan data management and analysis methodology >
This briefing document details the current artisan development analysis and management initiatives. The Artisan and Technician Development Technical Task Team (ATD-TTT), the stakeholder representative body established by the Human Resource Developmen...
The creative industries in South Africa >
This report delivers three observations made from an analysis of the South African data sources and research into creative industries since the CIGS process. First, data quality and availability: The first observation from this analysis is that resea...
A vision of the ideal partnerships between higher education and industry in a rapidly globalising knowledge economy is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, there is a great deal of dissonance between this vision and the realities of research, in...
Pathways through the education and training system: Do we need a new model? >
This brief presentation uses the existing pathways model to illustrate blockages and bottlenecks in education-labour market articulation. In so doing it suggests a revised pathways model of education and training in South Africa.
This concept paper provides a snapshot view of salient contemporary issues in public Further Education and Training (FET) colleges arising out of successive policy interventions since 1998. The paper does not dwell on early concomitant developments i...
Considering firm surveys: Key data and methodological requirements and issues >
This document provides a broad definition of labour market information, concentrating on the type of labour market information required to support skills planning. It provides an overview of what, where and how this information is being collected (in...
Confronting youth unemployment: Policy options for South Africa >
The publication of this discussion paper will initiate a process of public consultation regarding options available to the state to increase the number of youths in employment. The consultation process will include discussions within the economic sec...
Project report: COMET pilot test South Africa >
Quality measurement instruments are an essential factor for TVET practice, planning and policy to establish and maintain an innovative TVET system. Based on this rationale the project partners merSETA and the University of Bremen (I:BB) have initiate...
Globalisation and education training in South Africa: On being GEAR(ed)! >
This paper takes as a point of departure that nations are able to respond to, and are responding to, the phenomenon in ways designed to extract maximum national benefit, albeit sometimes driven by a narrow-focussed short-termism. However, the capacit...
TVET colleges: A national priority (Vol. 46) >
In this edition, as TVET professionals get underway with preparations for the 2017 academic year, items that indeed confirm that TVET College education and training is a national priority are featured. The edition opens with the budget speech present...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (College of Cape Town for TVET) >
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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Coastal 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...
In the late apartheid era, it was assumed that the demand for planners post-apartheid would grow considerably due to the diversification of the field and a focus on the needs of the majority, rather than the minority. A study of the demand for planne...
The primary aim of this project was to contribute to the attainment of greater alignment between skills development strategies and the development requirements of the South African (SA) chemical sector, in particular with the launch of the Accelerate...
The main purpose of this abridged overview is to provide a summary of the results of the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC) Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) of the 2010 cohort of graduates from all four universities in the Western Cape. These f...
CHE response to key findings of the implementation of the NQF Act >
This presentation details the Council on Higher Education's response to key findings of the implementation of the NQF Act.
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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Central Johannesburg 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...
While the economic growth performance in the first decade of democracy continues to be justifiably lauded, severe and seemingly intractable welfare challenges remain. Nowhere is this welfare need more acute than within the area of labour markets. An...
Input into the NQF Study: Reflections on the study in relation to DBE's work and responsibilities >
This fact sheet reflects on the NQF study in relation to DEBE's work and responsibilities.
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Capricorn 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...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Buffalo City 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...
Getting the questions right: Workforce planning vs planning for human capability development >
This presentation at Session 3, of the Research Colloquium on skills planning answers the question: How do we plan to meet South Africa's skills needs?
Briefing to the Minister of the Department of Higher Education >
In the global economy it is important to understand what types of skills are required to support productive and inclusive growth, and also how they will be produced. Unfortunately, South Africa does not have a credible institutional structure to trac...
Sample selection in the WCGDS: Analysing the impact for employment analyses >
The presentationexamined non-response in the Western Cape Graduate Destination Study (WCGDS) in detail in order to document procedures used in the survey and their impact on outcomes to provide a resource for those using these data and for those plan...
A catchment study around the location of TVET colleges (Boland 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...
SETA labour market pilot survey: Results and key learnings >
Through discussions with the wider reference group HSRC, DHET, and SETAs it was concluded that the overarching purpose of the SETA Labour Market pilot survey is for it to act as a tool to contribute to the process of establishing a credible skills pl...
Higher education, employment and economic Growth: Exploring the interactions >
The main objective of this paper is to interrogate economic growth and performance through the human capital lens. We focus on three specific areas: I. Labour market trends by education cohort; II. The contribution to economic growth by education coh...
Beyond the basics: Educating and training out of poverty >
The International Journal of Educational Development exists to debate issues about the relationship between education and development. One of the perennial elements of these debates has focused on identifying the most suitable types of education to e...
The current dominant account of aid to education focuses on schooling and official development assistance and talks in terms of policy work, donor harmonisation and, increasingly, budgetary support. However, this approach is limited in a number of wa...
This presentation summarises the following topics: who is BUSA; BUSA's strategic priority areas; BUSA's business approach; and recommendations on the WP-PSET (White Paper Post School Education and Training). In addition, the presentation details some...
This presentation details a scoping project embarked to determine: The extent to which past data problems have been addressed; What work-based skills programmes will be feasible to include in a set of institutionalised tracer studies? What is the cur...
How do we take the changing nature of artisanal work and occupations into account? >
This presentation illustrates how the researchers take the changing nature of artisanal work and occupations into account. The following topics are covered: History and economy matters, occupational domains matter, and the relation between work and t...
This research report is more than simply an exploration of skills demand and supply issues in the South African automotive components industry. It is a report that explores the South African institutional environment's ability to supply a high value...
Public attitudes to work in South Africa: A missing link >
This presentation is about a survey about social attitudes to the labour market. It examined public attitudes to work to gain a deeper understanding of work values, and preferences and experieences, and work seeking behaviour.
Linked Macro-Education Model: A tool for strategic decision-making and skills-planning >
This presentation refers to Minister of High Education and Training, Dr Nzimande's call: 'What is needed is knowledge and planning instruments for the system and research- based intelligence for strategic decision-making for the post school system.'
Artisans/trades: Scarce and Critical Skills Research Project >
This study is part of a range of research projects commissioned by the Department of Labour on aspects of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS: 1 April 2005 31 March 2010) and on aspects of the labour market and skills development policies...
Shifting occupational boundaries: Considering implications for artisanal skills planning >
The key research question of this project is: How does the boundary work between high-status and intermediate level employees help us to understand the nature and extent of occupational structural change?
Studying artisans in the manufacturing, engineering and related services sector >
Given extensive changes globally in the nature of training and employment of artisans over the last few decades, the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) commissioned the Human Sciences Res...
NQF governance: DHET colloquium on NQF >
This presentation focuses on the following topics: the DHET/NQFA implementation evaluation; working definitions of corporate governance (King IV's broader context) and common sense; key characteristic of good governance; governance framework; governa...
Worker Education Technical Task Team (WE TTT) >
The purpose of this annotation is to present the final recommendations of the research and the work done by the Worker Education Technical Task Team.
Technical Vocational Education and Training Technical Task Team (TVET TTT) >
The purpose of this annotation is to present proposed measures for strengthening and supporting TVET Colleges in order to: Expand access and improve the quality of provision.
The purpose of this annotation is to provide Council with a report on how DHET, after reflecting on the recommendations of the Skills System Review report as well as the inputs made by Council at the meeting of 05 December 2013 is taking them forward...
An examination of the vocational education and training reform debate in Southern Africa >
This paper explores the role that vocational education and training (VET) can play in Southern African responses to major socio-economic challenges. It argues that this role will be most pronounced if it is articulated within a broader educational an...
This presentation highlights the following topics in response to the shifting demands in skills relating to SKA SA: support at all levels, competitive support, building a community, and the relationship with universities.
In this paper, the authors explore the rationale for a focus on PBET as a major tool in poverty reduction in South Africa. This requires a consideration of the specific pattern of development of South Africa through colonialism, Apartheid and ten yea...
This thesis examines the extent to which the private Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector in South Africa is responsive to national development. National development is understood as associated with a range of socio-economic...
Challenges facing adult education and training in the local government sector, South Africa >
The Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD) Research Programme of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) was commissioned by the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA) to conduct research on the challenges fac...
Sectorial analysis of the aerospace industry in South Africa >
There is an on-going policy concern to ensure that South Africa has the appropriate skills base both now and in the future to sustain economic growth and to compete internationally in a number of identified 'priority sectors', including aerospace. Th...
Introducing LM-EM: The Linked Macro-Education Model of South Africa >
This is the first issue of the ADRS Skills Planning Series of The Bridge. The aim of the series is to utilise the LM-EM to respond to economic, labour force, and education policy questions that relate to skills planning and HR strategies for the econ...
Skills supply and demand in South Africa: A 10-year forecast (2016-2025) >
This issue of The Bridge summarises a forthcoming ADRS report on skills supply and demand in South Africa. Using the Linked Macro-Education Model of South Africa (LM-EM), the issue answers the key question: what are the likely future trends in South...
This presentation is on the questions of curriculum responsiveness and student employability in terms of reconfiguring the post-school sector.
This presentation focuses on the lessons we learn from skills for and through SIPs and how we forecast skills needs in response to government interventions and strategies.
This presentation illustrates how occupational teams facilitate interactions between education and training organisations and employers.
AATP tracer study report: Final >
The merSETA AATP programme is about pacing and structuring the development of competent apprentices over a period of two to three years. Apprentices entering the programme had to have higher entry qualifications than the normal four-year apprenticesh...
Draft national maritime roadmap/oceans economy lab coordination strategy session >
This document provides the following overview of Draft national maritime roadmap/Oceans economy lab coordination strategy session: 1. Summary of the Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy Lab Process 2. Governance Structure 3. Overview of the Operation Ph...
National qualifications frameworks in the global context >
This presentation addresses the following questions: What would be lost if national qualifications frameworks did not exist? Are these frameworks making a difference to individual citizens; How do we evaluate and 'measure' the impact of these framewo...
South African Labour Bulletin August/September 2015 >
This edition of the SA Labour Bulletin magazine is a collaborative effort with the Education Policy Consortium (EPC) - a collective that is committed to transforming education in South Africa - and it is by design that most of the articles are on pos...
This Conference report covers the Conference on the reform of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) held in Gaborone, Botswana on 4-6 August 2003.
This study established the baseline status of institutions that will be supported by the SESD programme, namely the National Department of Education's FET Directorate, provincial FET Directories and designated colleges in the provinces of Kwa-Zulu Na...
Adult education: Who accesses it and where do they progress to after? >
This presentation covers an exploratory study to understand the students who participate in adult education and training centres so as to improve Access, Retention and Success and Progression of these students in the new Community Education and Train...
The larger study of which the National Articulation Baseline survey is part combines four theoretical frameworks. The first of these frameworks is 'ecosystems/Ecological Systems Theory' (Pillar, 2002). The second set of ideas relates to the concept o...
This case study report is a product of the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP), a large-scale, long-term research and development project that aims to support the Department of Higher Education and Training's mandate to establish a credible...
As part of a larger study of sectors of the South African economy and their interactions with the post-school education and training system, this report focuses on the Eastern Cape and on the Tier 1 firms: the main component suppliers to the automoti...
10th annual talent shortage survey >
Manpower Group surveyed more than 41,700 hiring managers in 42 countries to identify the proportion of employers having difficulty filling positions, which jobs are difficult to fill, and why. Employers were also asked about the impact talent shortag...
A synthesis of current issues in the labour regulatory environment >
Over the past two years, a selection of research papers, in the main written by labour law experts, have provided critical input and guidance on the nature of the debate around the efficiency of the labour regulatory environment in South Africa. In N...
Analysing wage formation in the SA labour market: The role of bargaining councils >
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the role of bargaining councils in wage formation in the South African labour market. Specifically, the study aims to determine what premium is associated with Bargaining Council membership as distinct...
Differential pathways of South African students through higher education >
This paper reports on a six-year study (2005 2010) tracking a cohort of students from Grade 12 into and through the South African higher education (HE) system. The study sought to ascertain how the pathways of students from different socioeconomic ba...
TETA/BTC tracer study report 2016 on candidates funded for maritime and logistics studies >
The objectives of this study are to: Evaluate the existing course delivery model; Assess the impact of the programme in respect of the knowledge and skills acquired from the exposure and training; Assess the value realised by participating organisati...
Work and qualifications futures for artisans and technicians >
This report offers a set of findings that synthesises the results of the four sector studies that make up the empirical component of the research study, Work and Qualifications Futures for Artisans and Technicians, under Theme 6 of the Labour Market...
Agriculture education and skills improvement framework (AESIF) 2015-2025 >
This policy document argues that the empowerment of human Capital is a pre-requisite for the successful implementation of our development programmes toward the African Transformation. Better education and training constitute the corner stone of this...
The shifting boundaries of artisanal work and occupations >
This project report uses the concept of occupational boundaries as a lens to investigate change to artisanal work and its organisation, the focus question being: Has the work of artisans changed and, if so, how? Through qualitative investigation into...
The LGSETA has funded a number of interventions and beneficiaries throughout the NSDS III informed by applicable legislation, key policies and strategies that include among others, the National Development Plan 2030, the 1998 White Paper on Local Gov...
TVET Colleges: In pursuit of excellence >
TVET College professionals and students alike are striving for excellence. This becomes very clear when one reads of their accomplishments, some of which are featured in this edition of TVET College Times. To start with, Minister Nzimande addresses t...
Technical Vocational Educational and Training Colleges (TVET). The TVET programmes were implemented with the collaboration of industry and other stakeholders who were involved when the NC (V) programmes were developed to ensure their buy-in. Despite...
Nine years after the launch of the Learnership programme, considerable efforts have been undertaken by various organisations to implement the programme. However, the implementation of the programme is still faced with various challenges which hamper...
South Africa economic update: Jobs and South Africa's changing demographics >
This seventh issue of the World Bank's Economic Update for South Africa focuses on the challenges posed by changing demographics and its implications for jobs and labor markets in South Africa. Its analyses center on how job creation, higher savings,...
Worker education framework South Africa >
The Worker Education Technical Task Team, one of nine in the HRDC, commissioned a Worker Education Study in November 2012: To conduct an analysis and attain a common understanding of the current provision and understanding of the three pillars namely...
This study's main aim was to find out why so few black female honours students' progress to masters studies in two biodiversity-related fields, Botany and Zoology and what constrains and enables black female honour students in these fields in progres...
This study is situated within the context of the emerging South African Biodiversity Sector and focuses on the supply of and demand for scarce skilled biodiversity professionals. It does so by investigating the transition a young biodiversity profess...
The purpose of the report is to provide the HRD Council with a set of options or models for redesigning the national skills development system so that it better meets the skills needs of South Africa both now and in the long term. In doing so, the re...
This document is intended to provide purposes, principles and recommendations for articulation. These are intended to guide the creation of a policy framework to inform the articulation practices of role-players in the formal post-school education an...
This report documents the findings of the review of the provision of student housing in the public university education system in South Africa undertaken by the Ministerial Committee established in August 2010 by the Minister of Higher Education and...
This report begins with a broad overview of pre-1994 RPL policy and research; post-1994 policy and implementation developments; developments from 2007; terms of reference and composition of the task team; approach of the task team; submission and eng...
This document provides information about research (including evaluation) currently being undertaken by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities, as well as that planned for the short term. It includes research being und...
The purpose of the research colloquium was to deepen the conversation among stakeholders in the PSET sector in order to share research findings and promote research utilisation and dissemination. The first session presented an overview of the PSET re...
This presentation introduces the Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) as a unit record database that enables validation and cleaning of data to be done at the Universities before submitting to the Department. The purpose of HEMIS da...
The purpose of this report is to summarise the proceedings of the Research colloquium on post-school education and training: Current research on PSET by DHET and related entities. The ultimate goal is the improved state of research on PSET as promulg...
What is the current state of research on PSET? >
This presentation defines the PSET sector as an 'inverted pyramid' that also reflects the scale and focus of the formal published research literature. Additionally, it asks the following key questions about the state of research on PSET: Who conducts...
Post-School Education Review, vol 1, issue 3, July 2015 >
In this issue the articles cover a number of issues relating to post-school education including some that seek to engage directly and indirectly with issues of theory as in the piece about critical social theory and critical pedagogy and their practi...
The role of research in skills planning >
The purpose of the paper is to highlight the role of research in skills planning and make recommendations on mechanism towards enhancing implementation of skills planning research in identifying and bridging skills gap across economic sectors of the...
Credit constraints and the racial gap in post-secondary education in South Africa >
This paper analyses the impact of high school household income and scholastic ability on post-secondary enrolment in South Africa. Using longitudinal data from the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS), we analyse the large racial gaps in the proportion of hi...
Academic knowledge production and scholarship: Hostage to peer review >
This article concentrates mainly on the issue of the relationship between scholarship and peer review. Examining this relationship is important because of the need for broadening the conceptualisation and scope of engaged knowledge production especia...
Public scholarship, democracy and scholarly engagement >
The main purpose of this writing is to engage with ideas about and interpretations of 'socially engaged or public scholarship' - that is, scholarship that is derived from the co-construction of knowledge out of meaningful engagements between academic...
Knowledge through deep and systematic study and by engaging with communities >
Whether the knowledge we seek is academic or not, especially in regard to important social issues, good understanding can be augmented by respectful scholarly engagements with communities, especially those communities that are directly implicated in...
Post-School Education Review, vol 1, issue 2, December 2014 >
In this issue the articles cover reflections about formal professional qualifications for adult educators and the difficulties relating to how these might be conceptualised, the question of the diversity, shape and size of what might be appropriate f...
South African Labour Bulletin, vol 39, no 4, August/September 2015 >
This is the cover of the August/September 2015 edition of the journal, entitled 'Transforming post-school education in SA'. It highlights articles on the inspiring experience of two rural villages; post-school education in the Vaal - Identifying poss...
Post-School Education Review, vol 1, Issue 4, December 2015 >
This issue of the EPC Review once again provides a selection of writings that reflect on the scope and scale of research issues in which the EPC’s researchers are involved. It is illustrative especially of the development of young researchers getting...
The paper starts off by drawing from recent empirical research on artisanal skills production in South Africa that has highlighted key systemic blockages to increased artisan development. This is an important starting point, as the decline in artisan...
This paper seeks to provide a discussion of South African and International literature concerning transitions (pathways) studies as well as the state of theory and analysis used in understanding the evolving relationship between education and work. M...
This concept paper explores how the transition from education to employment of graduates is measured. It reflects not only on the findings of a number of recent research reports and projects, but also on the methodologies adopted by such research pro...
Pathways through education and training and into the labour market >
Cross-sectional surveys of student trajectories through the education and training systems and into the labour market, like those mounted by Statistics South Africa, are useful in providing snapshots of the status quo at any given time. Because stude...
Towards responsiveness and employability in the FET college sector >
This paper reviews the field of educational research in South Africa in terms of the allied concepts of responsiveness and employability. The paper discusses the definitions of the two concepts and outlines the debates around the definitions of the c...
Review of research on skills development and qualifications structures >
This paper seeks to explore the relationship between skills development, qualifications and the qualification structure in South Africa. This focus can be located in concerns that there appears to be a disjuncture between the development of knowledge...
Is post-school education adult education and training? >
This paper starts tracing the different developments and dynamics of the different discourses that have emerged as adult education. It also presents a brief history on the kind of adult education South Africa has, comparing this with the newly emergi...
Reconfiguring the post-school sector >
This paper addresses theme 4 of the DHET commissioned research on developing credible sectoral and institutional mechanisms for skills planning in the post school sectors in South Africa. The paper specifically explores issues and research around asp...
The state of graduate teacher transition to the labour market >
Education has a critical role to play in the broader economic and social development of communities. Integral in any education projection are teachers that are skilled and are able to offer quality education. Various kinds of both national and intern...
This paper hopes to provide a backdrop for understanding the nature and context of the 'basic education' subsector of post-schooling in relation to the issues and challenges it faces. The paper thus examines the system of basic education within the l...
Contemporary issues in public FET colleges >
This paper provides a snapshot view of salient contemporary issues in public Further Education and Training (FET) colleges arising out of successive policy interventions since 1998. The paper does not dwell on early concomitant developments in educat...
Differentiation in the post-school sector >
This paper begins from the bold assumption that it is intermediate skills that are critical to the future growth of the South African economy. Discussion in the Briefing Paper is arranged in the following way. Differentiation in higher education is c...
Briefing paper on private post-school education in South Africa >
This paper notes the explosion of private post-school provision globally during the past two decades. It then provides a brief outline of Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) research work done on private post-school education and training in South...
Development of a national skills forecasting model >
This working paper argues that the development of a National Skills forecasting model is necessitated by the need to improve transparency in South Africa's labour markets, the desire to increase the skill level of its population, and the need to unde...
The state of co-operatives in South Africa: The need for further research >
The purpose of a study on co-operatives is to draw a clear picture of the co-operatives status quo which includes how many they are, what they do, how the market for their products is, what the operating conditions are, what capacity enhancement need...
This paper contextualises training and skills development needs for Early Childhood Development (ECD) in South Africa with a particular focus on children between the ages of 0 and 4 years. It attempts to review and synthesise existing research on ski...
Critical review of the research on skills development in rural areas >
This paper aims to answer the following two overarching questions: what do we know about rural skills development in South Africa? What are key research challenges (conceptual, policy and methodological) to address as a first step to overcome the cou...
The type of economic growth experienced by South Africa since the 1970s and well beyond 1994, has had a fundamental impact on the nature of employment movements at the sectoral and occupational level. In turn, this pattern of employment has been cruc...
Innovation, skills development and South African labour market intelligence >
The interface between innovation and skills development is relevant to a range of policy imperatives, including those outlined in the Medium-Term Strategic Framework, the Department of Higher Education's National Skills Development Strategy III, and...
Research report on international perspectives for skills planning and the South African case study >
The present Draft Study Report contains the findings of the research undertaken by the research team. It highlights the progress made in establishing a credible mechanism for skills planning in South Africa, and also highlights the challenges that ha...
National database sets available for post-school sector (supply side) >
The main research question in this working paper is: What recommendations can be suggested to DHET in support of the production of labour market supply intelligence towards enhancing labour market supply data sources, networks and practises? The foll...
Regional sector skills plan: Synthesis report >
The Regional Sector Skills Plan (RSSP) is aimed at unpacking the regional specificity of the merSETA subsectors. The objectives of this RSSP were to identify and map out key features, trends, forecasts and legislative initiatives at the regional leve...
This paper sets out a proposed framework for providing information and analysis on the supply and demand for skills. It is a contribution to the Skills Planning Dialogue between the EU and South Africa which is designed to assist the South African Go...
National database sets and research on labour market demand >
This study shows that none of the previous work on skills needs in South Africa can claim to have predicted detailed skills needs in different sectors with great quantitative precision, although it contributed to and informed skills planning in the c...
This paper addresses the following: how do we begin to understand informality (and related concepts like unemployment) in context? This is vitally important considering how significant informality (particularly informality at the base of buyer-driven...
merSETA Regional Sector Skills Plan: Western Cape final report >
This Regional Sector Skills Plan (RSSP) is aimed at unpacking the regional specificity of the merSETA subsectors. The objectives of this RSSP are to identify and map key features, trends, forecasts and legislative initiatives at the regional level re...
Report on the second study tour mission to Europe on skills planning >
The Department of Higher Education and Training is charged with the development of a 'credible mechanism for skills planning' in South Africa. The European Delegation in South Africa provides strategic support to the Department through the EU-SA Skil...
Using the Delphi Method to select key indicators for skills planning >
This working paper explores how the Delphi method can be applied to selecting indicators for skills planning. The first part of the paper presents a brief overview of the Delphi method and the underlying theory, including definitions of the method, i...
Data considerations for education and labour market indicators >
Education and labour market planning cannot take place in a vacuum. As the Department of Higher Education's (DHET's) Green Paper for Post-school Education and Training (DHET, 2012: 81) puts it, 'The foundation of any planning process is the existence...
Regional sector skills plan: Mpumalanga-Limpopo region >
This Regional Sector Skills Plan (RSSP) is aimed at unpacking the regional specificity of the merSETA subsectors. The objectives of this RSSP are to identify and map key features, trends, forecasts and legislative initiatives at the regional level re...
An Analysis of the South African Tyre Manufacturing Industry’s Skills Demand Profile: 2009-2020 >
This research report has been compiled for the New Tyre Chamber of the MerSETA, in response to its request for the completion of a sector report focusing on future employment and associated skills demands within the South African tyre manufacturing i...
Report on the second study tour mission to Australia >
The Department of Higher Education and Training is charged with the development of a 'credible mechanism for skills planning' in South Africa. The European Delegation in South Africa provides strategic support to the Department through the EU-SA Skil...
Understanding labour demand in South Africa and the importance of data sources >
The aim of this paper is to clarify what is meant by labour demand in the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) project, to highlight the sources of data that can be used to understand labo...
Towards a generic survey of labour market information in South Africa >
This paper investigates the current state of South African firm-level studies. It is evident that divergence in when studies were researched and written and variation in research agendas and approaches hinders the understanding and tracking of the pr...
This report outlines a comprehensive assessment of the impact of various factors on the longer-term skills supply to the Motor Sector. No skills development initiative of value can be sensibly planned and implemented without an understanding of the p...
This is a draft strategy report on the research project for the Motor chamber of merSETA. The purpose of this report is to submit an implementation strategy following the findings of the following reports as well as additional desktop research and st...
his is the second interim report of the Employment and Educational and Skills Audit research project of the merSETA Motor Chamber. The first report focused on the impact study and this report is a logical continuation of the first report. Since merSE...
Business Enterprises at the University of Pretoria (BE at UP) was appointed to conduct high impact research for the Motor Chamber of merSETA. Decision-makers at merSETA realised that there are various challenges pertaining to skills required by the M...
Regional sector skills plan: Kwazulu-Natal region >
The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (merSETA) was established through the Skills Development Act, (Act 97 of 1998). The merSETA facilitates skills development in the following five sub-sectors (or cham...
South Africa over the past two decades has made significant but only partially successful efforts to establish a skills-planning architecture, and to improve both the quality and the supply of skills. The present Administration has re-committed to th...
The overarching purpose of the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership Programme Theme 4 projects is to explore how diverse types of education and training institutions in the emerging post-school terrain are responding to increasingly changing and co...
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...
This brief report was compiled by TVET Colleges Technical Task for the HRDCSA Secretariat, as an input for the work of the HRDCSA Technical Working Group and Council. It includes: a summary of the major developments in the TVET college sector; an ove...
TVET Colleges in South Africa: Pathways workstream >
The purpose of the work stream on pathways is to identify examples of TVET College pathways that will ensure smooth transitions for students from college to employment, self-employment and higher learning. This work stream report will aim to provide...
TV Colleges purpose in a developmental state: Imperatives for South Africa >
The aim of this paper is to define and articulate the purpose of TVET colleges in South Africa using selected international comparisons. To achieve this, the study reviewed the theoretical basis of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training...
Forging college TVET partnerships: Implications for the post-school education and training system >
The purpose of this paper is to propose measures for strengthening and supporting partnerships between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and a range of stakeholders. Since the advent of democracy there has been a prolife...
This report was developed by the Human Resource Development Council of South Africa (HRDCSA)'s Technical Task Team (TTT) on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. The TVET Technical Task Team (TVET-TTT), formerly Further Educati...
Plastics and rubber industry: Value chain maps >
Maps and infographics of the full plastic life cycle.
Plastic Chamber Research Project: Final report >
This research project was commissioned by the Plastics Chamber of the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA). It is the continuation of a research process which began in 2012. The overall aim...
Regional skills sector plan Gauteng North West region >
The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (merSETA) established through the Skills Development Act, (Act 97 of 1998). The merSETA facilitates skills development in the following five sub-sectors (or chambers...
This Note captures the discussions that took place at the First South Africa Workshop on Skills Planning, held in Pretoria on 25 March 2015 under the auspices of the EU-South Africa Skills Planning Dialogue. The workshop comprised of three elements,...
Developing a framework for institutional planning and monitoring in FET colleges >
Drawing on international models of good practice, this paper outlines the emerging framework for M&E, introduced by the DHET in 2011, which takes into account the relationship between system-level monitoring and institutional monitoring. The document...
Worker education framework South Africa: Final report >
The aim of the present exercise is to develop a policy framework within which the competing interpretations and purposes of worker education can be accommodated on a sustained basis. The term 'integrated' refers to the policy level rather than the le...
merSETA regional sector sklls plan: Northern Cape and Free State region >
The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (merSETA) was established through the Skills Development Act, (Act 97 of 1998). The merSETA facilitates skills development in the following five sub-sectors (or cham...
MerSETA: Metal Chamber research project >
The purpose of the current project was to develop an understanding of the skills needs in the Metal and Engineering sector, the factors impacting on future training needs, key drivers of changes with reference to growth in the sector and national pri...
Report of the second workshop of the EU-SA skills planning dialogue >
This note summarises the proceedings of the Second South Africa Workshop held under the auspices of the EU-SA Skills Planning Dialogue at Cricklewood Manor, Pretoria, on 10 November 2015. The workshop was attended by a total of 34 participants, inclu...
Analysis of the Responsiveness of TVET College PQMs to the World of Work >
The extent to which there is alignment between available qualifications and skills possessed by the labour force and those demanded by employers is critical. This is particularly evident in South Africa where persistent inequalities in access to high...
2020 Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa >
The 2020 Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa report is the 11th issue published by the Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department). The Department has been publishing this report since 2013, and all repor...
DHET Research Agenda 2023-2028 >
The Research Agenda sets out the research needs of the Department for the period 2023 to 2028. The Research Agenda informs planning processes within the Department, it informs research stakeholders of the Department’s research priorities, and signals...
2021 Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa >
The 2021 edition of the Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa report is the 12th series of reports published by the Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department). Its primary purpose is to provide stakeholder...
On 22 September 2021, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in collaboration with its entities (i.e. the 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), the three Quality Councils, the South African Qualifications Authority (S...
5TH Annual Research Colloquium Proceedings >
The fifth annual Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Research Colloquium was held on the 12 – 13 September 2018 at the Premier Hotel Regent in East London, Eastern Cape Province. The DHET, together with its partner entities (that is, t...
DHET Research Agenda 2023 to 2028 >
The Research Agenda sets out the research needs of the Department for the period 2023 to 2028. The Research Agenda informs planning processes within the Department, it informs research stakeholders of the Department’s research priorities, and signals...
Post-School Education and Training Research Webinar Graduate Employability Proceedings Report >
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) regularly hosts research events to promote and foster research coordination on matters pertaining to Post-School Education and Training (PSET).On 23 November 2023, DHET held its first PSET Resear...
Research Bulletin on PSET_Eleventh Edition >
The Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) is published every year by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a resource for the research community, stakeholders, and participants in lifelong learning. It is...
DHET Research Bulletin Edition 1 ( 2013) >
1st Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
Fact Sheet on Throughput Rates of TVET college students (NCV) for the period 2016 to 2018 >
The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to provide information and insights into the extent and nature of thethroughput rate of TVET college students enrolled in NC(V) programmes. Such insight can be drawnupon to inform interventions to address relevant ch...
Fact Sheet on 'NEETs" (Persons who are not in employment, education or training) 2021 >
This Fact Sheet provides a detailed profile of people who are NEET in order to support decision-makingin the PSET system. Information about NEETs assists the DHET, Community Education and Training(CET) colleges, Technical Vocational Education and Tra...
Fact Sheet on the highest level of education attainment in South Africa (2021) >
The information provided in this Fact Sheet is intended to draw policymakers’ attention to thetrajectory of South Africa’s education system in terms of the highest level of education attainment ofthe population, including its workforce. It provides s...
Fact Sheet on Gender Parity in Post-School Education and Training opportunities (2021) >
This Fact Sheet provides a comparative analysis of the gender profile of students in the PSET system,with a specific focus on access and success. It uses the GPI to measure progress towards gender parityin post-school education and training. This Fac...
Fact Sheet on Adult Illiteracy in South Africa (2021) >
The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to show the extent to which there is potential demand forprogrammes that address the challenge of adult illiteracy in South Africa. This Fact Sheet responds tothe following questions:a) What is the adult illiteracy r...
Fact Sheet 2020 Global Competitiveness South Africa's Performance on the path to recovery (2021) >
In line with the WEF’s 2020 Global Competitiveness Report – Special Edition1, the purpose of this FactSheet is to provide a brief overview of South Africa’s global standing in relation to readiness foreconomic transformation, the transformation of ed...
Fact Sheet on Access to Tertiary Education Country Comparison using Gross Enrolment Ratio (2023) >
The level of participation in tertiary education has key implications for a country’s international position on the production of graduates. The National Planning Commission notes that although the South African higher education system functions rela...
Fact Sheet on South Africa's 2022 Global Competitiveness Rankings >
The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to provide an overview of South Africa’s global competitiveness ranking based on the 2022 World Competitiveness Ranking report released by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre.4 It focuses on the education and traini...
Fact Sheet Are we producing enough doctoral graduates in our universities >
The National Development Plan 2030 (NDP 2030) outlines the following targets to be met by theSouth African higher education sector by 2030: Increase the percentage of academic staff in the higher education sector with a doctoral degree from the curre...
Fact Sheet on Persons who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) 2023 >
This Fact Sheet provides a detailed profile of people who are NEET, in order to support decision-making in the PSET system. Information about people who are NEET assists the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Community Education and...
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDITION 3 >
3rd Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING Number 4, >
4th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST‐SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING Number 2, April 2014 >
2nd Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDITION 5 >
5th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDITION 6 >
6th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDITION 7 >
Significant measures to promote vocational education have been taken in an attempt to position it as an equal alternative to academic education. The problem, however, is that in many countries neither young people nor their parents perceive vocationa...
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDITION 8 >
8th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
RESEARCH BULLETIN ON POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDITION 9 >
9th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
Fact Sheet on Adult Illiteracy in South Africa (2023) >
The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to show the extent to which there is potential demand for programmes thataddress the challenge of adult illiteracy in South Africa. This Fact Sheet responds to the followingquestions:A What is the adult illiteracy ra...
Fact Sheet New entrants in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges 2021 >
The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) publishes, among others, annual statistics on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) institutions. However, to date, the publication does not include data on new entrants in Technica...
Fact Sheet on Gender for students in PSET Institutions, 2020 >
The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) publishes, among others, annual statistics on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) institutions, which also covers the enrolment and graduates data by gender. This assists the Depa...
Fact Sheet Highest Level of Educational Attainment in South Africa (2022) >
The information presented in this fact sheet is intended to draw the attention of policy makers to the progress made by the South African education system in terms of the highest levels of educational attainment of the population, including its work...
Fact Sheet South Africa's 2021 global competitiveness rankings >
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide an overview of South Africa’s global competitiveness rankings based on the 2021 World Competitiveness Rankings report released by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre4. It focuses on the education and trai...
Fact Sheet New entrants in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges 2020 >
The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) publishes, among others, annual statistics on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) institutions. However, to date, the publication does not include data on new entrants in Technica...
Fact Sheet Characteristics of the South African Labour Force >
This Fact Sheet aims to provide information about the characteristics of the South African labour force from 2020:Q4 to 2021:Q4. It is intended to be used by policymakers, researchers, the media, and the public in general to reflect on the size and s...
This Fact Sheet monitors access and completion in PSET in terms of gender. It uses the Gender Parity Index (GPI) to measure relative access to post-school education and training opportunities of males and females. GPI is often used internationally to...
Fact Sheet Adult Illiteracy in South Africa (2022) >
The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to show the extent to which there is potential demand for programmes that address the challenge of adult illiteracy in South Africa. This Fact Sheet responds to the following questions:a) What is the adult illiteracy...
Fact Sheet on Access to tertiary education in South Africa (2022) >
It is widely acknowledged that tertiary education remains instrumental in fostering economic growth, reducing poverty, and enhancing innovation. There is substantial evidence indicating that through improved access to tertiary education, a country ca...
Fact Sheet on 'NEETs" (Persons who are not in employment, education or training) 2022 >
This Fact Sheet provides a detailed profile of people who are NEET in order to support decision-making in the PSET system. Information about NEETs assists the DHET, Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, Technical Vocational Education and T...
Fact Sheet Throughput rate of TVET College students (NCV) for the period 2017 to 2019 >
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide information and insights into the throughput rate of TVET college students enrolled in NC(V) programmes. Such insights can be drawn upon to inform interventions to address relevant challenges and to improv...
Fact Sheet on Gender for students in PSET Institutions, 2021 >
The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) publishes, among others, annual statistics on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) institutions, which also covers the enrolment and graduates’ data by gender. This assists the Dep...
Alignment of Sector Skills Planning to the NGP >
This paper was developed under the auspices of the Human Resource Development Council as part of the work of the Task Team reviewing ways in which skills development (including all occupational training at the different levels of the post-schooling s...
A Technical Report for the 2020 Critical Skills List >
The primary aim of the Critical Skills List is to identify occupations that are in shortage and unlikely to be developed domestically in time to prevent the obstruction of economic growth potential in the short to medium term.
Evaluation of the National Skills fund ( Period Under Review: 2015/2016-2019/2020) >
This report presents the integrated findings of the NSF evaluation that seeks to identify and trace the impact ofthe NSF interventions as a catalytic fund with regard to beneficiaries of education, training, and skills developmentprogrammes over the...
A 2020 List of Occupation in High Demand: A Technical Report >
The primary aim of this report was to present the final list of Occupation in High Demand. The report, therefore, also described the information used, its quality and coverage, and how it was used to produce the final list. Through this, the report r...
Post- School Education and Training monitor: Macro-Indicator Trends >
This report provides an overview of the macro-indicator trends in the South African post-schooleducation and training (PSET) system. It tracks the progress made between 2010 and 2019 against keysystematic goals aimed at achieving an expanded, respons...
Skills Supply and Demand in South Africa >
This report provides a holistic understanding of the current supply of and demand for skills in South Africa, and analyses how the two interact to inform a future skills policy that supports inclusive growth.
Dimension of Transformation of Higher Education in South Africa: Number 21, June 2022. >
This paper aims to discuss the transformation of higher education in South Africa. It does this by reflecting on the different dimensions, and the various outcomes of a transformed higher education system. The social dimension of transformation is on...
This fourth National Qualification Framework (NQF) Impact Study builds on the previous impact studies and assesses the implementation and impact of the national Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy,the Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) pol...
This document provides an exploratory benchmarking review of professional bodies in National Qualifications Framework (NQF) systems. It explores the location/fit, if any, of professional bodies in National Qualifications Frameworks and whether and/or...
The study on the roles and responsibilities of professional bodies involved three separate but related activities to gather relevant data. The first activity was an analysis of the overlaps in the legislation for SAQA, the Quality Councils and statut...
The South African Qualifications Authority’s (SAQA’s) 3 rd National Conference on Strengthening Learning-and-Work Pathway in Community Development, Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Engineering was attended by 205 delegates.
Flexible Learning Pathways: The National Qualification Framework Backbone >
The focus of the project was to deepen understandings of the implementation of key policies and practices for redress, access, progression/ articulation, learner support and system flexibility in general in South Africa, and to develop advice based o...
In seeking to engage with the discourse on the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), specifically within the education and training sector, South Africa Qualifications Authority (SAQA) initiated focused exploratory research to consider how SAQA and the Na...
The 2017 NQF Impact Study sought to ascertain the effects and emerging impact of NQF implementation on the systemic integration and articulation, access and redress, and quality and transparency, in education, training, development and work. The stag...
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has a very clear social mission: to alleviate financial constraint for disadvantaged students, who are academically qualified, to gain admission to post school education and training (PSET). The schem...
A set of new principles for the allocation of funding in relation to the DHET Bursary Scheme, was introduced for new entrants to the post school education and training (PSET) system in South Africa for the academic year 2018, and thereafter.In this p...
Impact of Funding on Academic Performance: An Exploration of Two South Africa Universities >
In this report the reader will find: Information on the academic performance profile of NSFAS and non-NSFAS funded students in the 2018 academic year at two historically advantaged universities. Information on institutional and other differences in a...
Impact of Funding on academic Performance: TVET Completers for 2017 >
The report include the profile and distribution of TVET college completers by socio-demographic indicators, the profile and distribution of TVET college completers by institutional indicators and the profile and distribution of TVET college completer...
This issue will report along four key areas: • Area 1: Who applies for NSFAS funding? Area 2: Who does NSFAS fund? Area 3: How much money is spent, on what and where? Area 4: Performance of students funded by NSFAS?
Student Allowances 2018/2019 >
This report include information on the factors that should inform meal allowances ,Consideration on realistic ratios to be applied between different types of allowances and recommendations on how allowances should be standardised across the postschoo...
This report include information on student inflows into the post-school education and training (PSET) system, the size and composition of the PSET system in South Africa, NSFAS impact on access to PSET and NSFAS impact on outputs from the PSET syste...
Labour Market Absorption 2018/2019 >
This report data (demographic and study related) on NSFAS funded students between 2005 and 2015, labour market absorption rates of NSFAS funded graduates between 2005 and 2015 and exploration of field of study and institutional difference in the like...
National Student Fund Aid Scheme NSFAS Beneficiary Profile 2018/2019 >
This report include description of key NSFAS policy and process changes between 2014 and 2018, the profile of NSFAS beneficiaries by demographic indicators such as gender and race and the profile of NSFAS beneficiaries by institution type, location,...
NSFAS is now concerned to assess and demonstrate beyond the academic outcomes, the patterns, of labour market participation of its beneficiaries. In early 2017 NSFAS thus commissioned the Education and Skills Development (ESD) research programme of t...
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Analysis 2017/2018 >
This is a high-level summary and update of the key milestones reached by NSFAS over the past 27 years, within the context of the broader post-school education and training system (PSET), including a more detailed analysis of the last few years. It re...
The purpose of this study was to assess the throughput rates of University and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. It is well acknowledged that with greater support and grea...
Research to Understand What Research is Available >
A significant body of work has been undertaken by various agencies, think-tanks and universities touching on elements of NSFAS mandate, its place within the post-school education and training sector and the stakeholders it serves. This research serve...
National Student Fund Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on Fee-Free Higher Education >
Submission to the Commission of Inquiry into the feasibility of a Fee-free Higher Education and Training in South Africa, referred to as the “(the Fees Commission)
Should prisoners and pensioners be funded? >
The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether prisoners and pensioners should be funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The funding of both prisoners and pensioners need to be understood against the rapid shifts a...
This paper is intended to outline key studies that have examined the performance of NSFAS funded students as a subset of the cohort of students who enrol in higher education. It will undertake this by first outlining the primary cohort studies that h...
The impact of National Student Fund Aid Scheme (NSFAS) over time 2015/16 >
This report on the impact of NSFAS on its’ 25-year journey from TEFSA to the student-centered model, enrollment in higher education, enrollments in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges, actual numbers of students funded,the actual...
High-Level Executive Summary of Key Findings and Recommendations for Consideration 2015/2016 >
The purpose of this submission is to highlight progress against the agreed targets for the 2015/16 financial year, to draw highlights and trends from the extensive literature reviews and secondary research that has been done, and to provide a high-le...
What is a reasonable baseline for establishing a relative value for meal allowances? >
This paper will consider approaches for the determination of a relative cost of a meal, as a means to informing a policy view on meal allowances in terms of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) policy. The themes that emerge through this pap...
Targeting rules for student financial aid: Suggested guidelines for NSFAS >
Higher education significantly increases employment and earning abilities. Due to South Africa’s persistently high poverty and inequality levels, the majority of South Africans cannot afford to enter or complete higher education studies. The role of...
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa 2010 >
The publication provides basic statistics which can be used to inform policy and decision-making at different levels of the system, as well as provide evidence for the allocation of resources.
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa: 2011 >
This publication details the size and shape of post-school education and training in South Africa by reporting on, in the main, student enrolment, staffing levels, student passes and student graduates in post-school education and training institution...
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa: 2017 >
This report is available to all stakeholders and serves as an important resource for planning and the allocation of budgetary resources in the PSET system. It is a reference document for reporting purposes in government, including the monitoring and...
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa 2012 >
The report provides statistical information on student enrolment, graduation and certification, and institutional staffing levels at post-school education and training institutions, as well as information about workplace-based education and training....
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa: 2013 >
This report provides statistical information on student enrolment, graduation and certification, and institutional staffing levels at post-school education and training institutions, as well as other relevant information from its entities, e.g. workp...
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa: 2014 >
The report provides statistical information on student enrolment, graduation and certification, and staffing levels at post-school education and training institutions, as well as other relevant information on the Post-School Education and Training (P...
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa: 2015 >
The report provides statistical information on student enrolment, graduation and staffing levels at post-school education and training institutions, as well as other relevant information on the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system, includ...
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa 2016 >
The Statstcs on PSET report provides statstcal informaton on student enrolments (which is a key measure of access), graduaton and stafng levels at post-school educaton and training insttutons, as well as other relevant informaton in the PSET system,...
Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa: 2019 >
The report provides statistics on 2019 student enrolment and completion (which are key measures of access and success), as well as other kinds of performance data pertaining to public and private Post-School Education and Training (PSET) sectors. The...
This paper presents a broad view of the dynamic nature of the public student loan funding environment, and reflects on the structural elements and institutional characteristics that influence the recovery of student loans across the globe. It identif...
Sustainability through the green economy and its impact on skills requirements >
This document presents a final report for the project entitled, “Sustainability through the green economy and its impact on skills requirements”. From global perspectives, the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) recommended that eac...
Investigating the increase in apprenticeship demand in the South African agricultural sector >
Various skills are critical to the expansion of infrastructure, economic growth, and the general development of the country. Artisan skills are one of the specific skills required for economic development. Apprenticeships are a work-based pathway to...
INVESTIGATING THE INCREASE IN APPRENTICESHIP DEMAND IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR >
The main aim of this study is to investigate if there is an increase in the demand of apprenticeships and the reasons behind the increased demand for apprenticeships in the South African agricultural sector.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AND THE SKILLS IMPLICATION THEREOF >
Several reports indicates that agriculture plays a significant role in reducing poverty and food insecurity (SA government, 2020; FAO,2016 and DAFF, 2011) and agriculture offers employment and opportunities for sustaining livelihoods (LestradaJeffer...
This document presents a final report for the project entitled, “Sustainability through the green economy and its impact on skills requirements”. From global perspectives, the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) recommended that eac...
This report on the analytical and conceptual framing of the concepts of skill, knowledge, occupation, jobs, work and employment has been a challenging one due to the highly contested nature of the concepts. However, a deeper dive into the literature,...
Occupational classification systems are developed at international and national levels. They are used to guide statistical data processes and used in labour market analysis. Both Singapore and South Africa adopt the ISCO-08 International Standard, ye...
Conceptual Alignment: Occupations and Jobs/Work to PSET Policy >
This policy brief seeks to examine the concepts of occupations and job/work as it is used in PSET policy. It aims to analyse the alignment of these concepts to the selected policies and determine what policy lessons can be learnt from this analysis.
Conceptual Alignment: Skills and Knowledge to PSET Policy >
This policy brief seeks to examine the concepts of skills and knowledge as it is used in PSET policy. It aims to analyse the alignment of these concepts to the selected policies and determine what policy lessons can be learnt from this analysis.
Conceptual Alignment: Work and Employment to PSET Policy >
This policy brief seeks to examine the concepts of work and employment as it is used in PSET policy. It aims to analyse the alignment of these concepts to the selected policies and determine what policy lessons can be learnt from this analysis.
A RESEARCH MONOGRAPH ANALYSING THE SOUTH AFRICAN OCCUPATIONAL SYSTEM – A functional review >
The post school sector is faced with many challenges in the area of building skills for the economy. These include the challenge of understanding the rationale and underlying assumptions of the OFO; investigating similar and different occupational sy...
Just Transitions and the Green Economy: Navigating the Fault Lines >
This publication considers the history of the notion of ‘Just Transition’, debates and differences of approach in relation to the concept, and the implications that an engagement with the concept may have for companies and organisations. It aims to p...
MAPPING JOBS TO OCCUPATIONS FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING SECTOR >
This policy brief summarises a study on mapping jobs to occupations on the OFO in the banking sector. It is part of a wider investigation into occupations in the sector conducted under the Research Chair in Skills and Occupations. Appointed by BANKSE...
Banking for a Sustainable Economy >
This is a summary of a Working Paper by Mike Ward and Ruan Naude, ‘Banking for a Sustainable Economy’, November 2018. The summary focuses primarily on sections of the working paper relevant to occupations and skills development in the banking sector
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Adult and Community Education and Training Colleges CETS as ETDP SETA subsector >
The main focus of this chapter is to present a profile of the Community College and Adult Education and Training (AET) centres for which the Education Training and Development Practices Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) is responsible. It...
High level implications on the Skills Development in the ETD Sector >
The recent proliferation in digital technology, commonly described as the 4IR has brought rapid change in virtually every aspect of human life including the economy, education and politics among others. These disruptive technologies and trends such a...
Feasibility study on the establishment of a dedicated ETD Labour Exchange Portal >
The Education, Training and Development Practices (ETDP) Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) Research Chair Initiative (RCI) is an intervention specifically aimed at creating strategic partnerships with public Higher Education Institutions...
Private Education and Training Institutions as ETDP SETA Subsector >
The factors that affect skills supply and demand are Technological trends in teaching and learning, Soft skills training: a significant trend in higher education, Online education, Enterprise training companies are filling the skills gap by working d...
Libraries and Archives Sub Sector Skills Plan >
This Report provides an analysis of the current state of Libraries and Archives Sector, including analyses of the current sector profile, key skills change drivers, occupational shortages and skills gaps, supply of labour, as well as recommending pri...
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In 2016, AltGen was retained by the South African–German Energy Programme (SAGEN) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to conduct research into the job potential of biogas as an employer: “An Assessment of the Skills N...
Research Being Undertaken and Planned in the DHET and its Entities 2023-2026 >
List of research topics being undertaken and planned in the DHET and its entities for the 2023-2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework period.
DHET undertaken and planned 2015 >
This document provides information about research (including evaluation) currently being undertaken by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities, as well as that planned for the short term. It includes research being und...
This document provides information about research (including evaluation) currently being undertaken by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities, as well as that planned for the short term. It includes research being und...
This document provides information about current and planned research on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) for the 2016/2017 financial year. It includes research from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities
This document provides information about current and planned research on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) for the 2018/19 - 2020/21 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period.
This document provides information about current and planned research on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) for the 2019 - 2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period.
This document provides information about research on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) that is currently taking place or planned to be undertaken in the 2020/21 - 2022/23 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period.
This document provides information about research on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) that is currently taking place or planned to be undertaken in the 2021/22 - 2023/24 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period.
This document provides information about research on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) that is currently taking place or planned to be undertaken in the 2022/23 - 2024/25 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period.
This document provides information about research on Post-School Education and Training (PSET) that is currently taking place or planned to be undertaken in the 2023/24 - 2025/26 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period.
Vital Stats Public and Private Higher Education 2021 >
The first section presents data and graphs on student enrolment and completion; and the second section presents data and graphs on levels of qualifications. The third and fourth sections present data and graphs on headcount numbers of students by fie...
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Throughput Rate of TVET College NC(V) (National Certificate Vocational) Students >
Throughput rates provide insights into how quickly or slowly students move through the system. The slower the movement of students from enrolment to completion, the greater the cost to the system. This Fact Sheet indicates that only 10.8% of student...
Policy Brief on the Evaluation of the NQF Act >
The purpose of the evaluation was to provide an independent and objective examination of the implementation of the NQF Act, including its associated policies and regulations, relative to its goals and objectives. The evaluation also sought/ aimed to...
European Progress in vocational education and training reform: What's going on? >
The aim of this research is to make VET an attractive learning option – a ‘choice’ for young people by making access to VET easier and enabling more VET students to go on to further and higher education, and also to improve the quality of VET by alig...
Analysis of Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) Responsiveness to the World of Work >
The aim of this research project is to provide a detailed analysis of the current landscape for TVET students and assess the supply of qualifications to the demands of the labour market. The report uses a number of different data sources to describe...
Presentation to provide brief overview of findings of study which traced 2018 TVET student completers in 2023. Study aim was to identify completers economic status: Employment, studies, self-employment, unemployment and internships. Follow-up tracer...
Geographic Profiling of TVET colleges across South Africa. >
A catchment study around the location of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. Determine the commercial and industrial profile within the catchment areas of the TVET Colleges to establish the predominant potential offtake o...
The study aimed to support the development of a responsibly expanded TVET college sector by determining student demand BY better understanding the demand for TVET. The study also aims to supports the development of a responsibly expanded TVET college...
Centres of Specialisation Programme: Midterm Evaluation 2021 >
The CoS Programme entails the establishment of a Directorate in the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) known as a Centre of Specialisation (CoS) - within a host TVET college which serves as an anchor, working closely with employers, t...
TVET College Classification model >
DHET commissioned a project that would develop a defendable typology that defines colleges in their different socio-economic contexts. The study is an examination of the external environment of the colleges, and not based on internal factors. Data ca...
Employer Perceptions of TVET College Graduates and curriculum. >
The aim of this study was to conduct empirical research on employer perceptions of TVET college graduates and the relevance and applicability of TVET curricula.
The study focus on management & administration of TVET/Industry partnerships.
Rethinking Policy for Private Colleges >
The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a rationale for DHET to support private colleges.
Situational Analysis of Entrepreneurship Development in TVET Colleges >
The aim of this research was to evaluate how entrepreneurship education and Centre for Entrepreneurship and Rapid Incubator (CFERIs) initiatives at TVET Colleges enable students to launch and manage businesses and propose measures to amplify entrepre...
QUALITY OF TVET TEACHING AND LEARNING: EMERGING FINDINGS >
It is essential that experiences and perceptions of colleges are changed among students and their communities, and this can only occur through dissemination of positive success stories. Generating research on TVET demonstrates that the TVET college s...
A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSING ASSESSMENT PRACTICES TVET Research Programme >
The study focuses on the prototype framework of best practices in assessment, comparison of best practices to curriculum documents and makes suggestions for way forward.
Practical Work in TVET colleges >
The project aim was to evaluate the state of practical work in TVET colleges.
Continental Developments on TVET >
TVET is active on the agenda of the African Union since early 2000. Recent developments on the continent include adoption and implementation of regional interventions and multi-country projects. Regionally-driven interventions seek to address common...
Develop an evidence-based toolkit for TVET lecturers that aids the identification and development of quality-related aspects of the TVET lecturer role, synthesising the findings on the dimensions of TVET lecturer quality in a final report.
TVET POST PROVISIONING NORMS Implementation Evaluation >
Various efforts have been made over the past fifteen years to improve TVET college performance. DHET developed a procedure manual for implementing the PPN.
PROFESSIONALISATION, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & CPD OF TVET LECTURERS >
1.JET has undertaken previous research on continuing professional development (CPD) for TVET lecturers in South Africa. In 2018/2019, JET undertook such research for the DHET and the ETDP SETA, overseen by IPSS at UWC. It was very difficult to find i...
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2023 RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM COMMISSION 2 REPORT >
2023 RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM COMMISSION REPORT –SESSION 6 COMMISSION 2: PARTNERSHIPS – PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, EMPLOYMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT
Barriers and Enablers of the Implementation of Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) >
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is critical to the development of an equitable education and training system that benefits society. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) introduced Artisanal RPL as an active pathway to a full art...
Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) seeks to understand what interventions work for whom and why i n order to prevent, treat, stop relapse, and manage ongoing difficulties with anxiety and depression in young people around the world. Because of the increasing...
When poor organisational performance is exposed, factors responsible for such results also get revealed, and progressive organisations strive to turn those factors into drivers of performance. Linked to public performance is also the need to demonstr...
This research article focuses on the leadership styles that influence the productivity of secretaries employed at the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)’s Head Office in Pretoria within its six branches and Chief Directorates/ Directo...
Ethics and risk seem to be significant elements of any organisation and unfair practices, irregular and/or fraudulent practices are examples of ethical risk (Saner, 2015; Vorster, 2017). Ethical leadership, as well as clan culture leadership competen...
The NSF as an organization operate in changing environment that requires new skills and knowledge, which require T&D of its employees as to ensure effective employees’ performance in meeting the organizational objectives. The T&D initiatives must be...
Although the White Paper on Post-School Education and Training and scholars describe the role of Community Education and Training Colleges (CETC1s), a gap still exists regarding how CETC¹s carry out their duties in society. The aim of this study was...
The Just Energy Transition is a highly complex topic, where the overall goal is to shift to systems that are better for people and the planet, and to do so in a fair and managed way that leaves no one behind, rather fair, transparent and contributes...
A Conceptual Service Quality Management Framework for The National Student Financial Aid Scheme >
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the service quality of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and to develop a conceptual service quality management framework that will assist the organisation with its well- documented...
This report primarily draws upon the data and details presented within the 2021 National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Impact study. The report reviews how the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is implemented by providers of education and training...
The disruption caused by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (or ‘4IR’) and the impact of 4IR on the advancement of technology is having a profound impact on skills development. In light of this, the following report is concerned with assessing the alig...
Institutional governance is a framework supporting programme implementation within an institution, guided by norms, values and standards. It involves managing organisational affairs through processes and systems with accountability and regulatory qua...
Academic leaders in higher education institutions are vital in leading change to ensure the successful implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). However, change efforts postulated by RPL policies have failed because academic leaders are...
Poor eating behaviour patterns contribute significantly to the increase in the prevalence of diet-related disease, resulting in major public health problems. Evidence based interventions to promote healthy eating behaviour should be adopted in variou...
The Research Agenda sets out the research needs of the Department for the period April 2014 to March 2017.
DHET Research Agenda 2020 to 2023 >
The Research Agenda sets out the research needs of the Department for the period 2020 to 2023. It has been developed to support research planning in the Department, and to signal to stakeholders the areas of research that the Department has identifie...
DHET Research Agenda 2017 to 2020 >
The Research Agenda sets out the research needs of the Department for the period 2017 to 2020. It has been developed to support research planning in the Department, and to signal to stakeholders the areas of research that the Department has identifie...
Research Bulletin on PSET_12th Edition >
12th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
This report presents the findings and recommendations from the research project on the impact of COVID-19 on the Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (“CATHSSETA”) sub-sectors and its implications for...
Research Bulletin on PSET_10th Edition >
10th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
DHET Research Agenda 2020-2023 >
The Research Agenda sets out the research needs of the Department for the period 2020 to 2023. The Research Agenda informs planning processes within the Department, it informs research stakeholders of the Department’s research priorities, and signals...
The purpose of this evaluation is to provide an independent and objective examination of the implementation of the NQF Act, including its associated policies and regulations, relative to its goal(s) and objectives. The evaluation also seeks to identi...
Evaluation of the National Skills Fund Report >
The landscape of the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) comprises various institutions and organisations that can be broadly divided into education and training provision, regulation, advisory, and planning and facilitating. Within the PSET sy...
Implementation Evaluation of the National Qualifications Framework Act 67 of 2008 >
The purpose of this evaluation is to provide an independent and objective examination of the implementation of the NQF Act, including its associated policies and regulations, relative to its goal(s) and objectives. The evaluation also seeks to identi...
SETA Governance Evaluation Report >
The evaluation investigates the implementation of SETA governance, identifying successes and challenges in implementation and making recommendations for improvement.
Policy Brief: Evaluation of Sector Education and Training Authority Governance >
The purpose of the evaluation was to investigate the implementation of SETA governance, to identify successes and challenges in implementation and to make recommendations for improvement. The effectiveness and efficiency of SETA governance was evalua...
Policy Brief: National Skills Fund (NSF) Evaluation Study >
The National Skills Fund (NSF) has been established in terms of Skills Development Act of 1998 to provide funds to support projects that are national priority in the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS). The Fund also provides support on Human...
The higher education (HE) sector in South Africa is facing an increasing number of cyber threats that have the potential to compromise sensitive information and disrupt operations. In this study, the agency is seen as an InSETA’s role in supporting a...
GOING BEYOND THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING GAP: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE 2023 >
Infrastructure is required to support the progress towards the 2030 SDG agenda. Education, electricity, water andsanitation, and transport infrastructure are required to improve access to basic services and support inclusiveeconomic growth. The infra...
The evaluation of Indlela/National Artisan Development Support (NAD) Centre aims to assess its role in training and producing quality artisans. In particular, it investigates whether INDLELA/NAD is being implemented as envisioned and has achieved its...
Learning and Career Pathways in the Insurance Sector >
This research focuses on four key occupations identified as being part of the top ten sectoral priority occupations in the insurance sector. The four occupations are insurance agents (Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) Code: 332101) and insu...
Job Quality in South Africa’s Insurance Sector >
This research focuses on job quality in the insurance sector and aims to contribute to the evidence base related to the sector, but also related to more comprehensive measures of job quality than are made possible by official South African Quarterly...
2023-2024 INSETA Sector Skills Plan Submission >
The Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) Sector Skills Plan (SSP) for 2023-2024 is updated as the South African economy gradually recovers from the impact of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID)-19 pandemic. INSETA conducted researc...
Corona Virus Disease-19 and Employment and Training in the Insurance Sector >
This research aims to provide answers to two sets of questions. The first set of questions revolves around the impact of Corona Virus Disease (COVID)-19 on employment and training in the insurance sector, while the second focuses on occupation-specif...
The Insurance Sector's Contribution towards a Green Economy >
To better understand the sector’s current contributions to the green economy, a series of interviews were conducted with company representatives in large employers within the insurance sector. This report details the findings.
Policy Brief: Implementation Evaluation of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 >
The purpose of this policy brief is to provide a summary on the implementation evaluation of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Act. The evaluation sought to provide an independent and objective examination of the implementation of the NQF A...
INURETECH: Current and Future Skills Needs >
The research study is primarily focused on determining the skills needs of insurtechs in South Africa. It analyses the insurtech and identifies the insurtech operating models and key occupations and skillsets. It highlights training interventions tha...
Occupational Profiling of the Top 10 Sector Priority Occupations in the Insurance Sector >
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) Insurance Chair conducted a study titled Measuring Occupational Change in the Insurance Sector: approaches, methods and processes. The study gave a theoretical perspective of occupational change. It discussed...
General Principles of Insurance Volume 1 >
To support ongoing development of the sector, the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) has partnered with the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) to address the skills gaps of employees and new entrants in short-term insurance. T...
General Principles of Insurance Volume 2 >
A second volume of this guideline, the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) has partnered with the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) to address the skills gaps of employees and new entrants in short-term insurance. The initiati...
This impact study primarily involved a tracer study of learners that participated in Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) learning programmes - learnerships, internships, bursaries, skills programmes and workplace-based learnin...
The intended purpose of this research is to determine the current skills needs of small (emerging) businesses and co-operatives within South Africa’s insurance sector. The research intended to build on the Insurance Sector Education and Training Auth...
This policy brief is on the articulation between TVET and Universities. Articulation is conceptualised within the constitutional context of access, redress, mobility and progression, development, transformation, and social justice. Articulation ensur...
Fact Sheet on Funding and Expenditure Trends in Post-School Education and Training 2021 >
The purpose of this report is to provide a high-level overview and analysis of funding and expenditure trends in the PSET system. It analyses government budgetary/expenditure trends in PSET from 2010 to 2019 and provides Treasury estimated budgetary...
Current waste management practices follow a linear approach associated with ‘use and disposal,’ imposing pressure on natural resources to sustain future generations. In addition, increasing populations, rapid urbanisation, industrialisation and consu...
The shared services approach has become popular in local government systems, globally and South Africa, which seeks to enhance the quality and efficiency of service delivery. A mixed method approach was adopted to conduct surveys and interviews with...
Knowledge Management (KM) in the Local Government Sector >
Although several studies exist on Knowledge Management (KM) in South Africa, Knowledge Management (KM) has not been studied in-depth and very little empirical research exists on how to effectively implement KM in the South African local government se...
Deepening Democracy through Efficient Oversight Role by Municipal Councilors >
As reported in the 2021/22 Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA) Annual Report, the LGSETA continued to support two (2) trade unions, South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and Independent Municipal and Allied...
The management of business continuity has evolved since the 1970s, and it was in a form of crisis management in response to the different risks that threaten an organisation. A reflection of the impact of disaster in local government provides a good...
The development of a competency framework for Career Development Practitioners (CDPs) in South Africa is set in the context of a growing awareness of the labour market challenges related to career development. Career Development services are provided...
Apprenticeships are mainly workplace-based training programmes for the occupational trades, with some theoretical training often delivered at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. The framework of e-apprenticeship is concep...
The National Development Plan (NDP) envisions South Africa’s economic transformation by focusing on higher education and skills development. Since its adoption in 2012, it has emphasised the crucial role of Technical, Vocational Education and Trainin...
According to Buhalis (2003), SMMEs and cooperatives are not utilizing ICT in their business to its full potential. This suggests that small businesses and cooperatives can hardly grow in the 21st century digital economies without some integration of...
Exploring the Smart City Concept and its Impact on the Local Government Sector >
The purpose of this study was to conduct a literature and national primary study on the implementation of smart city concepts in South Africa and the world. This was conducted to establish implications/ lessons learnt for South Africa in the context...
Coastal and marine management is a potential area of focus for local municipalities in their local economic development initiatives. However, the local government sphere currently has limited capacity to carry out this mandate. In addition, the lack...
Bridging the Digital Literacy Divide in Rural and Township Communities >
Although internet and broadband penetration have increased in South Africa, there are many obstacles for rural or disadvantaged communities to get access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and its services. The digital divide between d...
This research reviews smart knowledge management, combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a methodology for knowledge extraction, classification, and adoption. This research develops a knowledge base of 18 Food and Beverages (FoodBev) manufactu...
Analysis of Impact of COVID-19 on the Food and Beverages Manufacturing Sector (FoodBev SETA) >
The Food and Beverage Sector Education and Training Authority (FoodBev SETA) is responsible for skills development in the Food and Beverages Manufacturing Sector in South Africa. This research paper reviews global literature in the Food and Beverages...
Development of a smart value chain tool >
The world is evolving towards sustainability and optimum resource management, with a rapid evolution towards a circular economy. The focus on sustainability in the Food and Beverage Sector is a priority due to the close association and dependency on...
Community Education and Training (CET) Needs Analysis >
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) proposed the establishment of Community Education and Training Colleges (CETCs) in 2013 with the aim of responding to the National Development Plan (NDP, 2030). CET colleges were fully establishe...
The Effects of the KwaZulu-Natal Flooding on the Food and Beverages Manufacturing Sector >
South Africa experienced major societal disruption through the KwaZulu-Natal floods which occurred in April 2022. The flooding had a gross impact on various business entities across the KwaZulu-Natal. Despite the extensive coverage given to the impac...
Adult Illiteracy in South Africa (2023) >
There is growing awareness, both nationally and internationally, of the need to provide education and training to adults who never attended school or who did not complete their schooling. In South Africa, despite remarkable progress in the efforts to...
Are We Producing Enough Doctoral Graduates In Our Universities? (2023) >
The National Development Plan 2030 (NDP 2030) outlines the following targets to be met by the South African higher education sector by 2030, Increase the percentage of academic staff in the higher education sector with a doctoral degree from the curr...
Characteristics of the South African Labour Force (2023) >
This Fact Sheet provides information about the size and shape of the South African labour force in relation to skills and employment issues. The analysis of this information provides crucial insights into the development and monitoring of policy meas...
Persons Who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETS) (2023) >
Unemployment levels in South Africa are among the highest in the world, and have remained that way for more than 15 years. In quarter 3 of 2022 (2022:Q3), the overall unemployment rate stood at 32.9%, recovering from 34.9% in 2021, when the impact of...
Identification of Skills Gaps in South Africa: A Popular Research Report >
The purpose of this research is to firstly review existing skills frameworks to then design a comprehensive and tailored skills framework that reflects the specific needs and requirements of the South African labour force and their lives. Secondly, t...
Identification of Skills Needed for the Hydogen Economy >
The report qualitatively outlines the current skills demand–supply dynamics in the South African labour market with respect to the hydrogen economy. A detailed analysis of the skills required for the green hydrogen economy was undertaken. This is acc...
Identification of Skills Gaps in South Africa: A Technical Research Report >
The purpose of this research is to firstly review existing skills frameworks to then design a comprehensive and tailored skills framework that reflects the specific needs and requirements of the South African labour force and their lives. Secondly, t...
Mpumalanga’s List of Occupations in High Demand: A Technical Research Report >
This report provides a foundation for evidence-based policy decisions that can enhance workforce development, support economic recovery, and address the evolving needs of Mpumalanga’s labour market.
Western Cape List of Occupations in High Demand: A Technical Research Report >
This pilot study on Provincial Occupations in High Demand (P-OIHD) in the Western Cape sheds light on the region’s economic and labour market conditions; and provides a foundation for evidence-based policy decisions that can enhance workforce develop...
Research colloquium on post-school education and training (part 2) >
This presentation to the National M and E Learning Network details the use of Stats SA evidence in planning and decision-making. It details national approaches for encouraging utilisation of official statistical data; utilization by local municipalit...
Research colloquium on post-school education and training (part 1) >
This presentation to the National M and E Learning Network details the use of Stats SA evidence in planning and decision-making. It details national approaches for encouraging utilisation of official statistical data; utilization by local municipalit...
Research colloquium on post-school education and training (part 3) >
This presentation highlights the following topics: Geographically Weighted Regression; GIS Prediction; A Theoretical Semi-variogram of Spherical Type and Its Characteristics; Theoretical Semi-variogram Models; Contour Plot -Kriging; slides on built e...
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Technical Task Team (TVET TTT) >
This presentation highlights the importance of TVET colleges as seen in key government plans and strategies. It explores the central role of TVET colleges in addressing skills shortages to advance economic growth has been recognised; and the need for...
South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS): An overview >
This presentation provides an overview of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS). It highlights: history; broad aims; sample design; SASA content; a dynamic tool for policy-makers; core principles for module design; international comparati...
Demand side planning considerations on the skills planning mechanism >
This presentation highlights the following topics pertaining to Demand Side Planning Considerations on the Skills Planning Mechanism: Ensuring demand meets supply: the core challenges; why? what planning can do and cannot do; some consideration; comp...
The presentation looks at employment outcomes for immigrants relative to natives in the SA labour market. Particularly, we show that: conditional on education, immigrants from different countries have different likelihoods of being employed in a skil...
Studying professions in shifting occupational contexts >
This presentation illustrates the following topics: South AFrica study using boundaries; a working conceptual frame; extending an analytical frame; a case of mechatronics in the automotive sector; and their relevance to current debates.
Protection of Personal Information Act: An analysis on the impact >
This presentation highlights the following key topics in relation to an analysis of the Protection of Personal Information Act: definitions, data protection conditions, accountability, processing limitation, purpose specification, further processing...
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The Status of Innovation in the TVET Colleges >
In essence, the study reveals a tale of two discourses. On the one hand is the labour market and skills formation, capability and lifelong learning, with the individual at the centre. On the other hand, the study tells the tale of the economics of in...
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