The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) and its entities undertake research to better understand their various sub-sectors, and identify challenges and opportunities in an effort to guide resource allocations. The Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system produces research on the sector but the research is not available in a central location and it is sometimes hard to access. The Research Repository therefore serves as a central location for all research on PSET. The Research Repository stores and manages collections of research and other related documents.
The objectives of the Research Repository are to:
TVET Twitter Sentiment Analysis Report
To summarise briefly, Twitter is being used by 36 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges for administrative tasks and to build their brand recognition. TVET colleges use Twitter to provide information that was classified into six categories: Academics; Student Life and Ex...
Research Bulletin on PSET_10th Edition
10th Edition of the Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
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 Infrastructure Plan was a first priority. A great...
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.
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 facing AET in the local government sector. The resear...
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.