Welcome to the PSET Research Repository

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:

  • create global visibility for the department commissioned research;
  • collect content in a single location;
  • provide open access to institutional research output by self-archiving it; and
  • store and preserve other institutional digital assets, including unpublished or otherwise easily lost ("grey") literature (for example, theses or technical reports).
Featured research

A CATCHMENT STUDY AROUND THE LOCATION OF TVET COLLEGES: KwaZulu-Natal –Mnambithi TVET College

The University of Western Cape (UWC) requested a study on the Geographic Profiling of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (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....

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...

Recently added research

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...

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 has demanded high-skilled workers despite the labo...

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.'

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 of the study, AfriGIS sourced and prepared data in...

Research Repository total holdings: 865 research items

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