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Projected skills and supply for the electrical energy sector


Date posted:

2022/11/01

Publication year:

2008

Corporate author/s:

University of Cape Town, School of Economics, Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU); Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Person/s author/s:

Lomey, Jeff; McNamara, Kent

Output-type:

research report

Format:

pdf

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/policies; Develop a sectoral and enterprise focus in the debate about skills development in South Africa; and Make a contribution to the SETA community by providing an up-to-date analysis of the critical inter-relationships between industrial policy, sector (or economic) growth and skills development. This report presents the result of the research, covering : A high-level overview of the sector, drawing on available secondary sources; An assessment of current and projected demand for skills, based mainly on sector trends and occupational data; A review of case studies of selected organisations, covering skills demand-supply variables; A review of the current and projected supply of skills from educational and training institutions, as well as enterprise training initiatives, based mainly on educational data; and A concluding assessment to identify possible bottlenecks and barriers affecting the supply of skills, consider policy issues and make recommendations.

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