Employment Experiences of Graduates
by MOLEKE, P., 2003Research report, Employment and Economic Policy Research, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria.
Moleke assesses the inequities in higher education and their consequences in the labour market for people with higher education. The inequalities in the type and source of human capital acquired are often overlooked, and it is argued here that they perpetuate inequalities observed in the labour market. Inequities in acquired human capital eventually influence educational…
read more >>Meeting Equity Targets: Are There Enough Graduates
by ALTMAN, M & LEE, D., 2004Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Several sectors have expressed concern that the higher education sector may not be offering a sufficient supply of black graduates to enable them to reach equity targets. Altman and Lee offer baseline data to identify the possible pool of learners and graduates from previously disadvantaged groups from which industry might source its employees. Their brief…
read more >>Education & Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
by ALTMAN, M., 2013Presentation to the AERC senior policy seminar on youth unemployment. Serena Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda March 21, 2013
Altman provides a broad overview of youth employment and education in sub-Saharan Africa. She compares the region to the rest of the world in terms of education status, and provides information on issues such as educational performance, the return to education, and gender gaps. This is a presentation to an AERC conference.
read more >>Potential Attrition in Education: Impact of Job Satisfaction, Morale, Workload and HIV/AIDS
by HALL, E.J., ALTMAN, M., NKOMO, N., PELTZER, K. & ZUMA, K. , 2005Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Prepared for ELRC.
Any analysis of teacher attrition must assess workplace and labour market considerations. For example, dissatisfaction with the workplace can be an important inducement for teachers to seek alternative opportunities. The more teachers believe there are alternative opportunities, the less willing they might be to address workplace frustrations. The overall aim of this study (SOC_POL006) was…
read more >>Educator Supply and Demand in the South African Public Education System: Integrated Report
by PELTZER, K., SHISANA, O., UDJO, E., WILSON, D., REHLE, T., CONNOLY, C., ZUMA, K., LETLAPE, L., LOUW, J., SIMBAYI, L., ZUNGU-DIRWAY, N., RAMLAGAN, S., MAGOME, K. HALL, E. & PHURUTSE, M., 2005Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Prepared for the ELRC.
The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) commissioned a study on the supply of and demand for educators. This followed anecdotal reports that educators were leaving the profession in large numbers, for reasons such as low morale, job dissatisfaction, AIDS and premature mortality. A consortium consisting of the Human Sciences Research Council, the Medical Research Council…
read more >>Inequalities in Higher Education and the Structure of the Labour Market
by MOLEKE, P., 2005Employment and Economic Policy Research Programme, Occasional Paper 1, HSRC Press.
“Moleke examines the inequities in higher education in South Africa and their consequences for the labour market. She uses the Human Sciences Research Council’s research on the employment experiences of university graduates in South Africa, based on a sample of 2 672 university graduates who obtained their qualifications between 1990 and 1998 across all fields of…
read more >>ICT Skills at the Intermediate Level in South Africa: Insights into Private Provision and Labour Market Demand
by AKOOJEE, S., ROODT, J. & ARENDS, F., 2007Monograph, Cape Town: HSRC Press
Human capital in the ICT sector has become a key policy issue for innovation and economic growth. This makes it necessary to identify the skills currently available in the sector and to establish whether these are in line with the requirements of the labour market. This research project assessed the demand for intermediate ICT skills in…
read more >>Engineers and Technicians
by STEYN, G., DANIELS, R.C., 2003HRD Review 2003: Education, Employment and Skills in South Africa. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Chpt 24, pp 555-583.
Steyn and Daniels evaluate the labour market for engineers and technicians, looking at two key themes: the demand for engineers and technicians in the labour market, and the supply of engineering skills. Employment trends, occupational shifts and projected demand are evaluated, as well as the responsiveness of tertiary institutions to changes in the structure of…
read more >>Forecasting the Demand for Scarce Skills, 2001-2006.
by "WOOLARD, I, KNEEBONE, P & LEE, D ", 2003HRD Review 2003: Education, Employment and Skills in South Africa. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Chapter 20, pp 458-475.
Woolard et al study the demand for high-level human resources for the period 2001–2006 and forecast the number of new positions arising and the replacement demand over the period. They use a labour demand model to estimate the number of new positions stemming from industrial growth. The demand for engineers, natural scientists and computer-related professionals…
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