The state of youth: Social Dynamics
by POTGIETER-GQUBULE, F & NGCOBO, N, 2010Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
Potgieter-Gqubule and Ngcobo examine five aspects of the context in which the current generation of young people find themselves: · Material well-being, including access to basic services, poverty and unemployment, education and health · Socialisation of young people, focusing on the family, schools and places of religion · Youth culture and identity · Participation of young people in society, including…
read more >>The State of youth: Labour market status & policy challenges
by ALTMAN, M & POTGIETER-GQUBULE, F, 2010Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
South Africa’s demographic profile and its youth bulge provide a unique opportunity for reducing poverty rates over the next decade, and fundamentally changing the structure of the labour force. Doing this, however, requires deliberate policies and interventions to address the needs of young people in the post-apartheid labour markets. Altman and Potgieter-Gqubule examine reasons for…
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 >>A Review of Labour Markets in South Africa: Career Guidance and Employment Services
by DU TOIT, R., 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
School-to-work transition, in a broader sense, is a comprehensive approach to educational programme development that aligns student goals with educational experiences and services. In a narrower sense, it is the process whereby young people move from full-time schooling to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational training, community participation, and potential employment. The latter might take…
read more >>Grappling with Youth Employability in South Africa
by MAROCK, C., 2009Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Marock reviews youth employability in South Africa, focusing on the minimum capabilities required to enable economic participation. She then considers the extent to which these capabilities are being developed in local schools, and explores the role of special programmes in bridging identified gaps. Finally, she analyses broader contextual issues around employability and highlights questions that…
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 >>Expectations of the Unemployed in South Africa: An Education System Perspective
by ERASMUS, J.C., STEYN, S.C., MENTZ, J.P., 2005Africa Education Review, 2:1,16-39
South Africa re-entered the world economy after 1994 with several disadvantages, of which an exceptionally high unemployment rate and a low-skilled labour force were the most challenging. Various innovative measures for enhancing the skills base in South Africa have been introduced since the first democratic elections in 1994. The new policies are designed to deal…
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…
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