Skills

Meeting Equity Targets: Are There Enough Graduates

by ALTMAN, M & LEE, D., 2004
Research 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…

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A Review of Labour Markets in South Africa: Career Guidance and Employment Services

by DU TOIT, R., 2005
Research 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…

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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. , 2005
Cape 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…

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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., 2005
Cape 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…

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Expectations of the Unemployed in South Africa: An Education System Perspective

by ERASMUS, J.C., STEYN, S.C., MENTZ, J.P., 2005
Africa 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…

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Inequalities in Higher Education and the Structure of the Labour Market

by MOLEKE, P., 2005
Employment 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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Medical Practitioners and Nurses

by HALL, E.J. & ERASMUS, J., 2003
HRD Review 2003: Education, Employment and Skills in South Africa. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Chpt 23, pp 523-553.

Hall and Erasmus explore whether South Africa has enough medical practitioners and nurses to provide proper healthcare services to its citizens, and focuses on the demand for and supply of medical practitioners and nurses for the period 2001–2011. In 2003, there were 29 655 medical practitioners in South Africa, at a rate of 65 physicians…

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ICT Skills at the Intermediate Level in South Africa: Insights into Private Provision and Labour Market Demand

by AKOOJEE, S., ROODT, J. & ARENDS, F., 2007
Monograph, 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…

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Engineers and Technicians

by STEYN, G., DANIELS, R.C., 2003
HRD 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…

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