ICT and Associated Professionals
by MOLEKE, P., PATERSON, A. & ROODT, J., 2003HRD Review 2003: Education, Employment and Skills in South Africa. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Chpt 27, 634-659.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have played a major role in shaping employment growth in the developed world, especially in the services sectors. Moleke et al. consider factors affecting the supply and demand of ICT workers in South Africa. In the case of training supply, the analysis reveals that only a small proportion of learners…
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…
read more >>A Review of labour Markets in South Africa: Education & Training
by MOLEKE,P, 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Moleke considers the effects of education and training on the labour market outcomes. She considers differences in labour market status, occupational distributions and earnings. Given the positive benefits of education, it can be expected that individuals want to acquire the maximum level of education they could afford. However, the decision to acquire education is influenced…
read more >>The Labour Market Significance of the New Grade 9 Certificate
by GUSTAFSSON, M & BARTLETT, A, 2008Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
This paper seeks to understand the link between education and employability. It focuses on a particular gap in education delivery – the absence of a qualification below a matriculation certificate for the approximately 50% of school entrants who do not reach this level. The Education White Paper of 1995 envisaged a General Education Certificate (GEC)…
read more >>The Production of High-Level Science, Engineering and Technology Skills: Role of the Dinaledi Project
by TAYLOR, N., 2008Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
The production of high level SET skills in one of the most critical supply-side factors enabling or constraining the growth of any industrial economy. Taylor reviews the production of graduate engineers by South African universities as a key indicator of the capacity of the education system to deliver high level SET skills. He argues that…
read more >>South Africa’s economic development trajectory: implications for skills development strategy.
by ALTMAN, M. & MAYER, M., 2005Journal of Education and Work, 18(1), 33-56, 2005.
Altman and Mayer argue that skills development in South Africa must be aligned to the economic and political imperatives of reducing unemployment and poverty, while fostering growth and international competitiveness. The legacy of a resource-based economy, overlaid by apartheid policies, has resulted in widespread poverty, inequality and unemployment existing alongside globally competitive industries. It is…
read more >>South Africa’s Economic Development Trajectory: Implications for Skills Development Strategy
by MAYER, M.J. & ALTMAN, M., 2005Journal of Education and Work Vol. 18, No. 1, March 2005, pp. 33–56
Mayer and Altman argue that skills development in South Africa must be aligned to the economic and political imperatives of reducing unemployment and poverty, while fostering growth and international competitiveness. The legacy of a resource-based economy, overlaid by apartheid policies, has resulted in widespread poverty, inequality and unemployment existing alongside globally competitive industries. It is…
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