Medical Practitioners and Nurses
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…
read more >>ICT Skills at the Intermediate Level in South Africa: Insights into Private Provision and Labour Market Demand
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
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 >>ICT and Associated Professionals
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.
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
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
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
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 >>Horizon Scanning in South Africa: Migration and Demographics
Cross offers a view on potential migration patterns in South Africa, as part of a DFID Horizons Scenario exercise.
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