Post School Education And The Labour Market In South Africa

Author : Michael Rogan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 0796924635

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Post-school Education and the Labour Market in South Africa by Michael Rogan Pdf

South Africa has one of the highest rates of youth unemployment and is renowned for being one of the most unequal societies in the world. In this context, training and education play critical roles in helping young people escape poverty and unemployment. Post-school Education offers insights about the way in which young people in South Africa navigate their way through a host of post-school training and education options. The topics range from access to, and labour market transitions from, vocational education, adult education, universities, and workplace-based training. The individual chapters offer up-to-date analyses, identify some of the challenges that young people face when accessing training and education and also point to gaps between education and the labour market. The contributors are all experts in their respective components but write with a holistic view of the post-school education system, using an unashamedly empirical lens. Post-school Education will be of interest to all researchers and policymakers concerned with the transformative role of further education and training in society--Back cover.

Author : Helene Perold,Nico Cloete,Joy Papier
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781920489465

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Shaping the Future of South Africa's Youth by Helene Perold,Nico Cloete,Joy Papier Pdf

Why solving ongoing problems with the NQF (National Qualifications Framework) matters -- The challenges unemployment imposes on youth -- The challenge of youth-to-work transitions: an international perspective -- A statistical overview of further education and training colleges -- Strengthening the capacity of FET Colleges to meet the needs of young people -- Higher education and an expanded post-school educational system -- Trends in training in South Africa -- Key issues in the assessment of South Africa's national skills development strategy -- Opening the doors of learning? Viewing the post-school education and training landscape from a youth perspective.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 1920517162

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Education and Inequality by Anonim Pdf

"Following the international literature, income inequality decompositions on data from contemporary South Africa show that the labour market is the key driver of overall household inequality. In order to understand one of the channels driving this labour market inequality, we use national household survey data to review changing returns to education in the South African labour market over the last 15 years; with a focus on both the returns to getting employment as well as the earnings returns for those that have employment. We show that South Africa has experienced a skills twist with the returns to matric and post-secondary education rising and the returns to levels of education below this remaining constant. Then, based on a regression based decomposition of earnings inequality, we show how this has impacted earnings inequality. Indeed, the increase in returns to post-secondary education has directly counteracted the equalising gains that have been made by increased educational attainment, resulting in consistent levels of inequality over time"--Page [1].

Author : Arkebe Oqubay,Fiona Tregenna,Imraan Valodia
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780192646583

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The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy by Arkebe Oqubay,Fiona Tregenna,Imraan Valodia Pdf

While sharing some characteristics with other middle-income countries, South Africa is a country with a unique economic history and distinctive economic features. It is a regional economic powerhouse that plays a significant role, not only in southern Africa and in the continent, but also as a member of BRICS. However, there has been a lack of structural transformation and weak economic growth, and South Africa faces the profound triple challenges of poverty, inequality, and unemployment. Any meaningful debate about economic policies to address these challenges needs to be informed by a deep understanding of historical developments, robust empirical evidence, and rigorous analysis of South Africa's complex economic landscape. This volume seeks to provide a wide-ranging set of original, detailed, and state-of-the-art analytical perspectives that contribute to scientific knowledge as well as to well-informed and productive discourse on the South African economy. While concentrating on the more recent economic issues facing South Africa, the handbook also provides historical and political context. It offers an in-depth examination of strategic issues in the country's key economic sectors, and brings together diverse analytical perspectives.

Author : Enver Motala
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000160598

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The State, Education and Equity in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Enver Motala Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Has the South African post-apartheid state been able to achieve its stated goals? What has been the relationship between the process of educational reform and the impact on the state of the Constitution and other laws? This seminal book responds to these questions by examining the development and implementation of social policy in South Africa during the first years of democratic government, particularly in relation to education. The post-apartheid state was immediately faced with a broad spectrum of political, social, economic and human rights issues. The research analyzes whether the aims and objectives of the new administration were achieved; no other single collection of research in South Africa collectively explores the issues raised in this endeavour. The book will appeal to a wide range of professionals including researchers, academics, planners, policy makers, public servants and postgraduate students.

Author : Salim Akoojee
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Adult education
ISBN : 0796920486

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Private Further Education and Training in South Africa by Salim Akoojee Pdf

Private provision of Technical and Vocational Further Education and Training (TVET) in the Further Education and Training (FET) band in the South African education system is an issue of national importance. To date however, information about the precise nature of this sector has been, at best, speculative. This study sets about constructing a comprehensive picture of the private post-school TVET sector. It provides, for the first time, empirical data about the participants, the location and ownership of institutions, the programmes offered, and the delivery of private TVET provision in the country. This is supplemented by a qualitative analysis using select case studies to explore the character of the sector. Results suggest a vibrant sector underpinned by differentiation in provision types with significant overlap in the way in which providers are managed and programmes delivered. Private Further Education and Training in South Africa provides the most up-to-date data and analysis of the sector. As the subtitle "The changing landscape" suggests, the study was undertaken in the midsts of considerable policy development in South Africa and is likely to provide an important source for understanding the sector.

Author : Tabisa Mayisela,Shanali Govender
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781928502432

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Open Learning as a Means of Advancing Social Justice by Tabisa Mayisela,Shanali Govender Pdf

This volume investigates the uptake of ‘open learning’ in South African Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and higher education institutions. Comprised of 16 studies focused on activities at a range of colleges and universities across the country, these chapters aim to promote a better understanding of open learning practices across the Post- School Education and Training (PSET) sector, including issues such as: recognition of prior learning, access for students with disabilities, work integrated learning, professional development, novel student funding mechanisms, leadership for open educational practices, institutional culture, student support, blended and online learning, flexible learning, online assessment, open educational resource development models and funding, and micro- credentials. This collection of peer-reviewed chapters contributes to understanding the ways in which South African PSET institutions and educators are interpreting ‘open learning’ as a means of advancing social justice. It includes a historical and contemporary understanding of the economic, cultural and political obstacles facing PSET, drawing on Nancy Fraser’s theory of social justice as ‘participatory parity’ to better understand the ways in which ‘open learning’ may address systemic social injustices in order to allow South African students and educators to thrive. This volume emerges from research conducted by the Cases on Open Learning (COOL) project, an initiative by the Department of Higher Education and Training in partnership with the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa.

Author : Willie Pearson Jr.,Vijay Reddy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030654177

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Social Justice and Education in the 21st Century by Willie Pearson Jr.,Vijay Reddy Pdf

The world is not an equal place. There are high- and low-income countries and high- and low-income households. For each group, there are differential educational opportunities, leading to differential educational outcomes and differential labor market opportunities. This pattern often reproduces the privileges and inequalities of groups in a society. This book explores this differentiation in education from a social justice lens. Comparing the United States and South Africa, this book analyzes each country’s developmental thinking on education, from human capital and human rights approaches, in both primary and higher education. The enclosed contributions draw from different disciplines including legal studies, sociology, psychology, computer science and public policy.

Author : Labby Ramrathan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031580901

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Critical Reflections on Teacher Education in South Africa by Labby Ramrathan Pdf

Author : Manisha Priyam
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000552485

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Reclaiming Public Universities by Manisha Priyam Pdf

This book explores the nature of public universities and higher education reforms in emerging economies, with a focus on India, South Africa and Brazil. Drawing on context-based case studies, the essays in the volume highlight the state of public universities amongst the developing world with their shared colonial past and social, caste and race inequalities. Based on comparative and multidisciplinary studies, the book provides a critical account of the policy reforms and changes on account of globalization and markets in higher education in public universities of the Global South regions. The chapters also compare methodological approaches to university reform and restructuring of public universities and higher education systems in USA, Australia, the European Union and India, and examine the California model, the Bologna process, the Melbourne model, the University of Delhi reforms, and engage critically with the New Public Management inspired reform policies. The book further lays the groundwork for understanding 'massification' in a contextual way, and the possibilities for expansion of scale of mass higher education through public provision. With its empirical findings and social theory analyses by global experts, the volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of education, higher education, sociology and social anthropology, development studies, public policy and administration, politics, political economy, and Global South studies. It will also be useful to educationists, policymakers and civil society organizations.

Author : Field Simon,Musset Pauline,Álvarez-Galván José-Luis
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264223776

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OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training A Skills beyond School Review of South Africa by Field Simon,Musset Pauline,Álvarez-Galván José-Luis Pdf

Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can workbased learning be used? How can teachers and trainers be effectively prepared? How should ...

Author : Nico Cloete
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781920355272

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Responding to the Educational Needs of Post-school Youth by Nico Cloete Pdf

The research reflected in this volume indicates that in South Africa there are almost three million youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who are not in education, training or employment - a situation which points not only to a grave wastage of talent, but also to the possibility of serious social disruption. The authors in this work paint a picture of the enormous reservoir of human talent which exists in the country, but is not provided with the means to develop. Responding to the Educational Needs of Post-School Youth attempts not only to sketch the scope and extent of the current post-school educational crisis, but also to explore possible solutions through collaboration in the higher education sector. The findings reported here are a result of three distinctive but linked research components conducted by the Further Education and Training Institute (University of Western Cape), the Centre for Higher Education Transformation, and the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (University of Cape Town). The research was funded by the Ford Foundation and the project conducted in consultation with the Department of Education.

Author : Celestin Mayombe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030822842

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Vocational Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa by Celestin Mayombe Pdf

This book analyses the accessibility and success of vocational training programmes for unemployed and disadvantaged youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Examining the implementation of vocational education and training programmes, the author assesses various internal and external enabling factors that can help foster youth employment. In doing so, the author presents a solid base for robust and evidence-informed practice and policy making for vocational training programmes, analysing such themes as employability skills, the labour market, and work-integrated learning. It also emphasises the importance of stakeholders taking into account the enabling and disabling environments found in a given local, regional or national context. It will be of interest to scholars of vocational training programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, as well as of youth poverty and unemployment.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264182325

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OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2013 by OECD Pdf

OECD's 2013 Economic Survey of South Africa examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover improving education quality and green growth.

Author : Hiroyuki Hino,Gustav Ranis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135127848

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Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Hiroyuki Hino,Gustav Ranis Pdf

It is widely acknowledged that youth unemployment is one of the most critical challenges facing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume brings together an eminent group of international scholars to analyse the extent and complex nature of this joblessness, and offer a set of evidence-based policy choices that could contribute to solving the problem in the short- and long-run. Part I reviews the existing literature on youth unemployment and underemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa from microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives, while Part II goes on to present detailed country studies of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. These studies offer a deep understanding of the situation on the ground and consider country-specific solutions. Throughout the book it is argued that the standard ILO definition of unemployment is too narrow to correctly portray employment situations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Several alternative measures of unemployment are presented, which show that joblessness is far more pervasive than commonly assumed in the literature. This volume will be of interest to academics and policy makers involved in African development.