If learners had been trained from the beginning simply to think, many more would drop out of the sites of miseducation we continue to call our school.
Questions are being asked about the usefulness of a R500-million youth development programme being launched.
The effectiveness of recent initiatives will depend on the institutions that will implement them, writes <b>Jackie Carroll</b>.
Recently a lot has been said about the Setas, but some of it has served to obfuscate rather than clarify the role of these institutions.
But FET colleges remain the most vulnerable sector in the skills development landscape, writes <b>Fiona Cameron-Brown</b>.
Can the further education and training system cope with sudden expansion?
Setas welcome a skills development strategy that they say will, at last, work, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
High economic growth rates will not be possible without reviewing immigration policy, report says.
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/ 5 November 2010
Reform in the FET college system must be black-led and display high expertise, writes <b>Robin Landman</b>
The lack of a finalised plan to professionalise the FET sector is holding vocational educators back, writes <b>Joy Papier</b>.
"I want to declare now the end of the season of summits," said Blade Nzimande in his closing address on Friday to the skills summit in Gauteng.
The training institutions have agreed to stop fighting over funds and look for solutions, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
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/ 10 September 2010
Labour and business must unite to meet the country’s human resource development imperatives, said Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Thursday.
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/ 9 September 2010
It is "bizarre" to call for the scrapping of Setas, said Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande on Thursday.
South Africa is the most unequal society in the world — but equipping youth with skills will make the difference writes <b>Blade Nzimande</b>.
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/ 3 September 2010
Previous changes to the FET college system were often too hastily made, writes <b>Mary Metcalfe</b>.
Teachers have a vital role to play in providing information and guidance for learners — and their job has been made easier with a new helpline.
They are underfunded, but low pass rates, poor planning and financial mismanagement don’t help to win them any friends.
Self-employment is vital for job creation and social stability but Setas loathe new venture creation projects, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
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/ 20 October 2008
Closer interaction is needed for the employability of talent, writes Francis Petersen
Accounting and professional service firms are the largest recruiters, but still struggle to fill vacancies, writes Cathy Sims.
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/ 9 September 2008
The M2 Coffee Shop’s Grade 10 Autumn Academy this year unpacked the global skills shortage by highlighting some frightening worldwide statistics.
Without the necessary skills our raw materials aren’t worth as much as they could be, writes David Jackson.
The sector education and training authorities (Setas) should be scrapped and replaced with a tax-rebate scheme for skills development, the DA says.
South Africa’s state enterprises are vital to the development of the country and its people’s skills, ANC president Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
SA needs to see progress in the development of skills, UK Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Consumer Affairs Gareth Thomas says.
Broad-based empowerment and material transformation must become the new business as usual, says Nkosinathi Chonco.