Jim Freeman

Vocational training suffers from an image problem, but the stereotype that only a university education leads to success simply has to be changed.

Blade Nzimande faces both external and internal rebellion against his moves this week to redraw the skills-development landscape.

Cross-sectoral training and a single standard of competence envisaged, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.

Skills-training providers will now have to raise their game steeply, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.

Why waste critical resources ­teaching old dogs tricks they have long since mastered?

Despite the surprise omission of prior learning from the recent skills strategy, it is not dead and buried, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.

The training institutions have agreed to stop fighting over funds and look for solutions, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.

Major task ahead to resurrect the struggling Further Education and Training sector, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.

South Africa stands on the brink of a youth uprising that will rival anything experienced in the days of apartheid, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.

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>.