National Skills Development Strategy
latest news & developmentsFrom darlings to death’s door
Non-profit organisations have to grit their teeth against seemingly arbitrary blows of fate.
Motoring into the future
Business and industry have a more important role than ever to play in further education and training.
There’s always a price to pay
The government has high hopes for free tertiary education, but are they realistic asks <b>Junita Kloppers-Lourens</b>.
Making Setas his business
The debate on Blade Nzimande’s actions against the Services Seta has diverted attention from a more important strategic issue.
Turning the screws
Skills-training providers will now have to raise their game steeply, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
Skills plan puts Setas in hot seat
But FET colleges remain the most vulnerable sector in the skills development landscape, writes <b>Fiona Cameron-Brown</b>.
Why informal experience matters
Despite the surprise omission of prior learning from the recent skills strategy, it is not dead and buried, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
There’s skill in a clever plan
Setas welcome a skills development strategy that they say will, at last, work, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
Nzimande: New strategy for skills shortage
An economy "constrained by a severe lack of skills" was behind the launch of the third National Skills Development Strategy, said Blade Nzimande.
Going it alone
Self-employment is vital for job creation and social stability but Setas loathe new venture creation projects, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.