..., amongst others. While this challenge is acute in South Africa, it mirrors skills coordination problems evident in many emerging and advanced economies, where shifting labour-market demands require more adaptive forms of collaboration (Billett, 2014 ; CEDEFOP, 2018 ; OECD, 2021). MSPs are especially...

...Zethembe Mseleku Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore youth graduate unemployment and unemployability as a development problem in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study applied a qualitative research method to elicit the perspectives of youth graduates...

...Walter Matli; Mpho Ngoepe Purpose The objective of this study is to present evidence regarding how young people, who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in South Africa, lack literacy skills and access to enabling resources to actively search and navigate information services...

... in the industry. Using the case study of WIL programmes in South Africa, this study examines the enabling factors of the training-to-work transition, meaning the transition from the acquisition of employability skills to their utilisation in the labour market of the young graduates. A characteristic...

.../methodology/approach A quantitative study was conducted, and data were collected using questionnaires distributed amongst construction professionals including project managers, construction managers, quantity surveyors, architects and engineers based in South Africa. The data amassed were analysed to output...

... to be able to apply soft skills effectively. The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which these international views and findings on soft skills development are evident in South Africa according to practising internal auditors, students and facilitators. Comparisons are also drawn between...

.... In the context of South Africa, a report of the Department of Higher Education and Training ((DHET), 2019) provides relevant findings on skills supply and demand. The study revealed that “skilled labour has proved difficult to find in most skilled and professional segments largely due to skill mismatches...

... collected from a sample of 402 final-year students, at two universities in South Africa using an adapted questionnaire. The 402 students comprised of 203 from University A and 199 from University B. In total, 166 were males and 236 females while 104 were from Management Studies, 102 from Education, 72 from...

... Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only South Africa Students Self-perceived employability Personality traits Job market appraisal In recent years, there has been considerable interest by higher education institutions, governments, policymakers...

...Ike Hlongwane Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and highlight the key constructs of an enabling policy environment and their probable impact on development and implementation of recognition of prior learning (RPL) process in higher education and training in South Africa...

... in organisations has changed in the modern economy; it asks whether “training” has any academic base with knowledge components or whether it is simply a craft discipline carried out in context by experienced practitioners. It examines the particular circumstances that arise in post-Apartheid South Africa...