Skills development for the workplace: the labour market intelligence partnership

Abstract

Since 1994, the South African government has made an effort to develop the country's post-school education and training system. The challenge was that the skills taught at tertiary institutions often did not equip young people for the workplace. In 2012, the HSRC was commissioned to lead a five-year research programme, in partnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training, coordinating a consortium of university research units to address the skills-planning gap in South Africa.