Building a resilient skills ecosystem: situational analysis report on the forward path of education and training in light of the pandemic and 4IR/5IR shifts in the ETD sector: schooling subsector

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented disruptions across various sectors, particularly in education and training. The Education, Training, and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) explored the profound impact of the pandemic within the framework of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on its constituencies. This report focuses on the Schooling subsector in South Africa. The analysis delves into the dynamic shifts in technology, skills demand, and learning paradigms brought about by the intersection of the 4IR and the pandemic.