Skills
Engine of development Higher education a critical pillar of sustainable human development
Universities have an important role to play in ensuring Africa’s rapid economic progress results in sustained human development
23 May 2013 - D. P.
Cost of education Applicants need to be prepared to foot the bill
With executive education programmes in South Africa costing more than R200 000 per programme, applicants need to ensure they have compared different programme offerings and that they are prepared for the costs
17 May 2013 - K. R.
Optimise your potential Ten creative ways to turbo-charge your studies
Have you wondered why some people seem to be able to pick up new skills or knowledge effortlessly, while others are caught up in the basics?
06 May 2013 - L. J.
Identifying scarce skills SA needs to re-evaluate the way it identifies talent
South Africa is suffering from a skills shortage yet the country also has an abundance of untapped potential. The challenge is to discover and unleash that potential in a planned and deliberate manner.
02 May 2013 - J. N.
The missing link Bridging the gap between university and workplace
Adcorp Employment Index March 2013 reported that in 2012, 829 000 vacancies for skilled people were unfilled in the private sector and that 580 000 graduates remained unemployed.
15 Apr 2013
South African skills demand R827 billion infrastructure spend: do we have the skills?
If Government is to reach their targets, the issue of upskilling junior and middle management in their roles needs to be adequately addressed, as they are vital cogs in South Africa’s ‘wheel of productivity.’
09 Apr 2013 - R. B.
Skills-starved global economies Employee engagement in sub-saharan Africa trumps developed countries
Seventy-two percent of employees in sub-saharan Africa are considered engaged according to the Sub-Saharan Africa Employee Engagement Survey, the first of its kind for the region.
05 Apr 2013 - T. S.
Successful employment Matching skills to business needs
Top private education experts have found a good way to improve the employment prospects of new graduates by focusing specifically on what employers want over and above the skills received via the curriculum
03 Apr 2013 - N. J.
Degree vs skills development Building skills development builds job knowledge
The SA economy needs people who have true employment, not just a job. To have true employment, people need to be passionate about what they do; but when skills shortages are rife, there can be no passion.
27 Mar 2013 - J. P.
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