In need of a makeover
Vocational training suffers from an image problem, but the stereotype that only a university education leads to success simply has to be changed.
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Seta overhaul sparks outrage
Blade Nzimande faces both external and internal rebellion against his moves this week to redraw the skills-development landscape.
Fine art of training artisans
Cross-sectoral training and a single standard of competence envisaged, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
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Turning the screws
Skills-training providers will now have to raise their game steeply, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
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Old dogs, old tricks
Why waste critical resources teaching old dogs tricks they have long since mastered?
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>.
Skills crisis truce called
The training institutions have agreed to stop fighting over funds and look for solutions, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
FET in trouble: 30 of 50 are high risk
Major task ahead to resurrect the struggling Further Education and Training sector, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
SA’s ticking time bomb
South Africa stands on the brink of a youth uprising that will rival anything experienced in the days of apartheid, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
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>.
FETs must up their game
They are underfunded, but low pass rates, poor planning and financial mismanagement don’t help to win them any friends.
