Tag: qualification

In South Africa, we sit with a paradox that should concern every business leader. On one hand, unemployment remains stubbornly high, particularly among young people. On the other hand, organisations are grappling with a deepening skills crisis.

Choosing your qualification is one of the most critical decisions prospective students will ever make. This decision depends on understanding current and future skills which are in high demand. It also requires keeping a close eye on market developments. In addition, students must gain insights into emerging research.

The rush to enrol at universities and colleges is just about over. But by December, about 60% of the students who enrolled this year will drop out. With the dropout rate will go the career dreams of many, hard-earned savings, and the realisation that student loans will now have to be repaid.

For most South African businesses, the skills development component of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) scorecard is one of the most challenging and costly elements to deliver on. However, by strategically combining employed and unemployed learnerships, businesses can secure the most points for the least money spent, while achieving the best return on their training and skills development investment.

South Africa’s Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) is a major driving force behind addressing South Africa’s skills shortages across industries. Uniquely positioned in the Post School Education and Training (PSET) sector, the QCTO has been charged, essentially, with shaking things up and disrupting the status quo to address the inequalities of the past.

Whether an employee may be dismissed if he/she misrepresented his/her qualifications and/or professional memberships, but nevertheless met the minimum requirements of the position to which he/she was appointed.

You’ve done the hard yards; gone the extra mile and you’re adding value to the organisation. You feel it’s high time your efforts are recognised and you get to climb up the next rung of the corporate ladder. So, how do you go about convincing the powers that be that you have promotion potential?

Workforce training, while essential for upskilling, can cause operational downtime which affects the company’s bottom line. However, this is easily countered with the introduction of on-demand online training. This gives workers the flexibility to attend their training sessions without impacting their work schedules.

The Employment Equity Amendment Act has been signed into law, which paves the way for setting enforceable numerical targets for employment equity for economic sectors and fining employers who are non-compliant

It’s a brand new year, and if you have your sights set on a big career move - or better yet - on landing your dream job in 2023, your Curriculum Vitae (CV) has to be up to scratch first. If updating it has been on your to-do list for a while, it’s time to jump into action so you can take that exciting next step in your career.