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Sectors and Skills

Sectors and Skills

The Need for Policy Alignment Sectors and Skills: The Need for Policy Alignment presents the results of a large-scale study of the skill demands of five economic clusters in South Africa: The high-tech sector of automotive, aerospace and big science technology such as space science, nuclear energy and biotechnology; The resource-based sector is metals, chemicals, wood, paper and pulp; The labour-intensive sector of clothing and textiles, agro-processing and the creative industries; The services sector financial services, ICT and tourism; and Public infrastructure energy and transport.

HSRC Press

Product Information

Format: 

148mm x 210mm

Pages: 

200

ISBN-13: 

978-07969-2070-6

Publish Year: 

2009

Rights: 

World Rights
The Need for Policy Alignment Sectors and Skills: The Need for Policy Alignment presents the results of a large-scale study of the skill demands of five economic clusters in South Africa: The high-tech sector of automotive, aerospace and big science technology such as space science, nuclear energy and biotechnology; The resource-based sector is metals, chemicals, wood, paper and pulp; The labour-intensive sector of clothing and textiles, agro-processing and the creative industries; The services sector financial services, ICT and tourism; and Public infrastructure energy and transport.

Introduction

Chapter 1 Sectors and skills: the need for policy alignment (Andre Kraak)
Chapter 2 Automotive components (Julian Barnes)
Chapter 3 Aerospace (Erika Kraemer-Mbula)
Chapter 4 Three new technology platforms (Jo Lorentzen and Il-haam Petersen)
Chapter 5 Metals beneficiation (Johann Maree, Paul Lundall and Shane Godfrey)
Chapter 6 Chemicals (Rhoanda van Zyl)
Chapter 7 Wood, Paper and Pulp (Thomas E. Pogue)
Chapter 8 Energy (Jeff Lomey and Kent McNamara)
Chapter 9 Transport (Jan Havenga)
Chapter 10 Clothing and textiles (Mike Morris and Lyn Reed)
Chapter 11 Agro-processing (Duncan Pieterse)
Chapter 12 Creative industries (Avril Joffe and Monica Newton)
Chapter 13 Financial services (Sean Archer)
Chapter 14 Information and communication technologies (ICT) (Andrew Paterson and Joan Roodt)
Chapter 15 Tourism (Nicci Earle)
Chapter 16 Skills-industry misalignment in the South African economy (Andre Kraak)
Conclusion
Contributors
Index

Dr Andre Kraak is a former Research Director for Human Resources Development and Science Studies in the Education, Science and Skills Development research programme at the HSRC. He is currently and independent Education and Training Research Consultant in South Africa.

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