Vocational training suffers from an image problem, but the stereotype that only a university education leads to success simply has to be changed.
Blade Nzimande faces both external and internal rebellion against his moves this week to redraw the skills-development landscape.
Cross-sectoral training and a single standard of competence envisaged, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
Skills-training providers will now have to raise their game steeply, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
Why waste critical resources teaching old dogs tricks they have long since mastered?
Despite the surprise omission of prior learning from the recent skills strategy, it is not dead and buried, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
The training institutions have agreed to stop fighting over funds and look for solutions, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
Major task ahead to resurrect the struggling Further Education and Training sector, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
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>.
They are underfunded, but low pass rates, poor planning and financial mismanagement don’t help to win them any friends.
Self-employment is vital for job creation and social stability but Setas loathe new venture creation projects, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
