Desperately seeking engineers
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Roodt, M.Breier
KEYWORDS: ENGINEERS, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SOCCER WORLD CUP
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/April-2009/engineers
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5741
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4956
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4956
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Roodt, M.Breier
KEYWORDS: ENGINEERS, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SOCCER WORLD CUP
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/April-2009/engineers
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5741
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4956
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4956
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Abstract
The severe shortage of engineering profesionals in South Africa is putting great pressure on infrastructural growth prior to the 2010 World Cup. New research on the profession and education of engineering professionals found a number of disconcerting trends.-
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