Shifting understandings of skills in South Africa: overcoming the historical imprint of a low skills regime

OUTPUT TYPE: Monograph (Book)
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
TITLE EDITOR(S): S.McGrath, A.Badroodien, A.Kraak, L.Unwin
KEYWORDS: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: https://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/books/shifting-understandings-of-skills-in-south-africa
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2536
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/8080
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8080

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Abstract

The imprint of apartheid has profoundly shaped pathways to learning and work in South Africa. This volume seeks to critically engage with South Africa's current skills development strategy and to analyse the prospects for a successful upskilling of the population. As the high skills, it is an important and original contribution to the international literature, as well as a major addition to the discourse on South African education, training and development.