An assessment of skills development interventions in South Africa: skills development in public vocational education and training institutions: size, shape and success in the FET college sector
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Cosser
KEYWORDS: FURTHER EDUCATION & TRAINING (FET), FURTHER EDUCATION & TRAINING (FET) COLLEGES, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7272
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9038
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9038
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Abstract
The further education and training (FET) college audit, conducted by the Education and Skills Development research programme in all 50 FET colleges in 2010, provided some fascinating insights into size, shape, and success in the sector. MICHAEL COSSER reports.-
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