Are South Africans really benefiting from Sectoral Education & Training Authorities? (SETA's) I am asking this beacuse, in an effort to transform
workplaces in South Africa, the government introduced affirmative action, Black
Economic Empowerment and improved labour laws. But this did not help much as
the majority of the disadvantaged working class are still unemployed and those who
are working lack skills. In order to address this crisis, the government
introduced learnerships, which are meant to help the unemployed to have some
qualifications and skills to be more employable. Those who are already employed
are also meant to improve their skills to move to higher positions. Its
objectives are to ensure that the skills requirements of the various sectors
are identified and that the adequate and appropriate skills are readily
available. This morning I heard over the radio that we still don’t have skills
that SA industries want. Only few weeks ago we read in the news that the SETA’s
CEO is vacating the post. What has he done? To what extent are the Sectoral
Education and Training Authorities (SETA’s) helping to improve the skills of
the unemployed, women and the disabled?
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