Author:Beyers, RDate:Dec 2006Growing the economy in the short term generates the need for sustained skills development in key areas. Without any long term strategic interventions starting at school level South Africa will be forced to continue importing professionals ...Read more
Author:Beyers, RN; Koorbanally, Nicoli ADate:Jul 2010South Africa, and similar economies, cannot afford to lose another generation in the current schooling system, by failing to adequately equip youth to take advantage of life in a modern knowledge economy. This paper adopts a more philosophical ...Read more
Author:Dlungwana, Wilkin S; Wall, KDate:Oct 2014The paper describes a proposed framework for the incorporation of training and skills development in the execution of the South African National Infrastructure Plan of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission. Following an ...Read more
Author:Visser, M; Van Biljon, J; Herselman, Martha EDate:Oct 2012Capacity in and enhancement of critical, scarce and intermediate skills are seen as a national priority in South Africa. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in South Africa has prioritized the success of the Further Education ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Seetharam, D; Butgereit, L; Van Gelder, ADate:May 2010South Africa produces a large number of engineering and computer science graduates annually. There is a perception that many of these graduates are not work ready and require additional training before they can contribute to large scale ...Read more
Author:Goncalves, DP; Britz, JDate:Jul 2009In this paper, the authors focus on the human dimension of Systems Engineering by addressing the need for the development of systems engineering potential in candidate engineers. Specifically, the authors propose a research design for a systems ...Read more
Author:Sparrow, RW; Myer, M; Modise, DDate:Sep 2010Science and technology have advanced to such an extent, that completely new mind sets and areas of investigation and applications, that were once considered fictitious, are now achievable. Techniques are now available for imaging and manipulating ...Read more