Competitiveness crucial for sustainable manufacturing sector growth
Competitiveness is crucial to grow the manufacturing sector and its value addition within supply chains, and talent development is one of the main drivers of manufacturing competitiveness, Department...
View ArticleOpinion: Construction disruptions hampering skills development
In this article, Construction Education and Training Authority chairperson Thabo Masombuka writes that the impact of construction disruptions is costly for skills development in the sector.
View ArticleThe Impact Catalyst launches in Mpumalanga
Large-scale, socioeconomic development initiative driver The Impact Catalyst was launched in Mpumalanga on November 21 to promote initiatives designed to leverage collaboration to deliver a collective,...
View ArticleThree South Africans shortlisted in Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation...
A shortlist of 15 African entrepreneurs and their pioneering technologies – aimed at environmental rehabilitation, education and human health and safety – have been selected for the 2023 Africa Prize...
View ArticleSaboa embarks on training initiative
The South African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) has endorsed the training and development of 28 female bus and truck drivers. This is in collaboration with Clarendon Transport Underwriting...
View ArticleSA's unemployment rate improves
The official unemployment rate declined further to 32.9% in the third quarter of 2022, from 33.9% in the second, Statistics SA reported on Tuesday. Unemployment hit a record high of 35.3% in the fourth...
View ArticleConstruction technology innovation hub, portal launched
Public benefit organisation the National Construction Incubator (NCI), in collaboration with nonprofit organisation and technology hub the Empire Partner Foundation (EPF), has launched the first...
View ArticleJendamark centre at Woodridge College to develop 4IR skills
Industrial automation company Jendamark Automation has partnered with independent South African school Woodridge College to develop and equip the Woodridge Innovation and Technology Centre that is...
View ArticleChieta, CSIR to collaborate on chemicals industry research, development and...
National sector skills agency the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta) and industrial research organisation the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed...
View ArticleTiming of new jobs, skills development a just energy transition concern
A just energy transition to a low-carbon economy in South Africa is expected to result in the loss of about 300 000 jobs, but the creation of about 815 000 new jobs up to 2050. It is also expected to...
View ArticleManufacturer launches new bushes material
High-performance plastic products manufacturer igus launched its new range of alternative bushes for the automotive sector at this year’s manufacturing, energy and logistics trade show, Hannover Messe...
View ArticleLifelong learning key to a low-carbon economy
Transforming education and training, and providing lifelong learning opportunities for individuals, is fundamental to achieving a just transition to a global low-carbon economy and is an urgent...
View ArticleTVET colleges critical to seizing the development opportunities of a just...
South Africa's skills policies are not in line with its environmental commitments and the country needs to significantly improve its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) ecosystem to...
View ArticleMpumalanga renewables study highlights importance of TVETs for value chains
A co-benefits study undertaken by industrial research body the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has shown that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges can...
View ArticleStellenbosch University, UK partner on green hydrogen research
Stellenbosch University (SU) is set to become a research partner in initiatives to advance the use of green hydrogen as an energy source. The university recently signed a memorandum of understanding...
View ArticleSchneider Electric, Amtec Techniquip extend partnership into Nigeria
Electrical equipment and services multinational Schneider Electric and South African educational equipment manufacturer Amtec Techniquip have extended their collaboration beyond the Southern African...
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco to retrench even more SA workers as its cigarette...
South Africa's largest tobacco manufacturer, British American Tobacco SA (BATSA), says falling cigarette sales mean it may have to cut another 200 jobs at its local operations. Since 2020, the company...
View ArticleNeasa approaches Constitutional Court over Main Agreement extension
Following the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court’s dismissal of the National Employers Association of South Africa’s (Neasa’s) applications for interdicting the extension of the Consolidated Main...
View ArticleWind Industry Internship Programme doubles placements for 2023
The second Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP) will be doubling its placements this year, in addition to offering supplementary work readiness training for the first time. The programme supports...
View ArticleAfriForum takes legal action against Eskom
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has decided to take legal action against ailing power utility Eskom for not making public the contract information for its service providers. AfriForum wants...
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