EDUCATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET Hersheela Narsee and Mamphoku Khuluve Presentation to TVET Colleges June/July

WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT FOR THE LABOUR MARKET ? 2

MORE EDUCATION – INCREASED CHANCE OF EMPLOYMENT 3

MORE EDUCATION: HIGHER WAGES 4

GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR:

Growth in employment over the past decade was in the following sectors (in order of priority): Community Services (eg. Government) Financial Services (eg. Banking, Insurance) Trade (eg. Wholesale and Retail) Construction Transport In the future, could expect growth in agricultural sector 6

GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION:

Growth in employment over the past decade was in the following occupational categories (in order of priority): Professionals Service and Sales workers Elementary occupations Managers 8

CHANGES IN SKILLS SHARES BY SECTOR:

Growth in employment over the past decade for medium skilled workers was mainly in the tertiary sector (retail, transport, finance, government, hospitality, tourism) 10

LABOUR MARKET INTELLIGENCE: CURRENT INITIATIVES List of occupations in high demand (Government Gazette, November 2014: Annual Report on Skills Supply and Demand (March forthcoming) Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs): Skills needs for 18 major construction projects can be found on pages 45/46 in the report, Skills for and through SIPs and Sector Skills Plans from SETAs (Scarce skills and priority skills - Career Development Service (information, advice, guidance and support) Research from the Labour Market Intelligence Project ( Translation of occupations to qualifications (learning pathways found in

EXAMPLES OF OCCUPATIONS IN HIGH DEMAND Technicians: For example, Engineering, Manufacturing, Bookbinding, Lithography, Food and Beverage, Telecommunications, Steam Engine and Boiler operators, Radiography, Ship’s Deck Officers’, Quantity Surveying, Water quality analyst, Air pollution analyst, health and safety, forestry. Artisans: For example, Welders, Moulders, Millwright, Riggers, Toolmakers, Boilermakers, Fitters and turners, Mechanics, Electricians, Melters, Plant and machine operators, Machine minders. 12

EXAMPLES OF OCCUPATIONS IN HIGH DEMAND (CONTINUED) Company Secretary Retail Buyer Shipping Agent Home Economist Project Managers Supply and Distribution Mangers 13

UNDERSTANDING LABOUR MARKETS National level (Eg. Occupations in High Demand, Report on Supply and Demand) Provincial levels (Eg. Premier’s Offices, SIPs) Local levels (Eg. Municipalities, local scoping exercises, SIPs) Sectoral level (SETAs scarce and pivotal skills lists) Occupation as unit of analysis: Use of Organising Framework of Occupations (OFO) Codes, which classify occupations at different levels 14

HOW CAN TVET COLLEGES IDENTIFY LOCAL NEEDS? Communicate with major companies to identify skills needs Communicate with employment agencies to identify local employer needs Department of Labour Employment Services SIPs: Colleges of Specialisation Local Chamber of Commerce NPOs eg Harambee What support do you need from DHET? (tools, templates?) 15

HOW CAN TVET COLLEGES USE INFORMATION FROM LABOUR MARKET INTELLIGENCE ? Enrolment planning Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) Curriculum content Staff Recruitment and Development Resource allocations Student support services (eg. Career information and guidance, bursaries) 16

THANK YOU!! 17