Vision, Mission & Aims
Skills Training and Employment
The purpose of this case study is to provide an overview of the approaches to skills training by both the state and by some innovative projects in the non-profit sector. South Africa is experiencing skills shortages in many areas, and at the same time has a high unemployment rate.
While the case study's focus is on the contribution to skills training made by the non-profit sector, it is necessary to locate the work of this sector within the wider context of skills training by looking at state activity promoting skills training, particularly as key state-created institutions such as Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) strongly inter-relate with the non-profit sector.
The study thus begins with presenting a brief framework of state activity in the skills training arena, which pays particular attention to SETA activity. At its core are examples of skills training projects delivered by non-profit organisations. Several of these studies illustrate tellingly the complex and often problematic nature of the link between them and bodies such as SETAs. This case study features 14 projects.
