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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Skills

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

e-Skills

South Africa. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. National Digital and Future Skills Strategy. Pretoria:  Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, September 2020.

South Africa. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. Implementation programme guide for the National digital and future skills strategy, 2021-2025.  [Pretoria:  Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, 2021.]

Ikamva National e-Skills Institute. National e-Skills Plan of Action (NeSPA) 2013 “Continuing e-Skilling the Nation for Equitable Prosperity and Global Competitiveness in the Knowledge Society”. Pretoria: Department of Communications, March 2013. 

South Africa. Department of Communications.  National e-Skills Plan of Action (NeSPA) 2012. [draft] Pretoria: Department of Communications, February 2013. (Search with URL in the Internet Archives.)

Information Society Institute. National e-Skills Plan of Action (NeSPA) “e-Skilling the Nation for Equitable Prosperity and Global Competitiveness”. Pretoria: Department of Communications, October 2010. (Draft)

Ikamva National eSkills Institute. Towards a framework for e-skills research. Hatfield, Pretoria: Ikamva National eSkills Institute, 2014?

Frameworks

South Africa. Department of  Higher Education and Training. Framework for the Annual Report on Skills Supply and Demand in South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training, 2015.

South Africa. Department of  Higher Education and Training. Framework for the national skills development strategy, 2011/12 – 2015/16: first draft for consultation, 29th April 2010. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training, 2010. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.10.FRAM

Education

South Africa. Department of Education. National skills development framework for employees in public education.  Pretoria: Department of Education, 2006. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.06.NATI

 

Accords

South Africa. Economic Development Department.  New growth path : accord 1 : national skills accord.  Pretoria: Economic Development Department, 2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.ECON.11.NEWG

 

Evaluations

South Africa. National Skills Authority. Report: evaluation of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III), 2011-2016. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training, 2017?

South Africa. National Skills Authority. Synopsis report: evaluation of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III), 2011-2016. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training, 2017?

Plans

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training. National skills development plan 2030. Pretoria: Government Printer, 7 March 2019.

Strategies

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training. Skills Strategy: Support for the South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training, 2022.

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training.    National skills development strategy III, 2011 - 2016.    Pretoria :   Department of Higher Education and Training,   2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.11.NATI

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training.    National skills development strategy III.   Pretoria :   Dept. of Higher Education and Training,   2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.11.NATI

Article: Kraak, Andre. A critical review of the National skills development strategy in South Africa. Journal of vocational education & training, Vol. 60, issue 1 (2008)

South Africa. Dept. of Labour.    National skills development strategy :   1 April 2005 - 31 March 2010.    Pretoria :   Department of Labour,   [2005]. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.05.NATI

 South Africa. Department of Labour. National Skills Development Strategy : Leadership Pack.  Pretoria: Dept. of Labour, 2001. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.01.NATI

South Africa. Department of Labour. The National Skills Development Strategy : April 2001 - March 2005 : Skills for Productive Citizenship for All  Pretoria?: The Dept., 2001. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.01.NATI

Draft strategies

South Africa. Department of Higher education and Training. Proposal for the new national skills development strategy (NSDS} AND sector education and training authorities (SETAs) landscape within the context of an integrated and differentiated post school education and training system (NSLP- 2015)

South Africa. National Skills Authority.  Towards a national skills development strategy : “skills for productive citizenship for all” : a draft consultation document. [Pretoria?]: Dept. of Labour, 2000. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.00.TOWA

South Africa. National Skills Authority.    The National Skills Authority's :   consultation draft : national skills development strategy 2005 - 2009.  Pretoria :   Department of Labour,   [2004]. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.04.NATI

 

Reviews

Human Resource Development Council for South Africa. Review of the current skills development system and recommendations towards the best model for delivering skills in the country. Pretoria: Human Resource Development Council for South Africa, © 2013.

Progress reports

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training. National skills development strategy III: progress report, 2011-2013.

Draft plans

Human Resource Development Council. Draft master skills plan of South Africa (2024-2030). Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training, Labour Market Intellgence, 2024. 

South Africa. Labour Market Intelligence Research Programme. One country: one plan: draft concept note for the Master skills plan. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training, 2022. 

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training. Proposals for the National Skills Development Plan (NSDP). Pretoria: Government Printer, 15 December 2017.

 

Green papers

South Africa Dept. of Labour.    Green paper :   skills development strategy for economic and employment growth in South Africa.    [Pretoria? :   Govt. Printer?],   1997. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.97.GREE

Note: There was no White paper, but the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 was promulgated.

Evaluation reports

South Africa. National Skills Authority. Report: evaluation of the National skills development strategy (NSDS III) 2011-2016. Pretoria: national Skills Authority, 201-?