Vocational Education and Training for Sustainability in South Africa: The Role of Public and Private Provision

Autor/inn/en	McGrath, Simon; Akoojee, Salim
Titel	Vocational Education and Training for Sustainability in South Africa: The Role of Public and Private Provision
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 29 (2009) 2, S.149-156 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.09.008
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Public Sector; Public Policy; Politics; Economic Development; Skill Development; Role; Political Attitudes; Presidents; Sustainable Development; Vocational Education; Educational Development; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Öffentlicher Sektor; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politik; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Rollen; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; President; Präsident; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Bildungsentwicklung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Written in the twilight of the Mbeki Presidency, this paper considers the role that skills development has in the sustainability of the South African political-economic project. It explores some of the disarticulations of public policy and argues that these both undermine public sector delivery and open up opportunities for private provision to be, under certain circumstances, more responsive to the challenges of national development. We argue that there is a possibility that the state could work more smartly with both sets of providers. Crucially, however, this would necessitate working more smartly within itself. This was a major plank of the Mbeki strategy but it has failed conspicuously with regard to the Education-Labour relationship. Whether a new President can achieve a radical reworking of this relationship may be an important indicator of the viability of any new development project. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10