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Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/44211 Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact Ramparsad, Sherin ichelp@gibs.co.za Van Vuuren, Francois UCTD Test-taking skills -- Development -- Sub-Saharan Africa Quantitative research Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014. Skills development and training is becoming an increasingly important concern in developing countries. Not only can it impact local economic platforms, but it can also increase international competitiveness, employment and prosperity. Disarticulations of public policy can however undermine public sector delivery of skills development initiatives and opens up opportunities for private provision to be, under certain circumstances, more responsive to the challenges of skills shortages. The purpose of this research is firstly to substantiate the need for a more active engagement by the private sector in the development and training of technical skills. Subsequently, it aims to identify the impacting factors that either promote or inhibit such engagement, specifically within the construction and mining industries of Sub-Saharan Africa. In identifying the most significant factors, a conceptual framework can be compiled and recommended to facilitate a more sustainable approach to the implementation of in-house initiatives, specifically within the private sector of these industries. A descriptive quantitative research approach was implemented for this study. This was facilitated through an online survey questionnaire distributed to a population comprising of top, middle and junior management, as well as general employees, permanently employed within the construction and mining industries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The research results revealed a definite lack of confidence in the public sector’s ability to adequately provide technical skills within these industries, and thus within Sub-Saharan Africa. This stresses the need for a more active participation by the private sector in developing such technical skills. Further analysis also identified the critical inhibitors and benefits associated with current private sector initiatives. It suggests that effective in-house skills development and training initiatives within these industries can not only beneficially impact companies, but also the socio-economic environment in which they operate. Finally, the research concludes with the introduction of a conceptual framework targeting three core areas as a base to implement skills on a sustainable platform within the private sector. These include the concepts of benefits realisation, risk management and government intervention. zkgibs2015 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Unrestricted 2015-03-31T09:40:00Z 2015-03-31T09:40:00Z 2015-03-24 2014 Mini Dissertation van Vuuren, F. (2014). Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact. (MBA mini-dissertation).Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/1818 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44211 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Test-taking skills -- Development -- Sub-Saharan Africa Quantitative research Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact |
| title | Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact |
| title_full | Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact |
| title_fullStr | Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact |
| title_short | Sustaining skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa through private sector in-house skills programmes: Its' benefits and impact |
| title_sort | sustaining skills development in sub saharan africa through private sector in house skills programmes its benefits and impact |
| topic | UCTD Test-taking skills -- Development -- Sub-Saharan Africa Quantitative research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44211 |