Skills Development in South Africa's Very Small and Micro Enterprise Sector

Autor/inn/en	McGrath, Simon; Martins, Johan; Smith, Jocelyn; Cachalia, Fahmida; Kane, Kevin
Titel	Skills Development in South Africa's Very Small and Micro Enterprise Sector
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 57 (2005) 4, S.499-518 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Job Training; Small Businesses; Skill Development; Meta Analysis; Informal Education; Research Methodology; Policy Analysis; Public Policy; National Surveys; National Programs; Program Effectiveness; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Kleingewerbe; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Politikfeldanalyse; Öffentliche Ordnung; nicht übertragen; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article explores the state of skills development for smaller enterprises in South Africa through a consideration of two recent empirical studies of very small and micro enterprises (VSMEs--those with 2-10 employees). It provides new evidence about the complexity of the VSME sector and the mixed performance of state attempts to engage with it in the area of skills development. The study suggests that there are relatively high levels of informal training occurring in these enterprises and reasonable take up of a number of elements of the 2001-04 National Skills Development Strategy. However, the study shows that there has been negligible involvement with the National Qualifications Framework. It reinforces international arguments that levy-grant systems are, at best, a difficult tool to use, and that their ability to balance the needs of larger and smaller firms is far from proven. The South African experience also raises a question about the appropriateness of a sectoral approach to skills needs, particularly for smaller enterprises. (Contains 4 tables and 1 note.) (Author).
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