As many as half a million more children than expected have dropped out of school during the pandemic. School dropout may have tripled from 230,000 learners pre-pandemic to approximately 750,000 in May 2021.
Category: Career
The role of career guidance in young people’s futures
In January, the HSRC’s Zimingonaphakade Sigenu interviewed past learners of public high schools in Engcobo, a small rural town in the Eastern Cape. The fieldwork, which was part of The Imprint of Education study, highlighted concerns about the poor quality of career counselling in rural schools. Sigenu argues that insufficient exposure to relevant career guidance puts students… Continue reading The role of career guidance in young people’s futures
Low Learner Career Guidance Uptake Rates – What Gives?
As many as half a million more children than expected have dropped out of school during the pandemic. School dropout may have tripled from 230,000 learners pre-pandemic to approximately 750,000 in May 2021.
Why Are We So Bad at Choosing the Right Job?
What would be your perfect job? Although there are well-defined parameters around what people actually want from work, our career-related choices are not always consistent with those parameters — even when we are consciously aware of them. Consider that most of us want just three specific things from our jobs, namely: A sense of competence and mastery: acquired by… Continue reading Why Are We So Bad at Choosing the Right Job?
As many as 750,000 children have dropped out of school during the pandemic
As many as half a million more children than expected have dropped out of school during the pandemic. School dropout may have tripled from 230,000 learners pre-pandemic to approximately 750,000 in May 2021.
The Top 10 Most In-Demand Jobs in South Africa in 2022
South Africa’s troubled economy was already in the midst of a recession in early 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. And in a country where approximately 18% of the population is already living in poverty, the damage inflicted throughout 2020 compounded those struggles, resulting in major issues like food insecurity and significant job loss. To add insult… Continue reading The Top 10 Most In-Demand Jobs in South Africa in 2022
‘Young and uninformed’: Why South Africa’s youth desperately needs career guidance
A study revealed that only 15% of individuals are satisfied in with their jobs
Choosing a career path can be a daunting task for many scholars.
Students have to grapple with the magnitude of having to decide what they would like to do for the rest of their lives, before they even really know what it is that they enjoy and what their career options are.
Reportedly, larger numbers of matriculants are leaving school without a clear sense of direction as to their future studies or employment opportunities.
Skills 2.0: the face of the South African artisan in the digital revolution
“In South Africa, a fourth industrial revolution in the artisan field is aspirational at best. We need jobs. We sit in a country with a mix level of skills. People on the upper end of the artisan scale may have such aspirations, but the reality is that 80% to 90% of the population haven’t had the opportunity to learn the basics. We can’t stop the world from turning, but we need to temper how we embrace change and be mindful of the education deficit that exists in South Africa. To this end, we need to bring more people into a level of education where they have access to basic technical skills,” he says.