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Item Effects of Restructuring on Technical and Vocational Education and Training College Lecturers(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023) Molaudzi, Bellinah; Pillay, PundyThe aim of this study was to describe the effects that the restructuring (function shift process) of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges had on lecturers at the South-West Gauteng TVET College. The study sought to answer the main research question, namely, “What are the effects of the restructuring of TVET colleges on lecturers at the South- West Gauteng TVET College?”. A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with lecturers at the college as well as officials at the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged from data analysis and these are trust in the process, communication of the process, participation and support, and effects/impact of the restructuring. This study showed that restructuring can have adverse effects on academic staff when their interests and well-being are not being recognised by those that are implementing the change process. The study also found that senior managers at the college that were the focus of this study were not actively involved in the implementation of the function shift process. The role of college senior management was blurred, hence their minimal involvement in the functionshift process. Therefore, the study recommended that there is a need to conduct in-depth research into the effects of lecturers’ work interests on the outcome of the change process. The study further recommends future research that should investigate the effects of TVET College senior management during restructuring. Lastly, it is important to research the role that College senior management can play in ensuring that DHET change initiatives are speedily implementedItem Innovation capability building by the TVET sector for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in South Africa(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023) Mngomezulu, Thulani ProffessorThis is a qualitative research report on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system capability building for the fourth industrial revolution in South Africa. The study evaluated the level of complementarity amongst the main components and key role players within the Centres of Specialisation (CoS) program in relation to capability building. The foundational theories that guided this study include the Sectoral Systems of Innovation and Technological Relatedness. An embedded case study involving welding and boilermaking CoS cases was used. Data were collected through scholarly and grey literature review, semi- structured and unstructured interviews of participants representing colleges, employer-partners and students that were on the verge of completing their program. A thematic analysis approach was used for analyzing the collected data, with guiding themes emerging from both the literature survey and primary data. Despite employer-partners being one of the key role players for the learner development process, the study finds that past interventions and research efforts have largely been directed to colleges with little attention paid to industry firms. Even though some colleges have taken initial steps, none of the cases studied has fully integrated industry 4.0 (i4.0) technologies with their training programs. Employer-partners either are in the same position or have achieved partial integration. The study highlights complementarities that exists within the sector. Potential improvements are also outlined with regard to interaction and interdependency structures within the TVET sector. These offer possibilities for maximizing synergies among various 4IR capability building projects and capabilities that may exist within the whole TVET sector