The Role of Sector Education and Training Authorities in South Africa’s transition to a just and green economy

dc.contributor.authorJosopu, Thembinkosi Matthews
dc.contributor.co-supervisorVergotine, Glynnis
dc.contributor.supervisorRamsarup, Presha
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-20T18:27:45Z
dc.date.available2024-09-20T18:27:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-10
dc.descriptionResearch submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education, (M.Ed by Coursework and Research Report) to the Faculty of Humanities, Wits School of Education, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023.
dc.description.abstractSector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are South African organisations tasked through legislation to play a key role in developing skills through their Sector Skills Plans (SSPs). However, the country’s sustainable development pathways have not been sufficiently integrated into Sector Skills Plans. Hence, developing environmentally sustainable skills planning in South Africa is considered inept and fragmented. Planning related to environmental sustainability and associated skills has not been embarked upon on a substantial scale. This research explores the role of Sector Education and Training Authorities in relation to knowledge and skills for a just transition to a greener economy. In conducting the research, a qualitative methodology was employed, with documents collected and interviews used as data collection methods. The findings from the data analysis illustrate a lack of coordination in relation to integrating environmental sustainability into the Sector Skills Plan for improving knowledge and skills for just transition to a greener economy. Sector Education and Training Authorities continue to operate in silos as there is no central coordinating mechanism to ensure coherence and that national priorities are considered in skills planning for environmental sustainability. Some Sector Education and Training Authorities aim to adapt to changes presented by the transition to a green economy by developing new qualifications. However, the inability of regulatory bodies to respond timeously to qualifications submitted by SETAs for approval may be detrimental to those workers who will need upskilling and reskilling to support the just transition to greener economy. Implications of these findings are that the Department of Higher Education and Training should explore the establishment of a central coordinating body with a specific focus on knowledge and skills that will enhance environmental sustainability. Such a body should be empowered by legislation to direct and prescribe skills planning in SETAs. In addition, the capacity of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations should be enhanced to improve turnaround time in relation to the approval of skills programmes submitted by Sector Education and Training Authorities.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.identifier.citationJosopu, Thembinkosi Matthews. (2023). The Role of Sector Education and Training Authorities in South Africa’s transition to a just and green economy. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/41020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/41020
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWits School of Education
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sustainability
dc.subjectGreen Economy
dc.subjectJust Transition
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectSector Education and Training Authorities
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-4: Quality education
dc.titleThe Role of Sector Education and Training Authorities in South Africa’s transition to a just and green economy
dc.typeDissertation
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