Improve education to address ICT skills gap in South Africa
Revising the whole education system, driving broader access to the Internet as a learning and information delivery mechanism, getting the youth online and trying to adapt learning programmes to market realities are some of the ways to address unemployment among young people. This is the word from Brahim Ghribi, head of government relations of Middle East and Africa at Nokia. He believes SA and other African nations need to work on reviewing their education systems and help yo
Pharmaceutical Industry Urges Better K-12 STEM Education to Close Skills Gap & Avoid Worker Shor
Editor's Comments: When I started specializing in the skills gap area a few years ago I had a lot of people say things like "What skills gap?" or "That's going to be like Y2K - a nonevent." Unfortunately, the skills gap/skills shortage is not fictional and yet another industry is reporting serious shortage. The cause of the skills gap is complex and a lack of high-quality STEM education is a major contributor. If you want to really understand the background on the skills ga
Rawanda Facing Skills Gap - Exim Bank of India commits Rwf68bn to integrated TVET systemUntitled
Editor's Comments: A recent Skills Audit identified that Rawanda is facing a skills gap. A new program in Technical and Vocational Education & training (TVET) will address this skills gap. ********** The Government of Rwanda and India Export-Import (Exim) Bank, yesterday, signed a financing agreement, worth $81 million (about Rwf68 billion), to support the establishment of an integrated Technical and Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) system. The fund will go toward
UK manufacturers call on Government to close skills gap
The UK manufacturing industry is calling on Government to step up and do more to encourage young people to consider engineering as a career and thereby help close the ongoing skills gap. This is according to a new poll of over 600 industry professionals commissioned by the UK’s manufacturing supply chain show, Subcon (taking place 6-8 June 2017 at NEC, Birmingham) and industry trade magazine The Engineer.
The survey revealed that:
• 67% of UK manufacturers are worr
Skills for a Changing World
Brookings Editor's Note: On April 5, the Center for Universal Education will host its annual research and policy symposium on the global movement toward recognizing breadth of skills within education systems, as detailed in this report. You can register to attend the event or watch live and share your thoughts using #BreadthofSkills. In the Skills for a Changing World project, we are exploring the new demands placed on education in the 21st century and how education systems a
