of the minister of higher education and training, Blade Nzimande, reflects “forging dynamic strategic partnerships with industry”.
Apart from colleges having intricacy to grasp the nettle as they are highly unlikely to be autonomous or to take any policy decision without government directions, an attempt to form closer links with industry is not new. Despite unclear policy over the college-industry system, there is no doubt, these linkages will pave a new direction to consolidate and facilitate the various forms of work-integrated learning which would, in turn, lead to more job placements for TVET graduates.
Quite frankly, N-courses have made the disenchanted TVET graduates to be at the receiving end of economic ostracism and becoming spectators in the job market amid sluggish economic growth and youth unemployment that has already reached staggering proportions. However, the rapid globalisation, tremendous impacts of information technology, and the huge transformation towards a knowledge-driven economy are bringing forth distinct challenges and enormous pressures in college community to undergo a major transformation and modernise its macro governance system not only to foster partnership with industry but also to have up-to date simulated-workplace learning programmes so to prepare South Africans for the future in a fast changing economic environment.
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