Hola MaHigh-School - April 2020

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rt-term educations
The focus in Europe in the 2020-2030 time frame will be on
• Practical skills
• Diversification: more age groups and more diverse fields
• Access to university level education through vocational skills
• Improved perception of vocational education
What they surely see is a far heavier integration of trade unions, government
policy goals and industry needs.
They are not averse to challenges experienced as too narrow a focus may be
optimal for industry but not for the individual person in a job-hopping environment.
And the other way as well.
So what do we do in South Africa?
I think we are well underway to have the type of educational offerings that
are world-standard – at least aligned with what we see as best practice in
other countries.
The entire world will then look different after Matric:
• TVETs to provide a practical education and a certificate that proves it.
This is the new world of getting a job.
• SETAs to ensure that skills are maintained in a job-situation
• Universities to provide the academic environment that any society needs
to go forward
• Private colleges have a role in all of this as well: provide both short-terms
and long-term courses ensuring that South Africa has the skill set required
in this world.
(*) Author and copyright: Copyright © European Centre for the Development
of Vocational Training (Cedefop), 2017