Nzimande: Conventional courses breeds unemployment
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has assured the
class of 2020 that delays in the release of their results will not affect
enrolment for the 2021 academic year.
Addressing the media in Pretoria today he urged new applicants to move away from applying for conventional courses- saying it breeds unemployment.
Due to Covid-19, the release of matric results has been delayed to the 23rd of February.
He says a list has been compiled and will be made available to students to identify courses with sought after skills including tourism.
“Today I am launching the national list of occupation. The list reflects the work undertaken by the Department of Higher Education to support human resources in our country,” Nzimande said.
“This is an important step in helping us understand better the needs of the labour market and signals opportunities where our students and graduates are likely to stand a better chance of finding employment,” Nzimande added.
The list identified that 345 occupations that are in high demand out of a total of 1 500 registered in our Organising Framework for Occupations. These occupations are at both high as well as intermediate skills levels.
— HigherEduTrainingZA (@HigherEduGovZA) November 26, 2020
