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RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN ANDPLANNED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION ANDTRAINING (DHET) AND ITS ENTITIES

Higher Education and Training

Department:

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

& traininghigher education

This document provides information about research (including evaluation) currently being undertaken by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities, as well as that planned for the short term. It includes research being undertaken and planned by the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC).

FEBRUARY 2016

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KEYRESEARCHPROJECTSINPROGRESSIN2015

No Organisation Titleofresearch Focusareaof

researchAimofresearch Nameofservice

provider,ifapplicable

Startdate Anticipatedoractual

completiondate

1. BANKSETA Customersatisfactionsurvey Other TomeasuretheextentofcustomersatisfactionagainsttheBANKSETAvalues

Redflank September2014

February2015

2. BANKSETA ScarceSkillsSurvey(2015) SkillsPlanning Determinethescarceskillsforthebankingandinclusivebankingsector

RudoConsulting January2015 May2015

3. BANKSETA Secondarydataanalysis SkillsPlanning ObtainadditionaldatatosupportthedevelopmentoftheSSPintermsoftheDHETguidelines

RudoConsulting January2015 May2015

4. BANKSETA AfricaExpansion:Benchmarkstudy

SkillsPlanning TodeterminetheskillsneedsofbanksthatareexpandingintoAfricaandtoestablishpartnershipsforskillstransferintoAfrica

Benchmarkstudytour

June2014 June2015

5. BANKSETA ICTSkillsNeeds SkillsPlanning TodeterminetheICTskillsneedsofthebroaderbankingsectortodetermineappropriatetraininginterventions

Internal:HeadofResearch

June2014 June2015

6. BANKSETA InclusiveBankingskillsneedsanalysis

SkillsPlanning Carryoutaskillsneedsanalysisfortheinclusivebankingsector

PlanetFinance June2014 March2015

7. BANKSETA AligningSectorskillsneedswithHECurricular

SkillsPlanning ToengagethesectorandHEinstitutionstodiscusscurricularneedstoaddresstheskillsmismatch

Internal:HeadofResearch

July2015 March2016

8. Cathsseta1 Epistemicaccesstodevelopingfoundationalsciencelearningandskillsinthebiodiversitysector…Aretherumoursaboutonlinecitizensciencetrue?

Internships/apprenticeships/learnerships(WBL)

Onlinecollaborationandbiodiversityprofessionaldevelopment.Mechanismstoimprovework-integratedlearningforbiodiversityrelatedskills.

RhodesUniversity February2014 December2015

1ResearchstudiesincludedunderCathssetaconsistofresearchconductedbypost-graduatestudentswhicharefundedthroughbursaries.

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No Organisation Titleofresearch Focusareaofresearch

Aimofresearch Nameofserviceprovider,ifapplicable


completiondate

9. Cathsseta InstitutionalcapacityofFETCollegestomanageworkintegratedlearning(WIL)ofhospitality,tourismandrecreationrelatedprogrammesintheNorthWest


ToanalysewhetherWILexistinhospitality,tourismandrecreationrelatedprogrammesindifferentFETCollegesofNorthWestprovince.ToevaluatetheinstitutionalcapacitytomanageFETCollegesthatofferhospitality,tourismandrecreationrelatedprogrammesinNorthWestprovince.

UniversityofZululand

February2013 December2015

10. Cathsseta Effectofethnicityonfatigueandhamstringinjuryriskonprofessionalsoccerplayers

Other Thecurrentstudyaimstoassesstheimpactofa90minutesoccermatch-playsimulationonthefatigueresponsesofthethighmusculatureintwoethniccohortsofprofessionalsoccerplayers.ThedirectcomparisonofresponsesfromBlackSouthAfricanandCaucasianEuropeanplayersallowsfortheeffectofethnicityonhamstringinjuryrisktobefurtherinvestigated

RhodesUniversity,Grahamstown

January2013 June2016

11. Cathsseta BridgingthegapfrominpatientrehabilitationtosustainablehealthandwellnesswithinaSouthAfricancontext.

Other Toimplementphysicalactivityprogramindifferentcommunitiesthataresustainablebyidentifyingaccessiblefacilitiesandtrainingcommunityvolunteerstoruntheprograms.Therebyreducingthebarriersthattheyface.

StellenboschUniversity

January2013 March2016

12. Cathsseta Monitoringandevaluationofsport-basedHIV/AIDSawarenessprogrammesinSouthAfrica:strengtheningoutcomeindicators

Other Tocontributetoagenericmonitoringandevaluationframeworkbyimprovingtheoptionsfortheuseofoutcomeindicatorsofsport-basedHIV/AIDSawarenessprogrammesinSouthAfrica

UniversityofWesternCape

March2014 November2015

13. Cathsseta IndicatorsforthemonitoringoftheresultofSportbasedHIV/AIDSawarenessprogrammeintheGrabouwarea

Other MonitoringoftheresultofSportbasedHIV/AIDSawarenessprogramme


2014 2016

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14. Cathsseta MarketingStrategiesusedbyNetballSouthAfrica

Other ToestablishamarketingstrategyintheNetballfield

TshwaneUniversityofTechnology

2014 2016

15. Cathsseta NSRP-Goal1:AnactiveNation:PhysicaleducationinrelationtoTopic:TheelementsrequiredforasuccessfulSportFocusSchoolbestPractice

Other TheelementsrequiredforasuccessfulSportFocusSchoolbestPractice

UniversityofFreeState

2014 2016

16. Cathsseta Theinfluenceofsoccerfatigue Other TodeterminetheinfluenceofsoccerfatigueontheriskofhighinjuriesinBlackAfricanSoccerplayers

RhodesUniversity 2014 2016

17. Cathsseta Rolesandexpectationsofchangeagentsandlowersocio-economiccommunities

Other Todeconstructtherolesandexpectationsofchangeagentsandlowersocio-economiccommunitiesintheprovisionofrecreationandleisuretofacilitatesocial

UniversityofPretoria

2014 2016

18. Cathsseta TransformationofSportandRecreationinSouthAfrica

Other TodeterminethetransformationofSportandRecreationinSouthAfrica

UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal

2014 2016

19. Cathsseta SpinalcordInjury(SCI) Other Bridgingthegapfrompatientrehabtohealth&wellnesswithinaSAcontext

UniversityofStellenbosch

2014 2016

20. Cathsseta MastersinHumanMovementScience

Other Physicalactivityandphysicalfitnessprofileofsocio-economicallydisadvantagedschoolchildrenaged9-12fromPortElizabeth,SouthAfrica

NelsonMandelaMetropolitanUniversity


21. Cathsseta Musicology Other Museology NelsonMandelaMetropolitanUniversity


22. Cathsseta MastersofEducation Other Biodiversityskills&learningpathways RhodesUniversity January2015 December201523. Cathsseta Sports&Recreation Other Sports&Recreation Universityof

PretoriaJanuary2015 November2015

24. Cathsseta DramaticArts Other AutoEthnographyPerformance UniversityofWitwatersrand


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25. Cathsseta MastersinArts&DramaTherapy

Other MastersinArts&DramaTherapy UniversityofWitwatersrand


26. Cathsseta MastersinArts&DramaTherapy

Other MastersinArts&DramaTherapy UniversityofWitwatersrand


27. Cathsseta MastersofArtsbyResearchinDramaandFilm

Other Todevelopcommunityartsworkersandartsfacilitatorswhoareabletomakethearts,cultureandheritagesectorinSouthAfricacontributetomedicaleducationwithinanafropolitanJohannesburgframework,emphasisingculturalidentity,languageandskilldevelopment.

UniversityofWitwatersrand

February2015 March2016

28. Cathsseta DoctoralinOrganisationalLeadership-WellnessRecreationContext

Other Aframeworkforbestpractiseprogramminginadventure


February2015 November2015

29. Cathsseta OrganisationLeadership Other TheobstacletoparticipateinSportandrecreationbypeoplewithdisability


March2015 December2015

30. Cathsseta VisitorprofileatHectorPetersonMuseum

Other DevelopmentofvisitorprofileatHectorPetersonMuseum



31. Cathsseta MagisterTechnology:NatureConservation

Other EnvironmentalEducation TshwaneUniversityofTechnology


32. Cathsseta SecondaryschoolteacherslevelsatisfactionwithguidedtoursatMaropengandSterkfontein

Other Levelsatisfactionwithguidedtours TshwaneUniversityofTechnology


33. Cathsseta Facilitationofathletesandcoachestowardstheimprovementofsoundnutritionalpractices

Other Perception,barriersandfacilitatorsofathletesandcoachestowardstheimprovementofsoundnutritionalpractices


January2015 December2015

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completiondate

34. Cathsseta PhysicalEducationinSouthAfricanschools

Other Re-skillingofin-serviceteachersinPhysicalEducationinSouthAfricanschools

UniversityofFreeState


35. Cathsseta Sport,Recreationandexercisescience-SportbasedHIV/Aidsawarenessprogrammes

Other MonitoringandEvaluationofSport-basedHIV/Aidsawarenessprogrammes



36. Cathsseta AnalysisoftheNGOsectorwithregardstoSportsCoachesqualificationsandwhatQualificationsNGOsectoroffers

Qualifications/articulation

MastersinSportManagement-AnalysisoftheNGOsector

UniversityofJohannesburg

2013 2016

37. Cathsseta Conservation Sectorspecific Deconstructingtherolesandexpectationsofchangeagentsandlowersocio-economiccommunitiesintheprovisionofrecreationandleisure


February2013 September2015

38. Cathsseta Businesstourismasafoundationfordevelopmentopportunities;challengesandbestpracticesinKwaZulu-Natal

Sectorspecific Toascertainlocalpeople’sunderstandingofbusinesstourismanditsimpactontheirculture.TodeterminewaysofimprovingexistingknowledgeregardingsupportstructuresinordertomaximisebusinesstourismbenefitsintheprovinceofKwaZulu-Natal



39. Cathsseta Tourismroutesasamechanismforlocaleconomicdevelopmentwithinthreedistrictmunicipalities

Sectorspecific Tofindouttheroleoftourismroutesinenhancinglocaleconomicdevelopmentwithinthreedistrictmunicipalities.Toassessthepotentialoftourismroutesinalleviatingpovertyandunemploymentwithinthreedistrictmunicipalities.



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40. Cathsseta TourismroutesasamechanismforlocaleconomicdevelopmentinruralareaswithinthethreedistrictmunicipalitiesinKwaZulu-Natal

Sectorspecific Toinvestigatetheimpactoftourismroutesinenhancingeconomicdevelopmentinruralareas.Toidentifygapsresultingtopoorcoordinationofactivitiesamongstlocaltourismdevelopmentandpromotionstructures.



41. Cathsseta MarketingstrategiesusedbyNSA

Sectorspecific ToevaluatethepromotionalstrategiesusedbyNetballSouthAfricatomarketandpromotethesportinthecountry.



42. Cathsseta MastersofEducation SkillsPlanning Biodiversity/Conservationskillsandlearningpathways

RhodesUniversity January2015 December2015

43. Cathsseta BiodiversityrelatedskillsinSouthAfrica

SkillsPlanning MatchingSupply&DemandforBiodiversityrelatedskillsinSouthAfrica


44. Cathsseta BiodiversityrelatedskillsinSouthAfrica

SkillsPlanning Careerpaths,learningpathwaysandoccupationsinandaroundthebiodiversitysectorinSouthAfrica

RhodesUniversity February2014 December2015

45. Cathsseta Exploringup-skillingopportunitiesandprofessionalpracticesintheMarinesectorofSouthAfrica

SkillsPlanning Howup-skillingopportunitiesandpracticesdoenableslearningin,throughandfortheworkplace,byMarineprofessionals.


46. Cathsseta Greeneconomy:Educationalaccessforeducationallymarginalisedyouth

SkillsPlanning Tounderstandtheeducationalandskillselementsthatenableaccesstothegreeneconomyfortheeducationallymarginalisedyouth.


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47. Cathsseta ImpactofIn-serveonprofessionaldevelopmentofhighschooltourismeducatorsinLimpopoprovince

SkillsPlanning TodeterminetheleveloftourismteachingskillsandtrainingpossessedbyhighschooltourismeducatorsinLimpopoprovince.ToascertainwhetherhighschooltourismeducatorsinLimpopoprovinceareinvolvedinthedeterminationoftheirprofessionaldevelopmentneeds.



48. Cathsseta ThestatusofcomputertourismcurriculardevelopmentinspatialdiversesecondaryschoolsintheUmlaziEducationDistrict

SkillsPlanning ToassessthecomputerliteracyleveloftourismeducatorsandlearnersinUmlaziDistrictschools.ToevaluatetheexposureofUmlaziDistricteducatorsandlearnerstoinformationtechnology.



49. Cathsseta LabourmarketworkexperiencerequirementfortourisminuMhlathuzelocalmunicipality

SkillsPlanning ToassesslabourmarketrequirementfortourisminuMhlathuzelocalmunicipality.TofindoutworkexperiencerequirementsfortourisminuMhlathuzelocalmunicipality



50. CHE 20-yearreviewofhighereducation(1994to2014)–publishedreport/book

HigherEducation Toreviewthelast20-yearsofHE–achievementsandchallengesandtoadviseonwhatisneededmovingforwardtodevelopthesystem

CHE 2013 2015

51. CHE Reflectionsofacademicleaders–publishedbook

HigherEducation LessonslearntfromformerVice-ChancellorsandSeniorAcademicleadersaboutuniversityleadershipandmanagement.

CHE 2013 2015

52. CHE StudentGovernance–discussiondocument

HigherEducation AstudyaimedatunderstandingtheroleofSRCsinthecurrenthighereducationsectorinuniversitygovernance.

CHE 2013 2015

53. CHE VitalStats–publishedbooklet HigherEducation AnnualpublicationofHEdata. CHE 2012 Annual

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54. CHE Highereducationgovernance–discussiondocuments

HigherEducation Researchongovernanceandmanagementchallengesinhighereducation,whichfocusesonthesize,compositionandroleofCouncils,includingcomparativeinternationalexperienceoncodesofconductforCouncils.

CHE 2012 Ongoing

55. CHIETA TrainingVoucherSchemeImpactStudy

Evaluationoftraining

ThemainobjectivesofthisresearchwastoevaluatetheimpactoftheCHIETATrainingVoucherSchemeonthetrainingofco-operativesandSMEs;toevaluateintendedandunintendedoutcomesandtoidentifychallengesorbarriersfacedbySMEsandcriticalfactorstooperatesuccessfully.

RevworthConsulting

September2014

March2015

56. CHIETA SectorSkillsPlan Labourmarket TheSectorSkillsPlan,aslegislatedintermsoftheSkillsDevelopmentAct(Act97of1998),isasectoranalysisreportthatappliesvariousresearchmethodologiesinaprescribedframeworkbytheDHET.

EEResearchFocus June2015 October2015

57. CHIETA TrendsInEmploymentandTraining

Labourmarket ThepurposeofthetrendsanalysisistoestablishtimeseriesdataontheprofileofandskillsdevelopmentinitiativesintheChemicalsectorbyanalysinginformationcontainedintheWSP-ATRannually


58. CHIETA SubsectorSkillsPlans Labourmarket ToprovidedetailedanalysesofeachofthesubsectorsaspartoftheChamberskillplanningmandate.TobuildtheSSPfromthebottomup


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59. CHIETA CHIETAOccupationsHandbook2014

Labourmarket TheCHIETAOccupationsHandbookprovidesastandardisedframeworkfordescribingorinformingjobandpostprofilesandformsthebasisforthemeasurementofhumancapitalwithinanorganisation.

CHIETA March2013 Ongoing

60. CHIETA QualificationsMatrix Labourmarket AmatrixcontainingCHIETArelatedoccupationsincludingoccupationsdefinedintheCHIETAOccupationsHandbookaswellasregisteredQualificationsandLearnerships.

CHIETA March2013 Ongoing

61. CHIETA SkillsSurveyEmployees Labourmarket SkillsSurveyEmployees CHIETA March2013 Notprovided

62. CHIETA SkillsSurveyOccupations Labourmarket SkillsSurveyOccupations CHIETA March2013 Notprovided

63. CHIETA Enterprisecasestudieswithinchemicalsector/sub-sector

Labourmarket Supportofmasters,doctoralandpost-doctoralcandidatesthroughafullthesisdissertationresultinginenterprisecasestudieswithinthechemicalsector/sub-sector.

WitsRealCentre July February2016

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completiondate

64. CHIETA Researchoncommunityenvironmentalhealthhazardsandwastemanagement

Sectorspecific 1.Adetailedcommunitymappingprocesstoinvestigateenvironmentalhealthhazards,theproductionanduseofchemicals,fuel,fertilisers,pesticidesandotherproductsthatcouldcreateecologicalstressatalocallevel.2.Adetailedcommunitymappingprocesstoinvestigatethemanagementofwaste(includingglassandplastics)atalocallevel,theworkofwasterpickersandlocalrecyclinginitiatives.

NMMU-CIPSET October2014 May2015

65. CHIETA Peoplewithdisabilities(PWD)inthechemicalsectoranddevelopmentofatoolkit

Sectorspecific Conductresearchintodisabilityandoccupationsinthechemicalsectoranddevelopatoolkittoassistchemicalsectorcompanieswithdisabilityintheworkplace.

RevworthConsulting

September2014

March2015

66. DHET AResearchAgendaforCareerDevelopment

CareerDevelopment

TodeterminewhatresearchtoincludeinaresearchagendaforCDS

MzabalazoAdvisoryServices

July2012 March2016

67. DHET AcompetencyframeworkforCareerDevelopmentPractitionersinSouthAfrica

CareerDevelopment

TodetermineaframeworkofcompetenciesrequiredbyCareerPractitionersinSouthAfrica

PaceCareerCentre January2014 March2016

68. DHET Mid-termevaluationoftheCareerDevelopmentServicesProject

CareerDevelopment

ToperformanevaluationonCDS UwesoConsulting February2015 July2015

69. DHET ResearchinputintotheNationalPolicyforCareerDevelopmentServicesSysteminSouthAfrica

CareerDevelopment

TodeveloptheNationalPolicyforCareerDevelopmentServicesSysteminSouthAfrica

CDSDirectorate

January2014 March2016

70. DHET ResearchinputintothepolicyonOpenLearning/DistanceEducation

CareerDevelopment

TodevelopthedraftpolicyonOpenLearning/Distanceeducation

CDSDirectorate May2015 March2016

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71. DHET Buildingadultandcommunityeducationprogrammes

CommunityColleges

ThisprojectfocusesontheestablishmentofCommunityCollegesandCommunityLearningCentres(CLCs)asproposedbytheWhitePaperonPost-SchoolEducationandTraining(PSET)andthetaskteamreportonCLCs(DHET,2012b).TheprojectsupportstheideaofbuildingalternativemodelstothecurrentdysfunctionalPublicAdultLearningCentres(PALCs).

CIPSET&CERT January2013 December2017

72. DHET Workersandcommunityeducation:aconceptualframeworkforcurriculumdevelopment

CommunityColleges

Theprincipleaimoftheprojectistoexplorethedevelopmentofacurriculummodelforworkers’educationwithintheproposednewcommunitycollegesetting.Thepurposeistoidentifycurriculamodelsthatpromotealternativeorradicalapproachestothetransformationofsocietytocounterthedebilitatingeffectsofneoliberalismthathasbeenimplantedintosocialpolicies,includingeducation(Allais,2014)andworse,workerseducation.

CEPD October2013 December2017

73. DHET AdultEducationandTrainingCurriculumDevelopmentProject

CommunityColleges

•TodevelopcurriculumstatementsfortheGeneralEducationandTrainingCertificate(GETC)andtheNationalSeniorCertificateforAdults(NASCA)throughtheappointmentofsuitablyqualifiedexperts.•Topreparepublicinstitutionsforthedeliveryandstrengtheningofthequalificationsthroughtrainingofeducatorsandlecturers.•Toprovideinformationtothepublicontheadultandoutofschoolyouthsqualificationsthroughadvocacyactivities.ToensurequalityprogrammedeliverythroughthedevelopmentofworkbooksandmaterialsfortheGETCandNASCA

Notprovided July2012 March2016

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74. DHET Designevaluationofthedraftpolicyoncommunitycolleges

CommunityColleges

Theevaluationfocusesonthetheoryofchangeunderpinningthedraftpolicy;theinternalandexternalcoherenceofthedraftpolicy,anditsreadinessforimplementation

SAIDE April2014 July2015

75. DHET Communityservice CommunityService TherearevariouspossiblemodelsandtargetgroupsforCommunityService.ThefirstmodeltargetsgraduatesexitingFETcollegesandHEIs.Itwouldextendthemodelcurrentlyappliedtomedicalstudentstoalldisciplines.Inthesecondmodel,thetargetedyoutharethosetransitioningfromschooltofurtherstudy(orintotheworldofwork).Athirdpossiblemodelintegratescommunityserviceaspartofdegreeordiplomapurposes.AfeasibilitystudyforcommunityservicewillneedtoinvestigatewhichofthesemodelsismostappropriateandviableinthecurrentSouthAfricancontext.

CEPD April2013 March2016

76. DHET Curriculuminnovationproject Curriculum Theaimoftheprojectistocollaboratewithrelevantstakeholdersinthepost-schoolandHEsectorstodevelopandimplementstrategiestoimprovethePSETinterfaceintheEasternandSouthernCaperegionsandSouthAfricamorebroadly.

CIPSET January2013 December2017

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77. DHET Acriticalinvestigationoftheinterfaceofthecrisisinruralprimaryschoolingandthepostschoolingsector

Educationquality ThemajorityofSouthAfricansareincreasinglyworriedaboutthecrisisfacingschoolinginSouthAfrica,andinparticularthecrisiswithintheearlyschoolingsector.Whatiscommonlyagreedisthatthemajorityofourchildrenarenotlearningtoread,writeorengagewiththenumbersystemwithageappropriateconfidence,oftensummarizedthroughananalysisofnationalandinternationalassessmenttools.

NMI&CIPSET May2013 September2017

78. DHET Changingresidence:transforminghighereducationinstitutionsinSouthAfricathroughstudentresidences

HigherEducation TheaimofthisproposedstudyistodescribeandassesscurrentresidentialmodelsusedbyHigherEducationInstitutionsinSouthAfrica.ThefocuswillbespecificallyonthewayinwhichstudentresidencesareintegratedintoaHEI’stransformationagenda.

CEPD May2013 September2017

79. DHET UniversityofKZN-CCRRIProject

HigherEducation Toinculcateanunderstandingofrecommendations,actionsandinterventionsimplementedatHEIsposttheSoudienReport.TodevelopanunderstandingofstudentsenteringHEIsintheseconddecadeofthetwenty-firstcentury,inacountryfunctioningonprinciplesofinclusivedemocracy.Toconductacomprehensiveevaluativeauditofliteraturethataddressestheobstaclesconfrontingsocialgroupssuchaswomenandblackstudentsinenteringandcompletingdegreeswherecurriculaaretoacertainextentprescribedbyprofessionalbodiesbeforeaccreditationisgiven.

DHET April2012 December2013

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80. DHET Understandingbarrierstoaccessingandsucceedinginpost-schooleducationandwork

Labourmarket Thisprojectaimstounderstandthebarriersyoungpeoplefaceinenteringthelabourmarketaswellasre-enteringeducationandtraining.Specificallyitaimstoexploretheextenttowhichbarriersrelatetocurricula,lackofinstitutionalmechanismstocreatepathways,institutionalweaknessesandstrengths,issueswithinthelabourmarket,issueswithinreceivingeducationalinstitutions,andpolitical,economic,andsocialconditions.

REALCentre January2013 September2017

81. DHET Triadic:education,workanddemocraticsociety

Labourmarket Theaimofthisprojectistoprobethenatureoftherelationshipbetweendemocraticsociety,post-schooleducationandtraining,andsociallyusefullabour(withspecialreferencetotheinnumerableproductivelivesoutsideoftheformallabourmarket).

NMI January2013 September2017

82. DHET LabourMarketIntelligenceProject(LMIP)

Labourmarket TosupporttheDepartment’smandatetoestablishacredible,institutionalmechanismforskillsplanning.Thesixthemesare:1. Establishingafoundationforlabour

marketsystemsinSouthAfrica;2. Skillsforecasting:thesupplyand

demandmodel;3. Studiesofselectedprioritysectors;4. Reconfiguringthepost-schooling

sector;5. Pathwaysthrougheducationand

trainingandintotheworkplace;6. Understandingchangingartisanal

occupationalmilieusandidentities.

HSRC January2012 September2017

83. DHET LinkedMacro-EconomicModel Labourmarket TocontributetotheNationalSkillsDevelopmentStrategygoalofestablishinginstitutionalmechanismsforskillsplanning

ADRSWitsEPU January2013 March2015

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84. DHET ResearchCapacity Labourmarket Theprojectaimstoprovidefundinginthefollowingthreestrategicareasofresearchintervention:CapacitydevelopmentDeepenedunderstandingofthepost-schoolsectorthroughresearchdissemination

HRD August2012 September2017

85. DHET MinisterialSpecialProjects Labourmarket Toidentify,fundandimplementspecialMinisterialpriorityprojects.1.MathsandScienceFoundation2.RPLfundingmodelsandapproaches3.ReviewRPLpracticesandapproaches4.SAIVCET

DHET Ongoing Ongoing

86. DHET EvaluationoftheimplementationoftheNQFAct

NQF The purpose of this evaluation is to assesswhethertheNQFAct,includingitsassociatedpolicies and regulations, are beingimplemented as envisaged, to identifysuccesses and challenges in itsimplementation, and recommend how theNQF Act and its implementation can beimproved

SAIDE December2015

December2016

87. DHET SituationalAnalysisofSkillsDevelopmentInstitutesinSouthAfrica

Other ThisstudyisbeingundertakentoassisttheDepartmentofHigherEducationandTraining(DHET)tounderstandhowSkillsDevelopmentInstitutescontributetowardsthenationalgoalofdevelopingaskilledandcapableworkforce.TheDepartmentfurtherneedstocomprehendthelocationofsuchorganisationswithinthebroaderlandscapeofpost-schooleducationandtraining(PSET)

LearningStrategies April2015 March2016

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88. DHET Strengtheningpost-schoolinstitutions

Other Thisresearchisaimedatpolicyprocessesaswellascapacitybuildingprojects.Itwillfocuson‘providing’and‘regulatory’institutions,addressingcapacity,size,andshapeanddiversificationfactors.

REALCentre April2013 September2017

89. DHET EmergingVoices–Post-Schooling(EV2)

Other EmergingVoices2aimstoGainadeepunderstandingoflearner-citizensincommunitiesandtheirexperienceofPSET,andtogenerateanimaginationofPSETthatwillbetterserveaprogressivevisionforhumandevelopment.

CIPSET,NMI,CERT,CEPD

June2013 May2015

90. DHET Programmeevaluation Other TheworkoftheEPCConsortiumwillbeexternallyevaluatedmid-term(inYear3)andend-of-term(Year5).

CIPSET December2015

March2016

91. DHET Capacitydevelopmentandsupportforstudentleadershipandorganisationsinthepostschoolsector

Other Thisprojectaimstoprovidesupportstudentto,andbuildthecapacityofstudentleadersandorganisationsinpostschoolinstitutionssothattheycanbetterservetheirconstituenciesandrespondtotherapidlychangingcontext.

CEPD November2014

December2017

92. DHET Knowledge,curriculum,andpedagogyofvocationalandprofessionaleducation


Thisprojectaimstodevelopabetterunderstandingoftheknowledgethatisacquiredinvocationalandprofessionaleducation,andhowitisusedintheworkplace.Theintentionistodevelopbetterinsightintotheknowledgewhichisorcouldbethebasisofthedifferentqualifications.

REALCentre March2013 September2017

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93. DHET MultilingualisminTVETColleges:PolicyandPractice

TechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining

ThereislittleresearchtoinformthelackofpolicyandpracticeintheTVETsector.Withoutclearresearchguidingpolicyandpractice,institutionalpracticeinvariablydefaultstoundifferentiatedEnglishnorms,tothedetrimentoftheteachingandlearningprojectoftheTVETsector.ThisprojectaimstoinvestigatethestatusandfunctionsoflanguageandliteracyinteachingandlearninginTVETcollegesandtousethefindingsoftheprojecttoexamineimplicationsforpolicyandpractice.

NMI January2015 December2017

94. ETDPSETA UnderstandingtheSupplyandDemandforEducatorswithintheETDsector

HigherEducation TodevelopadeeperunderstandingofthespecificfactorsthataffectthesupplyanddemandofeducatorsincludingHigherEducationandhowbesttomeasuretheseissuesaspartofthemechanismforlabourmarketintelligence.

UniversityofPretoria–BusinessEnterprises

May2015 November

95. ETDPSETA Researchconductedonseniorphaseteachers

Labourmarket TodesignastrategytoimprovetheteachingandlearningofMathematics,NaturalSciences,EconomicandManagementSciences,EnglishFALinGrade8and9

UniversityoftheFreeState

October2014 June2015

96. ETDPSETA SectorSkillsPlanConstituencyUpdateforAdultEducationandTraining

Labourmarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPfortheAETsubsector.

RedflankSolutions(Pty)Ltd


97. ETDPSETA SectorSkillsPlanConstituencyUpdateforPublicHigherEducationandTraining

Labourmarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPforthePublicHigherEducationandTrainingsubsector.



98. ETDPSETA SectorSkillsPlanConstituencyUpdateforGovernmentalOrganisations(NGOs)

Labourmarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPforNGOs. CooperativeforResearchandEducation(CORE)


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99. ETDPSETA SectorSkillsPlanConstituencyUpdateforLibrariesandArchives

Labourmarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPforLibrariesandArchives



100. ETDPSETA SectorSkillsPlanConstituencyUpdateforPrivateHigherEducationandTraining

Labourmarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPforPrivateHigherEducationandTraining

ODManagementServices


101. ETDPSETA SectorSkillsPlanConstituencyUpdateforSETAsandStatutoryBodies

Labourmarket ToresearchandcompiletheSSPforSETAsandStatutoryBodies

ODManagementServices


102. ETDPSETA DevelopmentofaListofIndicatorsfortheLabourMarketIntelligenceSystemfortheETDsector

Labourmarket TocreatealistofindicatorsthatwillbethecoreoftheLabourMarketIntelligenceSystem

UniversityofPretoria–BusinessEnterprises

July2015 March2016

103. ETDPSETA EvaluationStudyonTVETLecturerandSeniorManagementProgrammesimplementedinProgramme2


ToconductaprocessandperformanceassessmentevaluationrelatingtoTVETLecturerandSeniorManagementprogrammesimplementedinProgramme2withspecificfocusonefficiency,effectivenessandimpactonbeneficiaries.

UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal(MauriceWebbRaceRelationsUnit)

March2015 September2015

104. ETDPSETA MappingtheTVETsystemreport


TounderstandhowthecomplexitiesoftheTVETsystemandthevariouscategoriesofproviders.


April2015 June2015

105. ETDPSETA ReportonWIL/WBL TechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining

TodevelopanunderstandingoftheknowledgethatunderpinsvocationallecturerswithaspecificfocusonWIL/WBLandidentifybestpracticemodels.


May2015 September2015

106. FASSET AccessintoAcademicandProfessionalProgrammes–DesktopAnalysis

Accesstoeducation Toanalyseaccessintoacademicandprofessionalprogrammesbasedongender,raceandfieldofstudy

Fasset April2015 March2016

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107. FASSET AccessintoHigherEducation:DesktopAnalysisoflearnerstatisticsbyspecificvariables.

HigherEducation Tounderstandaccessintohighereducationbasedongender,raceandfieldofstudy

Fasset April2015 May2015

108. FASSET AccessintoHigherEducation:ReturnonInvestmentfromTraining

HigherEducation Todoacostandbenefitanalysisoftheprogramme

Fasset May2015 June2015

109. FASSET AccessintoHigherEducation–DesktopAnalysis

HigherEducation Toanalyseaccessintohighereducationbasedongender,raceandfieldofstudy


110. FASSET AccessintoHigherEducation–ReturnonInvestment

HigherEducation Todoareturnoninvestmentanalysisonlearnersbenefitedfromprogrammes


111. FASSET AccessintoEmployment:LearnerCommencementImpactAssessment

Impactoftraining Toassesstheeffectsoftheprogrammeonemploymentaccess


112. FASSET AccessintoEmployment–DesktopAnalysis

Impactoftraining Tounderstandentryintoemploymentbyrace,genderandsectorofemployment


113. FASSET EmployerResearch Impactoftraining CohortstudytotraceemployersthatarepassingthroughtheFassetbenefitpipeline

Fasset May2015 November2015

114. FASSET LearningProgrammeSuccess Impactoftraining Tracerstudyonbridgingprogrammelearnersfortheemployerandlearnerstofindouthowtheprogrammehasperformed

Fasset May2015 October2015

115. FASSET Longitudinaldataanalysis:2000/2001to2013/2014

Impactoftraining ToassessthetrendsintheFassetsectoroverthe5yearperiod

Fasset April2015 June2015



Fasset March2015 July2015



Fasset March2015 July2016

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118. FASSET AccessintoEmployment–LearnerCommencement

Impactoftraining Togetbaselinedataforanoutcomesevaluation


119. FASSET AccessintoEmployment–LearnerCompletion

Impactoftraining Todoanoutcomesevaluationoftheprogramme


120. FASSET Learnershipandeducationaltariffssurvey


Todeterminethecostsofimplementinglearnershipsandeducationalcosts

Fasset March2015 May2015

121. FASSET LearnerResearch Internships/apprenticeships/learnerships(WBL)

Whylearnersarenotbeingplacedissuesincluderace,tariff,accreditationcosts,salary

Fasset February2015 July2015

122. FASSET LearnerResearch Internships/apprenticeships/learnerships(WBL)

CohortstudytotracelearnerswhoarepassingthroughtheFassetcareerpipeline

Fasset May2015 November2015

123. FASSET LearnersonLearnerships–DesktopAnalysis


Toanalysethetrendsinlearnerships Fasset May2015 April2016

124. FASSET LearnershipCashGrant–ReturnonInvestment


ToassessthereturnoninvestmentontheLearnershipCashGrant

Fasset May2015 April2016

125. FASSET LearnersonLearnerships–DesktopAnalysis


Toanalysethetrendsinlearnerships Fasset April2015 May2016

126. FASSET LearnershipCashGrant–ReturnonInvestment


ToassessthereturnoninvestmentontheLearnershipCashGrant


127. FASSET MandatoryGrant–DesktopAnalysisoflearnerandemployerstatisticsbyspecificvariables


ToanalyseMandatorygranttrendsintheFassetsector


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completiondate

128. FASSET Fassetresearch(CSSandSectorSurvey)desktopanalysis


Whylearnersarenotbeingplacedissuesincluderace,tariff,accreditationcosts,salary


129. FASSET SectorSkillsUpdate Labourmarket SSPUpdateforthe2016-2021year ResearchFocus April2015 May2016

130. FASSET Refinementofscarceskillsquestionnairesandmeasurementofhard-to-fillvacancies

Labourmarket TomeasurescarceskillsintheFassetsector Fasset April2015 May2016

131. FASSET Sectorskillsupdate Labourmarket SSPUpdateforthe2016-2021year Fasset April2015 May2016132. FASSET Refinementofscarceskills

questionnairesandmeasurementofhard-to-fillvacancies

Labourmarket TomeasurescarceskillsintheFassetsector Fasset April2015 May2016

133. FASSET MandatoryGrant–ReturnonInvestmentfromTraining

NSFAS ToassessthereturnoninvestmentontheNSFASgrant


134. FASSET NSFASGrant–ReturnonInvestmentfromTrainingforEmployers



135. FASSET NSFASFinancialContribution–ReturnonInvestmentfromTrainingforLearners

NSFAS ToassessthereturnoninvestmentontheNSFASFinancialcontribution


136. FASSET MandatoryGrant–ReturnonInvestmentfromTraining



137. FASSET NSFASGrant–ReturnonInvestmentfromTrainingforEmployers



138. FASSET NSFASFinancialContribution–ReturnonInvestmentfromTrainingforLearners

NSFAS ToassessthereturnoninvestmentontheNSFASFinancialcontribution


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completiondate

139. FASSET AccessintoEmployment:ReturnonInvestmentfromTraining

Other Todoacostandbenefitanalysisoftheprogramme

Fasset May2015 June2015

140. FASSET AnnualGrantAnalysis Other Todeterminenewtrendsinskillsdevelopment

Fasset May2015 July2015

141. FASSET AccessintoEmployment–EmployerParticipation

Other Toassessemployers’levelofparticipation Fasset April2015 March2016

142. FASSET AccessintoEmployment–LearnerTracer

Other Tomonitorlearnerprogressaftercompletionoftheprogramme


143. FASSET CustomerSatisfactionSurvey Other ToassesshowFassetstakeholdersfeelabouttheservicestheyarereceiving


144. FASSET LifelongLearningConsolidatedEventEvaluationanalysis

Other ToproduceaconsolidatedreportonallLifelonglearningevaluations


145. FASSET LifelongLearningIndividualEventEvaluationanalysis

Other ToevaluatethesuccessofindividualLifelonglearningevent


146. FASSET DesktopanalysisofLifelongLearningData

Other ToanalysetrendsintheFassetsector Fasset April2015 May2016

147. FASSET LifelongLearning–ReturnonInvestment

Other TomeasurethereturnoninvestonLifelonglearningprogrammes


148. FASSET MandatoryGrant–DesktopAnalysisoflearnerandemployerstatisticsbyspecificvariables

Other ToanalyseMandatorygranttrendsintheFassetsector


149. FASSET PIVOTALGrant–DesktopAnalysisoflearnerandemployerstatisticsbyspecificvariables


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completiondate

150. FASSET PIVOTALGrant–ReturnonInvestmentfromTraining

Other Tomeasurethereturnoninvestonpivotalgrants


151. FASSET TrainingintheFassetsectorbenchmarkedagainstpreviousyearsandthesector

Other TomeasuretrainingintheFassetsectoragainstbenchmarkssetinpreviousyears

ResearchFocus April2015 May2016

152. FASSET CustomerSatisfactionSurvey Other ToassesshowFassetstakeholdersfeelabouttheservicestheyarereceiving


153. FASSET LifelongLearningConsolidatedEventEvaluationanalysis

Other ToproduceaconsolidatedreportonallLifelonglearningevaluations


154. FASSET LifelongLearningIndividualEventEvaluationanalysis

Other ToevaluatethesuccessofindividualLifelonglearningevent


155. FASSET DesktopanalysisofLifelongLearningData


156. FASSET LifelongLearning–ReturnonInvestment

Other TomeasurethereturnoninvestonLifelonglearningprogrammes


157. FASSET PIVOTALGrant–DesktopAnalysisoflearnerandemployerstatisticsbyspecificvariables


158. FASSET PIVOTALGrant–ReturnonInvestmentfromTraining

Other Tomeasurethereturnoninvestonpivotalgrants


159. FASSET TrainingintheFassetsectorbenchmarkedagainstpreviousyearsandthesector

Other TomeasuretrainingintheFassetsectoragainstbenchmarkssetinpreviousyears


160. FASSET Fassetresearch(CSSandSectorSurvey)desktopanalysis

Other InvestigationintowhycompaniesarenotclaiminggrantsandtheSDL

Fasset May2015 July2016

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completiondate

161. FASSET FassetBenefitsandIncentives Other TocomeupwithEmployerSupportGuides Fasset May2015 July2015

162. FASSET AccessintoAcademicandProfessionalProgrammes:ReturnonInvestmentfromTraining


Todoacostandbenefitanalysisoftheprogramme


163. FASSET Employersurvey Sectorspecific InvestigationintowhycompaniesarenotclaiminggrantsandtheSDL

Fasset February2015 June2015

164. Foodbev Impactevaluation/assessmentonAET

CommunityColleges

ToevaluatetheimpactofAETprovisioninthesector

Notprovided August2015 February2016

165. Foodbev Impactevaluation/assessmentoninternships/workexperience


Toevaluatetheimpactofinternships/workexperience

Notprovided August2015 February2016

166. Foodbev 2015-16SSP Labourmarket Toupdatethe2014-15SSP Notprovided May2015 September2015167. Foodbev Tracerstudyonlearnerships Labourmarket Totrackandtracelearnerswhohave

completeFoodBevSETAlearnershipsN/A January2016 March2016

168. Foodbev Skillsrequirementsofnon-levypayingentities

Labourmarket Togaugetheskillsneedsandrequirementsofentitiesthatareexemptfrompayinglevies

N/A January2016 March2016

169. FP&MSETA InternationalLeadershipDevelopmentProgramme

EmployeeTraining Theexplicitpurposeoftheprojectistodevelophighlevelstrategicandinnovativemanagementandleadershipforthoseintheskillsdevelopmentarenaexposingthemtointernationalbestpracticeswithaviewtopromotetransformation

Regenesys&MIT N/A N/A

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completiondate

170. FP&MSETA InvestigationofLEADSETAOffices&TVETCollaboration


StrengthenrelationshipbetweenTVETs,SETAsandemployersinordertopromoteWILandgraduateplacement.EstablishandsupportindustryOpportunitiesforlecturersandtechnicalstaff

JETEducationServices

June2015 March2016

171. FP&MSETA SectorSkillsPlan(SSP) Labourmarket FP&MSETASectorSkillsPlananalysisdocument,forthereportingofvaluechainlinkages,skillsneedsanddemandandsectoralstrategiestoaddressskillsgapsinits13sub-sectors

WITSRealinpartnershipwithMzabalazoAdvisoryServices

September2014

March2016

172. FP&MSETA EstablishmentofaResearchChair

Other ThemainpurposeofestablishingtheFP&MSETAResearchChairistoprovideresearchsupport,increasecapacitywithrespecttoimplementingtheFP&MSETAresearchagendaandestablishauniversitybasedcentreofexcellencewithinWITSCentreforResearchingEducationandLabour.

WITSReal October2014 March2016

173. FP&MSETA TrackingandTracingProject Other TrackingandTracingofallFP&MSETAlearninginterventionsstudy

IQBusiness September2014

Notprovided

174. FP&MSETA StakeholderEngagementFrameworkforsub-sectorstodeveloptheirindustrialGrowthStrategies

Other ThisprojectaimstoestablishadataandinformationsharingrelationshipbetweentheFP&MSETAanditssub-sectors.Theprojectwillproducecomprehensiveindustrygrowthstrategiesreflectiveofthe13subsectorsalignedtointernationalbestpractices


175. FP&MSETA Sub-SectoralAcademicPapers Other REALMastersandDoctoralstudents.ResearchfocusandthesestopicsinFP&MSETAsubsectors.Readingprogrammeandshortcourses.ResearchPapersonFP&Msub-sectorsoninternationalbenchmarking

WITSReal September2014

March2016

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completiondate

176. FP&MSETA Benchmarklocallyandinternationallytoidentifymodelsub-sectorsanddevelopmilestones

Other Internationalexchanges,seminarsandworkshops:Streamlinedinformationflowthroughinternationalpartners,Seminars,Workshops


177. HWSETA EvaluationofBursaryprogrammeoftheHWSETAfacilitatedthroughNSFAS

HigherEducation Toevaluateefficiency,effectiveness,relevance,outcome,andsustainabilityofthebursaryprogrammeoftheHWSETA

Notapplicable September2015

February2016

178. HWSETA Constraintsandlimitationsofemployersimplementinglearnerships


ToevaluatetheconstraintsandlimitationsexperiencedbyemployersastheyadheretoHWSETApolicydirectives

Notapplicable July2015 November2015

179. HWSETA TrackandTracelearnersfundedbyHWSETAonlearnerships,internshipsandworkplaceexperience


TotrackandtraceunemployedlearnerswhowerefundedbytheHWSETA

Notapplicable June2015 December2015

180. HWSETA Reviewoftheimplementationofthepre-apprenticeshipprogramme:Studentperspectiveandperceptions


Toevaluatestudentperspectiveandperceptionsabout

Notapplicable June2015 August2015

181. HWSETA ReviewofHWSETASupportedProgrammesandProjects:Experiencesandperceptionsofartisansintraining


TogaininsightintotheperceptionsandexperiencesoftheHWSETASupportedArtisans

Notapplicable July2015 August2015

182. HWSETA TheimpactofHWSETAWorkplaceExperienceprogramme


ToevaluatetheexperiencesandperceptionsoffundedstudentsonWork-PlaceExperienceProgramme

Notapplicable May2015 June2015

183. HWSETA OutcomeAssessmentofthe2012/13InternshipProgramme


ToconductanoutcomeassessmentReportofthe2012/13InternshipProgramme


184. HWSETA Understandingandcontextualisingthedrop-outrateofHWSETAsupportedstudents


Tomeasurethedrop-outrateofHWSETAfundedstudents

Notapplicable July2015 August2015

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185. HWSETA UpdateoftheSSPfortheyear2015

Labourmarket Submit2015SSPUpdatetoDHET EEResearchFocus June2015 October2015

186. HWSETA ReviewofHWSETAResearchStrategyandAgendaforthe2014/15financialyear

Labourmarket RevisedHWSETAResearchStrategyandAgendaapprovedandcommunicatedinternally

Notapplicable May2015 May2015

187. HWSETA UpdateoftheSSPfortheyear2015

Labourmarket Submit2015SSPUpdatetoDHETScarceandcriticalskillslist

EEResearchFocus April2015 September2015

188. HWSETA ReviewofHWSETAResearchStrategyandAgendaforthe2014/15financialyear

Labourmarket RevisedHWSETAResearchStrategyandAgendaapprovedandcommunicatedinternally

Notapplicable May2015 May2015

189. HWSETA Monitoringoftrainingofferedbyaccreditedtrainingprovidersin2015/16

Other TomonitortheprogressionofstudentstrainedinHWSETAqualifications

Notapplicable June2015 April2016

190. HWSETA ValidationofWorkplaceSkillsPlanData:SMMEsandlevyexemptsector

Other ToevaluatetheimplementationofWorkplaceSkillsPlanof2014/15

Notapplicable June2015 July2015

191. HWSETA ImpactAssessmentofHWSETAFundingonLevy-exemptOrganisations

Other ToconductanimpactassessmentontheuseofHWSETAfundsbythelevy-exemptorganisations


192. HWSETA BaselinestudyofHWSETAPostgraduateResearchBursaryProgramme

Other Toassessstudents’perceptionsandattitudestowardsthepostgraduatestudiesfundedbytheHWSETA

Notapplicable June2015 July2015

193. HWSETA NatureandextentofsupplyanddemanddisequilibriuminSocialworkandSocialAuxiliaryworkgraduates

Other Toevaluatetheemploymentrateofsocialworkersandsocialauxiliaryworkersposteducationandtraining

Notapplicable November2015

December2015

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194. INSETA Seta-FETCollaborationProject Internships/apprenticeships/learnerships(WBL)

PromotionofSMMEdevelopmentthroughthevehicleofSMMEsofferingemploymentpossibilitiestolearnerswhohavecompletedlearnershipsandinternships.AcollaborativeeffortbetweenInseta,IngweFETCollege(MountFrere);KingSabathaDalindyebo(Mthatha);KingHintsha(Butterworth);andIkhalaCollege(Queenstown).InsetahasalreadystarteddoingsomeworkwithPublicFETCollegesandwillfollowaphased-inapproachtowardsincreasingthenumberofFETCollegestoreceivesupportfromINSETAforthelicenceperiodoftheSETA.

Inseta January2013 May2015

195. INSETA ResearchProject Other Developaprofileoftheinsuranceindustryfromtheperspectivesofscarceandcriticalskills,professionalstandards&transformation.AlsoBlackBrokerDevelopmentandTrusteesDevelopmentProgramincluded–oneendobjectiveofthisprojectistodevelopblack-ownedbrokerages.

LenDeacon&Associates

December2013

June2015

196. INSETA BrokerDevelopment&TrusteesProject

Other Theresearchcomponentwillincludeengagementwithkeyindustrystakeholders,regulatoryandprofessionalbodiestoachieveabestpracticemodelforoptimal,scalable,andsustainableapproachestobrokerdevelopment.

Inseta February2014 March2016

197. LGSETA EvaluationofaneAETpilotprogramme

CommunityColleges

ToevaluatethedevelopmentandimplementationofaneAETpilotprogrammefor30learnersenrolledforthreeeAETmodules

CentreforEducationPolicyDevelopment


198. LGSETA Water&WastewaterManagementintheLocalGovernment

Labourmarket Provideanassessmentoflocalgovernment’scapabilitytodeliverwaterandmanagewastewatersustainablyhighlightingcurrentstrengths,challengesandopportunitiesanddiscussrelatedimplicationsforskillsneed.

VUT June2014 March2016

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199. LGSETA SkillsPlanningProjectionModellingforthesector

Labourmarket TodevelopaskillsneedsmodelthatwillenabletheLGSETAtoprojectskillsneeds,supplyanddemandforlocalgovernmentsectorusingoneareaasafocusarea

CSIR April2015 March2016

200. LGSETA Understandingtheconflictdimensionofservicedeliveryprotests

Labourmarket Toconductaliteratureinordertounderstandtheconflictdimensionofservicedeliveryprotests

WitsREALCentre February2015 March2016

201. LGSETA DevelopmentofastrategyfortheLGSETAtofacilitateskillsdevelopmentforSMMEsandCo-operativesinthelocalgovernmentsector

Labourmarket TheLGSETAhasprovidedsomesupporttoSMMEsandco-operativesinthepastbutthishasnotbeensignificant.AstrategywillbedevelopedtoensurethatitfacilitatesaccesstoappropriateskillsdevelopmentopportunitiesforSMMEsandco-operatives,CBOs&NGOsthatwillsupporttheimplementationoftheSIPs(inparticular,thosethatarealignedtothelocalgovernmentsector)andotherlocaleconomicdevelopmentactivitiesaspartofachievingGoal6oftheNSDSIII.


April2015 July2015

202. LGSETA Profilingthefirefighteroccupationwithinthelocalgovernmentsector


Conductresearchtoprofilefirefighteroccupationwithinthelocalgovernmentsectortoinformthedevelopmentofacreditaccumulationandtransfer(CAT)modelfortheLGSETAfirefighteroccupation.Thefindingsofthepilotstudywillinformqualificationdevelopmentgoingforward.


April2015 March2016

203. LGSETA PerceptionsaboutLocalgovernmentasacareerofchoicewithaparticularfocusonTVETlearners


ToconductasurveytodevelopinsightsoncareerchoicebyTVETleaners

LGSETASSPUnit June2015 September2015

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204. merSETA Sector,SkillsandEconomicEvolutioninSA

Labourmarket Masters,DoctoralandPost-doctoralacademicprogramwhichseekstointegrateVET,industrialpolicyandevolutionaryeconomicsdisciplinestowardsthenewskillsrequiredbyDHETforskillsplanningpurposes.

UniversityofWitwatersrandSchoolofEducation,CentreforResearchingEducationandLabour(REAL)

June2014 March2016

205. merSETA Chamber-LedResearchforSkillsDevelopment

Labourmarket TheResearchProjectisintendedtoprovideanopportunityforChamberstoundertakeresearchthatwillassistinidentifyingandexploringskilldevelopmentissuesinlinewiththebroaddirectionoftheindustry/sector/chamber.

merSETAChambers:Auto,Metal,Motor,PlasticsandNewTyre

October2015 June2016

206. merSETA ResearchChairinManufacturingSkillsDevelopment

Other IdentifyingandsupportingskillsfortechnologygapsthatwillimprovethecompetitivenessandsustainabilityoftheSouthAfricanmanufacturingvaluechain.Masters,DoctoralandPost-doctoralcandidatesaretobehostedthroughthisnewresearchchair


April2014 March2016

207. merSETA DevelopmentofthesupplyofSTEMgraduatesandpostgraduateresearchinsupportofemerginginnovationsandlocalmanufacturing.

Other ResearchChairinEngineeringtobeestablishedfocussingonstudentacademicsupport,continuousprofessionaldevelopment,TVETCollegelinkages,lightmanufacturingandruraldevelopment,appliedresearchandbasicresearch

WalterSisuluUniversity

March2015 March2018

208. merSETA Fundingforthenextgenerationacademics.

Other AcombinationofHonours,MastersandPD/DcandidatesfromtheschoolofEnvironmentalSciences.

VendaUniversity March2015 March2016

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209. merSETA FurtherresearchanddevelopmentinMarineEngineering.

Other Collaborationincludesestablishmentof:-amarineengineeringresearchplatform.-CollaborationwithaTVETCollegeinMarineEngineering.-internationalresearchpartnerships

NelsonMandelaMetropolitanUniversity

March2015 March2018

210. merSETA TracerStudyoverSETAyear2012/13

Other Toestablishrateofretentionacrossdifferentlearningprogrammesincludinganalysisofreasonsforleavingoriginaltrainingemployer;qualificationlevelspriortolearningprogram;migrationpatterns;howposttrainingalternativeemploymentwassecured.

BusinessEnterpriseatUniversityofPretoria(Pty)Ltd

September2014

June2015

211. merSETA MastersinTechnologyBasedEntrepreneurship


MastersqualificationdevelopmentspecialisinginthefieldofentrepreneurshiplinkedtotheindustrialisationofIntellectualPropertydevelopedthroughHEIsinsupportofnewmanufacturingopportunitiesinSA

UniversityofCapeTown

April2013 July2015

212. merSETA TVETResearchandDevelopmentProject–Phase2(postpilot


Threeresearchstreamsexamine:-thecosts,benefitsandqualityassociatedwithin-companytraining,particularlyapprenticeships(CBQ);-Thelargescalemeasurementofvocationalcompetencedevelopmentinengineeringoccupations(COMET)-SupervisionofthreeDoctoralcandidatesforpurposesoftransferringtheknowledgesystemassociatedwiththeresearchinstrumentsintotheSATVETecosystem.

UniversityofBremen

April2013 March2016

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213. merSETA Articulationandcredittransferactivities,aswellaswomaninEngineering


Collaborationincludedactivitiesinthefollowingdomains:-Conductresearchandcollectdataofexistingaccessprogrammesanddevelopaprofileofexistingprogrammes;-CreationofaresearchprofileonaccessNC(V)andNprogrammesatFETcollegesandalignaccessprogrammesinSTEMfieldsincollaborationwithFETcollegesandSETA.-ConductresearchandcollectdataonexistingSTEMprogrammesforwomenatCUT,FETCollegesandTechnicalSchools;-ConductresearchandcompleteaneedsanalysisofareasofNC(V)andNATEDprogrammesintheSTEMfieldsandidentificationoffemalestudents.

CentralUniversityofTechnologyBloemfontein

1April2015 30September2016

214. MQA SSP2015/16AnnualUpdate Labourmarket UpdatingtheSSPasperDHETrequirementsfortheDHETsubmissionon03August2015.

UnderhillCooperateSolutions

May2015 August2015

215. MQA MQAWSP/ATRAnalysis2015/16

Labourmarket DevelopaprofileoftheMMSintermsofthegeographiclocation,size,andcompositionoforganisationsthatsubmittedWSP/ATRtoMQAforthe2015/16financialyear.ThereportshallprofileMMSworkforceaswellasthetrainingprioritiesidentifiedintheWSP/ATRsubmissionsin2015/16.

Notprovided October2015 March2016

216. MQA 15yearWSP/ATRtrendsanalysis

Labourmarket Toprovideanupdatedtrendsandanalysisofthesectorintermsofgeographiclocation,sizeandcompositionofMMScompanies.ThisistoalsocapturethetrendsintrainingofferedoveradeterminedperiodofWSP/ATRsubmissions.


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217. MQA MQA9RegionalSSPs Labourmarket ThisprojectaimstodevelopaRegionalSectorSkillsPlan(RSSP)fortheeachregion/provincesorclusterthereof,whichwillservetoidentifyandmapkeyfeatures,trendsforecastsandlegislativeinitiativesattheregionallevelvis-à-visskillsdevelopment.

UnderhillCooperateSolutions

May2015 March2016

218. MQA TracerStudyforMQAfundedBursars

Other ToprovideasmuchinformationaspossibleregardingtheactivitiesofMQAbursarsafterobtainingaqualification,includingtheemploymentstatusandexpectationsofbursarswhohavequalifiedthroughtheMQAbursaryprogramme.TracerstudiesaredesignedtodeterminewhetherornotaprogrammeisachievingitsmissionandhelpdemonstrateitsimpactandthisisbestseenbytheachievementsofthequalifiedMQAfundedgraduates(hereinreferredtoasbursars).

Notprovided Notprovided Notprovided

219. MQA understandingthenatureofgreenskillswithintheMMSvalueChain:acasestudyresearch

Other Theresearchaimstoexplorewhatarethe‘greenskills’needswithintheentireminingvaluechain.Theresearchisacasestudythatwillfocusonthefollowingpriorityarrears;


220. NSFAS ResearchtounderstandwhatresearchisavailableandrelevanttoNSFAS

NSFAS Toassessthestrengthsandshortcomingsofpreviousresearchandtoevaluatetheshort,mediumandlong-termneedsforstudentfinancialaidtopromotethetwingoalsofequityofaccess

N/A July2015 September2015

221. PSETA IdentificationofthepriorityskillsinthePublicservicesector.

Labourmarket PrioritySkillsinlinewithNDPmandate. PARI/PSETA May2015 January2016

222. PSETA Newmethodologiesforidentifyingskillsneedsinthepublicservice.

Labourmarket Newmethodologiesforidentifyingskillsneedsinthepublicservice.

PARI/PSETA 2014/15 March2015

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223. PSETA DeepeningPSETA’sunderstandingofthecompetencies/skillsareas

Labourmarket DeepeningPSETA’sunderstandingofthecompetencies/skillsareas

PARI/PSETA Notprovided Notprovided

224. PSETA ImprovingtheefficiencyandeffectivenessofpublicprocurementintheSouthAfricanpublicservice.

Labourmarket Notprovided PARI/PSETA May2015 January2016

225. PSETA UnderstandingOPSCinitiativesinsupportingtheanti-corruptioneffortsinthepublicservice.

Labourmarket Reducingcorruptioninthepublicservicerequireshiftinthe“values”and“ethics”ofpublicservants:focusonimprovingskillsbase.

PARI/PSETA May2015 January2016

226. PSETA EffectivenessofMPATinaccessingqualityofmanagementpracticesingovernmentdepartments.

Labourmarket Publicserviceneedsmanagersthatareabletoturnhighlevelstrategiesintoimplementableplans/delivery.

PARI/PSETA May2015 January2016

227. SAQA MovementbetweenpublicandprivateHigherEducationinSouthAfrica

HigherEducation UtilisetheNLRDtoexaminethepatternsofmovementbetweenpublicandprivateHigherEducationinSouthAfrica,fortheapproximately5000peoplewhohavecompletedatleastonequalificationataprivateHEIandoneatapublicHEI.

Quantitativeanalysis:N/A(alreadycompletedbytheNLRDDataAnalysts)Qualitativeinterpretation:willbedonebyacontractedwriter

Mid2013 March2016.

228. SAQA Lifelonglearning(LLL)andNQFs NQF ActionresearchtoassistahistoricallyblackuniversitytoapplyaLLLapproach.Toaddressthequestion:Howcantheuniversityrespondtotherealcircumstancesofstudentstoenhancetheirlearning?Thestudyseekstoinfluenceorganisationalchange,andexploreappropriatepedagogicalapproachestohelpworkingstudentstosucceed.

N/A(SAQA-UniversityoftheWesternCaperesearchpartnership)

April2015 July2015

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229. SAQA NQFImpactStudy NQF AssessingtheimpactoftheSouthAfricanNQF,oneducationandtraininginSouthAfrica

N/A April2011 March2015

230. SAQA AIMActionLearningandResearchProject

Other ActionLearningandResearchforacross-SAQAleadershipdevelopment

AIM March2014 July2015

231. SAQA TrendsReport,onlearners’movementacrosstheentireSouthAfricaneducationandtrainingsystem


Basedonthe15.8millionpeople,whosequalificationenrolmentsandachievementsareloadedontheNLRD,examinethepatternsofmovementacrosstheentireSouthAfricaneducationandtrainingsystem.

N/A(beingdonebytheNLRDDataAnalysts)

April2015 March2016

232. SASSETA LabourMarket:SafetyandSecuritySectorinSouthAfrica

Labourmarket Labourmarketprofileandchangestakingplace:employment,keyoccupationsandimplicationsforskillsplanning

EEResearchFocus&SASSETA

June2015 September2015

233. SASSETA SkillsdemandandsupplyintheCorrectionalServiceSub-Sector

Labourmarket Tounderstandthesub-sectorlabourmarketprofileandchangestakingplace:Employment,changedrivers,keyoccupationsandimplicationsforskillsdevelopment.



234. SASSETA SkillsdemandandsupplyintheDefenceSub-Sector




235. SASSETA SkillsdemandandsupplyintheJusticeSub-Sector




236. SASSETA SkillsdemandandsupplyintheLegalServicesSub-Sector




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237. SASSETA SkillsdemandandsupplyinthePolicingSub-Sector




238. SASSETA SkillsdemandandsupplyinthePrivateSecuritySub-Sector




239. SASSETA EvaluationoftheefficacyandimpactofthelearningprogrammeforGeneralSecurityOfficer

Other Thepurposeofconductingthispostanteevaluationwastolookattheperformanceandtheresultsoftheimplementation,andtowhatextentthisprojecthadcontributedtowardstheSASSETA’sstrategicgoalsandobjectives.Furthermore,theevaluationseekstoelicitthefeedbackontheGeneralSecurityOfficer(GSO)trainingrenderedtothebeneficiariesandthetotalexpenditureoftheproject.

UniversityofZululand(Completed)

January2014 June2014

240. SASSETA EvaluationoftheefficacyandimpactofthelearningprogrammeforCourtInterpreters

Sectorspecific Thepurposeofthispostanteevaluationwastolookattheperformanceandresultsoftheimplementation,relevanceoftheprojectandtowhatextenttheprojecthasachieveditspreliminarysetgoals.Theevaluationalsoseekstoelicitthefeedbackfromtheparticipantswithregardstotrainingandsupporttheyhadreceivedpre-and-duringtheevent.

UniversityofZululand(Completed)

January2014 May2014

241. ServicesSETA Impactoftrainingonemployercompanies

Impactoftraining UnderstandtheimpactofServicesSETAtrainingonemployersemployees

N/A N/A N/A

242. ServicesSETA ServicesSectorMacroeconomicAnalysis

Labourmarket UnderstandtheeconomicperformanceoftheServicesSector

WitsBusinessSchool,WitsUniversity

August2014 December2015

243. ServicesSETA ServicesSectorLabourMarketAnalysis

Labourmarket UnderstandlabourmarketperformanceoftheServicesSector

DPRU,UniversityofCapeTown


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244. ServicesSETA Surveyofexistingrecruitmentdatabases

Labourmarket Identifyandquantifyscarceandcriticalskills N/A N/A N/A

245. ServicesSETA Sub-sectorValueChainAnalysis Labourmarket AnalysisofvaluechainwithintheServicesSector

N/A N/A N/A

246. ServicesSETA AnalysisofPerformanceInformationDataincludingWSP/ATR

Labourmarket Understandthemismatchbetweenskillssupplyanddemand

N/A N/A N/A

247. ServicesSETA PESTELanalysis Labourmarket Understandingenvironmentalcontextoftheservicessector

N/A N/A N/A

248. TETA 2015/16SectorSkillsPlanAnnualUpdate

Labourmarket TogeneratelabourmarketinformationonthesupplyanddemandofskillsintheTransportsector

UniversityoftheWesternCape

May2015 January2016

249. TETA FirmSurvey:2Casestudies Labourmarket Thesurveywillactasatooltohelpestablishacredibleskillsplanningmechanism.

UniversityoftheCapeTown

April2015 December2015

250. TETA Results–basedStrategicResearch

Labourmarket ToconductaSLOTanalysisandidentifyissuesimpactingonskillsdevelopmentintheTransportsectorandfindappropriatedoablesolutionsthroughpartnerships

UniversityofWitwatersrand(CLEAR–AA)

April2015 November2015

251. TETA Tracerstudy(BTC-TETA) Other TotrackandassesstheimpactAPECcourseshavemadeonSouthAfricanreturningstudentsfundedbyBelgiumTechnicalCooperationandTETAinMaritimeandLogistics.

NofelConsulting July2015 December2015

252. TETA Usersatisfactionsurvey Other TogiveManagementTETAguidancetoimproveservicedeliveryandisdirectedtoTrainingProviders.

ResearchandKnowledgeunit

June2015 August2015

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253. TETA TETATracerStudy Other ToestablishemploymentrateofTETAgraduatesthathavebeentrainedunderTETAskillsdevelopmentprogrammes.TogeneratelabourmarketinformationaboutthecompetitivenessofTETAgraduates,theirincomelevelandcommonemploymentdestinations

Notprovided July2015 July2016

254. Umalusi Investigatingefficacyinadultlearningcentres:amulti-casestudy

CommunityColleges

Thepurposeofthestudyistoestablishthefactorsthatcontributetotheeffectiveandefficientfunctioningofadulteducationcentresinrelationtothreedomains:governance;teachingandlearning;andwidercommunityandinstitutionalrelations.

ProfPeterRule(UniversityofKwa-Zulu-Natal)

August2014 November2015

255. W&RSETA Amodelforworkplaceexperience,researchandtheoperationsofaretailstoreonCPUTcampusinCapeTown


ThemainpurposeofthestudyistodevelopamodeltoguidethedevelopmentandimplementationofaretailstoreontheCapeTowncampusofCPUTthatwillbeusedasacentreforretailandotherstudentstogaintheworkexperienceandresearchrequiredoftheirNDipandBTechqualifications,andtobesuccessfullyemployedbytheretailindustry

WholesaleandRetailLeadershipChair

January2014 September2015

256. W&RSETA SSPUpdate2015/16 Labourmarket AnnualUpdateoftheSSPasrequiredbytheDHET.Theupdatereflectsanychangesthatmayaffectthedemographicmakeupofthesector,thedemandsideforskills,andthesupplysideofskillsinthesector,theresultedscarceandcriticalskillsinthesectoraswellasanupdateoflabourmarketinformation

W&RSETA:RedflankSolutions

April2015 August2015

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completiondate

257. W&RSETA ILDPproject–(InternationalLeadershipDevelopmentProgramme)ImpactAssessmentResearch

Other ThemajoraimandscopeforthisprojectistoassesstheextenttowhichthesetobjectivesoftheaboveprojectwereachievedagainsttheNSDSIII;measuretheoutput;determinethekeystrengthsandchallenges;andfinally,toassesstheoveralloutcomeorimpactoftheprojecthavehadonitsbeneficiaries(i.e.owners,employersandlearnersoftheILDPProject.

W&RSETA:AfriwealthGraduateInstitutecc

May2015 November2015

258. W&RSETA RMDPproject–(RetailManagementDevelopmentProgramme)ImpactAssessmentResearch

Other ThemajoraimandscopeforthisprojectistoassesstheextenttowhichthesetobjectivesoftheaboveprojectwereachievedagainsttheNSDSIII;measuretheoutput;determinethekeystrengthsandchallenges;andfinally,toassesstheoveralloutcomeorimpactoftheprojecthavehadonitsbeneficiaries(i.e.owners,employersandlearnersparticipatingintheRMDPProjects.

W&RSETA:ODManagementService(Pty)Ltd


259. W&RSETA SADDT–SouthAfricaDisabilityDevelopmentTrust)ProjectImpactassessmentResearch

Other ThemajoraimandscopeforthisprojectistoassesstheextenttowhichthesetobjectivesoftheaboveprojectwereachievedagainsttheNSDSIII;measuretheoutput;determinethekeystrengthsandchallenges;andfinally,toassesstheoveralloutcomeorimpactoftheprojecthavehadonitsbeneficiaries(i.e.owners,employersandlearnersintheSADDTProject.

W&RSETA:UnderhillSolutions


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260. W&RSETA WorkIntegratedLearning[WIL]andtheSMMEretailsector

Other Thisstudywillprovideapositionpaperon:•IdentifythecurrentpositionofSMMEinvolvementinWILintheretailsector,•IdentifyattitudestoparticipatinginWIL,includingactionsandchallengesforparticipatingSMMEs,•Identifybarriersandconstraints,limitingretailSMMEsfromparticipatinginWIL•IdentifybenefitsandincentivesforretailSMMEstoparticipateinWILprogrammes.•DeveloprecommendationstoovercomethebarrierstobecomingmoreinvolvedinWIL


April2015 August2015

261. W&RSETA Retail'scontributionandstrategiesforjobcreationandretention.

Other Produceapositionpaperontheretailindustry'scontributionandstrategiesforjobcreationandretention



262. W&RSETA ExpansionofSAretailer’sactivitiesintoAfrica

Other ProduceapositionpapertoprovideanoverviewofthesituationregardingtheexpansionofSouthAfricanretailersintoAfrica.



263. W&RSETA ThenatureofexistingandemergingcooperativesintheWholesaleandRetailSector

Other Themainpurposeofthestudyistoprovideapositionpaperoncooperativesinthewholesaleandretailsector



264. W&RSETA SouthAfricanretailsectorandtheBRICStradingblock

Other Themainpurposeofthestudyisto•IdentifytheactivitiesandeffectsofBRICSontheSAretailsector,•IdentifythecurrentandpotentialrolesandstrategiesofSAretailsectorinBRICS•IdentifychallengesandopportunitiesavailabletotheSAretailsectorthroughBRICS


June2015 March2016

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265. W&RSETA E-RetailinSouthAfricaandtheimpactonskillsdevelopmentinSAretailsector

Other Themainpurposeofthestudyisto•DevelopaprofileoftheSAe-retailsector,•Developapredictionofthetrajectoryofe-retailoverthenext5years•Identifythecurrentandpredictedskillsneeds,resultinginaplannedrequirementofscarceskillsoverthenext5years•Identifyinterventionsrequiredtofillskillsgaps.


April2015 March2016

266. W&RSETA Theuniqueroleofthesurvivalistretailentrepreneurinjobcreationandpovertyreduction

Other Theobjectivesofthestudyare:(i)TounderstandtheroleandimpactofsurvivalistretailentrepreneursintheSouthAfricaneconomyandretailsector(ii)TounderstandtheextenttowhichsurvivalistretailentrepreneurscontributetoemploymentintheSouthAfricanretailsector



267. W&RSETA TheestablishmentofAssessmentCentresfortheW&RSETAQCTOqualifications


Developamodelfortheaccreditationandmanagementofassessmentcentresinlinewiththerequirements(includingpolicyandprocedure)oftheQCTOfortheW&RSETAoccupationqualifications.


January2014 Sep-15

268. W&RSETA AmodelforAssessmentCentresfortheW&RSETAQCTOqualifications


Todevelopamodelfortheaccreditation,operationandmanagementofassessmentcentresinlinewiththerequirements(includingpolicyandprocedure)oftheQCTOfortheW&RSETAoccupationqualifications.



269. W&RSETA DevelopmentofW&RSETAmanagementsystemandproceduresforAQPforQCTOretailqualifications


TodevelopacomprehensivesystemwithallpoliciesandprocedurestoenabletheW&RSETAAQPtomanagetheaccreditationandoperationofassessmentcentresforQCTOqualificationsforwhichtheW&RSETAistheAQP.



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completiondate

270. W&RSETA AmodelfortheAccreditationofTrainingProvidersforthefirst7W&RSETAQCTOqualifications


AmodelfortheAccreditationofTrainingProvidersforthefirst7W&RSETAQCTOqualifications


April2015 September2015

271. W&RSETA AframeworkforthedevelopmentofSummativeAssessmentmethods&toolsforthefirst7W&RSETAQCTOqualifications


AframeworkforthedevelopmentofSummativeAssessmentmethodsandtoolsforthefirst7W&RSETAQCTOqualifications



272. W&RSETA Framework/sforthemonitoringandevaluationofassessmentandthecertificationoflearnersforthefirst7W&RSETAQCTOqualifications


Oneormoreframework/sforthemonitoringandevaluationofassessmentandthecertificationoflearnersforthefirst7W&RSETAQCTOqualifications



273. W&RSETA QCTORetailStoreManagerQualification:SAQAID91789


Todevelopallpolicies,proceduresandmaterialstoofferRSMQCTOQualificationinrespectoftheSAQAqualificationID91789:OccupationalCertificate:RetailStoreManager:SAQAID91789asdefinedintheQCTOCurriculumDocument,



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PLANNEDRESEARCHPROJECTSFOR2016-2018

No Organisation Titleofresearch Focusareaofresearch Aimofresearch Duration

1. Bankseta Impactassessment Internships/apprenticeships/learnerships(WBL)

Measuretheimpactoftraininginterventionsforemployedandunemployedlearners.

2years

2. Bankseta Labourmarketforecast–2016/2020

LabourMarket Conductalabourmarketforecastforthenextfiveyearsforthebankingandinclusivebankingsector

1year

3. Bankseta FrameworkforlinkingtheInformalsavingMarketwiththeformalinvestmentmarket

LabourMarket Developaframeworktoformalisetheinformalsavingsmarket

2years

4. Bankseta InductionProgrammeforunemployedlearners

Other Developaprogrammethatsupportslearnersonanytraininginterventiontodevelopsoftskills

6months

5. Bankseta Disability Other Todeterminethechallengesfacedbythesectorinmeetingtransformationtargets.

1year

6. Bankseta Theeffectsofhouseholdover-indebtednessonpovertyinSA

Other Measuretheeffectofhouseholddebtonpoverty.ThisaddressestheNDPgoalofpovertyalleviation.

2years

7. Bankseta Entrepreneurialeducationinschools

Other Notprovided 2years

8. Bankseta Annualcustomersatisfactionsurvey

Other Measurecustomersatisfaction annually

9. Bankseta Articulationandcareermapping Qualifications/articulation CarryoutonearticulationwithanFETandHEinstitutionandpilottheproject.

2years

10. Bankseta TVETCapacitybuilding TechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining

TodeterminetheexactareaswhereTVETCollegerequirecapacitytodelivertraininginlinewithsectorneeds

1year

11. Cathsseta OFOResearch&CareerPathing Labourmarket TolisttherelevantOFOoccupationsapplicabletothespecificsub-sectorasperversion2013oftheOFO.Establishaskillsprofileforeachoccupation.Developclearcareerpathsforandbetweeneachoccupation

1year

12. Cathsseta ImpactAssessment Other Todeterminetheextenttowhichtheproject 1year

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achievedthesetaims,objectivesandtargetsandthereasonforthedifferencebetweentheproposedtargetsandtheactualachievements.Toidentifyandquantifythedirectaswellasindirect(spill-overs/unintended/externalities)benefitsoftheprojectandcostoftheentireproject.Ascertainingthestrengths/weakness/opportunities/threatsoftheentireproject.Determiningtheoverallimpactoftheskillstrainingonthebeneficiary,employerandprovider.Reviewingthelessonslearnedfromtheprocessofprojectimplementationandpreparingacomprehensivesummaryoftheresultscomparedwiththegoalsandobjectivesoutlinedintheprojectdocument.

13. Cathsseta TrainingProvision Qualifications/articulation ToprovideasynopsisoftheexistingPublicTVETCollegesthatofferqualificationsthatfallwithintheCATHSSETAscopeandadetailedanalysisofthecapacityandfacilitiesofthecollegestoofferthesequalifications.

1year

14. CHE AcademicProfession HigherEducation Toconsiderthechangingacademicprofession,thechallengescurrentlyfacedandwaystomaketheprofessionmoreattractive.

2-3years

15. CHE NSFAS HigherEducation Tostudytheprovisionofstudentfundingandtheeffectsonstudentsuccess.

2-3years

16. CHE ICTsinHigherEducation HigherEducation ToexaminethestateofICTinfrastructurethatsupportteachingandlearning.

2years

17. CHIETA TrendsInEmploymentandTraining

Employeetraining ThepurposeofthetrendsanalysisistoestablishtimeseriesdataontheprofileofandskillsdevelopmentinitiativesintheChemicalsectorthroughtheanalysisofinformationsubmittedthroughtheWSP-ATR

1year

18. CHIETA Skillsneedsanalysis Employeetraining Analysisintokeystrategicareastodetermineskillsneedsforfocussedeffectiveskillsdevelopmentinterventionsandpartnerships.ShaleGas,Nuclear,GreenEconomy

1year

19. CHIETA SectorSkillsPlan LabourMarket TheSectorSkillsPlan,aslegislatedintermsoftheSkillsDevelopmentAct(Act97of1998),isa

1year

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sectoranalysisreportthatappliesvariousresearchmethodologiesinaprescribedframeworkbytheDHET.

20. CHIETA SubsectorSkillsPlans LabourMarket ToprovidedetailedanalysesofeachofthesubsectorsaspartoftheChamberskillplanningmandate.TobuildtheSSPfromthebottomup

1year

21. CHIETA Trackingandtracingofgraduates Other TracktheperformanceofthegraduatesinthechemicalsectorthroughaCHIETAservice(database)meanttomatchdemandandsupply

1year

22. CHIETA Enterprisecasestudieswithinchemicalsector/sub-sector

Other Enterprisecasestudieswithinchemicalsector/sub-sector

1year

23. CHIETA Economicperformanceofthechemicalsectoranditsimplicationsforskillsdevelopment

Other TheSWOTstudyoftheeconomicperformanceofthesectortodetermineskillsdevelopmentimplicationsforthenewlandscape

9months

24. CHIETA BBBEEandTransformation Other Theintendedandunintendedoutcomesandimplicationsoftrainingonskillsdevelopmentinthechemicalsector

4months

25. CHIETA Co-operativesintheChemicalsectorandruraldevelopment

Other Astudytodeterminethefeasibilityofco-operativesskillsdevelopmentsupportforruralandyouthdevelopment.

6months

26. CHIETA CHIETAOccupationsHandbook2016

Qualifications/articulation TheCHIETAOccupationsHandbookprovidesastandardisedframeworkfordescribingorinformingjobandpostprofilesandformsthebasisforthemeasurementofhumancapitalwithinanorganisation.

1year

27. CHIETA QualificationsMatrix Qualifications/articulation AmatrixcontainingCHIETArelatedoccupationsincludingoccupationsdefinedintheCHIETAOccupationsHandbookaswellasregisteredQualificationsandLearnerships.

1year

28. DHET TheimpactoftheKhethaCareerDevelopmentServicesinSouthAfrica

CareerDevelopment ToevaluatetheimplementationandimpactofCDSsincebeinginstitutionalisedintheDHET

2years

29. DHET ImpactstudyontheApplyNow!Campaign

CareerDevelopment ToevaluatetheeffectivenessandpossibleimpactoftheApplyNow!CampaigntoreachGrade12learners

1year

30. DHET DeterminationofnewstrategiestoreachNEETyouth

CareerDevelopment ResearchtodeterminenewstrategiestoimproveaccesstoyouthwhoareNotin

2years

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employmentEducationandTraining(NEET)toaccesscareerdevelopmentservices

31. DHET CasestudiesontheuseofOpenEducationalResources(OER)inPSET

CareerDevelopment ToprovidecasestudiesontheuseofOERinPSET

2years

32. DHET FeasibilitystudyonaccessandcompletioninHigherEducationInstitutions

HigherEducation TheaimofthestudyistoassessthefeasibilityandviabilityofachievingthetargetssetbytheNDPinrelationtocurrentenrolmentsasaninputandgraduatesasanoutputintheHEIsectorinSouthAfrica,givendifferentscenarios.

2years

33. DHET Anevaluationoftheimpactofthearticulationpolicyonimplementationofarticulationacrosstheeducationandtrainingdeliverysystem

Qualifications/articulation ToevaluatetheimpactoftheMinister'sarticulationpolicyonimplementationofarticulationwithinandbetweenthethreesub-frameworksandwithineducationandtraininginstitutions

1year

34. DHET AmendmenttotheNQFActNo67of2008,andthegeneralandFurtherEducationandTrainingQualityAssuranceAct(GENFETQA)

Qualifications/articulation AreviewoftheNQFActandtheGENFETQAtoensurethattheseActsarebroughtintolinewiththevisionsetoutintheWhitePaperforPost-SchoolEducationandTraining

3years

35. DHET FeasibilitystudyonaccessandcompletioninTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTrainingColleges


ThekeypurposeofthestudyistoassessthefeasibilityofachievingthetargetssetbytheNDPinrelationtoenrolmentlevelsintheTVETsectorinSouthAfrica,givendifferentscenarios.

2years

36. DHET ToundertakearapidappraisaloftheprovisioningofhairdressingprogrammesinTVETCollegesinrelationtolabourmarketdemand


Thestudyaimstoundertakearapidappraisaloftheprovisioningofhairdressing-relatedprogrammesinpublicandprivateTVETCollegesinthecontextofthehairdressingindustryinSouthAfricamoregenerally.

1year

37. DHET ImplementationevaluationoftheTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTrainingCollegeExpansionandCapacityDevelopmentProgramme


ThepurposeistoevaluatewhethertheTVETCollegeexpansionandcapacitydevelopmentprogrammehasachieveditsobjectivesandtoassesstheeffectivenessandefficiencyofitsimplementation.

1year

38. ETDPSETA LearnerTrackingandTracingStudy


Totrackandlearnerswhowereon2013/2014SETAfundedprogrammesandtodeterminetherelationshipprogrammeandthelocationofthebeneficiaries.

Starts2015until31March2016

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39. ETDPSETA ReportonWIL,RPLandTVETlecturers


TobetterunderstandingWILandRPLinthecontextatTVETcolleges

9months

40. ETDPSETA SSPConstituencyUpdateforTradeUnions

LabourMarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPforTradeUnions 8months

41. ETDPSETA SSPConstituencyUpdateforResearchOrganisations

LabourMarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPforResearchOrganisations

8months

42. ETDPSETA SSPConstituencyUpdateforPoliticalParties

LabourMarket ToresearchandrevisetheSSPforPoliticalParties

8months

43. ETDPSETA ReportonETDLabourMarketMechanism

LabourMarket TorevisescarceskillsmethodologyanddevelopdatarequirementsandmechanismfordatacollectionintheETDsector.

6months

44. ETDPSETA ImpactStudyofETDPSETAprogrammes(2011/2012–2014/2015

Other TounderstandtheimpactofETDPSETAprogrammesthathavebeenimplementedandwhatbenefitsithasbroughttothelivesofindividuals,communityandsociety.

Starts2015until31March2016

45. ETDPSETA ReportonYouthEmployability,UnemploymentandEmpowerment

Other Tofocusoncommunityeducationapproachforyouthandimplicationsforemploymentandempowerment,formalandnon-formalprogrammes,andpractitionerdevelopment.

9months

46. ETDPSETA MappingtheTVETSystem–Phase2


Tomapoutthefullcomplexityofthepost-schoolsystemwithemphasisonvocationaldimensionatprovincialandlocallevelsanddevelopamethodologyforunderstandingcombinedETDskillsneeds.

6months

47. ETDPSETA DevelopingaKnowledgebaseforVocationalPedagogy–Phase2


ToprovideaknowledgebaseforthedevelopmentoflecturerqualificationsandTVETpractitionersmoregenerally.

4months

48. ETDPSETA MappingtheTVETsystem–Phase3


TodetermineskillsneedsoflecturersandtrainersatHigherEducationvocationalcollegesandtodeterminewhetherthereneedsarebeingcateredforwithinaSETA.

8months

49. ETDPSETA DevelopingaKnowledgebaseforVocationalPedagogy–Phase3


Todevelopreportsandmanualsonvocationalpedagogy(tobedeterminedbasedonpriorwork)

8months

50. FASSET SectorSkillsUpdate LabourMarket SSPUpdateforthe2016-2021year 12months51. FASSET AnnualGrantAnalysis Labourmarket Todeterminenewtrendsinskillsdevelopment 12months52. FASSET LongitudinalMonitoring&

Evaluation,ImpactReviewOther TomeasuretheimpactFassetinterventionson

beneficiaries12months

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53. FP&MSETA SectorSkillsPlan(SSP) LabourMarket FP&MSETASectorSkillsPlananalysisdocument,forthereportingofvaluechainlinkages,skillsneedsanddemandandsectoralstrategiestoaddressskillsgapsinits13sub-sectors

5years

54. FP&MSETA EstablishmentofaResearchChair Other ThemainpurposeofestablishingtheFP&MSETAResearchChairistoprovideresearchsupport,increasecapacitywithrespecttoimplementingtheFP&MSETAresearchagendaandestablishauniversitybasedcentreofexcellencewithinWITSCentreforResearchingEducationandLabour.

5years

55. LGSETA ImpactAssessmentofLGSETAInterventions


UnderstandingtheimpacttheLGSETAhasmadeontheskillsdevelopmentinterventionswithaparticularfocusonartisan

6months

56. LGSETA ImpactAssessmentofLGSETAInterventions


UnderstandingtheimpacttheLGSETAhasmadeontheskillsdevelopmentinterventionswithaparticularfocusonWILandinternships

6months

57. LGSETA LocalGovernmentManagementandLeadershipSkillsDevelopment

LabourMarket Assessingtheimpactofskillsdevelopmentinterventionsonseniorleadershipinthemunicipalities

6months

58. merSETA merSETARAP&TLSImpactEvaluation

LabourMarket EvaluationoftheRetrenchmentAssistancePlan&theTrainingLayoffScheme

1-2years

59. merSETA InformalSectorExploratoryStudy LabourMarket Explorethenatureoftheinformalsectorinourscopeofcoveragewiththeaimofunderstandingandexpandingtrainingwithinthesector

1-2years

60. merSETA ExploringMethodologiesforEffectiveSkillsPlanningintheManufacturingSector

LabourMarket ExplorevariousmethodologiesanddatasourcesforeffectiveskillsplanningwithafocusonmininginternalSETAdata

1-2years

61. merSETA RegionalSectorSkillsPlan LabourMarket Assessprofileofthesectoracrossthevariousregionswiththeaimofaddressingskillsneedsofeachregion.

1-2years

62. NSFAS Storytelling(narrativeonthestudentsexperience)

NSFAS Togivethenarrativestoriesofcurrentandex-NSFASfundedstudentsaboutthesuccesses,theexperienceswhichcouldserveasausefulmarketingtool

3months

63. NSFAS AcriticalassessmentofNSFAS NSFAS ToexaminetheflowofNSFASfundedstudents 3months

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fundedstudentsgraduationrates:successandfailures(cohortstudy)

throughthetertiaryeducationsystemandtheirgraduationratesespeciallythefirstfivecohortsofstudentswhoenteredthesystemintheperiodbetween2000-2004.

64. NSFAS MealAllowance NSFAS Todeterminetheoverallcostofmealinordertogaugewhetherthecurrentonesaresufficienttomeetthedemands

2months

65. NSFAS Shouldprisoners&pensionersbefunded

NSFAS ToevaluatethecontinuingchallengesaroundthefundingofprisonersinSouthAfrica

3months

66. NSFAS Parametersforthemeanstest NSFAS Toexaminethecurrentmeanstestanddeterminewhetherthereisaneedtooverhaulduetothevarietyoffactorssuchasfraud,emergingmiddleclassandthesocio-economicindicators.

3months

67. PSETA FollowinguponemploymenttrendsofInternsinthePublicService.


Measuringtheabsorptionlevelofinternsinthepublicservicesector.

1year

68. PSETA SharingbestWILpracticesinpartnershipwithETDPSETAWILResearchChairs.


EffectiveWILpractices 1year

69. PSETA Developmentofthe5yearsSectorSkillsPlan

LabourMarket SSPdevelopment 1year

70. PSETA GautengPremier’sofficecustomercareproject.

Other Customerserviceinthepublicsector. 3-9months

71. PSETA ImpactAssessmentonPSETAprograms.

Other ToassesstheimpactofPSETAprograms. Ongoing

72. SAQA SAQAandNQFuser-satisfactionsurvey

NQF ToassesstheextenttowhichasmallsampleofusersoftheSAQAandNQFservicesareawareof,understand,andvalue,SAQAandtheNQFrespectively

1year

73. SAQA ArticulationinPSET Qualifications/articulation Toaddressthequestion:WhatarethesuccessfularticulationmodelsandpracticesbetweenTechnicalandVocationaleducationandtraining,andUniversitiesofTechnology?

3years

74. SAQA EnrolmentsforNQF-qualificationsregisteredsince2011

Qualifications/articulation Determiningenrolmentsonqualificationsregisteredsince2011

N/A

75. SAQA Trackingspecificlearnersand Qualifications/articulation Anarticulation-relatedprojectwherethescope N/A

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howtheynavigatedorarticulatedthroughtheNQF

isstillbeingdefined,whichwillincludetrackingspecificlearnersandhowtheynavigatedorarticulatedthroughtheNQF

76. TETA 2016/17SectorSkillsPlanAnnualUpdate

LabourMarket TogeneratelabourmarketinformationonthesupplyanddemandofskillsintheTransportsector

1year

77. TETA Eight(8)Sub–SkillsPlans LabourMarket TogeneratelabourmarketinformationatsectorlevelonthesupplyanddemandofskillsintheTransportsector

1year

78. TETA ImpactAssessment Other Toassesstheextenttowhichstakeholderdemandforworkplaceskillsarebeingmet,inclusiveoftrainingsufficiency,qualityandadequateresponsiveness(includingtimelyavailability)toindustryneeds,bymeansofvariousrelevantresearchmethodologies.

1-2years

79. W&RSETA FinancingforSMMEstart-ups,andexpansionforestablishedSMMEs,intheretailsector

Other Thisstudywillaimto:•IdentifyavailabilityoffinanceforSMMEsinretailsector.•IdentifybothrealandperceivedfactorslimitingretailSMMEsfromaccessingfinance.•Identifylimitationsorstandardssetbyfinancecompanies.•IdentifyfactorsinherenttoretailSMMEsthatlimittheiraccesstofinance.•IdentifygovernmentalorlegalissuesthatlimitapplicationforfinancebyretailSMMEs.•DeveloprecommendationsastohowretailSMMEscouldgetaccesstofinance.

6months

80. W&RSETA BrandorientationofSouthAfricanretailersanditsimpactonbusinesssuccess

Other Thisstudywillaimto:•IdentifydegreeofbrandorientationamongSAretailers.•IdentifyfactorslimitingtheabilitytodevelopstrongbrandsamongSAretailers.•IdentifymeasurestostrengthenretailersBO.•IdentifytheimpactofBOonsuccessofSAretailers.•Developrecommendationstostrengthenretailbrands

6months

81. W&RSETA ‘Africancountry’profile:Problems&opportunitiesforSAretailers

Other Thisstudywillaimto:•ProvideprofileofretailmarketandenvironmentinXXXXX.•IdentifyproblemsthatretailersareexperiencinginXXXX.•IdentifyretailingopportunitiesthatareavailableinXXXX

6months

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82. W&RSETA Transformation:EvaluationoftheroleofW&RSETAinthelast10years&thewayforward

Other ThemainpurposeofthestudyistoassesstheimpactofW&RSETASkillsinitiativesonthetransformationoftheW&RSector.

9months

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