South Africa’s job market is undergoing a change as more people turn to work-ta’ar training to deal with unemployment. Showing no signal to abolish the high national unemployment rate, the traditional university degree is no longer considered as the only passage for a stable career, in which people select practical, skill-focused courses rapidly that are ready to meet the demands of the employer.
“In many areas where entry-level posts do not require university degrees, which reveal a difference between academic training and workplace needs. This mismatch has promoted the demand for business and short skills programs that prefer skills on hands on theoretical knowledge,” calls Albee Libenberg, General Manager, General Manager, General Manager. Oxbridge academySA’s major distance teaching provider and a brand of JSE-list advisor.
Libenberg says that students are giving priority to rapid access and relevance, from project management and bookkeeping methods to IT support and business health and safety, developing necessary skills in the sector.
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Last year, Parliament focused on the need to identify and prioritize the skills required to run the country’s economic growth, and to ensure that students participated in institutions that present these programs instead of seeing degree studies as a reliable path only.
“Employers are evaluating rapid capacity on credentials. Businesses give priority to candidates who can demonstrate practical skills, whether data analysis, digital marketing, or workplace security. This change is re-shaping education, not only immediate job prospects but also a foundation to learn life in a dynamic economy with skill-based training.
While more skill development is an advantage for the country, it makes sense even at an individual level, given South Africa’s notorious difficult jobs market.
Benefits of Task-Taiyar Training
- Rapid entry into the workforce: Skills programs, often complete in months, allowed multidisciplinary degrees to allow quick job market access to programs.
- Industry-handled training: Courses designed with employers input, which focus on in-demand skills such as IT support, digital marketing, or project management, directly matching job requirements.
- Practical, hands experience: Skills programs emphasize real -world applications, equipped with learners with devices that unlike the theoretical focus of multiple degrees, they can immediately use at work.
- High employment in reduction areas: Skill training targets areas with skills interval, such as healthcare or logistics, the possibility of securing roles increases where the demand is higher than the supply.
- cost effectiveness: Low cost skill makes skills accessible compared to degrees, reduces financial obstacles to start a career.
- Flexibility for working learners: Distance education options allow employment with employment -allow candidates to gain experience during training, a plus for employers.
- Immediate relevance for employers: Certificate specific, displays job-taiyar capabilities, often gives more value than extensive academic credit in decisions to hire.
- Adaptability for market change: Small programs can be updated quickly to reflect the needs of the current industry, ensuring that graduates remain competitive in fast developed areas.
“Further, the change towards skill-based education reflects a widespread redistribution of employment in South Africa. With structural challenges such as slow economic growth and rising labor force, the need for increasing employment creation, the need for targeted training is more pressure than ever,” says Libbenberg.
“Skill programs not only address immediate employment needs, but also promote adaptability, enabled individuals to navigate the industries. While degrees maintain values for some career paths, the access and relevance of vocational training is an important tool to reduce it and create a flexible workforce.”
The Oxbridge Academy is a leader in distance education, and has been offering cheap, accessible education and training opportunities at local and internationally for 25 years. The Oxbridge Academy offers more than 130 courses in advertising and marketing areas ranging from tourism and hospitality, and is part of JSE-list JSE-list PTI Limited, the largest private education provider in Africa. Registered and recognized by the respective field bodies including Dhet, QCCTO, Umalusi, Etdp SETA, Appetd, and Saiosh, Oxbridge Academy focuses over 20 000 students in its quality programs annually on academic excellence and development of workplace skills.