Higher education minister Blade Nzimande says SA is facing a skills development challenge.
Nzimande said expanding access to post-school education and training opportunities requires institutions to offer a diversity of programmes not only to take account of the needs of the youth who have completed schooling, but also for those who have not completed their schooling in an integrated and articulated manner.
“Two-million of them have not finished grade 12, while some are working in the extensive informal economy,” said Nzimande.
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