This paper conducts a review of the literature on skills shortages in South Africa. It is demonstrated that different Government departments have different views concerning the definition of skills shortages. This is largely due to the omission in any official government literature of tying the concept of 'skills shortages' to productivity.
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Daniels, R. 2007-05. Skills Shortages in South Africa: A Literature Review. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 07/121. University of Cape Town.
Daniels, R. (2007). Skills Shortages in South Africa: A Literature Review (Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 07/121). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7266
Daniels, Reza Skills Shortages in South Africa: A Literature Review. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 07/121. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7266
Daniels R. Skills Shortages in South Africa: A Literature Review. 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7266