Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications?

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dc.contributor.advisorMorris, Michaelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChristie, Zara Danielleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-19T12:21:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-19T12:21:30Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research paper presents an overview and analysis of skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector in the context of production upgrading. The analysis touches on the broader South African skills development framework and industrial policy towards the clothing sector, notably the shift from mass production towards the adoption of Lean Production and the Quick Response retail model. As clothing firms based in the Western Cape evolved their production strategies and moved up the value-chain and towards Lean Production methods and Quick Response capabilities, skills requirements also evolved. As such, suitable skills development initiatives are required to support this evolution and industry innovation. Skills development institutions such as SETAs are unable to provide the necessary training required by these firms to successfully transition to the new production methods and retail supply model, with skills gaps and shortages occurring both at a technical and managerial level. Due to publicly funded institutions not providing the required associated training, a number of manufacturing firms are privately funding training programmes for their workers in an attempt to resolve this problem, but many cannot afford this intervention. While privately provided skills training may be a short-term transitional solution, it is not sustainable to ensure overall industry development, growth and success as firms undertake the implementation of evolved production methodologies and implement the Quick Response retail model.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationChristie, Z. D. (2016). <i>Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications?</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22815en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChristie, Zara Danielle. <i>"Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications?."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22815en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChristie, Z. 2016. Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications?. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Christie, Zara Danielle AB - This research paper presents an overview and analysis of skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector in the context of production upgrading. The analysis touches on the broader South African skills development framework and industrial policy towards the clothing sector, notably the shift from mass production towards the adoption of Lean Production and the Quick Response retail model. As clothing firms based in the Western Cape evolved their production strategies and moved up the value-chain and towards Lean Production methods and Quick Response capabilities, skills requirements also evolved. As such, suitable skills development initiatives are required to support this evolution and industry innovation. Skills development institutions such as SETAs are unable to provide the necessary training required by these firms to successfully transition to the new production methods and retail supply model, with skills gaps and shortages occurring both at a technical and managerial level. Due to publicly funded institutions not providing the required associated training, a number of manufacturing firms are privately funding training programmes for their workers in an attempt to resolve this problem, but many cannot afford this intervention. While privately provided skills training may be a short-term transitional solution, it is not sustainable to ensure overall industry development, growth and success as firms undertake the implementation of evolved production methodologies and implement the Quick Response retail model. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications? TI - Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22815 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22815
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChristie ZD. Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications?. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22815en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherApplied Economicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherDevelopmenten_ZA
dc.titleProduction upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications?en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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