A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme

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dc.contributor.authorMcCord, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-05T14:12:22Z
dc.date.available2016-07-05T14:12:22Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2016-06-27T12:28:35Z
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the ability of the training and work experience offered under public works programmes to promote employment in South Africa. Public works are a key component of South African labour market policy and are ascribed considerable potential in terms of addressing the core challenge of unemployment. However, despite this policy prominence, the labour market impact of the training component of such programmes has not been studied systematically in South Africa, from either a theoretical or empirical basis, and this article attempts to provide an initial critique of the programme from both perspectives. This article outlines the unemployment situation in South Africa and the training component of the government's national public works programme, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), which was developed to enhance workers' skills and labour market exposure, and thereby improve their subsequent employment performance. Theoretical and empirical arguments are used to develop a critique of the training component of the programme, and the article concludes by arguing that, as currently conceptualised, the national public works programme is unlikely to have a significant impact on skills development or unemployment, due the structural nature of unemployment, excess supply of low and unskilled labour, and the high skills growth strategy adopted by government.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13636820500200302
dc.identifier.apacitationMcCord, A. (2005). A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme. <i>Journal of Vocational Education and Training</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20214en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcCord, Anna "A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme." <i>Journal of Vocational Education and Training</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20214en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcCord, A. (2005). A critical evaluation of training within the South African National Public Works Programme. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 57(4), 563-586.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1363-6820en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - McCord, Anna AB - This article explores the ability of the training and work experience offered under public works programmes to promote employment in South Africa. Public works are a key component of South African labour market policy and are ascribed considerable potential in terms of addressing the core challenge of unemployment. However, despite this policy prominence, the labour market impact of the training component of such programmes has not been studied systematically in South Africa, from either a theoretical or empirical basis, and this article attempts to provide an initial critique of the programme from both perspectives. This article outlines the unemployment situation in South Africa and the training component of the government's national public works programme, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), which was developed to enhance workers' skills and labour market exposure, and thereby improve their subsequent employment performance. Theoretical and empirical arguments are used to develop a critique of the training component of the programme, and the article concludes by arguing that, as currently conceptualised, the national public works programme is unlikely to have a significant impact on skills development or unemployment, due the structural nature of unemployment, excess supply of low and unskilled labour, and the high skills growth strategy adopted by government. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Journal of Vocational Education and Training LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 SM - 1363-6820 T1 - A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme TI - A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20214 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcCord A. A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme. Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20214.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceJournal of Vocational Education and Trainingen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjve20/current
dc.titleA critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programmeen_ZA
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