Africa Business Radio — Graduate unemployment is a reality in South Africa. Previously on this show, we had a discussion about Graduate Development in South Africa and today we are continuing this conversation. With more graduations currently taking place in the country, I'm sure, most graduates are asking themselves the question “Whats next?”. ...…

Africa Business Radio — The Department of Higher Education released a report in 2015 highlighting that 47.9% of university students did not complete their degrees. Black students had the highest drop-out rate, with 32.1% leaving in their first year. We also introduce a new Career Segment. The importance of Choosing the right path for your talen ...…

Africa Business Radio — Technical Vocational Education and Training Strategy of the AU Youth Division.The African Union Commission in an effort to revitalize TVET in Africa and to establish a pool of high-quality TVET centers across Africa launched a competition to uncover the 20 most promising models in TVET for the 21st century from the five ...…

Africa Business Radio — Over the years we’ve seen more and more matriculants wanting to access higher education institutions. Between 2009 & 2016 university enrolment expanded from about 5% to only 10%. In 2016 only 20% of matriculants were able to register at South Africa’s 24 public universities.With the declaration of FreeFeeHigherEducation ...…

Africa Business Radio — Forth Industrial Revolution is a term we’ve been hearing a lot about and on this show, we take a look at how it will affect Higher Education from the lecture room to the graduates we produce. The fourth industrial revolution is upon us and it will have a tremendous impact on every aspect of our lives. Prof Tshilidzi Marw ...…

Africa Business Radio — On the 16th December 2017, President Jacob Zuma announced that the South African Government will subsidize free higher education for poor and working-class students.He said in a statement the previous Saturday that the definition of poor and working-class students will now refer to "currently enrolled TVET Colleges or un ...…

Africa Business Radio — The attention of education policy-makers and the international education community is moving away from raising literacy levels and increasing access to secondary and higher education, towards skills required by the workforce to promote economic growth. To help us understand skills development from a South African context ...…

Africa Business Radio — Institutional research is a broad category of work done at schools, colleges, and universities to inform campus decision-making and planning in areas such as admissions, financial aid, curriculum assessment, enrollment management, staffing, student life, finance, facilities, athletics, and alumni relations.Juan-Claude Le ...…

Africa Business Radio — GEN Algeria Campus Ambassadors celebrate and shape the next generation of entrepreneurs through activities and competitions in and outside the campus to help them sharpen their skills and connect them to potential cofounders, mentors and even investors.Campus Ambassadors are charged with unleashing the entrepreneurial sp ...…

Africa Business Radio — The driving force of every successful economy in the world is entrepreneurship. Encouraging entrepreneurs to start new businesses is a priority for any government and is only increasing in importance as nations look to grow, become self-reliant, and overcome economic uncertainty. DHET has established a program called EDH ...…

Africa Business Radio — Skills development has become crucial in advancing the African continent. The future of the continent, in part, rests on the skills, knowledge, talents and commitment of its young people. To ensure that young people are equipped with these skills the World Skills Competition was established.WorldSkills SA Team Heads To A ...…

Africa Business Radio — Higher Education Authorities play an important role in implementing systems of quality assurance, accreditation, conducting institutional audits and regulation of higher education institutions in Zambia. Today we discuss the role of the HEA of Zambia since its inception. We also profile one of South Africa's top Universi ...…

Africa Business Radio — As we all know with any change or development comes challenges and todays show we take a look at some challenges facing higher education on the continent. The number of students enrolled in tertiary education has increased from fewer than 200,000 in 1970 to around 10 million today. 4 challenges have been identified as ke ...…

Africa Business Radio — Higher education on the African continent has changed over the years. This show will take a look at were higher education was, were it is currently and were it seeks to be in the coming years. We take a look at the history of higher education on the continent and the future of Jobs and skills in Africa report by the Worl ...…