scholarly journals Exploring the Value of the Capability Approach for Vocational Education and Training Evaluation: Reflections from South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Powell ◽  
Simon McGrath
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Training Evaluation ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Capability Approach

The Effectiveness of Vocational Training and Access to Finance in Alleviating Poverty among Women in Rural South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-197
Author(s):  
M.D. Phala ◽  
◽  
R.M. Mukonza
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Rural South ◽  
And Training ◽  
Rural South Africa

Globally, there is a growing belief that through women’s empowerment, the socio-economic well-being of many societies will be transformed. This article sought to investigate the effectiveness of these women’s empowerment programmes in fostering poverty alleviation in rural South Africa, using Diphagane village in Limpopo Province as a point of reference. The study employed the qualitative research approach. To facilitate an in-depth understanding of the specific area of focus, the study was premised on the exploratory research design. The findings indicate that women believe they are central to the family unit and empowering them through vocational education and training indeed alleviates poverty. The consensus is that women empowerment through vocational education and training is a key parameter to ensure women’s competitiveness, and as such improves their chances of building a better life and improving their livelihoods. This in turn leads to an improvement in the quality of life for families and the rural community. The responses obtained suggest that poverty reduction is possible through the financial empowerment of women. It is therefore recommended that the South African government intensifies provision of vocational training and access to finance as part of the broader strategy to alleviate poverty in rural areas.

scholarly journals Table of Contents

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Joy Papier
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
And Training

page iv. Editorial team page v. Acknowledgements page vi. Editorial - Joy Papier page 1. Incorporating principles of expansive learning and activity theory in curriculum design to bridge work and education contexts for vocational teachers - James Garraway and Christine Winberg page 22. Developing a WIL curriculum for post-school lecturer qualifications - André van der Bijl and Vanessa Taylor page 43. Teacher industry placement in Australia: Voices from vocational education and training managers - Annamarie Schüller and Roberto Bergami page 67. Motivating styles in dual, initial vocational education and training: Apprentices’ perceptions of autonomy support and control - Valentin Gross, Jean-Louis Berger, Matilde Wenger and Florinda Sauli page 89. Factors that influence the employability of National Certificate (Vocational) graduates: The case of a rural TVET college in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa - Nduvazi Obert Mabunda and Liezel Frick page 109. Experiences of women students in Engineering studies at a TVET college in South Africa - Sophia Matenda page 126. Growing the TVET knowledge base in the south: South African postgraduate output, 2008–2018 - Joy Papier and Simon McGrath page 143. Interview with Adrienne Bird - Johann Maree page 153. Contributor biographies page 156. Editorial policy page 158. Call for papers: JOVACET 4(1), 2021

scholarly journals The shift to tertiary technical and vocational education and training and the demise of South Africa’s former ‘technikon’ system

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
André Kraak
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technical And Vocational Education ◽  
Path Dependent ◽  
And Training

Post-school systems of education and training have changed dramatically across the globe, including in South Africa, over the past two decades. It is ironic, however, that as many countries chose to renew and grow ‘polytechnic-type’ post-school education and training subsystems, South Africa (together with other countries from the Anglo-Saxon world) chose to reduce their role, largely through institutional mergers and processes of academic drift. Much of this difference in approach is path-dependent, shaped by the specific histories of capitalist evolution in each country. However, it also has to do with the faulty policy logic which has guided these changes over the past two decades. This article investigates the rise in significance of tertiary technical and vocational education and training (TVET) through brief case studies of two countries in Central and Northern Europe where the polytechnic sector has been expanded, not reduced. The discussion then shifts to South Africa, where graduation outcomes (in percentage terms) in the universities of technology have remained flat for more than two decades. The shift from secondary to tertiary TVET requires a significant expansion of enrolments and graduations in key applied technology fields, not the stasis we are seeing in South African universities of technology.

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