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Towards a micro-credential country model for South Africa

Recognition of non-formal and informal skills for young people in Eastern and Southern Africa through the innovation of micro-credentials. Published by Unicef, Austrian Development Agency in collaboration with JET Education Services (J. Keevy and A. Paterson)

Towards a performance management framework for TVET lecturers in South Africa

This research is focused on enhancing the relationship between performance appraisal (PA) and continuing professional development (CPD) within the wider performance management of South African technical and vocational education and training (TVET) lecturers. It aims to address the country’s challenges in job creation and skills development by contributing to a well-aligned performance management and CPD system. Emphasising the importance of TVET lecturers in national human resource development (HRD), the research underscores the critical role of lecturers in shaping skilled graduates, thus contributing to economic growth, and advocates for a fair accountability process through PA in TVET colleges’ performance management systems.

Towards a South African Teacher Induction Framework

The many challenges experienced by NQTs include assignment to poorly-disciplined, lowperforming and/or large classes, additional responsibilities, high teaching loads, and difficulty in accessing the staffroom culture (Tahir et al., 2014). As a result, many leave teaching after a few years for other jobs. Accordingly, in June 2018, JET Education Services (JET) was contracted by the Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance (VVOB) and the DBE to undertake the research to develop a draft concept document on teacher induction.

Towards the professionalisation of TVET lecturers

This report on the professionalisation of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) lecturers is the result of research undertaken by JET Education Services (JET) in 2021 and 2022 as part of a five-year TVET programme. In 2019, JET was appointed as part of a consortium of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) involved in the five-year TVET programme commissioned by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the National Skills Fund (NSF).

Joint Report by SSACI, JET Education Services and the NBI, March 2016

Joint Report by SSACI, JET Education Services and the NBI, March 2016

Tracer Study of the Transition of Students from TVET Colleges to the Labour Market. South Africa

The supply of sustainable skills is central to economic growth and development in South Africa. The post-schooling sector is critical for the supply of these skills.