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Higher Education Institutions need to unpack the Link between Education, Employability and Entrepreneurship

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Employability by Dr Ahmed Shaikh, Senior Academic and Managing Director at REGENT Business School It is axiomatic to state that business models, across all sectors of the economy, are being fundamentally disrupted. From the pervasive use of exponential technologies, the rise of smart machines and artificial intelligence, shifting demographics, increased market transparency, limitless individual choices…

Training for a brave new world

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Employability by Paresh Soni Associate Director: MANCOSA Graduate School of Business There’s an old Jesuit maxim “Give me the child for the first seven years and I will give you the man.” This view assumed people were largely stuck with what they had become when they entered the world of work, and is still influential.

Higher Education and the Labour Market Skills Mismatch

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Employability by Paresh Soni Associate Director: MANCOSA Graduate School of Business In his State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa stressed the importance of reducing the unemployment rate, especially amongst the youth in South Africa. According to Trading Economics, the youth unemployment rate in South Africa decreased to 52.20 percent in the third quarter of…