LMIP Learning Session Day 1: Melissa Erra (DHET) kick-started discussion - review of the Workplace Skills Plan/ATR #skills HSRC.ac.za

LMIP Learning Session Day 2: Morne Oosthuizen Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) - what analysis can be done with proposed new WSP/ATR instrument? HSRC.ac.za #skills

LMIP Learning Session Day 2: SETA colleagues share insights on data weighting for quality data analysis CHIETA_SETA merSETA W&RSETA

Looking for info on SA labour market? From university dissertations to government reports - see on LMIP repository: lmip.org.za/search

#skillsplanningforSA on the agenda the SA Labour Market I/P HigherEducationZA LMIP close-out meeting in PTA today HSRC.ac.za @SAgovnews

Kick off! We're talking #skillsplanningforSA - Mr GF Qonde: DG DHET welcomes all to the programme for the day HigherEducationZA #skills

SA Labour Market I/P HigherEducationZA signs of a maturing society as we plan our future in a systematic view, state, business and universities work together in a networked and intelligent manner crain soudien

LMIP was a five year push to support the building of an intelligent skills planning system for SA - essential to SA's development - Prof. C Soudien: CEO HSRC #skillsplanningforSA

The LMIP journey began with gov Outcome 5: "prioritising a skilled and capable workforce to support inclusive growth.” the LMIP was born to provide intelligence towards this outcome - Dr Vijay Reddy (HSRC) #skillsplanningforSA HigherEducationZA HSRC.ac.za

SA Labour Market I/P HigherEducationZA Thabo.Mabogoane DPME Evaluations HSRC.ac.za paradox in SA labour market: over-supply of low skills but the economy is biased towards highs skilled employment

Skills planning is a dynamic, flexible & complex process that requires strategic intelligence - LMIP is the start of understanding this process. Next phase: enhancing coherence/alignment/structures and agreements - Dr Vijay Reddy, HSRC #skillsplanningforSA HSRC.ac.za HigherEducationZA

Mapping sector innovation and skills development networks is key to promoting systemic alignment - employers, univ, TVET, SETAs, gov deps, industry associations >interaction is critical< Dr Glenda Kruss, HSRC #skillsplanningforSA

Dr Adelzadeh (Wits): the 'Linked Macro-Education Model' enables projections using low/med/high national growth scenarios to project future job openings per qualifications (and much more) - a tool for skills planning that promotes systemic thinking #skillsplanningforSA

Ms Khuluvhe (DHET) - LMIP has set a good foundation for taking forward labour market intelligence: the dev of community of practice, & good research outputs for SA from int. perspective. We need to work on translating this research for stakeholders to use. HigherEducationZA

Ms Khuluvhe (DHET) urged all present today to access the LMIP repository: lmip.org.za/search - see reports, policy briefs, journal articles and more... #skillsplanningforSA #skills HSRC.ac.za HigherEducationZA

Dr Vandeweyer (OECD) speaks to the new OECD report: "Getting Skills Right in South Africa". Access the report at: tinyurl.com/y8kpekvh #skillsplanningforSA

Where to after LMIP? Dr Narsee (DHET) says that DHET will continue to embed research in the PSET system: translating LMIP insights into actual planning processes – and translating planning into action. Many further steps still to take #skillsplanningforSA HigherEducationZA #skills

Are school systems ready to develop students’ social skills? Read Andreas Schleicher's blog ➡ bit.ly/2zZeZ7A #OECDPISA #problemsolving #teens #collaboration

New Global Employment Trends for Youth launched, sharing economy and #FutureofWork discussions in Geneva, efforts to fight child labour in Argentina... Check out the ILO's highlights & sign up to receive our weekly news update bit.ly/2B7BVOB

New Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO blog show how #teachers are central to any effective response to school-related gender-based violence #16Days #OrangeTheWorld bit.ly/2mYeepL