Reforms to South Africa’s technical colleges keep failing students and employers: why?

Reforms to South Africa’s technical colleges keep failing students and employers: why?

Freepik, CC BYSouth Africa’s 50 public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are, in the main, struggling institutions. In many, throughput rates – how many students qualify in the expected time – are low. Some lecturers are under-qualified and under-resourced. Relationships with employers, which are crucial for the type of training that these colleges offer, are uneven. Colleges are hard pressed to provide training to …