South Africa: Higher Education and Takealot Sign Strategic Skills Development Agreement

South Africa: Higher Education and Takealot Sign Strategic Skills Development Agreement

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has signed a landmark agreement with leading e-commerce business, Takealot Group, to expand youth skills development, bridge education-to-employment gaps, and support workforce growth in South Africa.

Takealot, DHET partner to bridge skills gap

By Levy Masiteng The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and Takealot have partnered to bridge the gap between education and employment by offering industry-relevant skills training and e-commerce business opportunities to young people, through the Takealot Township Economy Initiative. The signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the DHET and Takealot took place at Takealot in Kempton Park on Wednesday. During t…

Takealot and government join forces to boost student skills

South Africa’s Department of Higher Education has signed a landmark agreement with e-commerce giant Takealot to give students hands-on industry training while supporting township businesses and entrepreneurs.

Takealot employs 6,500 South Africans. Its next hires could come from technical colleges

Takealot, South Africa’s largest e-commerce group, is teaming up with the government’s Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to pilot a digital skills programme in three technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges. Formalised on Wednesday, the programme aims to align classroom teaching with the demands of the digital economy. Critics have long called out South Africa’s higher education system for producing gradua…