The second policy roundtable, held at Indlela training centre on 26 February 2015, threw the spotlight on Planning for Artisanal Skills: What is Missing? Drawing in stakeholders from government, the private sector and training institutions, the roundtable aimed to address two critical constraints to planning for artisanal skills in the future: the importance of understanding context, and the need to improve data.
Attendees at the Roundtable on 26 February 2015
The LMIP shared research, data and knowledge on the distinct characteristics constituting the current artisanal occupational milieus in terms of the location of artisanal work, its organisation, its knowledge bases and how this relates to training practices.
Mr David Mabusela, Department of Higher Education and Training
Stakeholders from SETAs and the Department of Higher Education and Training discussed current approaches and initiatives to create better data on the supply and demand of artisanal skills, to identify the gaps that remain.
Significant work and progress is currently underway in the artisan arena, and the need for a collaborative and engaged process was highlighted as a key requirement in ongoing policy processes.
The presentations may be found here.
