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May 25, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Skills supply and demand in South Africa

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HCHuman Sciences Research Council

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze the interplay between skills supply and demand in South Africa to inform future skills policy.
  • Utilized an analytical approach to assess the interaction of skills supply and demand.
  • Departed from traditional manpower forecasting methods to explore complexities in the skills landscape.
  • Focused on implications for economic reform and inclusive growth.
  • Identified gaps in skills supply and demand that affect economic growth.
  • Provided insights that can shape future skills policy for inclusivity.
  • Highlighted the complexity of the skills interaction beyond simple forecasts.

Abstract

This report provides a holistic understanding of the current supply and demand for skills in South Africa, and represents one of the first attempts to analyse how the two interact to inform future skills policy to support an inclusive economic growth path. The analytical approach used in this report represents a radical departure from manpower forecasting and attempts to understand the complexities and intricacies around how supply and demand interact, and the corresponding implications for reform.

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Human Sciences Research Council (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13e83b0e02ee3982d32ec3https://doi.org/10.14749/32384496
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