dc.contributor.author	Janse van Rensburg, Christine
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-22T11:09:29Z
dc.date.available	2010-07-22T11:09:29Z
dc.date.issued	2010-07-22T11:09:29Z
dc.description	Thesis (M. Tech. (Human Resource Management, Dept. of Management Sciences))--Vaal University of Technology, 2009.	en
dc.description.abstract	Key skills shortages, coupled with high levels of unemployment are well documented in South Africa. Learnerships, which are meant to reduce the skills shortage, are not addressing this problem as the SETAs have failed to communicate the benefits of learnerships aggressively to companies. Thus, the purpose of this research is to determine organizational perspectives of learnerships within the MERSETA organizations in the Sedibeng district municipal area. A literature study of learnerships and applicable legislation in South Africa was undertaken in order to contextualize the South African skills development initiative. The empirical portion of the study involved conducting a survey using a self-administered questionnaire designed to elicit perspectives of learnerships within small, medium and large organizations (n=150) that fall under the MERSETA and that are situated in the industrial areas of Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging and Meyerton, within the Sedibeng district municipal area. The data obtained indicate that although almost two-thirds of the researched organizations do currently implement learnerships, these organizations experienced several barriers and challenges when taking on learnerships. It was found that the MERSETA organizations within the study area also lack understanding and familiarity with the learnership system and their perceptions towards learnerships are for the most part, negative. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations, targeted at the National Skills Authority, the Department of Labour, the MERSETA and the SETAs, are made to assist organizations in various areas to overcome the identified barriers and challenges emanating from learnership implementation.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Central Research Committee (Vaal University of Technology)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10352/91
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Manufacturing learnerships	en
dc.subject	Engineering learnerships	en
dc.subject	Skills shortages--South Africa	en
dc.subject	Unemployment--South Africa	en
dc.subject	SETA	en
dc.subject	Learnerships	en
dc.subject	Learnerships--Law and legislation--South Africa	en
dc.subject	MERSETA	en
dc.subject	Learnership implementation	en
dc.subject	National Skills Authority	en
dc.subject	South Africa. Department of Labour	en
dc.subject	Skills development initiative	en
dc.title	Organisational perspectives of learnerships within manufacturing, engineering and related services organisations in the Sedibeng municipal district area	en
dc.type	Thesis	en

Organisational perspectives of learnerships within manufacturing, engineering and related services organisations in the Sedibeng municipal district area

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