South Africa’s qualifications system is undergoing a major shake-up, with more than 1,100 outdated qualifications already removed from the national register. The move is an effort to align education and skills training with today’s job market. Chief Operating Officer at the South African Qualifications Authority, D. Makhaphela Makhafola, explains.... Watch: #Newzroom405show more

NSFAS should stop funding students who are doing useless degrees such as bachelor of social science.

Today's job market is being reshaped by the advancements of AI. The speed at which institutions are delivering the skills needed in today's job market also needs a shake up. Basic education as a social construct needs reimagining from the ground up not just rewording of higher qualifications, WHAT future we are preparing children for?

As they should have before the unemployment crisis got out of hand

Please don't remove my qualification, 'am still looking for a job🙏.

What are those qualifications?

@grok list these qualifications

@pastalj Can they remove Horticulture?

I hope art and culture degree is discontinued

Truly shuffling the chairs on the Titanic

Finally

Shifting the goal posts. They'll create all sorts of reasons to justify the economic violence directed to our ordinary people. No one is born with skills. This Capitalist system is toxic to the core

Maths n science Electricity Tailor Plumber Carpenter Many more

Where can I read more on this matter ?

This should happening atleast every 5 years. .

I hope this change is not a simplistic change of humanities for STEM programs.

Long overdue

Economics will be useless as well