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Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A South African case study

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  • Caitlin Allen
  • Zaakhir Asmal
  • Haroon Bhorat
  • Robert Hill
  • Jabulile Monnakgotla
  • Morné Oosthuizen
  • Chris Rooney

    (Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town)

Abstract

We provide a quantitative analysis of labor force survey data and conducted a survey of firms operating in IWOSS. For the quantitative, a series data on gross valueadded (GVA) and individual labor market activities data obtained from Statistics South Africa.3 We also make use of O*NET, a standardized database of skill requirements from the United States for over 1,000 occupations (O*NET, 2019). The O*NET database provides information on numerous measures such as skills, knowledge, abilities, and education levels required for a particular occupation (O*NET, 2019). The firm survey on employment potential and skill requirements supplements the results of the quantitative analysis. These firm interviews were conducted in the tourism, agro-processing, horticulture, and transit trade sectors. These four IWOSS sectors were selected based on their ability to create several types of jobs across the skills spectrum in South Africa.

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  • Caitlin Allen & Zaakhir Asmal & Haroon Bhorat & Robert Hill & Jabulile Monnakgotla & Morné Oosthuizen & Chris Rooney, 2021. "Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A South African case study," Working Papers 202102, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    • Handle: RePEc:ctw:wpaper:202102
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    Structural change; South Africa; economic growth; manufacturing; “industries without smokestacks”; IWOSS;
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