In 2012 the Department of Higher Education and Training launched the on Skills Supply and Demand in South Africa_ March 2019.pdf Labour Market Intelligence Partnership project which intended to provide reliable scientific data indicating the skills needs, skills demands and skills supply in the South African labour market. This project was spearheaded by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and included a consortium of academics from the likes of UCT and Wits. Data would be used to fulfill national government’s skills planning needs which establishes the framework guiding academic course development to produce the needed competencies which would help grow the economy.

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