
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has secured commitments from private sector leaders to partner with government in advancing South Africa’s skills development agenda and strengthening the country’s education-to-employment pipeline.
The commitments emerged from a high-level business breakfast convened by Manamela on Monday, ahead of the Higher Education and Training Budget Vote speech delivered in Parliament on Tuesday.
The engagement brought together executives and leaders from the agriculture, mining, engineering, ICT, financial services and other strategic sectors, alongside government representatives, skills development institutions, intermediaries and…
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