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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Transnationals, Globalisation and Education and Training: Evidence from the South African Automotive Sector
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McGrath, Simon – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
This study explores the relationships between globalisation and education and training through an examination of certain transnational corporations operating in the automotive sector in South Africa. The automotive industry is an important source of improvements in both the quality and quantity of skills in South Africa. This sector was the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Corporations, Industrialization, Vocational Education
Skills Development in South Africa's Very Small and Micro Enterprise Sector
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McGrath, Simon; Martins, Johan; Smith, Jocelyn; Cachalia, Fahmida; Kane, Kevin – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This article explores the state of skills development for smaller enterprises in South Africa through a consideration of two recent empirical studies of very small and micro enterprises (VSMEs--those with 2-10 employees). It provides new evidence about the complexity of the VSME sector and the mixed performance of state attempts to engage with it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Job Training, Small Businesses
Reviewing the Development of the South African Further Education and Training College Sector Ten Years after the End of Apartheid
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McGrath, Simon – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2004
This article analyses the progress made in transforming the public further education and training college system in South Africa in the first decade of democracy. It charts the evolution of policy for the sector and how it relates to broader policy development in South Africa. It examines the extent to which policy has been implemented and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Youth Employment, School Desegregation
National Policies and Institutional Practices: The Credibility Gap in South African Education and Training Reform.
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McGrath, Simon – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 1998
Reviews developments in technical and vocational education in South Africa: National Qualifications Framework, Curriculum 2005,and enterprise development. Addresses issues of articulation, funding, and market responsiveness. Concludes that practices might be imposed from above and government agencies do not yet have the capacity to develop and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Job Training