Articles about skills development

African workers outpace global peers in GenAI adoption

The African workforce accelerates GenAI adoption faster than global peers, as skills pressure mounts, PwC’s global workforce survey finds.

Flash Group, redAcademy partner to bridge SA’s tech talent gap

Flash Group will tap into redAcademy’s skills integration as a service model to develop junior talent.

The critical importance of skills development in modern industry

Konica Minolta South Africa reaffirms its commitment to skills development through its National Technical Learnership Programme.

Employers urged to align bursary spend with SA’s urgent ICT skills needs

The CTU Training Solutions Corporate Bursary Partnership is designed to help businesses meet B-BBEE, skills development and workplace skills plan objectives.

Empowering SA youth to lead green tech revolution

SA needs a robust educational foundation that equips young people with the knowledge and practical skills needed to thrive in the green tech sectors.

Collective X commits R50m to drive digital jobs in SA

The NPO will co-invest with employers to create work opportunities that connect digital skills training with real employment.

Strategic insights on aligning cyber security with business objectives for growth

A proactive approach to cyber security drives significant business value beyond the prevention of financial and reputational damage from cyber incidents, says Gilchrist Mushwana, head of cyber security at BDO South Africa.

SA becomes ‘reservoir’ for data centre space

President Cyrill Ramaphosa backs the burgeoning data centre industry as the next growth frontier.

Dynamic DNA hosts Workplace Skills Plan, B-BBEE, Skills Development,and 4ir4her Workshop

The workshop will take place on 27 March in Johannesburg.

Vodacom partners tech firms to upskill 1m young Africans

Together with AWS, Microsoft, Skillsoft and other collaborating organisations, Vodacom aims to bridge the digital skills gap across eight African countries.

Learners compete codeX Skills for Digital Future programme

By making online coding accessible on a smartphone, codeX creates a more inclusive path to careers across the digital economy.

ITWeb TV: Cisco Networking Academy sets large skills target

Since inception, the academy has trained 411 000 students in South Africa, says Cisco’s Ndileka Stuurman.