WorldSkills conference opens as government warns of skills gap threat

South Africa’s persistent skills shortage and high number of young people not in employment, education, or training remain a major obstacle to economic growth, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Nomusa Dube-Ncube said on Monday.

Delivering the keynote address at the WorldSkills South Africa Conference on the sidelines of the national skills competition at the Durban International Convention Centre, Dube-Ncube said expanding artisan development and apprenticeships is critical to addressing the country’s widening skills gap.

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