- Title
- An exploration of Work-Integrated Learning for a professional public service. The co-creation of the public servant of the future.
- Creator
- Draai, Enaleen
- Subject
- Public Service, Work-Integrated Learning
- Subject
- Public Service, Public servant of the future
- Type
- text
- Type
- Type
- Lectures
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/66482
- Identifier
- vital:75534
- Description
- In its quest for growth and development, society is continually met with new and emerging phenomena that seek co-existence with perennial issues. Society is thus defined by a myriad of complex socioeconomic, governance, political, and technological challenges requiring problem-solving for change. Human capital development informed by requisite knowledge, competence, and skills becomes crucial. However, graduate employability has drawn substantial attention from employers and the world of work, citing a mismatch between the curriculum pursued in higher education and the work readiness of graduates. In this discussion, higher education refers to universities. The implication is that these graduates do not hold the attributes and aptitudes required and expected by the world of work. Graduates lack the requisite aptitude to transfer the knowledge acquired (Breedenkamp, Botma and Nyoni 2023:36; Mseleku 2022:775). These assertions are particular where regulation and professional registration are not a requirement of the qualification and occupation. Studies have also shown that students cite a mismatch between the curriculum pursued, which is focused chiefly on theoretical foundations with little emphasis on practical linkage and their ability to secure employment, thus compounding the transition from studentship to employee. (Harry, Chinyamurindi and Mjoli: 2018:2; Mncayi 2021). Furthermore, the qualifications pursued by graduates are cited as not meeting labour demands where a scarce skills gap exists. In addition, under-employment is also evident when individuals assume employment in areas that do not develop their expertise in the qualifications pursued. Similarly, the individuals also pursue continuous temporary and short-term contractual employment unrelated to their disciplinary focus acquired (Basson, du Plessis and Brink 2023:119). The ability to secure employment draws attention to the individual and the attributes held for employability.
- Format
- 10 pages
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Humanities
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Inaugural lectures
- Relation
- Inaugural lectures 2024
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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