1、SKILLS FOR THEGREENIN SOUTH AFRICATRANSITIONReport|July 2024Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure Authorized1SKILLS FOR THE GREEN TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICAAbstractFor South Africas green transition to succeed,it is essential that the n

2、ecessary skills to perform green jobs and green tasks are available among its current and future workforce.Many of the qualifications that are traditionally offered by the Post-School Education and Training(PSET)system already aim to equip graduates with a large part of the skills that are also rele

3、vant for green jobs.After all,many of the skills that are needed in green jobs are similar to those needed in non-green jobs.This includes transversal skills such as literacy,numeracy and a range of socio-emotional skills,as well as generic technical skills that are needed for a broad range of jobs,

4、both in and outside of the green economy.But,there is also a need for green-specific technical skills that are newly emerging as green industries and green processes develop,and to date not enough education and training programs have been updated or introduced to incorporate these particular skills.

5、This is partly the result of insufficient signaling from the labor market on the labor and skill needs for the green transition which,in turn,is caused by gaps in strategic coordination,weak incentives,and methodological issues preventing the collection and dissemination of relevant data on skill ne

6、eds for the green transition.Additionally,the PSET system,especially Technical and Vocational Education and Training(TVET),suffers from significant systemic weaknesses with a negative impact on the relevance,quality,and quantity of PSET provision,which contributes to skills gaps and mismatches acros