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Comparative study : profile of technikon personnel management diplomate and Western Cape industry requirements
Author(s)
Palmer, Rodney Thomas
Date Issued
1993
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Technikon
Abstract
The worsening unemployment problem and lack of skilled manpower in South
Africa, is not confined only to the lower levels of the organisation hierarchy.
Effective managerial skills are in short supply, and training and educational
programmes therefore need to be geared to the provision of these skills. This
type of training and education is the domain of tertiary educational institutions,
such as technikons. It is pertinent then, to consider whether the current syllabi
of management educational programmes at the technikons in fact reflect in their
content, the skills required by the workplace.
This line of thinking may be taken further, in that one must reason that even if
the syllahi content are rele";.ant to industry needs, the relevance of the weighting
or focus areas in the syllabi content, need to be consistent with the requirements
of industry.
This study was undertaken to examine the relevance of the skills acquired by
diplomates - through the tuition received and experience gained - while studying
towards the National Diploma: Personnel Management
In order to achieve the goal of the study, a semi-structured questionnaire and
interview approach was utilised, to ascertain the human resource management
skills needs of a sample of industries in the Western Cape.
A comparison of these two sets of data was then made, and the relationship
between them established. The comparison was intended to serve as a guide, in
order that any syllabi adjustments which might be indicated, could be targeted
to meet specific industry needs.
Africa, is not confined only to the lower levels of the organisation hierarchy.
Effective managerial skills are in short supply, and training and educational
programmes therefore need to be geared to the provision of these skills. This
type of training and education is the domain of tertiary educational institutions,
such as technikons. It is pertinent then, to consider whether the current syllabi
of management educational programmes at the technikons in fact reflect in their
content, the skills required by the workplace.
This line of thinking may be taken further, in that one must reason that even if
the syllahi content are rele";.ant to industry needs, the relevance of the weighting
or focus areas in the syllabi content, need to be consistent with the requirements
of industry.
This study was undertaken to examine the relevance of the skills acquired by
diplomates - through the tuition received and experience gained - while studying
towards the National Diploma: Personnel Management
In order to achieve the goal of the study, a semi-structured questionnaire and
interview approach was utilised, to ascertain the human resource management
skills needs of a sample of industries in the Western Cape.
A comparison of these two sets of data was then made, and the relationship
between them established. The comparison was intended to serve as a guide, in
order that any syllabi adjustments which might be indicated, could be targeted
to meet specific industry needs.
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Thesis (Masters Diploma ( Personnel Management) -- Cape Technikon, Cape Town,1993
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