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Environmental Leaders Programme,
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Green Skills Research for Conservation:
A baseline study of the nature and
scope of green skills for
conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
DEA Biodiversity Indaba 21 August 2017 - 2
• Capacity of skilled, experienced and appropriately qualified scientists
• Are the necessary skills available in nature conservation organisations
NBRES
• Building a capable and developmental state
• Environmental sustainability and resilienceNDP
• 13 Climate Action
• 14: Life Below Water
• 15: Life on Land SDG
Context and purpose
Biodiversity Indaba 17 August 2010 - 3
Understand the nature and scope of conservation skills
Informing sector skills planning
Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
Research
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
National
(7)
Provincial
(9)
Metros (8)
Local municipalities
(32)
NGOs (21) Research
institutions (7)
Private reserves (59)
Private consultancies
(9)
Biosphere reserves (8)
Ethnicity,
gender and ageQualifications
profiles
Comment on
scarcity
Job titles
Scope of skills
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
Conservation skills per employer category # %
National Government
(incl. EPWP, 93374, 54%)
98, 958 57.8%
Provincial Government
(incl. EPWP, 17122, 10% )
22, 187 12.9%
Local Government Metros 671 0.4%
Local Municipalities
(incl. EPWP, 46244, 27%)
46,686 27.2%
NGOs 431 0.3%
Biosphere Reserves 78 0.04%
Private Sector 312 0.2%
Private Reserves 642 0.4%
Research Institutions 1552 0.9%
Total 171, 517 100%
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
National Government
58%
Provincial Government
13%
Local Government Metros
1%
Local Municipalities (including EPWP)
27%
NGOs0%
Private Sector 0%
Research Institutions
1%
Skills per major group
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
# Total number of conservation skills per OFO major
group
Total # of skills
per occupation
% of total
occupations
1 Managers 1082 7.2%
2 Professionals 5339 35.4%
3 Technicians and Associate Professionals 2913 19.3%
4 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery, Craft And Related
Trades Workers
554 3.7%
5 Elementary Occupations 161940 34.5%
Total 171, 830 100%
Ethnicity
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
Ethnicity across organisational
categories
Black Coloured Indian White
National Agencies 3515 976 161 918
Provincial Agencies 2431 682 75 352
Metros 240 55 11 167
Local Government 152 84 13 42
NGOs 193 60 15 158
Biosphere Reserves 7 10 1 49
Private Sector 137 33 26 104
Private Reserves 382 54 2 197
Research Institutions 558 142 174 605
Subtotal 7615 (56.6%) 2096 (16.4%) 478 (3.7%) 2592 (20.3%)
EPWP Workers 103058 53689 8 0
Total 110673 (65.6%) 55785 (32.9 %) 486 (3.7%) 2592 (1.5%)
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Gender profile across organisational
categories
Total # of Males Total # of Females
National Agencies 3442 2128
Provincial Agencies 2715 825
Metros 279 194
Local Government 201 90
NGOs 237 189
Biosphere Reserves 49 18
Private Sector 119 181
Private Reserves 635 509
Research Institutions 668 811
Subtotal 8345 (32.9%) 4945 (37.2%)
EPWP Workers 65831 90908
Total 74176 (43.7%) 95853 (56.3%)
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Age profiles across
organisational categoriesYounger than 35 35 to 54 Older than 54
National Agencies 921 530 388
Provincial Agencies 398 1321 22
Metros 148 260 65
Local Government 54 90 40
NGOs 189 185 52
Biosphere Reserves 6 37 24
Private Sector 145 137 18
Private Reserve 208 322 105
Research Institute 522 774 183
Subtotal 2591 (36.3%) 3656 (51.2 %) 897 (12.6%)
EPWP Workers 94062 67386 943
Total 96653 (57%) 71042 (41.9%) 1840 (1.1%)
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Green Skills Research
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Persons with disabilities across
organisation categories
Total # of males
with disabilities
Total # of females
with disabilities
Total # of persons
with disabilities
National Agencies 48 27 75
Provincial Agencies 32 25 57
Metros 1 4 5
Local Government 6 2 8
NGOs 4 3 7
Research Institutions 8 3 11
Total 98 65 163
% of disabled people to the total #
of skills
0.13% 0.07% 0.2%
Persons with disabilities
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
• Geohydrologist/Hydrologist**
• Animal Ecologist **
• Environmental Practices Inspector **
• Environmental Auditor **
Occupations that reflect vacancies higher than 50:
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
• Geohydrologist/Hydrologist
• Animal Ecologist
• Environmental Practices Inspector**
• Environmental Auditor
• Conservation Scientist**
• Zoologist**
• Species Protection Officer**
• Environmental Officer **
• Policy and Planning Manager
• Urban and Regional Planner
% number of vacancies relative to the total number of skills for each occupation:
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Green Skills Research
for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of
green skills for conserving South Africa’s
ecological assets.
Employer feedback on skills they find difficult to fill:
• Environmental Practices Inspector**
• Conservation Scientist**
• Zoologist**
• Park Ranger
• GiS Specialist / Technician**
• Species Protection Officer **
• Environmental Officer **
• Field Rangers
• Ecologist
• Environmental Manager
• Research Manager / Research Director
• Life Sciences Technician (Marine Technician/ Ecology Technician)
• Veterinarian
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