POLICY BRIEF
Labour Market Intelligence Systems and Mechanisms for Skills Planning Lessons and recommendations for South Africa
Marcus Powell and Vijay Reddy
Introduction
In the global economy, it is important to understand what types of skills1 are required to support productive
and inclusive growth, and significantly, how these skills will be produced. Unfortunately, South Africa does
not have an institutional structure to track changes in the labour market, and thus lacks a credible planning
mechanism for skills development. In order to tackle these issues, the DHET initiated a four year Labour
Market Intelligence Partnership project, with research to be conducted by an HSRC led consortium. The
project investigates labour market and skill issues, with a view to produce recommendations on how
education and training institutions could respond to signals from the labour market.
This first policy brief from the HSRC’s Labour Market Intelligence Partnership is based on an analytical
study, with the objective to:
construct a model and accompanying concepts to guide the development of a new framework
for skills planning and information systems in South Africa.2
The analytical study investigated two interconnected areas, namely: the labour market intelligence system
(LMIS), and the planning mechanism for skills development. When tackling the area of LMIS, the study
focused upon how data was collected, analysed and what types of labour market intelligence was produced.
Whereas, when investigating the skills planning mechanism, the study was more concerned with how
1 We use the word ‘skills’ to refer to all types of post-school education and training. 2 Powell M & Reddy V (2014) Information Systems and Skills Planning: Lessons and Options for South Africa. Labour Market
Intelligence Partnership report. Pretoria: HSRC.
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DRAFTlabour market intelligence was utilised to inform decision making processes at the national and sector
levels3 (or not, as the case may be).
A multi-method approach was used to undertake the study, and involved extensive discussions with those
working in the sector. The following question areas were used to guide the investigation:
• What is the context shaping skills planning and labour market information systems in South Africa?
• How do the skills planning mechanism and labour market information systems operate?
• What has been the performance of the current planning and information systems?
• What are the reasons for the poor performance of the current mechanisms and processes?
• What lessons can we learn from how other countries approach skills planning and information systems?
• Using existing structures and processes, what are the options for building the labour market information
system and skills planning mechanism?
The context shaping the skills planning mechanism and labour market information systems in South AfricaThe key to tackling poverty alleviation and supporting productivity, as well as economic growth,
is to have a clear understanding of where we want to go and how we are going to get there.
Nowhere is this more true than in the field of skills development, where it is imperative for planners to
understand what skills are in demand now, and are likely to be in demand in the near future. Such intelligence
is vital for education and training providers to design curricula with the type of skills that can help young
people obtain employment, help existing workers improve their productivity, and help the economy to
adjust to changes in regional and global markets.
Following the end of apartheid, considerable resources were invested in the reform of the skills development
system. Considerable effort was placed on a new approach to skills planning and the management of
labour market information. This process of reform was managed by the Department of Labour, and saw the
establishment of a new skills development system and planning mechanism comprising: a national skills
authority (NSA), the sector education and training authorities (SETAs), three successive National Skills
Development Strategies, and a series of sector skills plans.
Each National Skills Development Strategy has been supported by the implementation of a series of Sector
Skills Plans (SSPs). Responsibility for the development and implementation of the SSPs rests with the
Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) which cover the main sectors of the economy. These
SETAs have periodically been subjected reforms, including consolidation of the number of SETAs through
mergers, and more recent attempts to improve management and governance structures.
The skills strategies and plans were reinforced through legislation to facilitate implementation. Perhaps the
most significant of these was the Skills Development Act of 1998, which provided the architecture for the
current system. Other relevant pieces of legislation include the Skills Levy Act, the National Qualifications
Framework Act, and various amendments to the 1998 Act.4
3 It should be noted that the skills planning mechanism covers the institutional structures for undertaking the planning process, as well as the wider political economy and how this influences decisions on how resources are allocated for skills development.
4 For more details understanding of the legislation see: http://www.labour.gov.za/DOL/legislation/acts/skills-development/skills-development-levies-act
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DRAFTIn addition to skills planning through the SETA system, universities and to a lesser extent, Further Education
and Training Colleges, also undertake a form of skills planning through their enrollment planning.
How do the present skills planning mechanism and labour market information system operate?We now turn to examine how the skills planning mechanism operates, and identify the structures supporting
the flows of information and knowledge. Figure 1 provides a schematic outline of the main bodies and
structures formally involved in these processes until 2009.5 The diagram depicts the approach adopted
after 1994 to ensure that an improved match is achieved between the supply and demand for skills:
• Starting on the left, the first block refers to the structures and institutions involved in the provision of
data, knowledge and intelligence on the labour market.
• The second block outlines the main mechanisms responsible for skills planning, consisting of the
National Skills Authority (NSA), the SETAs, enterprises and skills development and training providers of
different kinds.
• The third block outlines the plans that are produced at the national, sector and workplace levels.
At the heart of the skills planning mechanism was the National Skills Authority (NSA) and the Sector Education
and Training Authorities (SETAs). The NSA was responsible for developing a national strategic framework
and targets for priority areas. The SETAS were the key institutions tasked to understand current and future
skills in demand in their sector. The SETAs were supposed to identify priority skill areas for their sector,
develop plans and identify strategies to tackle shortages or gaps. The education and skill providers were
another important set of partners in this process, who worked with employers to deliver the skills.
The way in which the skill planning mechanism operates is complex and involves a number of processes.
The key institution for supporting the consolidation of plans was the Skills Development Planning Unit
(SDPU) within the Department of Labour (DoL). The SETAs, to a large extent, (because of the sheer volume
of work associated with the SETA plans), had the greatest influence on the structure and operation of the
SDPU. The SDPU developed a number of guidelines for the SETAs to assist with their sector skills plans,
but the evidence shows that the way in which data was collected, analyzed and presented varied
enormously, and was not optimal.
What has been the performance of the current planning and information systems?Evidence on the performance of the skills planning process is found in the degree to which the right quantity
and quality of skills are being produced for the labour market by the current skills system. For instance, the
continued publication of lists of scarce skills raises questions about the effectiveness of the current planning
mechanisms.6 The Manpower Group in South Africa undertakes an annual survey of scarce skills and
according to this research, there is a severe shortage of professional engineers. Another scarce skills list
5 It should be pointed out that this was the process prior to the transfer of skills planning responsibilities to DHET, and the systematic attempt to build a post-school education and training system that is in process since 2009.
6 For more information on these scarce skills list see the following web pages: (1) www.saleader.co.za/human-capital/human-capital-menu-categories/careers/item/695-where-are-south-africa-s-biggest-employment-shortages (2) www.adcorp.co.za/NEws/Pages/SA%E2%80%99seconomydesperatelyneedshigh-skilledworkers.aspx (3) www.dhet.gov.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=akZ2tL6YU7k=&tabid=346&mid=1415
DRAFTproduced by Adcorp Employment identified a high demand for professional workers across all occupations. The
Departments of Higher Education and Training, Labour and Home Affairs all have developed their own list of scarce
skills. First, and perhaps the most important issue raised is that taken together, these lists demonstrate that significant
shortages exist, continue to grow, and are not being addressed by the current skills system. Second, there is no
consistency between any of the different lists about what constitutes a scarce skill. A third closely related issue is the
lack of credibility or confidence in the current lists of scarce skills. For instance, the recent list produced by the
Manpower Group ranks ‘drivers’ as the second most scarce skill. Government needs to provide leadership and
guidance in defining and developing consistent methodologies for estimating scarce skills.
Reasons for the poor performance of the current mechanism and processes At the heart of the problem is the large number of tasks that the SETAs are expected to perform in producing their
sector skills plans. In theory, the planning mechanism is comprehensive. Enterprise plans are expected to feed into
Sector Skills Plans (SSPs), and in turn, these are supposed to feed into the National Skills Development Strategy. At
the same-time, the National Skills Development Plan provides the framework for the Sector Skills Plans, and these
feed down to the enterprise level.
However, the intended ‘top-down, bottom-up’ approach to planning does not work according to these expectations.
A financial incentive was introduced to encourage enterprises to submit their workplace skills plans to SETAs, in the
face of non-compliance. Moreover, the Workplace Skills Plans (WSPs) became more concerned with documenting
delivery rather than on future or anticipated skill needs at the enterprise level. The planning cycle for most enterprises
was totally different to that followed by the SETAs and government departments.
Another problem with the current mechanism is the capacity of the SETAs to develop their own plans. The expertise
of planning and labour market analysis is a key skill shortage in most countries and it questionable whether the
SETAS are able to develop this capacity (or whether it is realistic to expect the SETAs to carry out such functions).
Figure 1 highlights that there a number of different data sources that SETAs need to use. It was envisaged that Stats
SA could provide data that could be used by the SETAs for compiling their sector skills plans. However, in reality
there was limited alignment between sectors and occupations as covered by the official statistics, and the operational
coverage of the SETAs.
An attempt was made to support SETAs with their planning through the establishment of a Skills Development
Planning Unit (SDPU). Evidence shows that many of the DoL staff at the former SDPU were suddenly expected to
become involved in complex planning and labour market analysis, most of which were beyond their job functions.7
Planning and labour market expertise are scarce skills and they cannot be developed overnight.
Another signal for planning was supposed to have come from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). A review
of the DTI web-pages can reveal that they have many different strategies, ranging from SMME development and
industrial development, to trade and exports. However, these labour market signals have not been communicated
to the education and training institutions, indicating the lack of links and co-ordination at the national level. It is then
difficult for SETAs to translate these signals to their planning.
A final issue, and equally as important as these factors, relates to the philosophical assumptions underpinning the
skills planning mechanism. The theoretical and philosophical assumptions underpinning a skills system influence the
7 See: Molapo, T (2007) An Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the SDPU work routines, DOL
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DRAFTway in which institutional structures relate to each other, as well as the types of mechanisms and processes
that are established. In South Africa, despite the developmental state discourse, in practice, the nature of
labour market processes is frequently presumed to be voluntary. It is assumed that information will be
supplied on skill shortages, that plans will be developed, priorities identified, and that providers and learners
will respond to the market signals. So, for example, the planners would identity areas of shortages and skills
training and development providers would respond by offering such programmes of learning. In turn, the
learners would also chose to study for skills that are scarce since they are more likely to be employed and
receive higher wages.
However, in the context of South Africa some of the inherent assumptions under-pinning the current
voluntarily or market based system are not correct. For example, planners and stakeholders do not have a
clear understanding of what are the priority skill areas, and what areas they should target; learners don’t
have information about what skills are in demand and will only understand the relevance or value of their
skill once they have finished their programme; and the limited understanding about priority skill areas means
that providers deliver programmes of skills training based on their own resources or expertise, rather than
what is required in the labour market.
The current philosophy underpinning what is in effect a ‘voluntary’ or ‘market-based’ approach has helped
contribute towards a supply-led skills development environment in which there is a limited understanding of
priority skill areas, few linkages with industrial development needs, and a general failure to anticipate or
forecast future scarce skills.
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Institutional mechanisms for skills planning, including structures and processes for data collection and utilisation
Structures responsible for producing data,
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DRAFTLessons gained from how other countries approach skills planning and the production of labour market intelligenceWhat are more appropriate models for skills planning, and how do other countries approach the function of
skills planning and producing labour market intelligence? A number of different planning models were
analyzed and the implementation experiences of a number of countries were investigated. Bear in mind that
one approach to planning is not inherently better than another, but that each model discussed represents
a political attempt to manage change.
The first model investigated is the ‘education’ or ‘market based’ model. This approach uses the formal
education system as the main mechanism for skills development. It is reactive in that it tends to respond to
what the market requires, as opposed to anticipating what the market might need in the future. The
countries that have adopted this approach include the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and former Anglo-
Saxon colonies. One of the characteristics of this approach is the key role played by the formal education
systems in producing skills and the high value placed on collection of labour market data. However, this
data is often not translated into labour market intelligence or used by those involved in planning.
The second model explored is the ‘social partnership’ or ‘employment approach’ which emphasises
workforce development as the key vehicle for skills formation. This approach has been applied in the
Netherlands, Scandinavian countries and the Republic of Ireland. The important role played by social
partners, both in terms of identifying skill requirements and determining which type of skills should be
produced, could provide lessons for South Africa. Other facets of this model worthy of consideration are
collaboration between government departments on skill issues, and setting-up structures dedicated to
producing labour market intelligence.
The third model is the ‘integrated economic’ approach or ‘developmental state model’ of skills formation,
which focuses upon demand side policies and their role in the generation of higher level skills. The best
example of the developmental state model can be found in Singapore which has successfully generated
synergies between trade and investment strategies, and those for skills development –a capability that
South African may want to develop. The developmental state model is also much more interventionist and
anticipates change, as opposed to responding to change.
The final model is based on what could be called the ‘catch up countries’ model, those developing or
middle income countries attempting to leap-frog stages of development based on skills. These countries
normally adopt a more holistic approach to skills and human resource development. Emerging examples
include Sri Lanka and Botswana. One of the key lessons from this approach is the importance of ensuring
synergies between national macro-policy frameworks and those for skills development, as well as linking
skills to employment and wider human resource development issues.
Recommendations for moving forward: Options for skills planning and the production of labour market intelligenceThe introduction of reforms in South Africa needs to take into account the implementation experiences
since the end of apartheid, and also draw on the experience of other countries. Future recommendations
must also take into consideration the policy implications emanating from the recent draft White Paper on
Post-Secondary Education. Here we propose three intersecting and complementary sets of options for
reform based on the analytical study.
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DRAFTThe operationalisation of the developmental state model
The first area for reform centers on the need to articulate the role of the developmental state and to identify
the practical implications for implementation. On the one hand, this philosophy means that industrial
priorities must play a more significant role in driving the skill agenda in South Africa. This will mean that
mechanisms and structures are put in place to translate industrial priorities and consider their implications
for skills development. A consensus would also need to exist around the priorities for skills development
and this must be accepted by government departments, enterprises and unions. On the other hand, the
developmental state model would also mean that social partners play a role in determining how supply and
demand are managed, particularly identifying what skills are in demand and decisions over how resources
are invested in skills development.
Reforms for Labour Market Intelligence
The second more concrete area for reform centers on options for the production of Labour Market
Intelligence. The DHET must be able to produce valid and recent information on the labour market that has
credibility and can be used to support planning processes at the sector and national levels. This labour
market intelligence should also provide the basis for producing a list of scarce skills that is readily accepted
by employers, stakeholders and the public. Suitable methodologies must be developed to support this
process.
Figure 2 outlines a possible structure for managing the production of Labour Market Intelligence (LMI).
There are many assumptions underpinning this diagram, and it is intended to provide the basis for discussion
and dialogue.
At the heart of any system for producing LMI, there needs to be a central body responsible for coordinating
various processes associated with collection, collation and analysis. There is a need for a structure –
labelled LMIU in Figure 2 - that has political support and a significant budget to perform this function. The
name and reporting lines and location of such a structure would need to be decided upon by further
consultation amongst those working in the sector. Whatever the name and the reporting lines, it is clear that
the LMIU structure will have to perform a number of specific functions related to understanding the supply
and demand for skills in South Africa, as well as broad trends in the regional and global labour markets. A
number of specified indicators or a custom-designed research plan would help drive these processes.8
It can be expected that the LMIU would collect data on the supply and demand for skills, covering current
need and expected future needs. The LMIU would be expected to perform a coordinating role in this
process and other agencies would carry out the data collection and analysis. Nevertheless, the LMUI
should play a key role in producing a document on scarce skills and other trends in the labour market.
The production of supply-side data should pose no major difficulties and could come from three main
sources. The first is the Higher Education and Training Management Information System (HETMIS) which
provides data on the outputs from the formal education sector, particularly those at the post-secondary
level. The second source of data would need to collate the outputs from private post-secondary education
and skills development providers. This might need to be collected using a specific survey or sampling
technique. The third source of supply-side data would cover workplace training.
8 Note: We have limited our attention to the role played by LMI in supporting planning processes. However, it is recognised that LMI would need to play an important role in supporting monitoring and reporting activities. This is another area that will need to be defined prior to the setting up of this new structure.
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DRAFTThe collection and analysis of data on the demand situation is more complex and will involve a range of
organisations. A significant proportion of the data on demand, particularly around the economy and
occupational structure of the labour market, would come from StatsSA. Special arrangements would need
to be made about specific types of data that should be produced by StatsSA for the LMIU. Other sources
of data would have to be collected through surveys, specific studies, forecasting approaches and focus
groups. The LMIU would not have the capacity to undertake such work and, instead, it should be sub-
contracted out to research institutions, universities and consultancy companies. This would be driven by a
research plan and the LMUI would manage a framework contract between different contractors and take
primary responsibility for quality assurance. One of the key activities will be the development of a forecasting
tool that can be used as a basis for determining future skill needs. Other sources of demand-side data
relate to the implications of government department’s plans and policies (especially the economic
departments), and the LMIU would need to work with the NSA (or similar structure) to interpret their
implications for skills development.
SETAs could be expected to play a more important role in the collection of data on both the supply and
demand of skills in the workplace through a modified workplace skills plan. The LMUI would have to play
an important quality assurance role in this process, supporting the questions that will be addressed, the
type of questionnaire that will be administered and how the data will be collated, as well as analyzed. The
precise details of these issues will need to be discussed with SETAs and stakeholders. Managing the data
collection process of the SETAs will be one of the main roles of the proposed LMIU. These issues are
discussed in more detail in the next section on skills planning.
Reforms to the mechanism for skills planning
The third set of options for reform, focused on the skills planning system, is equally complex as those for
LMI. Figure 3 outlines the proposed new mechanism for skills planning, the relationships between
components and the type of plans that will be produced. Drawing on a strength of the current system,
emphasis will be placed on a ‘top-down and bottom-up’ approach to the skills planning process.
At the highest level of decision-making and coordination will be the National Planning Commission and
Cabinet. The NPC has produced the National Development Plan and it can be expected that the future
planning commission could be responsible for developing a more integrated plan, ensuring that there is
more joined up thinking between government departments. The intended role of NPC could be improved
management of the country’s development process. The National Panning Commission could also play a
significant role in validating the content of any National Skills Plan.
At the national level the reformed NSA (a national advisory body) in conjunction with the LMIU will play an
important developmental role, particularly around tracking major changes being implemented by other
government departments, as well as other changes in the economy, and identifying their implications for
skills development.
In addition, the NSA and the LMIU will play an important quality assurance role in validating the Sector Skills
Plans (SSPs) produced by the SETAs. This process occurred in the former system, but without much
success. Under the reformed process the NSA, along with the LMIU, will play a much stronger developmental
role in ensuring that SSPs are aligned to national plans and priorities, including emerging ones when they
occur. This will be achieved through a number of new strategies.
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DRAFT• The LMIU will undertake a national skills survey to help determine what the priority skill needs at the
enterprise level are. The information from this survey will be used by the NSA to validate the plans from
the SETAs, particularly around whether all the national priority skills needs are being addressed by the
SETAs and whether there are duplications in provision.
• Where national priorities are missed and where potential duplications in supply may occur, the NSA will
have the power to intervene and ensure that corrective actions take place within the plans of the
appropriate SETA.
• The LMIU will inform the NSA about those priority skill areas that take a long time to develop, providing
the basis for ensuring that SETAs work with providers to deliver such programmes.
The core of the planning process will continue to be focused upon the SETAs, universities and technical and
vocational education (TVE) colleges. The SETAs, universities and TVE colleges would be more focused on
managing supply and demand at the sectoral level. The SETA SSPs, universities and TVE college enrollment
plans would need to be streamlined and produced in accordance with government planning cycles. This
process will involve a much closer working relationship with the LMIU and the NSA. Specific responsibilities
of the SETAs will focus upon identifying skills needs, and working more closely with providers to ensure that
appropriate responses occur, particularly around the development and actual delivery of programmes.
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