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RISK REPORT 2024/25
Longer-term response to address risk
sustainably
Risk drivers Response strategies Impact
Poor work culture and behaviour Support work readiness programmes for young people Short term:
(e.g. gap year for civil services could develop responsible medium
future citizens, who are ready to study). Medium term:
high
Teachers are often underqualified Qualification and experience adequacy assessments, gap Short term:
for the subjects they teach analyses, 5-10 skills improvement programs, benchmarking high
of learner progress against teacher skill levels. Medium term:
high
Misalignment between skills Robust collaboration (between parents, high schools,
needed and skills developed at tertiary institutions, and future employers), current vs
learning institutions future skills maps, targeted profiles for school exits Short term:
(subjects and grades), targets for tertiary graduation medium
profiles, bursary priorities in targeted skills, SETA Medium term:
and industry incentives for targeted skills, upskilling high
of matriculants and graduates aligned to targeted
recruitment, flow of information from labour market into
education system.
Curtailment of teacher training ‘Teachers of the Future’ programs, retooled teacher and Short term:
colleges, lack of continuing learner models to achieve targeted skills at schools and medium
professional development tertiary institutions, twinning of retooled schools with Medium term:
regional education networks. high
Poor teacher performance Zero tolerance for avoiding critical tests (e.g. reading
measurement, influence of unions for meaning for all learners), investigation of excessive Short term:
limiting performance management learner ‘hold backs’ to inflate pass rates, new independent medium
Directorate of Education Quality and Complaints Boards, Medium term:
include diversity principles into curriculum planning high
processes, improve governance and change management
in the system.
Short term:
Inefficient resource allocation Benchmark cost per learner in emerging regions, apply medium
usage (highest national budget efficiency learnings, combine teacher delivery model Medium term:
share), e.g. use of digital learning with technology at villages, roving teachers’ assistants high
and support (unemployed matriculants and graduates) at villages.
Demographic changes, high birth Predictive models for school and tertiary education needs Short term:
rates, population migration per skill sector, national budget allocation based on medium
population and efficiency ratings, relocation incentives for Medium term:
unemployed teachers. high
