Overview
- DHET’s latest high-demand list identifies 99 occupations accessible through one-year NQF 1–5 training, a pathway Kagiso Trust is promoting to school-leavers.
- Sixteen listed occupations require no formal qualifications, enabling immediate entry into work in roles such as waiters, receptionists, taxi drivers and forklift operators.
- Kagiso Trust CEO Mankodi Moitse is urging Northern Cape youth this week to see technical training as a fast track to employment and long-term careers.
- Xpatweb’s 2025 survey finds 89% of businesses report harm from critical skills vacancies, with artisans making up nearly a quarter of shortages and many roles requiring NQF Level 4 or below.
- Demand spans construction, engineering, electrical, automotive, business support, hospitality, healthcare and security, reflecting opportunities across the province’s mining, agriculture, logistics, construction and renewable projects.