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The Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC) will launch the guidelines at the business breakfast where the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, will deliver the keynote address. In July 2010, the... Read more
Event Date: 6 June 2012

Human Capital 

The case for sustainable and improved quality across the education spectrum in South Africa is clear. In one way or another, our goals for sustainable economic growth, global competitiveness, poverty alleviation and equity depend on high quality, accessible education and education institutions. Research consistently highlights the pivotal link between human capital development, starting from a foundation phase in education and underpinning lifelong learning, and sustained growth and development. Key national initiatives confirm the crucial link between education, economic growth and improved living standards.

PROJECTS:

Colleges-Industry Partnership (CIP)


Construction CIP
Academic Award Recipient 2009

The overall impact that the NBI seeks to achieve is a modern, high quality, responsive public Further Education & Training (FET) system contributing significantly to effective skills development in support of economic growth in South Africa.

The NBI currently facilitates partnerships in the Construction and Mining sectors at an operational as well as a strategic level...[more]

 

Technical Skills Business Partnership (TSBP)

This collaborative initiative focuses on narrowing the gap in the national supply and demand of critical and scarce skills, by growing the number of engineers, technologists / technicians and artisans available to the economy.
Facilitated by NBI, TSBP comprises the following industrial partners...[more]

   
Education Quality Improvement Partnerships Programme (EQUIP)

 

The EQUIP programme supports government in the implementation of its education quality improvement programmes and policies, by building the capacity of schools to develop into strong and viable institutions with sound and strategically designed development plans...[more]

 
Business in Schooling Dialogues

In 2007 the DoE launched the Dinaledi 2 Adopt-a-School strategy in its efforts to improve the quality of Mathematics and Science pass rates amongst black learners. It made a special appeal to business for its support at a dinner hosted by the NBI... [more]

The Travel & Tourism Programme (TTP)

 

The Global Travel & Tourism Programme, South Africa (GTTP-SA) will be established as a stand-alone programme outside of the NBI with effect from 01 October 2009. The NBI has managed the programme 1999 with much success...[more]  

Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa (formerly JIPSA)

 

The NBI as the Secretariat to JIPSA assists the Joint Task Team and the Technical Working Group with the development of the priority skills plan budget and implementation strategy... [more]



Previous Projects

The Colleges Collaboration Fund (CCF) was established to support the transformation of the technical college sector in line with the vision of White Paper 4 of 1998.. [more]

Publications resulting from these initiatives can be found on our Publications page.

FAQs about  CIPs * EQUIP * Travel & Tourism Partnership​​

Recent News
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The quality of education is a major concern for all South Africans. In response to this challenge, representatives of business, organised labour, the community constituency in ... Read more
Published: 3 February 2012
Focus Areas: Human Capital

Pupils, parents and teachers from Zwaansuyk High School in Retreat, joined employees from Johnson & Johnson and the National Business Initiative to celebrate the launch ... Read more
Published: 3 August 2011
Focus Areas: Human Capital

Die belangrikste vraag oor vaardigheidsontwikkeling is of jong mense. ... Read more
Published: 28 June 2011
Focus Areas: Human Capital

Recent Publications

The size and scope of corporate social investment (CSI) in schooling in South Africa was researched and follows similar research done in 2010. ... Read more
Published: 2011
Type: Reports/Case Studies

Over 13 years more than 500 000 learners and nearly 20 000 educators benefitted. The report provides important lessons for deepening the involvement of business in schools. ... Read more
Published: 2010
Type: Reports/Case Studies

In October 2009 the National Business Initiative (NBI) commissioned Trialogue to conduct preliminary research to determine the size and scope of corporate social investment (CSI) in schooling in South... Read more
Published: 2009
Type: Reports/Case Studies

The key purpose of this evaluation/impact study was to find out about EQUIPs strategies and their effectiveness in bringing about change in the quality of teaching and learning in EQUIP supported sch... Read more
Published: 2007
Type: Reports/Case Studies

The NBI was recently invited by the GTZ to develop a case study on our college industry partnership experience. The case study was used as a demonstration of the challenges and opportunities around bu... Read more
Published: 2007
Type: Reports/Case Studies

 

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