WITS REAL - PSETA Podcast Series
The Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) and the University of Witwatersrand’s Centre for Researching Education and Labour (Wits REAL) have, over the last three years, been involved in an exciting research partnership. This partnership has sought to support the PSETA in providing evidence-based research to facilitate skills development and effective skills planning so as to contribute towards the development of a competent and capable state.
As part of the partnership’s deliverables, the Wits REAL Centre has introduced a PSETA podcast series which is aimed at firstly, showcasing the findings of key areas of research conducted on behalf of the PSETA. Secondly, to reflect and engage with some of the key challenges facing the public service sector for example, in relation to skills, capabilities, competence and capacity. This, with the aim of provoking reflection and action on the challenges that confront the public service sector.
In view of this focus, this podcast series will unpack a number of questions such as what are the skills needs for the public service sector in view of its mandate to deliver public value for citizens? And within that is skills really an issue or a “red herring”? How do we understand the notion of a performing state? How can we measure and monitor competencies and performance better? How can the public service sector plan more effectively around its skills needs? What is needed to facilitate the building of a capable state?
As part of the partnership’s deliverables, the Wits REAL Centre has introduced a PSETA podcast series which is aimed at firstly, showcasing the findings of key areas of research conducted on behalf of the PSETA. Secondly, to reflect and engage with some of the key challenges facing the public service sector for example, in relation to skills, capabilities, competence and capacity. This, with the aim of provoking reflection and action on the challenges that confront the public service sector.
In view of this focus, this podcast series will unpack a number of questions such as what are the skills needs for the public service sector in view of its mandate to deliver public value for citizens? And within that is skills really an issue or a “red herring”? How do we understand the notion of a performing state? How can we measure and monitor competencies and performance better? How can the public service sector plan more effectively around its skills needs? What is needed to facilitate the building of a capable state?
