Human Capital Development. 24. The North East Combined Authority will create an integrated employment and skills system tailored to the specific needs of the area, and thereby raise labour market participation and skills at all levels, to increase productivity, improve the life chances of young people, help people into work and meet the skills shortages experienced by North East employers.
Human Capital Development. As a cornerstone of a shared Human Capital Development (HCD) strategy the CSIR and Eskom will facilitate the following: • The coordinated exchange of personnel between the organisations to improve the collaborative partnership from the “bottom up” o Gain experience in a different work environment e.g. R&D versus implementation o Improve dissemination of knowledge and new ideas o Promote and facilitate interaction x Xxxxxx coordinated research, development and implementation activities o Build strong personal links between the organisations, thereby strengthening long term cooperation and the development of new joint programmes and projects o Create an integrated network of excellence and build research capacity through collaboration and knowledge-sharing between experts in multi- disciplinary fields • Development of joint training programs and the establishment of strategically aligned Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) programs in consultation with the HEIs o Grow local Science, Engineering and Technical (SET) capabilities o Enhance training activities for SET students to increase exposure to R&D and industry domains o Increase training activities and support o Create professional development opportunities through internships and/or mentorships
Human Capital Development. Learning opportunities to enhance an employee’s competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities to support business needs are routinely provided via Customer HR/Payroll processing workshops, job aids, informative website and list serves.
Human Capital Development. Staff can be re-employed to support school’s effort in developing staff capabilities, promoting employee engagement and work-life harmony among staff. Specific areas include:
Human Capital Development. Government recognises that educational attainment is a key determinant to employability and in this regard it is committed to invest in human capital development through education and training which are the major drivers in achieving social and economic objectives173. Statistics show that in 2012, the employment rate in Malta ranged from 47.9% for individuals with lower than upper-secondary and post- secondary education; to 67.4% for persons with upper-secondary and post-secondary education, and to 86.7% for those with tertiary attainment level. Profiling of the early school leavers (ESL) in 2012, also gives a good indication of the importance of education attainment vis-à-vis employment related prospects. In fact, 31.4% of the ESLs in 2012 were not in employment.174 This calls for further efforts to direct ESI funds to ensure that every individual has the potential to acquire educational attainment levels which match the needs of the labour market. Throughout the years, Government has invested heavily in the educational sector. Reform in the education services has been ongoing with the main changes revolving around elimination of streaming, the introduction of benchmarking tests (primarily having a diagnostic function), introduction of the middle school concept, and a pilot co-education system in secondary schools, all with the aim to smoothen the transition from primary to secondary education, whilst ensuring a more successful secondary cycle of education. Such reforms were complemented by investment in the facilities and infrastructure mainly financed through EU funds, comprising both compulsory education schools and investment directed towards higher-education institutions. The latter offer hundreds of undergraduate programmes in a relatively large number of disciplines, including PhD programmes.
