Closing the Skills and Technology Gap in South Africa Background Paper 3: the Role of Higher Educa- Tion in Closing the Skills Gap in South Africa1
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The paper is part of a series of background papers which seeks to identify and analyze key constraints in higher education, skills development, and technology absorption in accelerating labor absorption and shared growth in South Africa. The background papers form part of the ‘Closing the Skills and Technology Gaps in South Africa’ project which was financed by the Australian Agency for International Development.
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