28 November 2016
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released the results of the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) study on 29 November 2016. TIMSS is a cross-national assessment of the mathematics and science levels of…
28 September 2016
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) was commissioned by Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to study the dynamics of skills supply and demand in order to inform skills policy in South Africa. The South African labour force is…
01 April 2016
A poor schooling background follows students right through university and graduation and influences their chances of finding employment, especially if they are black and female. This is one of the conclusions reached in a study by Rhodes University…
31 March 2015
CREATING A CREDIBLE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR SKILLS PLANNING The challenge for any government is to anticipate the skills that are needed for the current and future economy and using this information to plan the size and shape of the post school…
04 December 2014
MEDIA RELEASE 04 December 2014 An analysis of the data collected to verify the 2014 Annual National Assessment…
11 December 2012
Centurion – The results of an independent international assessment study of the mathematics and science knowledge of Grade 9 learners, released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) here this morning, showed that, for the first time…
17 November 2011
In their approach to COP17, governments need to see the environment not in conflict with economic growth, but as a means of boosting jobs and livelihoods. A positive ‘green growth’ agenda can help to revive the global economy from its…
03 May 2011
South African cities are making a vital and growing contribution to all-round national development, despite their internal problems. This is one of the main findings of the 2011 State of the Cities Report, published by the SA Cities Network. It marks…
24 January 2011
The Education Skills Development research programme of the HSRC as embarked on an ongoing process of reviewing developments in education, skills development and innovation in a newsletter titled RESDI (Review of Education, Skills Development and…
06 January 2011
From the research programme on Education and Skills Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) 1. At first glance we are surprised at the fairly dramatic increase in the pass rate from 2009. We need to understand the trend of the pass…
