South Africa's new Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020 has been approved for submission to Parliament. SA's Cabinet says that “The Bill promotes equal opportunity and fair treatment in employment through the elimination of unfair discrimination”. 

This bill re-emphasizes how important it is for companies to actively transform their workplace but this begs the question - which companies are at risk of non-compliance?

Big changes are in store for the legislative framework that guides education and training in the country. Des Squire is feeling excited about the proposed changes, particularly the streamling of the quality assurance function and an end to the arguments about who owns what qualification! He outlines the proposed changes in more detail.

The National Skills Development Strategy is the document that guides Setas in their work to promote skills development and training in the country. As the third version of the NSDS comes into force, Des Squire reviews these important documents and comments on their likely impact on the training sector over the next five years.