The Department of Higher Education and Training has published a list of over 370 high-demand occupations in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The list – which is reviewed every two years – highlights over 370 occupations that show relatively strong employment growth and\/or are experiencing shortages in the labour market or which are expected to be in demand in future.<\/p>\n
According to the department, there is a growing international need for education and training to be better coordinated with the needs of society and economy.<\/p>\n
As such the list serves to identify high demand occupations at a national level to better assist universities and other post-school training programmes with the broader developmental objectives of the country.<\/p>\n
It is also aimed at public and private employers who are ‘encouraged’ to use the list in the formulation of their own development and training programmes.<\/p>\n
High demand\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The department said that occupations were in high demand if:<\/p>\n The list of occupations were further divided into three levels of demand: highest demand, higher demand, and high demand – indicating which job shortages most urgently need to be addressed.<\/p>\n Below BusinessTech looked at some of the occupations in ‘highest demand’. You can find the full list of occupations embedded in the document below.<\/p>\n High Demand Occupations<\/a> by BusinessTech<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n\n
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\n Advocate<\/td>\n Civil Engineer<\/td>\n Geomatician<\/td>\n Mining Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Aeronautical Engineering Technician<\/td>\n Director of Marketing<\/td>\n ICT Communications Assistant<\/td>\n Payroll Manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Agricultural Scientist<\/td>\n Draughtsperson<\/td>\n ICT Project Manager<\/td>\n Quantity Surveyor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Attorney<\/td>\n Electrician<\/td>\n Industrial Engineer<\/td>\n Sales Executive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chef<\/td>\n Farm Manager<\/td>\n Information Technology Manager<\/td>\n Seismologist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chief Financial Officer<\/td>\n Finance Manager<\/td>\n Internal Audit Manager<\/td>\n Senior Government Official<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chief Information Officer<\/td>\n Forest Scientist<\/td>\n Investment Analyst<\/td>\n Senior Secondary Teacher (Grades 10-12)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chief Information Officer<\/td>\n Foundation Phase Teacher<\/td>\n Junior Secondary Teacher (Grades 8-9)<\/td>\n Wine Maker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n