• CRITICAL SKILLS SURVEY 2019

    The 2019 critical skills survey has opened early this year!

    Several visa-related reforms are on the horizon in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Economic Stimulus and Recovery Plan. This includes a review of the critical skills list expected to be published early next year.

    The 2019 survey results will be submitted to the Department of Home Affairs and Parliament in line with the White Paper on International Migration and the DHET’s National List of Occupations in High Demand and specifically to address any occupations not catered for on the new draft list. The survey offers an opportunity for Mobility and Human Resource practitioners to help shape law.

    To receive early access to the new Critical Skills Survey results click on “Sign up for 2019 Results” below. Click on “View 2018 Results” to view last year’s results.

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NEWS | UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES ITS UPWARD TRAJECTORY -INCREASING PRESSURE ON FINDING CRITICAL SKILLS

The latest unemployment statistics released by Statistics SA for the second quarter of this year paints a very dark picture of the state of South Africa’s labour market. According to the statistics there has been an increase of 1.4 percentage points in unemployment from the first quarter of this year.

NEWS  |  NEW CRITICAL SKILLS SURVEY THE MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS IN SA MAY BE LEAVING FOR GREENER PASTURES

According to reports from emigration assistance groups and local banks, South Africa is experiencing a sharp rise in people emigrating. Pew Research estimates that at least 900,000 people born in South Africa were living in other countries in 2017, with many of these people being skilled and educated.

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