Apprenticeships Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT)

Good practices in Apprenticeships in South-Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being modernised and transformed to promote and enable lifelong learning and decent work for youth, adults, and older workers (both employed and unemployed). The “Good practices in Apprenticeships in South-Africa: Challenges and Opportunities” country level report has been produced by the ILO as part of the ADULT project. It provides an overview of the South African apprenticeship system and captures contextual factors at the country level with a view to modernizing apprenticeships. The report also highlights the specific challenges of the system, including social stigma, levels of development of the apprenticeship system, gender inequalities as well as examples of good practice and initiatives taken to improve apprenticeship training in South Africa.