(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Barnes, Nina; du Plessis, Marieta
The higher education sector, similar to all other industries, is subjected to
unprecedented challenges outside traditional continuity threats, which
include the global pandemic and COVID-19 regulations (World Health
Organization, 2020) as a particular demonstration. Besides this global
context, there is significant pressure on South African higher education to
achieve national higher education goals. Achievement depends on the
availability of adequate and capable academics at all university levels.
Higher education institutions recognise the need to ensure the required
academic pipeline to achieve their strategic objectives.