An investigation into ways in which TVET colleges could assist students to become self-employed through improved entrepreneurial training
| dc.contributor.advisor | Needham, Seamus | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mabutha, Tercia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-23T08:29:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-23T08:29:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The White Paper for Post-School Education and Training (2013) states that the purpose of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges is primarily to train students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed in the formal labour market. hey cater for adolescents wanting to enrol in vocational programmes after Grade 9 or finish school with a Grade 12 and learners who wish to complete their schooling. However, mainstream South African qualifications, such as those funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training, have limited practical and workplace learning opportunities and are primarily theoretical. Currently, Entrepreneurship is offered as a theoretical module at TVET Colleges in South Africa. However, there is minimal research evidence of TVET College students or graduates becoming entrepreneurs in the country. This study will adopt a case study approach investigating three public TVET colleges that have developed an entrepreneurship training programme and use Lave and Wenger’s (1991) Communities of Practice (CoP) to assess ways in which this training initiative draws on and supports the notion of learning in the workplace to support emerging entrepreneurs. Lave and Wenger’s Communities of Practice (CoPs) are best described as active units within a community where members learn from each other through shared experiences and interactions with a specific area of expertise (p225). It provides a framework for understanding how social learning occurs within various communities. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/20440 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | TVET colleges | |
| dc.subject | Department of Higher Education and Training | |
| dc.subject | Further Education and Training | |
| dc.subject | National Certificate (N1-N6) | |
| dc.subject | National Qualifications Framework | |
| dc.title | An investigation into ways in which TVET colleges could assist students to become self-employed through improved entrepreneurial training | |
| dc.type | Thesis |