du Plessis, MarietaBarnes, Nina2023-03-092024-05-032024-05-032022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/12738Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe 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.enCareer developmentCareer managementHigher educationSouth AfricaCovid-19University of the Western Cape