PSET CLOUD

The Post-School Education & Training Collaboration & Learning Opportunities & Utilisation of Data Project (PSET CLOUD) aims to connect work and learning through data. The PSET CLOUD platform will empower people to navigate the post-school worlds of learning and work and help employers find suitable and competent candidates

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The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) entered into an agreement with JET to fund a project called Post-School Education and Training Collaboration and Learning Opportunities and Utilisation of Data (PSET CLOUD). The current PSET system is characterised by fragmentation of data, duplication of resources and a lack of coherence of information leading to an ineffective system for planning and decision making with regard to future needs in skills development.

The purpose of the PSET CLOUD project is to establish an integrated digital ecosystem that will strengthen, integrate, coordinate and improve efficiencies through governance and management of the PSET ecosystem. The project aims to promote the interoperability of data and systems, including the adoption of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data capabilities in solving complex problems. Finally, the project aims to promote learning and continuous improvement to drive innovation in the PSET system.

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Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa: 2022.

Authors: Department of Higher Education and Training

Published: 2024

The Department of Higher Education and Training recently released its report statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa in 2022. The 13th in the series, this extensive report provides valuable statistical information on various aspects of the PSET landscape, including student enrollment and completion and other performance data. Additionally, the report contains detailed statistics on staffing levels at PSET institutions, Workplace-Based Learning and financial data. Stakeholders are encouraged to make use of this report for effective planning, budget allocation, and reporting within the PSET system. The report is a critical resource for informed decision-making, strategic planning, budgeting and continuous improvement within the higher education and training sector.

Keywords: PSET, Post School Education and Training

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A deep dive into governance mechanisms for interoperable digital platforms for work and learning

PSET CLOUD has been recognized as a promising practice by UNEVOC

Published: 2023

Keywords: PSET CLOUD, Publication Update

A deep dive into governance mechanisms for interoperable digital platforms for work and learning

Interoperable Data Ecosystems

Unlocking the Power of Data

Mzansi Citizens Data Matter

Author: PSET CLOUD

Published: 2022

Reclaiming self-sovereignty for all South African citizens’ data by 2030 This paper consists of eight vignettes, followed by a concluding section. Each vignette has been contributed independently and they do not necessarily link to each other in a logical sequence. Four key questions do however run across the contributions: - How can the South African education and training system be reset in a way that allows it to leapfrog many of its contemporaries? - How can the key ideals of open, fair, and self-sovereignty be realised? - What developments are already in place that can be strengthened and combined? - What new governance models exist, and how can they be realised in the South African context? As authors we invite robust engagements with our contributions and trust that this paper will provide an important anchor point for discussions addressing unemployment in South Africa through the development of digital platforms. We strongly advocate that these discussions are underpinned by an awareness of and respect for individual data privacy rights, enhanced interoperability across data systems, and new thinking on the recognition of learning through digital credentialing.

Keywords: Post School Education and Training, PSET CLOUD

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PSET SCENARIOS 2021-2030

Author: PSET

Published: 2021

Reos Partners, in partnership with JET Education Services and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA), have published a guide on scenarios to align skills supply and demand through interoperable data platforms. The four scenarios offer alternative possible trajectories into the future as a provocation, inviting you to expand your ideas about how the current situation might evolve. We hope that doing so will help you discern what you may need to anticipate.

Keywords: PSET Cloud, Post School Education and Training

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: PSET CLOUD MVP

Author: PSET CLOUD

Published: 2023

JET Education Services (JET) and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) have initiated the Post School Education and Training Collaboration and Learning Opportunities and Utilisation of Data (PSET CLOUD) programme that seeks to develop an integrated national digital ecosystem which is interoperable, can be used for effective skills planning and provisioning, and puts information in the hands of citizens and other stakeholders so they can make informed decisions about education, training and career opportunities. The purpose of the programme is to enable the government and citizens to make informed decisions relating to education, training and work. The programme seeks to ensure that data sets are interoperable, well synchronised and used effectively as sources of information for planning and improving efficiency in the PSET system as well as for individual decisions. In pursuit of this goal, the programme will establish a digital ecosystem that will strengthen, integrate, coordinate, improve efficiencies and solve challenges in the governance and management of the PSET system. The PSET CLOUD programme has six workstreams that include governance, partnership, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, and the development of an interactive platform, all of which support the achievement of the PSET CLOUD goals.

Keywords: PSET CLOUD

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Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training (PSET)

The PSET CLOUD DigiTrans 2022 conference report

[VIDEO] What is the PSET CLOUD?

PSET CLOUD is recognised as a promising practice by UNEVOC

Published: 2023

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