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Economic And Educational Linkages In The Gauteng City Region

Gauteng City-Region ObservatoryRef: https://www.gcro.ac.za/research/project/detail/economic-and-educational-linkages-in-the-gauteng-city-region/

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Collected on 13 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a webpage entry from the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) describing an ongoing research project titled “Economic and educational linkages in the Gauteng City-Region.” It proposes research on the Gauteng Provincial Government’s role in schooling and as an intermediary in skills formation, including linkages between education and economic planning (e.g., “schools of specialisation”) and skills intermediation via internships and training for young adults as solar technicians and for cellular phone repairs. The project is stated to be a joint project with the Gauteng Department of Education and is authored by Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen, with related outputs listed.

Facts

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Gauteng

Reference

https://www.gcro.ac.za/research/project/detail/economic-and-educational-linkages-in-the-gauteng-city-region/

Key Takeaways

  • Document type: GCRO webpage entry for an ongoing research project
  • Project title: Economic and educational linkages in the Gauteng City-Region
  • Status: Ongoing
  • Author: Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen
  • Focus area 1: Linkages between education system and economic planning (e.g., “schools of specialisation”)
  • Focus area 2: Gauteng Provincial Government as intermediary in skills system via internships and training
  • Skills case studies: solar technicians; cellular phone repairs
  • Joint project with: Gauteng Department of Education
  • Related output: Grade 10 enrolments by type of mathematics in the Gauteng Province
  • Related output authors include: Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen, Yashena Naidoo, Nobantu Mkwanazi, David Bapela, Faith Tshabalala, Vincent Rambau, Helen Ramsay, Nicholas Molefe
  • Related output date: July 2025
  • Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)
  • Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen
  • Gauteng Department of Education
  • Yashena Naidoo
  • Nobantu Mkwanazi
  • David Bapela
  • Faith Tshabalala
  • Vincent Rambau
  • Helen Ramsay
  • Nicholas Molefe
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