The Leadership Role of the Education Specialist in the South African TVET Sector

Abstract

The Technical Vocational Education and Training Colleges in South Africa is a relatively new phenomenon.   The colleges in their current format was implemented about 15 years ago.The level of performance of these institutions are overall not at the required level, with some colleges performing better than other.The performance of these institution has a direct impact on the economic development of South Africa as colleges are not producing the necessary vocational and technical skills.   As part of the improvement processes there are numerous developmental programmes for lecturers, campus managers and staff.   The one neglected area is the development of the Education Specialist.   The Education Specialist is at the coal face of academic delivering, as well as the first level management.   With the development of Education Specialist leadership skills, as well as involvement in corporate planning, there will be a substantial improvement in student performance.   This will have a direct impact on the economic situation of the country.

Keywords: Education Specialist, Academic middle manager, Technical Vocational Education and Training Colleges

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/13-6-16

Publication date:March 31^st 2021