Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will later this month open the 2nd Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) summit, Cabinet said on Thursday.
The summit will take place at the Gallagher Convention Centre from 29 - 30 March under the theme ‘Partnership for skills – A Call to Action’, Cabinet said in a statement on Thursday.
The summit brings together stakeholders from across the higher education sector to assist in its development and forge partnerships that create stronger industry-ready higher education institutions.
The HRDC is a national, multi-tiered and multi-stakeholder advisory body under the leadership and stewardship of the office of the Deputy President and it is managed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Training.
When government established the HRDC in 2010, it tasked the council with meeting the National Development Plan (NDP) goal of ensuring that skilled, technical, professional and managerial posts better reflect the country’s racial, gender and disability makeup.
One of the council’s key responsibilities is to build the human resource development base required to ensure a prosperous and inclusive South African society. – SAnews.gov.za
