The Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) is currently conducting a cryptocurrency survey. Access the survey online via our website www.separc.co.sz or scan the QR Code to respond. Your responses are anonymous. Why are we conducting the survey, you may be wondering? One…

Dear Stakeholder, You are cordially invited to a Breakfast Meeting on the 8th of December, 2022 to validate the Draft National Handicraft Policy in order to address any outstanding issues that may have been overlooked. Your participation will strengthen the Policy to make it a…

Following contributions from stakeholders, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS) and the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) developed a draft review of the National Human Resource Development (HRD) Policy 2023 – 2030. As part of the policy development process, key…

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS) through the National Human Resource Planning and Development (HRPD) Unit is charged with the responsibility to ensure that the Kingdom of Eswatini has adequate and relevant skills and competencies for achievement of its vision of improved economic…

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS) and the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) successfully held a consultative meeting with stakeholders on the 21st of October, 2022 to review the National Human Resource Development (NHRD) Policy (2017-2030). The review of the…

Dear Stakeholder, You are cordially invited to a Breakfast Meeting for feedback on the outcomes of the Review of the Industrial and Vocational Act, 1982. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS) together with the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) have…

As an invaluable stakeholder of the MoLSS, you are invited to submit your comments/contributions through knowledge@separc.co.sz. The HRD Policy under review is available for download on the links below. Submissions will be open until 26th October 2022.  

In March 2022, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS) launched the National Skills Audit Report, which provided a comprehensive analysis of skills and needs for skill development in Eswatini. The report shared information on the gaps and opportunities for human resource development in…

Discussions from the second day of the Review of the Industrial and Vocational Training (IVT) Act of 1982 highlighted the need for Eswatini to be deliberate in addressing the high levels of youth unemployment by equipment the youth with quality TVET skills. Staggering at 58.4%,…

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) (2021) notes that the skills development landscape in most African countries typically consists of public and private providers and is often highly fragmented and poorly coordinated. Skills development programmes on the other hand normally lack demand-orientation and quality and neither…