The Ministry of Labour and ESEPARC Collaborate with Stakeholders to Review the National Human Resource Development Policy
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…
Invitation to Validation Meeting of Draft IVT Act 2022/23
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…
INVITATION OF SUBMISSIONS FOR REVIEW OF NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD) POLICY, 2017-2030
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.
INVITATION OF STAKEHOLDERS TO REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT POLICY
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…
Proposed New IVT Act to Curb Youth Unemployment in Eswatini
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%,…
ESEPARC & the Ministry of Labour and Social Security host successful first round of stakeholder consultations for the Review of the IVT Act, 1982
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…
How should Eswatini shape its handicraft sector policy?
The Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade, under the Handicraft Department is in the process of developing a National Handicraft and Creative Sector Policy. The Ministry through ESEPARC would like to engage with you to discuss ways in which the country can improve the handicraft…
INVITATION OF SUBMISSIONS FOR REVIEW OF IVT ACT, 1982
The Eswatini Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS), through the Directorate of Industrial and Vocational Training has a mandate for Vocational Training based on the Industrial and Vocational Training (IVT) Act of 1982. In 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security developed a…
SURVEY OF MARKET PRICES FOR COMMON USE ITEMS
The Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) has engaged the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) to conduct a Survey of Market Prices for Common Use Items in all four (4) regions of Eswatini. The Survey seeks to determine the optimum market prices…
Inclusive Finance in Africa
The Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) has partnered with The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) to disseminate a research paper titled “Informality and Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises in Eswatini’’, produced by Ajetomobi, J. O; Dlamini, S. G.; Dlamini, D. V….
