Data Resources “Available” for Local Economic Assessment in South Africa

SKILLS@WORK: Theory and Practice Journal This independent, interdisciplinary journal is dedicated specifically to skills development and related areas such as local economic development (LED). These are emerging fields of research and knowledge in South Africa: the journal therefore provides an important forum for the publishing of scholarly articles and case studies that are of interest and relevance to researchers and practitioners. A further aim is to provide an ongoing stimulus for learning and teaching in these fields, particularly for local graduate students and young researchers in academic institutions and research centres. Although the focus is primarily on South Africa, regional and international perspectives are also encouraged. The journal is fully refereed. All submitted manuscripts are reviewed by a minimum of two independent referees prior to being accepted for publication, using the “double blind” anonymous process of peer review. Skills@Work: Theory and Practice is supported by an international Editorial Advisory Board as well as by a panel of Consultant Reviewers. Currently, one volume of the journal is published per year. From Volume 4 onwards, the journal has been published by the College of Law and Management Studies at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, in association with the National Skills Research Agency (NASRA). Articles published in the journal are indexed in SABINET and WorldCAT. Editorial correspondence and enquiries should be addressed to: Fiona Farquharson Managing Editor, Skills@Work: Theory and Practice Journal P.O. Box 760, Hilton, 3245, South Africa. Tell: +27 (82 9724112) Fax: 086 2422437 E-mail: [email protected] Language editing, layout design and typesetting: Ann Dawson Cover design: Carryn Hone ISSN: 1815-3666 Key title: Skills at Work Abbreviated key title: Skills work © Skills@Work: Theory and Practice, 2012 All rights reserved. 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SKILLS@WORK: THEORY AND PRACTICE EDITORIAL BOARD Managing Editor Fiona Farquharson Honorary Research Fellow, College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Associate Editors Prof Kriben Pillay Dean of Teaching & Learning, College of Law & Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dr Stanley Hardman Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Leadership, College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Prof John Volmink Honorary Professor of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Dr Jose-Rodrigo Cordoba Director, MSc in Business Information, Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom Dr Theresa-Anne Davies Technical Advisor, Design, Operations and Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana Prof Nqabomzi Gawe Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Institutional Support, Durban University of Technology Werner Heitmann Senior Consultant, Employment and Skills Development Programme [ESDS], Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit [GIZ], the German Society for International Co-operation; Director of the ESDS in South Africa from 1996-2008 Prof Catherine Odora Hoppers Department of Science and Technology [DST]/ National Research Foundation [NRF] Research Chair in Development Education, South Africa; Co-Director of the PASCAL International Observatory i SKILLS@WORK: THEORY AND PRACTICE Dr James Keevy Director, International Liaison, South African Qualifications Authority [SAQA] Dr Elyssebeth Leigh Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Phil Loveder Director, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Australia Dr Andrew Paterson Research Director, Education, Science and Skills Development Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council [HSRC], South Africa Leda Stott Director and Lecturer, Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) Business School; Associate Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England; Partnership Expert at the European Commission / European Social Fund Dr Marius Venter Director, Centre for Local Economic Development [CENLED], University of Johannesburg, South Africa Christoph Vorwerk Director, Xasa Facilitating (Pty) Ltd., South Africa ii CONTENTS PREFACE Introduction to the theme of Vol 5 Prof John Volmink ............................................................................................... iv GUEST EDITORIAL Change your mindset: move from being an LED ‘practitioner’ to becoming an LED ‘professional’ Dr Marius Venter ................................................................................................ vi ARTICLES Data resources ‘available’ for local economic assessment in South Africa Dr Clive Coetzee .................................................................................................. 1 LED is a young person’s game: youth employment and Local Economic Development Caili Forrest Pumla Jali .......................................................................................................... 13 Developing a teaching programme for an emergent career option: the Local Economic Development practitioner Dr Stan Hardman ............................................................................................... 23 Case study: Local Economic Development in the manufacturing sector – Corrida Shoes Dr Sylvia Kaye ................................................................................................... 38 Structuring local data to determine LED strategy priorities – an Economic Development perspective Anna Sophia Kritzinger Dr Peter Walther Baur ......................................................................................... 50 Rapid assessment of municipal Local Economic Development John Douglas Lawson .......................................................................................... 65 The use of market brokers as a tool in Local Economic Development strategies Kevin Whitfield Colleen Steenkamp ............................................................................................. 81 Marketing as a management discipline is critical to successful Local Economic Development Prof Debbie Vigar-Ellis ......................................................................................... 89 BOOK REVIEWS Understanding the Skills Development Act (Hammond, Mabena and Strydom, 2011) Chris Vorwerk .................................................................................................. 103 Juta’s Skills Development Handbook (Benjamin and Barry, 2003) Chris Vorwerk .................................................................................................. 103 ABOUT THE AUTHORS .......................................................................................... 104 iii PREFACE The theme selected for Volume 5 of the journal Skills@Work: Theory and Practice is „Defining the field of Local Economic Development‟. LED is becoming a major area of growth and relevance internationally. As with all emerging fields, it is important to have a forum for engagement where theoretical perspectives, research findings and practitioner case studies may be shared in order to build the body of knowledge, stimulate further debate and research and, most importantly, to serve as a resource for teaching and learning. The current edition includes a variety of scholarly articles on the following topics: o various formulations of what LED is and how it is taught o how LED is conceptualised in various disciplines o LED and multi-disciplinarity (ways of integrating various discipline approaches) o case studies of LED projects that provide useful material for the teaching and learning of LED approaches and perspectives. As Dr Marius Venter comments in the Guest Editorial, there is a real need for universities to assist in creating a body of knowledge in LED. Publications such as Skills@Work: Theory and Practice play an important role in filling this gap. Prof John Volmink Honorary Professor of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Cape Town, December 2012 iv GUEST EDITORIAL CHANGE YOUR MINDSET: MOVE FROM BEING AN LED ‘PRACTITIONER’ TO BECOMING AN LED ‘PROFESSIONAL’ Dr Marius Venter Director, Centre for Local Economic Development (CENLED) University of Johannesburg Address for correspondence: Postnet 204; P Bag x16, Hermanus, 7200 Telephone: 011 5592974 082 4649636 Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Let‟s turn Local Economic Development (LED) „practitioners‟ into LED „professionals‟! In my opinion, the term „practitioner‟ is outdated and no longer relevant to the LED career in South Africa, except for persons starting out in their careers. My understanding has always been that the term LED „practitioner‟ has the meaning of being „hands on‟ … being an „implementer‟ of LED. It is evident, however, that after nearly 15 years, the so-called LED „practitioners‟ in all three spheres of government barely have a clue how to undertake LED (Davids, 2007:3). It has to be said that the absence of suitably qualified LED practitioners has contributed to the service delivery debacle, especially at the municipal level (Sunday Times, 11 October 2012). I want to propose that the term LED „professional‟ become the norm in future. My understanding of LED „professional‟ is that this is a person who has integrity,

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