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Each month Robin Jackson shares insights into the latest trends in learning and development as well as interviews with practitioners and leaders in the fields of HR, skills development and business strategy. So if you want to expand your mind and bridge the skills gap, tune in and take your yourself and your business to the next level.</googleplay:description><googleplay:category text="Business"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><item><title>Scarce and Critical Skills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/robinjacksonza/episode-2</link><description><![CDATA[This show comes to you on the back of the cabinet announcement by our president and as expected we had some mixed reactions to the cabinet announcement. Markets have reacted, and our currency has to it as well. But of particular interest to this podcast is the fact that Blade Nzimande has been announced as the minister of Higher education and Science and Technology, a portfolio which has now been combined under one ministry. Thulas Nxesi has been appointed as Minister of Employment and labour, a portfolio which has also been revamped.<br /><br />As the country battles high unemployment rates, it is striking to note that there are no sufficient applicants with qualified skills for available career opportunities. This has prompted government to review the list to attract and maintain critically skilled labour in South Africa to increase growth, transformation and economic growth.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18127061</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 21:02:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18127061/episode_2.mp3" length="9220258" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robin Jackson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This show comes to you on the back of the cabinet announcement by our president and as expected we had some mixed reactions to the cabinet announcement. Markets have reacted, and our currency has to it as well. But of particular interest to this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This show comes to you on the back of the cabinet announcement by our president and as expected we had some mixed reactions to the cabinet announcement. Markets have reacted, and our currency has to it as well. But of particular interest to this podcast is the fact that Blade Nzimande has been announced as the minister of Higher education and Science and Technology, a portfolio which has now been combined under one ministry. Thulas Nxesi has been appointed as Minister of Employment and labour, a portfolio which has also been revamped.<br /><br />As the country battles high unemployment rates, it is striking to note that there are no sufficient applicants with qualified skills for available career opportunities. This has prompted government to review the list to attract and maintain critically skilled labour in South Africa to increase growth, transformation and economic growth.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>577</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>africa,australia,business,cabinetannouncement2019,critical,development,economy,employment,learning,migrants,policy,scarce,science,skills,south,technology</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a5b245712c64086a225f5ee5a1f6b8b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Robin Jackson</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>This show comes to you on the back of the cabinet announcement by our president and as expected we had some mixed reactions to the cabinet announcement. Markets have reacted, and our currency has to it as well. But of particular interest to this podcast is the fact that Blade Nzimande has been announced as the minister of Higher education and Science and Technology, a portfolio which has now been combined under one ministry. Thulas Nxesi has been appointed as Minister of Employment and labour, a portfolio which has also been revamped.&#13;
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As the country battles high unemployment rates, it is striking to note that there are no sufficient applicants with qualified skills for available career opportunities. This has prompted government to review the list to attract and maintain critically skilled labour in South Africa to increase growth, transformation and economic growth.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a5b245712c64086a225f5ee5a1f6b8b3.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Skills Talk Intro Episode</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/robinjacksonza/skills-talk-intro-episode</link><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Skills Talk.<br /><br />A podcast about skills, learning and development, human resources and the ever-evolving world of work.<br /><br />Each week, we explore current and future trends in skills development and the learning and development sphere and organizational principles in the real world. We have interviews lined up with experts in their respective fields and we will get some much-needed advice and intelligence from interesting people on this show. <br /><br />#skills #learning]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18046770</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 19:05:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18046770/skills_talk_intro_episode.mp3" length="15589748" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robin Jackson</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Welcome to Skills Talk.&#13;
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A podcast about skills, learning and development, human resources and the ever-evolving world of work.&#13;
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Each week, we explore current and future trends in skills development and the learning and development sphere and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Skills Talk.<br /><br />A podcast about skills, learning and development, human resources and the ever-evolving world of work.<br /><br />Each week, we explore current and future trends in skills development and the learning and development sphere and organizational principles in the real world. We have interviews lined up with experts in their respective fields and we will get some much-needed advice and intelligence from interesting people on this show. <br /><br />#skills #learning]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>975</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ai,business,development,fourthindustrialrevolution,humanresources,jackson,jobs,lean,learning,productivity,robin,skills,smme,southafrica,wcm,work</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a5b245712c64086a225f5ee5a1f6b8b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Robin Jackson</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Welcome to Skills Talk.&#13;
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A podcast about skills, learning and development, human resources and the ever-evolving world of work.&#13;
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Each week, we explore current and future trends in skills development and the learning and development sphere and organizational principles in the real world. We have interviews lined up with experts in their respective fields and we will get some much-needed advice and intelligence from interesting people on this show. &#13;
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