Test on Vocational Training and Artisan Careers in South Africa
Vocational Training & Artisan Careers in South Africa: A Guide
Test: Artisan Careers and Skills Shortage
20 questions
Question 1: The provided materials indicate that South Africa does not have a desperate need for electricians.
A. Yes
B. No
Explanation: The study materials state: 'There’s a desperate need for plumbers, electricians, motor mechanics, fitters and turners, carpenters, boilermakers, welders and many others, minister of higher education Blade Nzimande says.' This confirms there is a critical shortage, not an absence of need.
Question 2: The shortage of artisans in South Africa affects the ability of municipalities to efficiently provide services.
A. Yes
B. No
Explanation: The study materials state that the crucial shortage of certain skills in South Africa is 'affecting the ability of municipalities to efficiently provide the services they’re supposed to provide'.
Question 3: South Africa primarily addresses its artisan skills shortage by exclusively training its own citizens.
A. Yes
B. No
Explanation: South Africa has had to look for artisans in countries such as India to bring their skills here, indicating that the country does not exclusively rely on training its own citizens to address the artisan skills shortage.
Question 4: Minister Blade Nzimande stated that there is a desperate need for carpenters in South Africa.
A. Yes
B. No
Explanation: The article 'SA’s crying for artisans' quotes Minister Blade Nzimande as saying, 'There’s a desperate need for plumbers, electricians, motor mechanics, fitters and turners, carpenters, boilermakers, welders and many others.'
Question 5: The study materials provide an in-depth analysis of the causes for the skills shortage discussed in the 2016 News24 article 'SA needs a mindshift about artisans'.
A. Yes
B. No
Explanation: The study materials mention the 2016 News24 article 'SA needs a mindshift about artisans' and state that it 'highlights the same skills shortage', but they do not provide an in-depth analysis or further details from that specific article regarding the causes of the shortage.