Centre for Researching Education and Labour

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REAL and PSETA Our research partnership with the PSETA has provided evidence-based research to facilitate skills development and effective skills planning so as to contribute to the development of a competent and capable state.

SARCHi Chair in Skills Development The research conducted in this Chair draws on the political economy of development as well as the sociology of knowledge, to build insights into the ways in which skills development interacts with the economy.

About Us The Centre for Researching Education and Labour (REAL) is a research centre in the School of Education.

An Invitation To A Research Seminar

Future Directions in Environmental and Sustainability Education Research: Toward pedagogies of engagement in a polarized World? Wits Centre for Researching Education and Labour invites you to a Research Seminar on 25 March 2025 at the Wits School of Education, Thembalethu Building, Tommy Motswai Seminar Room (Near Linder Auditorium - 27 St Andrews Road, Parktown from 13:30 to 15:00.

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Skill formation for a Just Transition

Just transitions require an approach to skills formation that is strongly place-based and which can play a transformative role in local communities. Furthermore, skills for a just transition need to facilitate distributed agency that is needed across individuals, organisations and systems to drive regime change and work against the lock-ins that hinder structural and systemic change.

Skill formation for a Just Transition

Publications

Real publishes working papers, journal articles, book chapters, news articles, and conference papers related to education and work.

Working papers

Journal articles

Seminar videos

Skills dialogue

Reports

Book Chapters