Investigating ICT skills as enablers for sustainable youth employability in South Africa: A literature review

The progress and sustainability of a nation's economy are attributed to its human capital, and a country lacking competent, knowledgeable, and productive manpower will struggle to thrive due to a dearth of talented individuals in the job market. To enhance the quality of skilled manpower in ind...

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Published in:International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science 2023-01, Vol.12 (6), p.228-238
Main Authors: Ohei, Kenneth, Evangelos Mantzaris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communications technology
Computer literacy
Developing countries
Digital divide
Digital literacy
Economic activity
Economic conditions
Economic growth
Employability
Employment
Households
Human capital
Industry 4.0
Inequality
Information society
Information technology
International organizations
Job creation
Labor market
LDCs
Literature reviews
Livelihood
Managers
Poverty
Research methodology
Scarcity
Skills
Staffing
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Technology adoption
Unemployment
Youth
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Summary:The progress and sustainability of a nation's economy are attributed to its human capital, and a country lacking competent, knowledgeable, and productive manpower will struggle to thrive due to a dearth of talented individuals in the job market. To enhance the quality of skilled manpower in industries, the South African government is promoting digital literacy among its youth. This research aims to investigate the use of ICTs skills and competencies as an enabler for promoting sustainable advancement of youth employability in South Africa, as the country's youth unemployment rate for the 15-34 age group was 55.2% in the 1st quarter of 2019. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) era has exacerbated job scarcity and inequality due to the scarcity of advanced ICT skills. As a result, South Africa has chosen to increase ICT usage to enhance economic activity and job creation. A critical literature review was conducted to support the research inquiry through a systematic literature review (SLR) as the research methodology since the contents are based on existing literature studies in identifying research needs and gaps, collecting or gathering lines of thoughts Memon et al. (2020) and views in relation to ICT skills and competences as an enabler for sustainable advancement of youth employability in South Africa. The approach was supported using the Sustainable Livelihood Theory as the research framework to support the findings.
ISSN:2147-4478
2147-4478
DOI:10.20525/ijrbs.v12i6.2714