Abstract

This document provides an analysis of the hierarchies present within qualification classification systems
and uses local and international cases to examine how these hierarchies are constructed. The document
is premised on the assertion that at a policy level, skills development requires the ability to analyse the
relationships between the South African education system and the country’s labour market in order
to understand the dynamics of skills supply and demand

This publication covers

• Introduction and Methodology
• Classification of Qualifications in terms of High, Medium, and low skills
• International Approaches to Classifying Frameworks and the Occupational Classification System
• Links between Qualification Frameworks and the Occupational Classification System