Unpacking the Skills

Requirements of the Water RDI

Roadmap

Shanna Nienaber, Water Research Commission,

Water RDI Roadmap Programme Manager

Efficient, business savvy,

monitored and metered

Govern, Plan, Manage

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Unlock

alternative

sources

Built and

Ecological

Infrastructure

Signal investment

priorities

Support,

coordinate,

manage

partnerships

Manage roadmap

co-investment

where needed

Water RDI

Ecosystem tracking

and intelligence

Share, profile

aligned research,

HCD, innovation

activities

PMU

Skills needs of the Roadmap:

10 year horizon

Masters PhDs

2016/17 305 203

2017/18 305 203

2018/19 305 203

2025/26 805 537

+ Capacitation of

existing researchers

Nurturing a Capable Water HCD community (1)

Required Research

Capacity: Governance,

Planning and Management

of supply

Nurturing a Capable

Water HCD community

(2)

Mapping of existing Research

Capacity: Governance, Planning

and Management of supply

Starting to unpack where we are at ….

Total

Students

Total Students

aligned

No Roadmap

Cluster link

KSA 1 94 94 0

KSA 2 126 125 1

KSA 3 68 45 23

KSA 4 98 96 2

Totals 386 360 26

WRC Support in the

2016/17

Ecosystem mapping

underway for the

wider system

mapping

RDI Roadmap HCD Mechanisms and Implications

Mechanisms Bursaries (various approaches)

Research

Centres of Excellence

Centres of

Competence/Professional service

centres

Technical exchanges

Implications Costs

Conceptualizing and

implementing these instruments

Coordinating existing initiatives

and support

Key issues to grapple with

• Smart use of existing skills investments and initiatives

• Preparing for the jobs and skill so the future

• Holistic education, training and skill sets

• Equipping young people for the work place

• Robust pipeline of skills

• Academic/artisan/innovator/SME

Thank you!

shannan@wrc.org.za