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Unpacking the Skills
Requirements of the Water RDI
Roadmap
Shanna Nienaber, Water Research Commission,
Water RDI Roadmap Programme Manager
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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
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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
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Nurturing a Capable Water HCD community (1)
Required Research
Capacity: Governance,
Planning and Management
of supply
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Nurturing a Capable
Water HCD community
(2)
Mapping of existing Research
Capacity: Governance, Planning
and Management of supply
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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
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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
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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