J T K Marine, Paarden Island

The skills shortage fronting South Africa is having a major impact on the economy Political factors and the crime rate is further worsening the condition as people opt to emigrate to other countries for a better life The state through its ASGISA Accelerated and Shared Development Initiative for South Africa and JIPSA Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition initiatives is attempting to rescue the state ASGISA is a commitment by government to half unemployment and poverty by 2014 According to the ASGISA document published on the government website unemployment is currently at 26 percent The goal of reducing unemployment to below 15 percent and halving the poverty rate to less than one sixth of households will not be achieve.