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D-skills-transfer Dictionary

Skills transfer

Teaching local people the skills a venture needs so that the skills stay in the community

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Plain meaning
Teaching local people the skills a venture needs so that the skills stay in the community
How to use it
Train a few able people thoroughly, then have them train the next group, and keep a training register.
South African benchmark
South African agro-processing and pack-house work trains rural workers on the job (Article 37).
Country notes
Training local people instead of importing operators keeps wages and skills in the area in all four markets.
Go and read
C11 Lesson 11.4
Calculate it
T-C-08 People and Labour Cost, training budget.
Library sources
LIB-A037, LIB-A142
See also
Training of trainers, Beneficiation
A processing venture at the centre with the surrounding community linked by jobs, training, supply and shared benefitThe venture at the centre, the community around itPLANTVentureHomestead skillsLocal jobsOutgrower supplyTrainingLocal purchasesCommunity share
From Module 11, People, Community and Labour, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C11 People, Community and Labour.