HSRC Report: Guidelines for a Human Capital Development Strategy for the Biodiversity Conservation Sector.

Sectoral research report produced by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) for the Lewis Foundation and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Authors: Vass JR, Roodt J, Wildschut A, Bantwini B and Reddy V. November 2009. The contents include chapters on: The macroenvironment affecting the biodiversity conservation sector; Nature and dynamics of employment in the biodiversity conservation sector; Factors affecting learner study and career choices - Lessons from the Youth into Science Strategy; Size and nature of the higher education supply to the biodiversity sector; Scarce skills and the nature of training provision in the biodiversity conservation sector; Dynamics of professional and managerial pathways in the biodiversity conservation sector; Recommendations.