Graduates need AI skills – and the judgement to use them
Academic Institute of ExcellenceCareersIssuesQualifications October 17, 2026
Graduates are entering a labour market in which artificial intelligence is changing how work is produced, priced and delivered. AI and big data are among the fastest-growing workplace skills, but employers continue to value human capabilities such as analytical thinking, creativity, resilience and collaboration. Leon Smalberger, Chief Executive Officer... Read more
Creative careers are big business
Academic Institute of ExcellenceCareers September 19, 2026
Generations of creatively-inclined young people have heard some version of the same advice – keep art and design as a hobby, and choose a more practical career instead. But new research into South Africa’s creative economy shows that some of the most exciting career opportunities currently available sit within... Read more
SA can close its critical artisan gap by fixing the path from training to qualification
Academic Institute of Excellence August 27, 2026
By Andries van Dyk, Head of the School of Artisans at the Academic Institute of Excellence (AIE) South Africa faces a severe shortage of qualified artisans such as electricians, welders, millwrights, and boilermakers to support infrastructure, the energy transition, mining modernisation, and manufacturing recovery, producing more than 10,000 fewer... Read more
