Table of Contents

Contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of acronyms; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Concepts and design toward an understanding of artisan identity and status in a changing landscape; Clarifying key concepts; What is an artisan?; What is an identity?; What is an artisanal identity?; Artisan identity and status; Why is it important to study artisan identity and status?; A sociology of professions approach to the study of artisan identity and status; Methodological and analytical framing; Methods and design to investigate the characteristics of a shifting occupational milieu; Introduction; Establishing the demand for artisanal skills: Data limitations, datasets and methodology; Occupational data; Educational data; Implications for interpretation; Establishing artisanal skills supply; Learnership and apprenticeship datasets; Indlela dataset; In summary; Establishing the nature of an artisanal occupational milieu; Data collection methods - Interviews, newspaper articles, policy documents; Two trades in the merSETA sector as case study; Sample distribution; Coding; The labour market and milieu for artisans in South Africa - A focus on the manufacturing, engineering and related services sector; Introduction; Characteristics and key trends in artisanal employment (2006 - 2011); Employment growth in the sector within a national context of decline in artisanal employment; Growth in employment of artisanal workers with higher qualifications; Decline in employment of women since 2005; Racial profiles of those in artisanal employment virtually unchanged since 2005; Younger with higher levels of qualification and black; Urban formal employment in biggest and affluent provinces most likely; Implications for the nature of demand for artisanal skills and associated identities and status; The state of artisanal training and skills - A focus on the manufacturing, engineering and related services sector; Introduction; Characteristics and key trends in artisanal skilling (2006 - 2011); Racial trends in the nature of participation evident; Trend towards younger participants; Males dominate participation in artisanal training; Employed individuals more prone to enter into apprenticeships; Shifts in artisanal skills provisioning has negatively impacted on artisanal status; A strong positive association with the concept of apprenticeship remains; Negative views on the contribution of FET Colleges as central to provision of artisanal training; Shifting notions of artisanal identity and status; Implications for the nature of artisanal skills supply and associated identities and status; The importance of understanding an artisanal occupational milieu; Main conclusions in relation to the framework; Considering the conceptual contributions of the research; Artisan identity and status in the future; References; Interview schedules; Registered and completed learnerships and apprenticeships, by race (2005 - 2012); Registered and completed learnerships and apprenticeships by age (2005 - 2012); Registered and completed learnerships and apprenticeships by gender (2005-2012); Registered and completed learnerships and apprenticeships by employment status at registration, 2005 - 2012.