TAIWAN - Talent-strapped Taiwan seeks 20,000 ‘special’ professionals, 200,000 overseas students amid talent push

Title:

Talent-strapped Taiwan seeks 20,000 ‘special’ professionals, 200,000 overseas students amid talent push

 

Author:

Ralph Jennings

 

Published:

South China Morning Post, 2 February 2023

https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3208748/talent-strapped-taiwan-seeks-20000-special-professionals-200000-overseas-students-amid-talent-push?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article&campaign=3208748

From the news article:

* Taiwan said in September that it was looking to attract 400,000 foreign workers by 2030 amid competition from the likes of Hong Kong, mainland China and Singapore 

 

* Taiwan’s domestic workforce is set to shrink after its population declined by last year due to a historically low number of births and the most deaths ever

SOUTH AFRICA - The list of critical skills needed in South Africa right now [BusinessTech, 2022]

Title:

The list of critical skills needed in South Africa right now

 

Published:

BusinessTech, 4 February 2022

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/555526/the-list-of-critical-skills-needed-in-south-africa-right-now/

 

From the article:

The Department of Home Affairs has published its critical skills list for South Africa, outlining the skills which are in short supply in the country.