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SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Education
Formal Education
Business Model Description

Establish or acquire institutions offering pre- and in-service teacher training programs.

Expected Impact

Increase proportion of teachers in basic education, leading to higher quality education delivery.

How is this information gathered?
Updated: 14 Jul, 2021 Date of Production: 1 Sep, 2020
South Africa
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
10% - 15% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Medium Term (5–10 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
South Africa needs 456,000 teachers by 2025.
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
USD 500,000 - USD 1 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Quality Education (SDG 4)

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Sector Sources
  • 1) Amnesty International (2020). Broken and Unequal: The State of Education in South Africa. 2) Mbarathi, N., Mthembu, M. and Diga, K. (2016), Early Childhood Development and South Africa: A literature review. https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/13338 3) Ilifa Labantwana and Kago Ya Bana (2018). A plan to achieve Universal Coverage of Early Childhood Development Services by 2030. 4) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (2019). South Africa - overview of the education system. 5) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2019). South Africa Economic Update: Tertiary Education Enrolments Must Rise.
  • 6) Mkhwanazi, N., Makusha, T., Blackie, D., Manderson, L., Hall, K. and Huijbregts, M. (2018). South African Child Gauge-UCT. Negotiating the care of children and support for caregivers. 7) The Conversation (2018). Proper child care helps poor working women – and it can boost economies. https://theconversation.com/proper-child-care-helps-poor-working-women-and-it-can-boost-economies-92935
IOA Sources
  • 8) BusinessTech (2018). Class sizes in public vs private schools in South Africa. 9) Department of Basic Education (2015). Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa. 10) Maphalala, M. and Mpofu, N. (2019). South Africa must up its game and produce more teachers. 11) Stadio Holdings (2020). 2019 integrated annual report. 12) South African Government (2019). South Africa Voluntary National Review: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/23402RSA_Voluntary_National_Review_Report___The_Final_24_July_2019.pdf 13) Human Sciences Research Council (2011). Review of education, skills development and innovation. http://www.hsrc.ac.za/uploads/pageContent/2702/RESDI%20newsletter,%20November%202010%20issue.pdf