Today, not only do knowledge workers use information systems as integral parts of their work lives, but many traditional occupations now increasingly use information systems from a package delivery person using global positioning systems (GPS) technology to the best route to deliver parcels to the farmers in Nkowankowa village, who use precision agriculture to plan the use of fertilisers to increase crop yield. In essence, almost every organisation can now be considered an e-business. An e-business is an organisation that uses information technologies and systems to support nearly every part of its business. While now almost every worker can be considered a knowledge worker, workers of the future need to become learning workers, as not the knowledge itself, but the knowledge of how to learn will be of primary importance. 1.1 How can South Africa's education and training systems be restructured to better equip future workers with the skills to become "learning workers" rather than just knowledge workers