- Write about and discuss the different forms of generic, transferable, core - or key attributes that will address the skills gap that currently resides in the South African supply chain industry. - Simultaneously, consider the role of higher education institutions in bridging the skills gap between employer needs and graduate employability in the South African supply chain industry. - Provide two (2) solutions to current skills gaps/shortages in institutions of higher learning.

Higher education institutions are under intense pressure to produce marketable graduates while simultaneously addressing employer dissatisfaction with the characteristics of graduates. Higher education institutions must, among other things, produce graduates with workplace capabilities.