... the EmploymentEquityActis the SkillsDevelopmentStrategy of 1998,whichseekstoencourage the provision of andaccesstotrainingwithinfirms,especiallytomembers of the previouslydisadvantagedcommunities.Theselabourmarketinterventionshavegonealongwaytowardsaddressing the existingdisparities.However,despite the considerableprogressmadeinachievingredress,inequitiesarestillstark.Thisislargelybecause the interventionsfocuson the demand-sidesources of ... www.hsrcpress.ac.za4PercyMoleke5InequalitiesinHigherEducationand the Structure of the LabourMarketDespite the observedsignificantincreasesin the number of seniorcertificateholdersin the pastdecade, the proportion of learnerswhoactuallysitfor the examremainslow. The quality of the seniorcertificateexamalsocontinuestobe of concern. The largemajority of learnersstillopttowrite the seniorcertificateexamon the standardgraderatherthanon the highergrade.Consequently, the proportion of thosepassingwith ... of those employed inthis sector. Asgraduates changejobs andsectors of employment,Africansandcolouredrepresentationinthissectorincreaseswhilethat of Asiansandwhitesdecreases.Differenceswereevidentinterms of levelsatwhichgraduatesfunctioninthesesectors.While the proportions of whitesandAsiansinprofessionallevelswerehigherin the publicsector(71,5%and79,4%respectively),almostequalproportions of thosefunctioningatmanageriallevelswereapparentforallracegroups.However,whenonelooksat the privateFree...