Dr. Presha Ramsarup

Director Centre for Researching Education and Labour – University of the Waiwatersrand

Dr. Presha Ramsarup is the Director at the Centre for Researching Education and Labour at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is also a Senior Research Associate at the Environmental Learning Research Centre at Rhodes University and a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham. Her extensive research centers on for skills needed for a just transition. Dr. Ramsarup's work delves into the evolving nature of occupations, dimensions of occupational change during the green transition and the resulting implications for skills formation, models of provisioning and our understanding of future skills needs. She is currently involved in multiple research initiatives aimed at transforming Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems in Africa to align with. Additionally, Dr. Ramsarup holds the position of President of the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) and has been an active member for over 20 years, contributing significantly to environmental education in the African region.