The Gauteng department of education has launched what it calls a learner-focused initiative that is designed to equip the province’s pupils with critical and practical skills throughout their schooling journey.
MEC Matome Chiloane hosted the first multi-certification skills programme (MCSP) mini-festival at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The 4IR Mini-Festival focused on the 4IR skills basket under the theme “Extend Your Reality”, celebrating the advancements made in areas such as coding, robotics, AI and digital literacy. Pupils from from different schools, representing all phases, attended the festival and showcased their projects.
According to Chiloane, the programme assists in enhancing creativity, innovation, problem solving, confidence boosting, analytical reasoning, global citizens, leadership, teamwork, technology skills and digital literacy in pupils.
Beyond earning a national senior certificate, pupils will also accumulate a minimum of one accredited skill per academic year from Grade R to Grade 12, resulting in a number of skills certifications by the time they complete their basic education, he said.
Botho Molosankwe
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