LETTER: Skills for a bygone era
The government is not preparing school pupils for the sort of economy SA needs to have
31 October 2019 - 16:34
The recent announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that government is planning to introduce a number of technology-focused subjects to the school curriculum is deeply troubling and disappointing because it gives the impression that government is still preparing for the third industrial revolution.
It is unacceptable that at a time when the economy is haemorrhaging jobs and our education system is producing redundant skill sets, government is still at the planning phase...
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