(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
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Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for <strong>South</strong> Africa<br />
ANNUAL REPORT<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
4.7 Mathematics, Science and Language Competence in public<br />
schooling<br />
There are insufficient learners matriculating with Mathematics, Science and Language Competency<br />
from public schools. This has been identified as one of the constraints to achieving the economic growth<br />
required by <strong>South</strong> Africa and thus calls for urgent attention.<br />
The DoE and Jipsa are discussing ways in which to increase the pool and improve the quality of Mathematics,<br />
Science and Language Competency in public schools. The department has identified the Dinaledi<br />
Schools initiative as a key intervention to improve the situation.<br />
Jipsa hosted round-table discussions with key role-players to explore ways to improve the quality of<br />
Mathematics, Science and Language Competency in public schools. Representatives from the DoE, HE,<br />
organised labour, business, research organisations and experts in the field participated.<br />
The meeting identified three areas of focus and established a working group to explore further how<br />
these could be addressed:<br />
• teacher training and development focusing on pre- and in-service teacher education<br />
• support for the Dinaledi Schools<br />
• improved co-ordination and measuring the impact of Mathematics, Science and Language Competency<br />
interventions.<br />
The DoE has committed to take into consideration the strategies that will be formulated by the working<br />
group around the above three issues when formulating policy for schooling.<br />
The business community is responding positively to a campaign launched by the DoE to adopt schools.<br />
The campaign seeks to promote and mobilise resources for Dinaledi Schools to support effective teaching<br />
and learning.<br />
4.8 Business process outsourcing<br />
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) is driving the Monyetla Project forward in partnership<br />
with the DoL. The target is to train 30 000 unemployed learners in BPO. The DoL approved a roll-out of<br />
a first pilot of 1 000 learners at a cost of R15 000 per learner. To this end, the DoL made funding available<br />
for this project, through the NSF. Going forward, the DoL has requested that the dti submits a new<br />
proposal on the further roll-out of the Monyetla Project.<br />
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