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Related Services SETA (MerSETA), and in-kind support for the transport of learners from Botshabelo and elsewhere provided by
Interstate Bus Lines.
Saturday School Programme 2015
400
300
200
No. of Learners
participating
100
0
Grade 11
2015
Grade 12
FIGURE 8: Number of students who participated in the Saturday School Programme in 2015
The Educator Mentorship Development Programme, generously funded by the Telkom Foundation for a number of years now, made contentbased
interventions with primary school teachers, mainly in the areas of Mathematics and Science. Funders and institutions often ignore this
foundational level of education, thus putting the nation in jeopardy.
In support of students who excel in Mathematics and Science, an amount of R16 446 000 was set aside for student bursaries and scholarships in 2015.
In collaboration with the Free State Department of Education (FSDoE), CUT is in the process of establishing a regional STEM Academy to give
more impetus to professional development, training and support in STEM fields. This initiative will target teachers, lecturers, learners and students
at schools, TVET colleges, and other post-school institutions. CUT and other reputable academic, research and training entities will provide
support in the form of training, equipment, facilities, etc. The FSDoE already provided funding to CUT for the establishment of the Academy, which
will primarily be hosted at the Bloemfontein Campus. Relating to partnerships in STEM, MerSETA has also generously supported CUT over a
number of years. The epitome of this partnership is the MerSETA Chair that is in place, and that is funded by MerSETA. Its aim is to foster closer
engagement between CUT, TVET colleges and the broader post-school sector, so that STEM knowledge could be imparted and shared, and
articulation between the University and these subsectors could become more seamless.
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