Hola MaHigh-School - February 2020

There is hope!
It is indeed encouraging to see that
President Ramaphosa had a few
sentences on the importance of both
TVETs and universities of technology.
These two areas, although not the
same, are immensely important in the
South African context.
We have to realise that we are a part
of the greater world. Formal education
is required for gaining a job or
start a business. The old ‘learning on
the job’ and never getting any recognition
(i.e. a certificate) is just not enough.
The amount of practical skills to learn is staggering now. South Africa
is changing and that is why we also look at the options TVETs
etc can offer.
With additional TVETs and the funding of students, we believe that
we can address the skills gap. And let us face it: we have to upskill
to stay in the game.
In the following article we try to unpack the President’s speech at
the recent SONA to see how this will be implemented.