{"id":23795,"date":"2012-10-07T11:35:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T09:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=23795"},"modified":"2012-10-08T08:42:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T06:42:57","slug":"sa-needs-ict-skills-mkhize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/23795\/sa-needs-ict-skills-mkhize\/","title":{"rendered":"SA needs ICT skills: Mkhize"},"content":{"rendered":"

The education department must have a deeper understanding of the skills which are required by the employment sector, economic development deputy minister Hlengiwe Mkhize<\/a> said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“These will assist them to produce relevant and required skills,” she told delegates at the Innovation Africa Summit in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Mkhize said the education department must ensure that computer skills were taught in all secondary schools.<\/p>\n

“The lessons must also form part of the standard adult basic education and training curriculum by 2015.”<\/p>\n

She said the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector was important for economic growth and job creation.<\/p>\n

Mkhize also emphasised a need for all public servants to receive ICT training.<\/p>\n

“Achieving this goal requires an urgent plan to train educators, access relevant teaching skills elsewhere and establish computer centres for learners and communities,” she said.<\/p>\n

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