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Eyewitness News
10-06-2025
- Business
- Eyewitness News
Incorporating entrepreneurial programme into education system won't change curriculum
JOHANNESBURG - Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube said incorporating an entrepreneurial programme into the education system will not mean the curriculum changes. Currently, South Africa uses the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement, known as CAPS. Speaking at a dialogue on Monday hosted at Birchwood Hotel, east of Johannesburg, the minister was joined by an inter-departmental team and funders like the European Union (EU). They were engaging on how to nationalise the Entrepreneurship, Education and Employability Initiative, which was, in 2018, tested on 73 schools. The programme teaches learners from a foundation phase on how to think innovatively and create jobs. Gwarube said this will help deal with the unemployment crisis. 'What we are saying is that already in our schools there is an offering in terms of subjects and in schools of skill. We have technical and vocational training, but how do we introduce entrepreneurial training so that we don't only produce job seekers but people who are going to be problem solvers, innovators?'
Eyewitness News
09-06-2025
- Business
- Eyewitness News
70% of SA youth struggle to find employment, notes Basic Education Minister
JOHANNESBURG - Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the country is facing a national crisis as seven out of 10 young people in the country are unable to find jobs She says intervention needs to begin at the foundation phase as she leads a dialogue to develop a national policy to teach learners about entrepreneurship to mitigate the unemployment scourge. The European Union (EU) has partnered with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to fund the education for employability programme. In 2011, a task team was formed to strategise on how schools can provide learners with entrepreneurial skills to ensure that those unable to further their studies can create jobs. In 2018, the Entrepreneurship, Education and Employability Initiative was launched in 73 schools and taught learners vital entrepreneurial skills. Funders like the EU are joining the DBE and other government stakeholders to formulate a national policy that will ensure that the programme reaches all schools. 'Now, with the financial support that we are getting from the European Union, what we are saying is that we need to inculcate entrepreneurial skills in schools but not only skills for the world of work today, but also looking at artificial intelligence and looking for the world of work in the years to come,' said Gwarube. This programme seeks to help grow the economy, alleviate poverty and get young people to work.
