The National Education Collaboration Trust was the best decision ever taken by both the private sector and government, playing a role in galvanising the government, labour, business and civil society, directing their energies and resources towards realising the goals of the NDP 2019.
Sizwe Nxasana, Chairman of the National Education Collaboration Trust, CEO of FirstRand and a board member of Business Leadership South Africa sits down with the Business day to discuss the role of business in the NDP.
This outcome (better education and skills) faces significant challenges. The dropout rate in formal education is very high; only half of the learners who start school will pass matric, and many matriculants do not have the skills to enroll in or succeed at a university degree.
At the last G20 summit, the focus was on how member countries can implement additional measures to raise global economic growth by 2% over the next five years. The G20 member countries agreed to take concrete actions to see this collective ambition through. These actions include measures on investment, competition, trade and employment. And Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene adds that one of the goals are to scale up and support the National Education Collaboration Trust and others improving the quality of education.
Teachers were embroiled in the liberation struggle.
Active promotion, reflection on our past and collaboration are the keys to addressing the negative view of teachers and teaching around the country.
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