EDUCATION
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Table 1: Learners passing the low reading benchmark in 2006 PIRLS[1]
EDUCATION UPLIFTMENT
In accordance to the Provincial Growth and Development Program (PGDP; 2003; 28), poverty is viewed to be more than “a lack of income, but is seen as a lack of access to services and opportunities for a sustainable livelihood”.
Our National Education landscape continues to have its ups and downs. In the last 15 years South Africa has consistently performed below acceptable and competitive levels compared to comparable countries such as Iran, Indonesia, Kuwait, etc.
The biggest challenges that face the country and in triple-fold the Eastern Cape Province are numerous, but the focus for the KLCT will primarily be in operations and infrastructure.
Identified projects are framed by the following:
- Addressing the low pass rates and the increased lower levels of successful matriculation for over 60% of the student population.
- Review the causes and potential solutions to help students not only stay in school, but also arm them with tools to meet the rigors of higher education·
- Review how to contribute in the addressing of the on-going infrastructure challenges and backlogs. This will likely include assessing ways to ensure that school facilities in our community are safe and secure to house students. In some instances it will be to source ways to provide materials, books, computers and learning aides that will help to unlock student learning capacity.
Education is one of the most important pillars in the fight to eradicate poverty. Access to quality delivery platforms for education whether real or perceived is what drives community well-being, economic growth and competitiveness within a region.
“Our education targets are simple but critical. The need is fairly straightforward as far as the basic education sector is concerned. Our children and young people need to be better prepared by their schools to read, write, think critically and solve numerical problems. These skills are the foundations on which further studies, job satisfaction, productivity and meaningful citizenship are based”
- President Jacob Zuma, in his Parliamentary (Speech 2010)
[1]Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Report can be found at http://timss.bc.edu –page 69
In accordance to the Provincial Growth and Development Program (PGDP; 2003; 28), poverty is viewed to be more than “a lack of income, but is seen as a lack of access to services and opportunities for a sustainable livelihood”.
Our National Education landscape continues to have its ups and downs. In the last 15 years South Africa has consistently performed below acceptable and competitive levels compared to comparable countries such as Iran, Indonesia, Kuwait, etc.
The biggest challenges that face the country and in triple-fold the Eastern Cape Province are numerous, but the focus for the KLCT will primarily be in operations and infrastructure.
Identified projects are framed by the following:
- Addressing the low pass rates and the increased lower levels of successful matriculation for over 60% of the student population.
- Review the causes and potential solutions to help students not only stay in school, but also arm them with tools to meet the rigors of higher education·
- Review how to contribute in the addressing of the on-going infrastructure challenges and backlogs. This will likely include assessing ways to ensure that school facilities in our community are safe and secure to house students. In some instances it will be to source ways to provide materials, books, computers and learning aides that will help to unlock student learning capacity.
Education is one of the most important pillars in the fight to eradicate poverty. Access to quality delivery platforms for education whether real or perceived is what drives community well-being, economic growth and competitiveness within a region.
“Our education targets are simple but critical. The need is fairly straightforward as far as the basic education sector is concerned. Our children and young people need to be better prepared by their schools to read, write, think critically and solve numerical problems. These skills are the foundations on which further studies, job satisfaction, productivity and meaningful citizenship are based”
- President Jacob Zuma, in his Parliamentary (Speech 2010)
[1]Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Report can be found at http://timss.bc.edu –page 69