Government will spend R800 million to teach youth digital skills

[mylesillidge]

South Africa spending R800 million to teach youth digital skills

The National Skills Fund is expected to launch a training package in digital skills for unemployed youth in the country.

This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.

 

[Fuzzbox]

And in 3 2 1.
The money has disappeared.

 

[Rickster]

Pointless if there is no power.

 

[Tabac]

Ag my fok. Next they're going to train cacti to bear strawberries.

 

[Quicks]

Should teach them how to read and write first.

But yeah that money will be gone before you can count to 10.

 

[blaaislaai]

How much of that R800mill will actually be used for "Digital Education" upskilling?

 

[Harmonic]

How much of that R800mill will actually be used for "Digital Education" upskilling?

100mil after the other 700mil is used to acquire equipment. Remember one government grade hard drive costs R450,000 nevermind a government grade cpu

 

[LoadShedder]

You don't need to teach the unemployed how to post on MyBB

 

[Bewlen]

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Training for the smart mega cities they will need to manage one day...

 

[Gazg]

ALL unemployed youth, I would assume...........

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

plans and wastage galore.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

plans and wastage galore.

Only thing government can do with any real success...

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Only thing government can do with any real success...

Switzerland of wastage and excess

 

[rh1]

Just do the basics. Leave the heavy lifting to the more capable.

Ensure that all kids complete school with at least 50% pass. That they can read and write and know maths.

 

[dualmeister]

ALL unemployed youth, I would assume...........

Don't be silly.

 

[My_King]

Gave class on A+, N+, servers, Office etc at ATTI.

These youths don't care.

Just another thing given for free.

 

[notayoba]

Gotta teach em to crawl before they can run.

At the current level of public education, a good start would be to teach the unemployed youth how to read and write.

I would say a better idea would be to get some artisan apprentice system in place with big industry. That's where the actual demand lies. We don't need hundreds of thousands half skilled IT workers.

 

[dualmeister]

Awesome. So unemployment should be at 10% by election time

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Just do the basics. Leave the heavy lifting to the more capable.

Ensure that all kids complete school with at least 50% pass. That they can read and write and know maths.

but that's too exclusive for White Kids, so lower the pass rate to 30%,

and you get kids cant even write their own names, and cant count to 10.
but make plans for robotics and nonsense they barely understand.

all they really need to know is put an X next to ANC and the idiots in the ANC will be happy and throw some KFC vouchers their way.