by NOX MOYAKE
18 Chief Education Specialists from Eastern Cape, Free State and Mpumalanga responsible for: Science and Technology, Computer Applications Technology, Information Technology, Digital Technology, Coding and Robotics are gathered at the Centre for High Performance Computing in Cape Town, 2-6 October for the Computer Hardware and Coding Training. Each of these specialists is responsible for about 350 schools in their provinces and is responsible for the teaching and integration Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and to design the curriculum. They also wish to change perceptions of teachers in the use of ICT.
The training is part of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) approved funding for the CHPC Computer Hardware and Coding Project for three years, from April 2022 to April 2024.