The learning materials are expected to help learners at hundreds of schools to navigate the challenging and important final years of IT as a matric subject before they embark on tertiary education and careers. Mindset Learn is the schooling programme of Mindset Network, an NGO that develops curriculum-aligned content for learners and educators in South Africa and Africa.
The materials, developed by Mindset Learn, will be distributed for free by CoZa Cares to schools that serve thousands of pupils studying IT up to matric level. The Grade 12 materials comprise new content that has been aligned with the national curriculum. They offer up to 24 hours of content in 50 lessons, including 17 hours of computer-based, interactive multimedia lessons and seven hours of video lessons.
Said CoZa Cares manager, Fiona Wallace: "UniForum understands the importance of improving technology literacy and building the country's base of IT skills for the future. We are delighted to work with an organisation that is striving to do exactly this in the form of Mindset Learn."
Dylan Busa, schooling executive at Mindset Network, said that the Grades 10 and 11 materials have proven to be a massive success. Now, with the Grade 12 materials, Mindset and CoZa Cares will deliver quality support for learners in the important subject of IT. "The success of the programme to date has come from the innovative technology we have developed and our focus on the curriculum, paired with support from sponsors such as CoZa Cares."
