�The mobile education training programme is addressing SA’s shortage of ICT skills

The mobile education training programme is addressing SA’s shortage of ICT skills South Africa continues to lag behind other African countries in information communication technology skills training, according to the Jo’burg Centre for Software Engineering’s seventh annual ICT skills survey. As new technologies emerge, so too does the demand for specialised skills that create, implement and maintain these new technologies. So exposure to ICT for all pupils is essential and there is an urgent need for skills training in it throughout the education sector. To address this, the Vodacom Foundation, in partnership with the department of basic education, Microsoft, Cisco, Intel and Mindset, established the mobile education training programme to expose pupils to ICT and empower teachers to use it effectively in the classroom. The programme includes the advancement of provincial teacher development institutes and 147 ICT teacher education centres. The centres provide development training to educators with a focus on ICT literacy and the effective use and integration of digital content in the classroom. More information at http://ift.tt/2c4cORJ