Unions, WCED hope teaching assistants initiative is extended
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - Discussions are under way by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to review and repackage the Presidential Youth Employment initiative, with a proposed second phase to start later this year.
DBE spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said the initial duration of the programme, which started in December last year, was four months, but it was extended by one month until the end of April 2021.
He said the basic education sector created employment opportunities for more than 320 000 education and general education assistants who were placed in schools around the country.