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THE Department of Basic Education said that it’s working with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to offer driver’s and learner’s licences at schools across the country.
The minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, was answering to parliamentary Q&A. She revealed that the Learner Road Safety education has been incorporated in the Open Source Life Orientation textbooks.
“Learner road safety education has been incorporated in the open-source Life Orientation textbooks. The Department is collaborating with Road Traffic Management Corporation in ensuring that learners can exit the schooling system having obtained a learner driver’s licence,” she said.
She said that the collaboration will include both classroom lessons as well as formal accreditation through the RTMC.
Motshekga alluded that due to budgetary constraints the rollout process is delayed, however it’s still a top priority.
The minister said that the RTMC is the authority in the issuing of learner and drivers licences.
“The RTMC is the authority in the issuing of learner and drivers licences, and they have limited budget and resources to implement this programme. The two departments share plans as required by the protocol, and this is a priority in the joint programmes,” Motshekga said.
-Inside Education