Education department plans to offer driver's licences at schools
Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education, said her department is working with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to offer driver's and learner's licences at schools across the country.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that her department is working with the Road Traffic Management Corporation to offer driver's and learner's licences at school.
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Motshekga said the agreement will include both classroom lessons as well as formal accreditation through the RTMC.
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“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.
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