Two-year pre-primary education programme due

Acting Minister, Mokgweetsi Masisi this week told primary school heads that between 2017 and 2018, the ministry would introduce the pre-primary programme in all public primary schools.

Masisi’s announcement follows the introduction of the Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE) Diploma in public education colleges. Although the ECCE Diploma has been offered by private institutions, and Colleges of Education to an extent, it will be the first time the Diploma is offered in full within a public institution. The Serowe College of Education Diploma will initially offer the ECCE Diploma.