BQA calls for recognition of indigenous skills

The Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) has called for the recognition of indigenous skills in the curriculum as it can be used to promote local knowledge and skills, thus creating employment.

Indigenous skills include; pottery, leatherworks, beadwork, basketry, knitting, sewing, traditional dance among others.

Speaking at the first job summit yesterday, director of national credit and qualifications framework at BQA, Andrew Molwane said this could be done through the recognition of prior learning programme in the curriculum, which was a way of recognising what the society already knew and was doing.

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