MoBE Wants P60M For BEC Expansion
Monday, February 24, 2020
In 2017, government, through a Cabinet Directive 10A/2017 directed BEC to build the necessary capacity to take up full responsibility of Vocational Moderation and Assessment, including all tasks and responsibilities which were previously undertaken by Madirelo Training and Testing Centre (MTTC).
“Out of this amount, P5 million has already been spent on transformation of the Botswana Examinations Council into a high performance organisation to cater for the assessment of general education and technical and vocational education and training leaving a balance of P5 million, which is inadequate to cover all the outstanding activities,” it reads.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...