BOTEPCO, BOU sign MoU for teacher quality

Guests began arriving from 10:30am for registration before the programme formally opened with a prayer delivered by Maipelo Moalafi, BOTEPCO Manager for Ethics, Standards and Compliance. The Director of Ceremonies, Mercy Rebaone Thebe, who is the Manager for Corporate Affairs at BOTEPCO, then took to the podium for salutations and introductory remarks. This was followed by welcome remarks from BOTEPCO Director of Legal Services and Board Secretary, Mpho Leteane, who underlined the importance of the collaboration for the teaching fraternity.

A presentation on stakeholder collaboration was delivered by BOTEPCO’s Manager for Research, Boipuso Mosalakgotla, setting the tone for the day’s key statements. In his address, BOTEPCO Registrar, Dr Raphael Dingalo, explained that the partnership with BOU is rooted in stakeholder mapping carried out by the Council soon after its establishment. He said the exercise, which used the Three I’s Method to assess influence, impact and interest, placed Education and Training Providers amongst BOTEPCO’s most critical stakeholders.