The exhibition was held under the theme: 'The power of Technology, Strength of the nation.' It was attended by schools from Boteti, Palapye, Serowe and Mahalapye regions.The exhibition was held to revive the subject performance and to create awareness among parents who do not know much about design and technology and to build more interest among students.Design and technology chairperson in the CDC, Aron Vintor Mosepele said that they were expecting 48 schools but only 28 attended due to transportation difficulties. "We have a problem with transport, something I really do not understand why it is so. Design and technology is an examinable subject compared to sport. But when it comes to things that we are really supposed to take seriously, we face transport problems but when students go for sports activities, they have everything they need," said an agitated Mosepele.
He said design and technology is a time consuming subject that needs a lot of dedication and pushes teachers to work overtime. He said since the introduction of overtime pay in schools, things have become completed."There is a misconception that teachers delay their weekly duties so they claim overtime but that is not true since design and technology is a time consuming subject," he said.Low morale among design and technology teachers is another challenge in the subject. Mosepele said the morale is low due to staff welfare and resource allocation and lack of management support.
