As part of my Post Graduate Certificate in Education I need to complete an assignment for the subject, Professional Studies.
I was appointed to be a mentor for some of learners (mentees) who registered for the Matric 2nd Chance project.
The purpose of the Matric 2nd Chance project in partnership between the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority(ETDP SETA) is to provide educational support to learners who had failed their Matric exams or those who wanted to improve their Matric results, especially so that they could gain access to tertiary education institutions.
CPUT submitted a tender to be a service provider and the university was awarded R1 300 000 to implement the project for 2016 in the Western Cape Province. Currently 532 learners are registered on the project and classes are on Fridays and Saturdays at the Bellville Campus. The centre for Community Engagement and Work Integrated Learning is used as an Administrative base. The activities on site include coordinating the Department of Basic Education (DBE) matric registration process, conducting classes in five subjects, providing consultations to learners and conducting various intervention strategies.
All the educators are registered basic education teachers (of which some are CPUT alumni).
The requirements are to open a whatsapp group for the mentees and motivate them as well as meeting them once.
As a mentor I should serve as a role model and opportunity ignite for learner which is a great learning experience for me as well.
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