Basic Education Department considers introducing a General Education Certificate

SAfm — During an address at the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU)'s elective conference, the minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga announced that the department is looking into introducing a General Education Certificate (GCE). Motshekga says the planned introduction of the GCE forms part of the initiative to deal with the quality and efficiency through the implementation of standardized assessments. We speak to Spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education, Elijah Mhlanga and Dean of Faculty of Humanities for the Central University of Technology, Free State , Professor Nosisi Nellie Feza