# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has welcomed the 2027 Basic Education Employment Initiative, saying it will help improve learners’ reading, writing and mathematics skills. The Department of Basic Education has announced a new pilot phase of the programme, creating more than 20-thousand work opportunities for young South Africans to be appointed as teacher assistants in classrooms. Makaneta says every child deserves access to quality education, particularly during the Foundation Phase, which he describes as a critical stage and the bedrock of the education system:
Education activist welcomes 2027 Basic Education Employment Initiative [SOUND]
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