FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Eyes Set On Rivoni School for the Blind COVID-19 Readiness
[Randburg, Johannesburg-23 June 2020] Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) CEO, Maphefo Anno-Frempong, will visit Rivoni School for the Blind in Limpopo this Friday to support the school’s efforts to comply with COVID-19 health and safety guidelines as set by the Department of Basic Education.
Learners at Rivoni School for the Blind have various needs associated with visual impairment or blindness. The school is special in many ways including that amidst the diverse challenges it has produced between 80 and 100 per cent matric pass rate since 2011.
“How we treat the vulnerable in our communities during challenging times such as these say a lot about the condition of our moral compass as South Africans. Discriminative distribution of scarce resources becomes rife during times of uncertainty. But our standpoint is that the vulnerable need special attention during tough times and it is then important to exhaust all means to protect them”, said TETA CEO Maphefo Anno-Frempong.
Rivoni is one of 54 schools adopted by TETA across the country. These adopted schools enjoy support from TETA in the form of teacher capacitation, learning resources, career guidance and STEM subjects extra classes.Rivoni is one of 54 schools adopted by TETA across the country. These adopted schools enjoy support from TETA in the form of teacher capacitation, learning resources, career guidance and STEM subjects extra classes. Anno-Frempong’s visit will include a handover ceremony of several COVID-19 personal protective equipment for the learners as well as other resources that enables free access to e-learning for the visually impaired. Handover details are as follows:
Date: 26 June 2019
Time: 10:00 am
Venue: Rivoni Special School Hall
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About TETA
The Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) is one of the 21 SETAs mandated to facilitate skills development and training in different economic sectors of South Africa—TETA focuses on the transport sector. TETA’s areas of operation cut across rail, aerospace, maritime, road freight, road passenger, taxi, freight handling, and forwarding and clearing transport industry subsectors. The authority is committed to ensuring that through the implementation of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) and other national mandates such as the New Growth Path and the National Development Plan a pool of individuals highly skilled, competitive and competent to function effectively within the transport sector is built.
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Sabelo Mbuku
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TETA House, 344 Pretoria Avenue, Randburg
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Tel: 011 577 7000
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Corporate Communication and Media Liaison
TETA House, 344 Pretoria Avenue, Randburg
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