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Aug 19, 2026 

MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, RUSTENBURG 19 AUGUST 2026 Conference overview Independent schools from across the North West Province gathered on 19 August 2026 for the NAISA North West Regional Conference, hosted by Meridian School in Rustenburg. Principals and senior staff…

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The Emerging Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR)

 

The emerging Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR), often described as Industry 5.0, adds an important dimension: technology must serve human development, sustainability, resilience and social inclusion.

For the ETDP sector, this means that teachers, lecturers, early childhood development practitioners, trainers, assessors, curriculum developers, education managers and skills-development practitioners must themselves be equipped for these technological changes.

The challenge is not simply to produce learners who can use digital devices. The ETDP sector must develop educators who can teach technological competencies, integrate emerging technologies into learning, assess practical capabilities and prepare young people for technologically transformed occupations. 

Consequently NAISA would like to sponsor the following resolutions to this ETDPSETA AGM. A critical priority is to build the capacity of those who educate the nation

1. Adoption of a 4IR and 5IR Sector Readiness Strategy and this calls upon the Accounting Authority to develop and approve a comprehensive strategy for digital transformation and future-skills readiness across the ETDP sector, aligned with the Sector Skills Plan and national priorities.
2. National ETDP Sector Digital Skills Audit by commissioning a sector-wide audit to establish the digital readiness, technological competencies, infrastructure gaps and training needs of educators, lecturers, trainers, assessors and education managers.

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