Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will on Tuesday hand over certificates to learners who have completed a 12-month Data Science course.
The course is a partnership between the department and the Media Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICTSETA).
A total of 180 leaners have successfully completed the course. During the department’s budget vote speech in Parliament last year, Ndabeni-Abrahams committed to ensuring that young people are given training opportunities in fields such as robotics, data science and artificial intelligence. This course is one of the initiatives aimed at fulfilling this objective. Executives of telecommunications will be in attendance to provide support and encouragement to the learners.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Tuesday 15 September 2020
Venue:Â GCIS Tshedimosetso House Auditorium, Hatfield, Pretoria
Time: 10h00
The event will be streamed lived on government and MICTSETA social media pages.
Enquiries:
Mish Molakeng
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies
Cell: 082 469 3997
Xabiso Matshikiza
Communications Manager MICTSETA
Cell: 072 865 6866
