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In a bid to democratise access to entrepreneurship education, and instilling entrepreneurial thinking from a young age, the Ministry of Education and Skills Development Botswana intends to introduce Entrepreneurship as a subject in local schools.
In a bid to democratise access to entrepreneurship education, and instilling entrepreneurial thinking from a young age, the Ministry of Education and Skills Development Botswana intends to introduce Entrepreneurship as a subject in local schools. This was announced during the launch of the Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge which introduces learners to entrepreneurship, empowering them to unlock their full potential and hone the skills they need to realise it.
Botswana Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Bonolo Khumothaka expressed that the development is a testament to the government’s efforts to promote and foster a culture of entrepreneurship where learners are motivated to innovate, create, and take risks. Entrepreneurship learning in a school curriculum is a crucial step to equip learners with the necessary skills and develop the right mindset to become a successful entrepreneur in the future.
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Excited over the intended development, Tshepo Thaba, CEO of Finance Kids, an organisation that equips children with financial literacy and money management skills, hailed it as a much-welcome development, especially with Botswana’s high unemployment rate. With the increasing and deeply concerning unemployment rate, entrepreneurship is a crucial life skill, and one must instill it at a very young age. Citing from her own experience, she informed that children who are exposed to entrepreneurship at a young age tend to have a better work ethic, stronger appreciation for money, creative thinking, improved people skills, and better goal setting.
