In a bid to democratise access to entrepreneurship education, and instilling entrepreneurial thinking from a young age, the Ministry of Education and Skills Development intends to introduce Entrepreneurship as a subject in local schools.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Bonolo Khumothaka revealed this 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.
Khumothaka expressed that the development is a testament of 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 learning with the necessary skills and develop the right mindset to become a successful entrepreneur in future,” she said.
Excited over the intended development, Tshepo Thaba CEO of Finance Kids, an organisation which 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 skills, and it is important that we instil it at a very young age,” she said.
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.
