Africa drive project - Innovative teacher development in South Africa

The lack of suitably qualified mathematics and physical science educators in South Africa impacts negatively on the availability of graduates leaving the education system to either enrol for higher education or to participate in the local and global economy. The Africa Drive Project is a research and development project aimed at developing, testing and implementing innovative teacher development programmes, methodologies and technologies. It is in line with the SA Government's thinking on ICT in Education. In-service educators (teachers) enrol for a formal Advanced Certificate in Education at a National Qualification Level (NQF) level 6. Blended learning, incorporating e-Learning, is delivered and facilitated at learning centres, established at secondary schools accessible to educators in the North West Province of South Africa. A customized commercial learning platform, in a hosted environment linked to the North West provincial communication backbone, is used to deliver and manage e-Learning at the learning centres.