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Annual Technical Teacher
Conference (ATTC)
Two annual conferences were held in this
financial year – the 6th ATTC in September
2022 and the 7th ATTC in June 2023.
The 2022 conference was virtual and hosted as
part of the Sasol TechnoX while the 2023 event was
a hybrid conference consisting of virtual and faceto-face modes. Over 880 technical subject teachers
and vocational education practitioners from all over
the country attended the 7th ATTC. The conference
exposed teachers to the latest technologies in home
security, solar, battery, drones technologies and
cybersecurity, as well as how these technological
developments impact technical and vocational
teaching and learning. Earlier on the conference
day, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) had
shared a progress report on its commitment to the
three-streams model. This model aims to transform
the focus of South African basic education from
an academic one to a 60% technical occupationaloriented curriculum.
On the second day, over 150 teachers also attended
the practical session where they honed their skills
in different trades and were hosted by different
industry partners, such as Corobrik, SAJ, CBM
training, Electrolux, Modena and Pert Industrials.
The practical sessions were designed in response to a
preconference survey that was conducted to ensure
that the sessions met the needs of the teachers. These
sessions were more beneficial to the teachers than the
virtual mode because teachers got to practise on reallife projects, using actual equipment and machinery.
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