Matric not equal to employability, says business body Sacci

The SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) on Tuesday expressed concern over the quality of the matric certificate owing to the relatively low pass requirements.  "The matric certificate should be a fundamental signal to the labour market that a school leaver can perform in at least a low-skilled position," spokesman Pietman Roos said in a statement.  According to him, the business community had reported a growing number of ill-equipped school leavers.  The Chamber called on the education department to raise the pass requirement for matric and to introduce national exams at grade seven and 10.  He also suggested that qualified teachers be supported and that more should be done to ensure the syllabus was of a high standard.  Roos congratulated the matric class of 2013 and wished pupils the best in their future endeavours.

• This report is at Fin24
• Read too, 'Matric success fails to raise prospects for scarce skills', at BDLive