Education
With reference to career clubs at public schools in the province:
(1)
(a)(i) How many public schools currently have career clubs and (ii) how many learners participated in such programmes during the 2025 academic year, (b) what support does his Department provide to schools to establish and maintain career clubs and (c) what partnerships, if any, has his Department entered into to support career guidance initiatives in schools;
(2)
whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of career clubs in assisting learners with subject choices; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3)
whether there are plans to expand career clubs in the 2026 academic year; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4)
whether his Department allocates any funds to career clubs, if so, how much was allocated in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026?
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