More than a 1 000 learners have been granted the opportunity to cultivate their numerical skills at maths development camps presented in various provinces across the country.

The week-long camps, which kicked off on Monday are driven by the South African Institute of Chartered Accounting in partnership with the Basic Education Department.

The camps which were launched in 2005 select learners from especially underprivileged backgrounds, who demonstrate potential in maths, science and accounting.

“The key thing is we want to help them to actually up their marks, we want them to get into the Universities. Universities criteria is quite strict for learners to get into the chartered accounting profession, if u want to do a Bachelor of Commerce,” says Project co-ordinator in Cape Town, Betty Abraham.

“We introduce them to the accounting firms, where they’ll form networking with those guys…., we are hoping they will leave better people,” says Abraham.
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