Certifications @ MSLA
Empowering youth for the workplace
Workplace readiness
We recognise the importance of CERTIFICATIONS in improving teacher / employee performance, preparing youth for the workplace and opening doors to employment for the unemployed.
MSLA is now a public Certiport Authorised Testing Centre.
Achievements
In 2022 MSLA produced the first ever learner from a public school in the Northern Cape Province to achieve a certification!
What certification?
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in Word.
The organisation has now enabled many more Grade 9 – 12 learners, CAT teachers, MSLA staff and unemployed youth to achieve MOS certifications in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Word Expert and Excel Expert.
Our impact: 2022 - 2024
Number of MOS certifications written at MSLA
Breakdown of MOS certifications:
- Grade 8 – 12 learners = 70
- Teachers = 25
- Trainer = 14
Breakdown of MOS certifications:
- Grade 10 – 12 learners = 122
- Trainer = 8
- Unemployed youth = 11
Breakdown of MOS certifications:
- Grade 9 – 12 learners = 239
- Teacher = 3
Special achievement
In 2022, a Grade 9 learner, from William Pescod H/S in Kimberley, achieved 10 MOS certifications, including Word and Excel at Expert Level.
He is probably the youngest person in South Africa to have achieved this!
Many more learners at MSLA have now gone on to achieve the same.