Uma ingane yakho esemusha ifuna ukwakha amarobhothi njengomsebenzi wempilo, kukhona isifundo esisodwa kwifomu likaGrade 9 esinquma okuningi kunazo zonke ezinye zihlangene: iMathematics eqotho. Uma uyithatha, uyigcine, futhi uyiphase kahle, cishe yonke iminyango yobunjiniyela neyekhompyutha ihlala ivulekile. Uma kunalokho ukhetha iMathematical Literacy, iningi laleyo minyango livaleka ngaphambi kokuba uGrade 10 uze uqale. Okunye okukhethwayo kubalulekile, kodwa akukho okunesisindo esifana naleso.

Abafundi baseNingizimu Afrika bakhetha izifundo zabo zikaGrade 10 kuya kuGrade 12 lapho uGrade 9 usuya ekupheleni, imvamisa ngesikhathi amakota okugcina esongwa. Ifomu libukeka lijwayelekile, kodwa endleleni yobunjiniyela noma eye-robotics lingesinye sezinqumo ezinemiphumela emikhulu kunazo zonke esikoleni. Nakhu okumele ukuvikele, okuvumelekile ukuxoxiswane ngakho, nokumele ukwenze uma ukukhetha sekuhambe kabi.

IMathematics ingumlindisango, akusiyo iseluleko

Ngaphansi kwe-CAPS, wonke umfundi uthatha iMathematics noma iMathematical Literacy. Lezi yizifundo ezimbili ezehlukene, hhayi inguqulo elula nenguqulo enzima yesifundo esisodwa. Amafakhalthi obunjiniyela neminyango ye-computer science adinga iMathematics. IMathematical Literacy iyisifundo esiwusizo, esisebenzayo sokubala, kodwa asihlangabezani nombandela wokungena kulezo ziqu.

Uma ingane yakho ingakaqiniseki ngomsebenzi ezowenza, into ephephile ukuthatha iMathematics. Igcina inqwaba enkulu yamathuba ivulekile. Umfundi angahlala ehla endleleni egcwele izibalo kamuva, kodwa ukungena kuyo emva kokukhetha iMathematical Literacy kuhamba kancane futhi kunzima. Bheka lokhu njengomugqa owodwa ongenakuxoxiswana ngawo kulelo fomu.

IPhysical Sciences: okwesibili okungenakuxoxiswana ngakho

IPhysical Sciences, ehlanganisa i-physics ne-chemistry, ngesinye isifundo amafakhalthi obunjiniyela asilindele. Ubunjiniyela be-mechatronic, obukagesi, obe-electronic nobe-mechanical bonke busibala njengombandela, futhi i-robotics idonsa kuzo zone lezi zinhlobo. Iziqu ze-computer science noma ze-software zodwa zingase zingasidingi, kodwa i-robotics iphila emngceleni phakathi kwe-hardware ne-software, ngakho ukugcina iPhysical Sciences kugcina nezindlela ze-mechatronic neze-electronic zivulekile.

Uma ungaqiniseka ngezifundo ezimbili kuphela ezinzima, akube yiMathematics nePhysical Sciences. Konke okunye kwakhelwa phezu kwalezi zimbili.

I-IT noma i-CAT, nokuthi i-EGD ingena kuphi

Izifundo ezimbili zekhompyutha zivela kumashejuli amaningi futhi kulula ukuzididanisa. I-Information Technology (IT) ifundisa ukubhala amakhodi, ama-algorithm nokwakhiwa kwe-database. I-Computer Applications Technology (CAT) ifundisa izinhlelo zehhovisi nezokusebenza kanye nolwazi lwedijithali ngokujwayelekile. Emsebenzini we-robotics noma we-software, i-IT iwusizo kakhulu kwezimbili ngoba yakha ukucabanga kwangempela kwekhodi.

Isexwayiso esibalulekile: i-IT ne-CAT imvamisa akusiwo umbandela osemthethweni wokungena kubunjiniyela noma ku-computer science. Ngakho khetha i-IT uma ukubhala amakhodi kukuheha, kodwa ungalokothi uyeke iPhysical Sciences ukuze uyifake. Uma isikole sakho sinikeza i-Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD), lokho kuyisifundo esizikhethelayo esiqinile kunoma ubani othambekele emsebenzini we-mechanical noma we-mechatronic. Futhi khumbula ukuthi umfundi angafunda ukubhala ikhodi ngaphandle kokuthatha i-IT njengesifundo sesikole nhlobo.

Okudingwa ngempela amanyuvesi

Iziqu eziholela ku-robotics zibandakanya ubunjiniyela be-mechatronic, ubunjiniyela bukagesi nobe-electronic, ubunjiniyela be-mechanical, ubunjiniyela bamakhompyutha, ne-computer science, kanye nezinguqulo zediploma zalezi emanyuvesi ezobuchwepheshe. Kuzo cishe zonke, isango elifanayo yileli: ukuphasa kahle kwiMathematics nakwiPhysical Sciences, kuhlanganise nesilinganiso esiphelele esiqhudelanayo emafakhalthini afunwa kakhulu.

Sebenzisa loluhlu lokuhlola uma ifomu likaGrade 9 lifika ekhaya:

• Khetha iMathematics, hhayi iMathematical Literacy. Lona ngumugqa owodwa ongenakuwuphambanisa.
• Faka iPhysical Sciences ukuze ugcine yonke indlela yobunjiniyela ivulekile.
• Khetha i-IT kunokuthatha i-CAT uma ukubhala amakhodi kukuheha, kodwa hhayi ngokulahla iPhysical Sciences.
• Cabangela i-EGD uma isikole sakho siyinikeza futhi ingane yakho ithanda umsebenzi we-mechanical noma we-mechatronic.
• Zama amamaki aqinile, angaguquguquki kwiMathematics nakwiScience, ngoba izilinganiso yizo ezinquma izikhala eziqhudelanayo.
• Funda imibandela yokungena yamanyuvesi amabili noma amathathu owaqondile kusenesikhathi, kuGrade 9 noma 10, hhayi kuGrade 12.

Uma ukukhetha sekwenzeke kabi

Abafundi abaningi babona sebekuGrade 11, noma emva kukamatikuletsheni, ukuthi bathatha iMathematical Literacy noma bayeka iPhysical Sciences, manje sebefuna ubunjiniyela. Indlela yinde, kodwa akuvamile ukuthi ivalwe nya. Izindlela ezijwayelekile zokulungisa zibandakanya:

• Thuthukisa iMathematics. Abafundi bangayibhala kabusha noma bengeze iMathematics ngohlelo lukamatikuletsheni lwethuba lesibili noma ngendlela kamatikuletsheni wabadala ekolishi.
• Iziqu zesisekelo nezelulekiwe. Amafakhalthi obunjiniyela amaningi namanyuvesi ezobuchwepheshe anonyaka wesisekelo noma owelulekiwe wabafundi abacishe bahlangabezane nemibandela.
• Qala ngediploma. Idiploma enyuvesi yezobuchwepheshe ivame ukuba nemibandela yokungena efinyeleleka kalula kune-BEng, futhi ungakwazi ukwenyuka usuka lapho.
• Izifundo zobunjiniyela ekolishi le-TVET. Indlela yezifundo ze-N iholela ezikhundleni zobuchwepheshe nasekuqhubekeni nokufunda.

Noma ngabe iyiphi indlela efanele, qhubeka wakha ikhono lokusebenza ngezandla ngasikhathi sinye, ukuze uma umnyango wezemfundo uphinde uvuleka, isithakazelo nokuzijwayeza kubelokhu kukhona.

Yakha amakhono amamaki angawakaliyo

Amamaki avula umnyango; okuhlangenwe nakho kokwenza ngezandla yikho okwenza iziqu zicace nokuthi abaqashi bakubone ekugcineni. I-robotics ngumkhakha wokwakha. Ngokushesha lapho umfundi exhuma i-sensor, ebhala i-loop futhi elungisa imotho enenkani, kuya kuba yilapho i-physics kaGrade 12 nezibalo zonyaka wokuqala kuzwakala njengamathuluzi kunezithiyo.

Ukuzijwayeza okuhleliwe ngaphandle kwesikole kusiza kakhulu lapha. I-akhademi yethu yokubhala amakhodi ne-robotics ibamba amakilasi masonto onke, futhi isifundo sokuzama esisodwa siyindlela elula yokubona ukuthi isithakazelo singesangempela yini ngaphambi kokuzibophezela. Ukuze uzijwayeze ekhaya, ibhodi le-sheenbot∞ nekhithi yokuqala evela esitolo zivumela umfundi ukuthi aqhubeke ezitshalisa phakathi kwezifundo. Akukho kulokhu okuthatha indawo yamamaki amahle, kodwa yiyona ndlela esheshayo yokuguqula ukukhetha isifundo kube yindlela yangempela.

Iphuzu eliyinhloko

Ifomu lokukhetha izifundo lithatha imizuzu emihlanu ukusayinwa kodwa lifinyelela eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo. Vikela iMathematics kuqala, wengeze iPhysical Sciences kwesesibili, bese uthatha i-IT njengenzuzo ewusizo kunokuba ngumbandela. Uma ukukhetha sekuhambe eceleni, kukhona izindlela zangempela zokulungisa. Futhi noma ngabe ikhadi lemiphumela lithini kule kota, gcina izandla zengane yakho zisebenza kwi-hardware.

Imibuzo ebuzwa njalo

Ungaba yinjiniyela ye-robotics ngeMathematical Literacy?

Hhayi ngokuqondile eziqwini zobunjiniyela. Kuqala kuzodingeka ukuthi uthuthukisele kwiMathematics ngendlela yethuba lesibili noma yekolishi, noma ungene ngediploma noma ngohlelo lwesisekelo bese wenyuka. Kuyenzeka, kodwa kuhamba kancane kunokukhetha iMathematics kuGrade 9.

Ingabe i-IT iyisifundo esiphoqelekile emsebenzini we-robotics?

Cha. I-IT iwusizo ngoba yakha ukucabanga kwekhodi, kodwa akuvamile ukuba ngumbandela osemthethweni wokungena enyuvesi. Umfundi onentshisekelo angafunda ukubhala amakhodi ngaphandle kwesikole aphinde afunde ubunjiniyela noma i-computer science.

Ingabe uyayidinga iPhysical Sciences kwi-computer science?

Imvamisa cha kwi-computer science eqotho, kodwa i-robotics yeyama kakhulu kwi-hardware. Ukugcina iPhysical Sciences kulondoloza amathuba e-mechatronic, awe-electronic nawe-mechanical, ngakho kuwukukhetha okuphephe kakhulu kunoma ubani odonswa ikakhulukazi amarobhothi.