As a parent of a learner at UCT Online High School in South Africa, we naturally approached this new mode of learning with caution. At the time of investigating high school options for my child, we were looking at the evolution of education as well as market trends as far as university degrees are concerned and if our choice would meet the challenges of today in the workplace. We needed a school which was first of all local, and we were also looking for sustainability and some kind of history in the field, despite this being a new area in South Africa, more so in the high school space. UCT comes with huge credibility and it’s backed up by a technology partner like Valenture Institute that’s pioneered online education with its GetSmarter application for over 10 years now. Our collective consensus was that both the immediate future of university and …
