ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Table 23 indicates that the proportion of functionally literate adults increased from 71% in 2002 to 79% in 2009, and the pro- portion of totally illiterate adults decreased from 12% in 22 to 7% in 2009.
These trends represent the combined ef- fects
of
access to education, a literacy campaign and Adult Basic Education pro- grammes conducted amongst older illit- erates, as well as learner retention in the schooling system.
Via Afrika Stimela specialises in the development of learning and teaching support materials for the adult education and training (AET, formerly ABET) market for levels 1 to 4 in South Africa.
Via Afrika Stimela develops materials using the following guiding principles: • Adult motivation is important. • Adult interests and experiences should be respected. • Adults have to learn about things that are important to them as individuals.
• What is learned should give learners confidence to help shape our society, and give new ways of understanding in the world in which we live.
• Self-reflection is an important part of becoming good at learning.
• Though learners learn best in problem-posing situations, lessons and/or materials should not invoke negative feelings or despair and helplessness.
All the company’s courses emphasise active learning rather than passive learning. Learners use different techniques to deal with information and to organise their worlds.
Capacity building workshops on facilitation, unit standard interpretation and general programme planning and management are available for practitioners so that they can improve their service to the adult learners.
Via Afrika Stimela publishes a variety of books across the AET field and covers the full GETC curriculum. Books are available in the following GETC learning areas: • Fundamentals and core: Communication, Numeracy and Life Orientation.
• Academic subjects: Human and Social Studies, Natural Sciences, Economic and Management Sciences, Arts and Culture and Technology.
• Vocational subjects: Applied Agriculture, Ancillary Health Care, Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises, Travel and Tourism, Information Communication Technology, Early Childhood Development and Wholesale and Retail.
The adult literacy rate for females is slightly lower than that for males. However, the gender gap in adult literacy is closing fast.
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ABET)
Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) is
available to adults who want to fin-
ish their basic education. As an outcomes based programme, ABET aims to provide
basic learning tools, knowledge and skills, and it provides participants with nationally recognised qualifications.
The four levels of ABET training are the equivalent of Grades R to 9. ABET provides training pertaining to:
n language, literacy and communication;
n mathematical literacy, mathematics and mathematical science;
n natural science; n arts and culture; n life orientation; n technology; n human and social science; and n economic and management science.
Furthermore, learners can also choose to take courses pertaining to:
n Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs);
n Wholesale and retail;
TABLE: 20: Number of learner, educators and institutions in ABET programmes by province: 2005-2008. Year
EC 2005 2006
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2007 2008
Learners Educators Institutions Learners Educators Institutions Learners Educators Institutions Learners Educators Institutions
45783 4610 307
45354 4080 299
43724 3565 295
39181 2644 275
FS
25658 1592 209
22098 1225 208
20670 2074 208
16984 2257 204
GP
61311 2876 53
62917 3391 50
85170 3241 67
83242 3340 53
KZN
12002 943 139
12002 943 139
12948 981 248
20912 1991 437
LP
39547 2042 597
33803 2228 656
29718 1746 545
36619 1716 526
MP
21790 1845 272
22583 4133 297
24814 4200 372
28259 4126 302
NC
6200 279 136
5532 342 153
8818 580 179
5788 353 120
n Travel and tourism; n Applied agriculture; n Early Childhood Development; and n Ancillary health care.
PROVINCIAL EDUCATION DEPART- MENT are empowered by the Adult Basic Education and Training Act, 2000, to reg- ister private adult learning centres to offer programmes accredited by UMALUSI, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training. Many more adult education programmes ac- credited by SETAs are offered in, and for the workplace (Department of Education, 2009a).
Table 24 below indicates that in 2008, learner enrolments at ABET centres across the country exceeded 290 000. Meanwhile, the number of educators increased from approximately 17 000 in 2005 to more than 19 000 in 2008, while the number of ABET centres increased from 2 278 in 2005 to 2 482 in 2008.
NW
29100 1395 182
16183 767 140
29311 1389 200
24352 1372 252
WC
27749 1599 382
31138 1499 325
37561 1424 362
35281 1645 313
National 269140 17181 2278
251610 18608 2176
292734 19200 2476
290618 19454 2482
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