Adult basic Education and training initiatives are at the core of providing South African’s with the skills necessary to cope with modern life. As the country becomes more and more urbanized new skills are required both at home and in the business world. Basic literacy and numeracy skills are indispensable when confronted with the complications of day to day living. Without these skills simple tasks like opening a bank account or purchasing a cell phone can be next to impossible, thus dooming the illiterate to a life of manual labour at best, complete marginalisation at worse, conditions that lead to a high crime rate and social problems.