Adult Education and Training is focussed on building a foundation of English and mathematics for adults in the workplace. It provides adults with a foundation of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will kick start their journey of learning, opening access to further qualifications and often even promotions at the workplace. Once such example where a…
I have been involved with Adult Education and Training (AET) for the past 18 years. In this time, I have seen a lot, learned a lot, changed a lot, and been disappointed a lot. Being born and raised in the old apartheid era I have had what I though was standard education opportunities. I worked…
Challenge: Internal training spend cannot be claimed back in full My client is not only one of the largest electrical wholesalers in Southern Africa but also a registered training provider with their own accredited national training facility in Doornfontein, Johannesburg. Although it will be easy and convenient for them to conduct their own skills development…
Requirement: AET as part of the skills development strategy My client, that operates in the tourism industry across South Africa, required Adult Education and Training (AET, also known as ABET) as part of the workplace skills plan (WSP) set out by the organisation. To reach the BEE goals it is necessary for my client to…
Challenge: Due to a high number of illiterate workers there is a risk of delaying project completion. My client, a member of the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA), is experiencing a spurt in organic growth which means more projects and more pressure on employees to deliver quality projects within a certain deadline. With the…
Problem: Low-skilled employees lost interest in training because they did not understand a computer My client is a member of the manufacturing, engineering and related services SETA (merSETA) and is based in Krugersdorp. The company has recently attempted adult education and training (AET) with a different outsourced service provider but it was unsuccessful. One of…
Challenge: Low-skilled employees make crucial measurement errors A member of the manufacturing, engineering and related services SETA (merSETA), my client that is based in Krugersdorp has been experiencing some challenges with low-skilled employees that make crucial measurement errors. After conducting an initial assessment, it came to light that two of the employees are barely literate…
Requirement: Establish a culture of training and development as part of the BBBEE Strategy My client, a well-known consumer beverage brand with its head office in Johannesburg, came to the realisation that they have several low-skilled employees. Without any formal training and development programme it is not possible to develop career plans for its work…
Challenge: Employees lack fundamental skills which makes supply chain management a real challenge My client, a logistics company with a national footprint, has been experiencing productivity loss due to high levels of illiteracy within the ranks of its warehousing staff. The employees in the warehouses mostly do not have a clear understanding of what is…
Challenge: What do you do if your workforce is already literate and you need to get points for your BEE Scorecard? My client, who is based in Midrand and a member of the Fibre Processing and Manufacturing SETA (FP&M SETA), needs to increase its BEE points by 8% before the end of May 2016. Their…