UNISA and learning

Although it is possible for an illiterate person to apply to UNISA for a correspondence course in Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET), there are some things that just cannot be learnt without a teacher. ABET is aimed at providing people with skills in literacy and numeracy from the grade 1 level right through to matric and is based on having a facilitator assist the learners in achieving reading, writing and basic mathematic skills. An individual who is totally illiterate will need the assistance of the facilitator to learn to read and count at the most basic levels to be able to continue to the higher levels of the ABET programme.