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FUNDAMENTALS IN LEARNERSHIPS

All learnerships are composed of:

• Fundamental unit standards (communications and mathematics)
• Core unit standards
• Elective unit standards

The unit standards were either selected or generated to ensure that the perceived qualification would be acceptable to the industry for which it has been developed.

The learner will ultimately benefit from the learnership by achieving a recognized national qualification that is not only recognized by the organization, but also by the industry and qualification community as a whole.

The workplace becomes the 'living university' where the learner not only learns the theory, but also applies it.

The provider becomes the learning partner and may be an external or internal provider; depending on the discipline (i.e. Triple e Training Holdings is the external provider for the fundamental learning areas). The fundamental learning specifically addresses both Communications and Mathematical skills required by every learner in his/her professional and personal capacity.

Although there is resistance to do this, it is to the benefit of the learner and the business that a learner is developed holistically so that a well-rounded and sophisticated learner emerges from every level of learning within the National Qualifications Framework.

One reason for learners doing Communications is to improve their ability to read and respond well to written communication, and also to improve listening and writing skills. In all the other learning areas for the learnership, learners are required to submit their assignments. In order to submit food assignments, the learner needs to be able to read, listen, discuss, respond and write in acceptable (communicative) English.

The South African community in general lacks the Mathematical skills to understand the impact of mathematics on a person's life at work and at home. In comparison to the International community, our lack of mathematical skills negatively affects diverse economic development of our country. Furthermore, whether we want to acknowledge this or not, we have to utilize our mathematical skills daily in all aspects of our lives.

We encounter mathematical problems from all angles and are expected to be able to work with and understand the following:

• Statistics (i.e. productivity, impact studies, etc)
• Calculations (i.e. VAT, discount, PAYE, cost, profit, loss, budget etc)
• Geometry and measurement (i.e. driving a car, acceleration, deceleration, building a house, etc.)
• Algebra (a good example of this is grocery shopping)
• Patterns (i.e. seasonal buying)

Mathematics is nothing more than the ability to solve problems. The better you are at deriving solutions and gaining insight into mathematical problems, the better your ability to solve everyday problems.

For the same reasons mentioned above - fundamentals are absolutely vital to a growing nation, it is imperative that the learnership is facilitated by experts in the field.

Sharon Blignaut
Triple e Training