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To assist the growth and development of your company within the business community in South Africa it may be necessary for you and your employees to learn to speak and write in one or more of the 11 official languages. Communication courses can help you develop skills from basic greeting to writing and understanding the intricacies of various cultures in your community. These courses can be made specific to the language requirements in your area or outside your current location to allow for business expansion. For example, you can learn Zulu in KwaZulu Natal or Sotho in the northern parts of the country to enable your business to be successful country wide.

Customised learner materials are an essential part of the Adult Basic Education and Training programme. Most teaching aids are printed in English and are standardised. The learner workbooks and other materials can however be customised to suit a certain business environment or the unique requirements of a learner. This will allow learners to grow in areas where they may be lacking in knowledge without wasting time on re-teaching curriculum that they have already mastered. The focus of the training materials can be modified to pinpoint the priorities in a variety of business and industry sectors. Assessment packs can also be altered to take into consideration skills and tools that individuals may have gained through experience rather than formal education institutions.

Without the assistance of volunteers to act as facilitators in the Adult Basic Education and Training programme, the project would be a resounding failure. Volunteers are required on an ongoing basis around the country to work from learning centres or provide services at business premises. Candidates require matric certification or some other form of higher learning degree or diploma and will receive the necessary training to enable them to fulfil the role of a facilitator. Finding the right candidates can be tedious without the use of ABET recruitment tools. Flyers and other media are available for download via the internet. The best recruitment tool is however word of mouth and students as well as existing facilitators can be roped in to spread the word regarding the need for volunteers in an area.

They say that every body has a book inside them and a story to tell but you need the right writing skills to be able to get your message across and make yourself understood. You can improve your writing skills by simply reading books and materials written by literary geniuses and other great writers. There are also a number of programmes and courses that can teach you the correct way of writing and help you widen your vocabulary as well as address grammar and spelling. These courses are available in a number of languages so that you can improve your writing skills in your mother tongue or another language in which you would like to express yourself better.

Effective communication is important in the growth and development of any business. Business communication in South Africa comes with its own unique complexities as the different languages and cultures in the country must be taken into consideration. You can improve your communication skills as well as those of your employee by offering a basic communication course in your company. You will learn how to greet correctly in a variety of languages as well as what may be considered and insults or compliments in certain cultures. The English language is used greatly in the business community around the world and enhancing vocabulary, spelling and grammar must also play a role in advancing communication skills.

Although it is imperative to provide a means of educating illiterate people in South Africa, it is also important to improve reading skills. A higher level of reading and understanding literacy materials is necessary for individuals to access further development and higher learning facilities. Further education and training facilities will not accept learners or students who only have basic reading and writing skills as they will not able to follow the course material. Learning at a higher level requires a student to be able to absorb knowledge on their own as well as interpret the subject matter with only the assistance of a lecturer.

Custom materials development are one of the key focus areas of the Adult Basic Education and Training programme rolled out by government to address the issue of the high illiteracy rate amongst adults in South Africa. The materials have been created to provide education in all 11 official languages and with the assistance of linguists and practitioners take into account the cultural differences inherent in different population groups. The materials also take into consideration the unique requirements of learners, teachers as well as the industry sector in which the education and training is being aimed at. The ABET materials are mainly available in print although some materials are available in other mediums.

The Adult Basic Education and Training programme can provide you with customised learning materials that address the unique factors involved in your business. Different sectors of industry require focus being placed on singular factors that can enhance the work performance of employees. Each employee is assessed before learning begins to find out what their current level of understanding and experience is within the course material being supplied. Learners will also receive basic education that will give them basic literacy and numeracy skills. Additional courses such as HIV/AIDS seminars, health and safety as well as life skills are taught to enhance a learners’ personal as well as work related functioning.

Life skills were never taught to students learning through the South African education system leaving many school leavers without the tools necessary to cope in the real world. Life skills training is now provided at a primary and secondary school level but does not address the millions of people who did not receive this education in the past. The Adult Basic Education and Training programme aims to provide adults of all ages with the skills necessary to enable them to become better functioning members of society. The course focuses on teaching financial lifeskill, health and safety as well as the other basic educational needs of an individual.

Management of projects is normally left up to upper management or the executives within a company. Having employees who understand the basics of project management can help the project run more efficiently. A person who understands the need for deadlines and can be incentivised to meet them is more likely to work well within the time framework. A knowledge of budgeting and the costs related to a project can also create an awareness amongst employees of the need to work efficiently. Most people do not have these skills and can benefit from a basic project management course such as that offered by the Adult Basic Education and Training programme.