TRIPLE E TRAINING HOLDINGS

You can offer your employees the chance to a better education through the Rapid Effective Accelerated Life Long Learning (REALL) courses. The course offers various levels of education to adults who have not had the benefit of an education and are either entirely illiterate or semi-literate. Over and above the literacy and English communication techniques that they will acquire, the individual will also learn valuable life skills as well as basic maths. The REALL course can also provide your employees with matric certification which will enable them to study at a tertiary level should they wish to continue their education above the secondary level.

The ABET literacy training for adults have four levels. Starting at NQF1 and ending at NQF4 the ABET literacy training has as aim the provision of education to empower people to gain knowledge, understanding and valuable literacy skills in the specific language. There is a difference in ABET literacy training for adults and school education. The ABET literacy training is structured to teach adults how to read, write, understand and communicate in a specific language in a shorter timeframe than that offered in the school system. As such it is focussed on skills that can be applied immediately in the workplace and the learner’s day to day living. It runs over a shorter period, is presented in a highly interactive way and is not group focussed, but individual focussed allowing the person to progress at his or her own pace without having to compete with others in the group.

It is wrong to assume that all South Africans have mastered the language of English. The opposite is true. Many thousands of South African workers cannot speak English or can do so only basically. They cannot read or write in the language, not even to write about written communication fit for business communication. With English being the medium of communication to bridge language barriers in the country, it is important to give your workers the required English skills b y letting Triple e with years of experience in education teach English in a fun and understandable way to your workers. Upon completion of each level they will receive a nationally recognized qualification which will boost their confidence and help them to function optimally in the workplace.

Triple e provides well structured English classes for adults in the workplace. Every class is structured to meet the specific learning needs of the attendees and upon completion of the specific levels the attendees will do either an assessment or a POE. Once they have passed the level they receive their NQF for that level. Pre-assessments are made of the learning skills, comprehension of the language, and previous education before enrolling a learner in one of the English classes – ensuring targeted education that is fun, motivational and highly effective. The English classes for adults are presented at the workplace, making it possible for more workers to attend and thus become skilled in the most used business language of this country.

One of the most prevalent adult learning problems is that of fear of failure. People fear the unknown and for many adults it will be their first encounter with formal education. Others fear the classroom setup and humiliation that may go with it because of their previous learning experiences. Others fear failure. They have failed so many times in the past and walk into the classroom with a notion that they will once again fail and disappoint their employers, themselves and family. Triple e attacks adult learning problems at the root. We help adult workers to overcome fear by providing them with a fun, relaxed, and encouraging learning environment where they don’t have to compete against anyone, progress at their own levels, and have all the support they need to succeed.

Adults don’t learn to read in the same way as children. There are specific phases when adults learn to read. We have identified the phases and ensure that the learners start and progress in their course at the appropriate phase. The main phases that adults go through when they learn to read are that of initial decoding and then confirming the knowledge, where after fluency in the language follows. The learner will then use prior knowledge of reading to acquire facts. A reading strategy is developed and the skills applied. It is important to structure learn to read classes accordingly to ensure maximum success.

The basic education of Adults is a priority in this country. We cannot wait until a new generation comes into the workplace with all the required skills. In fact many learners come out of the school system unable to read, write or calculate. The first big boost for basic education of adults came in 2000 when the SA National Initiative also known as SANLI came into being. It was an initiative of the Department of Education to lead basic education of Adults ensuring that the more than 3 million illiterate adults in the country would have access to training and education to ensure that they can gain skills in more languages, develop basic to advanced mathematical skills and learn how to read, write, and communicate effectively as well as learn about Human Rights and life orientation such as HIV awareness.

Even though many of the employees may be able to do simple counting, subtraction, division, and multiplication, more advance Math literacy may be required in the workplace. The employees need to attend a course which will provide them with Math literacy skills for the workplace. This may include the ability to apply their Math literacy skills when reading and interpreting information in graph or table format. They must be able to work with measurements if they are working in the building industry. A worker that is able to calculate costs, profits, and make projections in the construction industry will be of more value than one that can only do the most basic calculations. As such ABET Math literacy training for the workplace has become essential in helping to upgrade the skills of workers. Should you be in the construction industry, make use of the Government initiative to train your workers and ensure that they can make a better contribution to your company. Contact Triple e for more information.

Although our focus is on adult literacy and numeracy we recognize the importance of life skills learning programs. As the society develops and becomes more complex, the focus also changes to become information orientated. As such people need more life skills to be able to survive in the digitized society. Life skills learning will also benefit adults in voting, politics, economics, and the labour market. Life skills learning encompass all the required skills to function in the modern day society. From literacy, numeracy, and communication, to problem solving skills and computer literacy as well as the ability to work with modern equipment are important. Employers cannot afford to have a workforce that is illiterate, numerically unskilled and unable to work with modern day technology. As such we recommend that you contact us for an ABET life skills learning program for your employees.