TRIPLE E TRAINING HOLDINGS

Government, in conjunction with the department of education, SETA’s and other educational institutions is continually rolling out projects and programmes to improve the high rate of illiteracy on South Africa. The projects are mainly aimed at the adult population group who do not have the most basic reading skills. This is largely due to the legacy of apartheid and the lack of education that was provided to most people in the country but the lack of schools in rural communities also plays a part. This is a huge problem to tackle and it is the responsibility of each and every literate citizen to do their bit in advancing reading skills in South Africa.

The educational system in South Africa has in the past been extremely biased towards white South African’s. Other ethnic groups were regarded by the Apartheid government and fit for nothing more than manual labour, primarily in South Africa’s mining industry or as domestic servants. The legacy of this racist approach has left many older South Africans with the bare minimum of a n education and in some cases no education at all. Illiteracy is rife and without the ability to read or write the outlook for these people has been grim. However Adult Basic Education is changing this outlook. Today participants in ABET programs are being given the skills to cope with the modern world.

Learners normally want to know how long it will take them to complete and pass one of the ABET learner programs. It depends on the levels taken, how many hours a week the learner attends one of the ABET learner programs, and the pace at which the learner works. The more hours invested, and the quicker the pace, the faster a level will be completed. In general you will need to set out 4-6 hours a week for 6-10 months to complete a level in one of the ABET learner programs. The timeframe is a guideline only, but in general learners have the ability to complete a level in under a year ensuring that they can quickly gain their valuable qualifications recognised throughout South Africa.

Umalusi is an example of an ABET training quality assuror. The purpose of an ABET training quality assuror is to oversee the training provided by companies and institutions. The ABET training quality assuror will set standards for adult education and how the courses should be presented. This protects learners against fly by night companies and ensures that all the learners receive quality education that can be applied in the workplace and modern day society. By setting standards for materials used, locations, experience, qualifications of presenters, and the course content, the ABET training quality assuror ensures a high level of quality that can be expected from ABET accredited training providers such as Triple e.

The ABET education is presented at the employer’s premises or a location selected by the employer that will be most convenient for the attendees. Once the employees are enrolled in the ABET education programs the location most convenient for the learners can be selected. The ABET education classes are presented any day or days of the week according to client needs. Triple e also schedules the classes to accommodate the work hours, shifts, transport requirements, cost to company, organized labour preferences, company policies, and hours available. Triple e thus ensures the most convenient times and locations for the presentation of ABET education classes, showing our commitment to our clients and learners.

Although it may seem straight forward, not all adult education programs take the previous exposure to education into consideration and thus either begin at a too low level or a too advance level for some of the learners. This means that you will get frustrated learners in your class. Some will be frustrated because they already have the knowledge taught and others in the same class will be frustrated because they don’t understand at all. Triple e pre-assesses the learner’s previous exposure to education, their current skills levels and their understanding of the subject matter before recommending a level to begin with. This ensures that all the learners in the Triple e adult education programs can start and progress at the appropriate levels and it thus improves their learning experience tremendously.

Our adult learning programs are a notch above the rest because we tackle obstacles to adult learning head on. We for instance, schedule the adult learning programs at the workplace, making it possible for the workers to attend without having to take additional transport to get to the place of learning. We also schedule the adult learning programs around the shifts of the workers to minimize the effect on productivity whilst also taking their need to be with their families into consideration. The goals are connected to what the attendees learn. Applicable knowledge is provided that ensures that workers can see the benefit of the adult learning programs immediately. Learners progress at their own level and thus don’t compete against others

Adult teaching differs from teaching children or even full time students. There is less time and the learners want to see results quickly. It is however, also important to note that once a person enrols out of free will, the learner is generally more positive and eager to learn. As such we encourage employers to explain adult teaching methods with their employees to ensure a positive attitude right from the start. We follow adult teaching methods that inspire, uplift, motivate, and encourage. Our aim is never to break down, but to build on existing skills. As such the attendees enjoy our classes and prefer our way of adult teaching because they can see immediate results. This also benefits the employer that receives the advantages of an education workforce almost immediately.

The ABET success story of PPC shows how effective our training programmes are. PPC Cement, like many other major South African companies, recognized that lack of English-language proficiency among its temporary workers not only took a toll on their productivity and morale but also impeded their advancement to full-time permanent employment. PPC Cement recognized an urgent need for developing literacy skills among disadvantaged members of its community, and it took initiative to remedy the problem. Meeting its own need to recruit and retain skilled workers and the community’s need to lift disadvantaged families out of despair, PPC opened its Ikhwezi ABET classes to local residents. Part of the ABET success story lies in the commitment of the company to be involved in the advancement of their community and worker’s education. PPC Cement invited community learners to volunteer for its Ikhwezi Programme. Demonstrating its commitment to the programme, PPC Cement covered the full cost of tuition and instructional materials for the Learners. Between October 2007, and September 2008, 49 dedicated Learners completed a total of 102 ABET levels, receiving official certification of their qualification.

Triple e Training, dedicated to disadvantaged students’ empowerment, numbers among South Africa’s oldest, most respected, and largest providers of Adult Basic Educational Training. Triple e collaborates with business and industry, designing and developing work-based, results-oriented programs of instruction and experiential learning. Triple e emphasizes responsiveness to each community’s unique needs and expectations, and the company takes great pride in its history of exemplary service to stakeholders and students. Careful selection and training of exceptionally well-qualified, very highly motivated staff and constant assessment of the staff’s performance assure that Triple e meets and exceeds clients’ and students’ highest expectations. Triple e Training’s client list reads like a directory of South Africa’s leading manufacturers and the leaders in all the nation’s industries. With headquarters in Gauteng and regional offices nationwide, Tripe e Training easily can arrange ABET classes on-site, at places convenient to learners, or custom-tailored to a company’s special requirements.