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Mathematical classes are not the most favourite amongst learners and students at education institutions. However, most of us take it for granted that we are able to count and perform basic calculations without the use of a calculator. We need these skills to fulfil certain simple tasks in society such as purchasing items. Some people in South Africa do not have these maths skills and are in dire need of education and training. But before a person can learn to count and calculate, they must also be able to read and write. The Adult Basic Education and Training programme that was rolled out by government in association with SETA’s aims to eliminate the problem of illiteracy and the lack of mathematical skills in the country.

You need to learn basic maths skills to perform the most basic tasks in society. Without the ability to read numbers you cannot know what items cost and whether you have the right amount of money to make a purchase. Being able to add and subtract will ensure that you always receive the right change when you are shopping. More complicated calculations such as multiplication, division and fractions will enable you to enter into credit agreements and understand how interest works. All these skills will help you have better control of your finances and prevent people from taking advantage of you.

You are never too old to learn and you don’t have to be a learner of school going age to begin understanding mathematics. Adult math classes start at the most basic levels of counting as well as addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division comes later once the fundamentals have been achieved. Advanced adult math classes will teach more complicated functions such as geometry and algebra. A basic course is ideal for a person who has no numeracy skills at all. You can take an assessment exam to find out the level at which your math skills are at and enrol at a higher standard of education. Good maths skills will open a range of opportunities to any person in society.

Having an educated workforce will optimise the profits that your company makes. Teaching basic math to your employees gives them the skills to function better in the working environment. Maths skills will also help them understand how your business operates and their function within the company. Being able to make simple calculations without assistance also gives them a better means to operate in a personal capacity. Maths helps people to budget, save money and plan for their futures. A person with math skills can also pass on their knowledge to future generations and in turn teach basic math to other uneducated individuals.

If you cannot read or write your ambitions simply cannot be realised. In a world that is changing to one where information is the currency that will allow people to reach their true potential. Someone who is illiterate is denied access to the information available in today’s knowledge rich environment and has to allow others to translate this information into something that they can understand. By being disenfranchised in this manner the illiterate worker is forever at a disadvantage. ABET is changing that status and is also changing people’s lives across South Africa. Business and government have shown themselves to be committed to this goal through rolling out ABET programs across South Africa.

Have you ever tried to learn as an adult in the way children do? If we were to learn in the same way we would lose all hope. Children have growing brains and can intake more knowledge than adults. In addition they have 12 years at school to learn a new language, master maths, life orientation and science. As adults we are busy, have less time, and certainly don’t have 12 years to complete our Grade 12 education. As such we can conclude that adults learn differently and require education that will ensure that they can learn subjects in a shorter time span and be able to apply the knowledge directly in their lives as well as workplaces. The Triple e ABET courses have been structured to accommodate the way adults learn and thus to be highly effective. Contact Triple e for adult education courses for your employees today.

The world faces an economic crisis and South Africa is not isolated from it. As such we need to empower people through math training. The math training will help the workers to get better qualifications, helping them to find other work should retrenchments follow. Apart from pro-actively taking care of the future for your workforce, you will also give them important skills to apply in the workplace. They will become more positive about their work and will be able to contribute better in the workplace. By giving them essential skills through math training you are investing in your own company’s future as well. Build a better workforce through math training as provided by Triple e.

The conventional wisdom equates “literacy” with fundamentals of reading and writing, and it equates “numeracy” with basics of mathematics. Literacy, however, advances well beyond the basics to public speaking and conversation, figuration, and sophisticated inference.

When adults learn numeracy skills, they similarly move well beyond the basics, developing sophisticated skills that help them advance in their careers. When they learn numeracy skills, adult learners ultimately master multiple operations and the sequence of operations. They learn about patterns and sequences so that they can recognize the differences among arithmetic, geometric, and exponential growth. When adult students learn numeracy skills, they master the fundamentals of geometry—perimeter or circumference, area and volume.

When they complete the series of classes in which they learn numeracy skills, adult students ultimately have the same command of math as students entering university—no longer just the basics.

If the same method of instruction that is applied to teach children Mathematics at school is used, it will be more difficult for the adult to learn Maths. As such it is of vital importance that the classes for adults should be focused on skills that they require to function in society and the workplace. They need to see immediate application and results otherwise discouragement will follow. It is for this reason that the ABET courses to help adults learn Maths have been structured to bring immediate results and help the adults to gain numeracy skills which they can use in all areas of their lives. The courses are presented at the workplace or specific venues and once a level is completed the learner can qualify on national level. They thus also gain a qualification empowering them to progress in life and the workplace.

When thinking of mathematics training images of a teacher at the blackboard and various symbols you simply don’t understand may get form in your mind. No matter at what level you stopped with mathematics training at school or whether you received any form of mathematics training, there is hope. Triple e is an accredited ABET provider of mathematics training and various other adult education programs. We have extensive experience in teaching adults and know how to make difficult concepts understandable. If your progress at work is hindered because of a lack of numeric skills required for the job, you will benefit from our mathematics training which will also give you nationwide recognition once you have passed each of the levels. Speak to your employer about mathematics training for you and other employees as employers do receive incentives for participating in mathematics training programs.