List Of ABET Schools In South Africa

Adult basic education and training is the general conceptual foundation towards lifelong learning and development, comprising of knowledge, skills and attitudes required for social, economic and political participation and transformation applicable to a range of contexts.

Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) is available to adults who want to finish their basic education. There are an estimated 3.3 million illiterate adults in South Africa. The concept of ABET is uniquely South African.  South Africa added the T, for Training in the policy initiatives of the early 1990s.

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Types Of ABET Centers

ABET TRAINING CENTRES

There are 4 main types of training centres for ABET learners:

  1. Government 
  2. Individual   – Organisations specialising in providing ABET training for the individual
  3. Business – Organisations specialising in providing ABET training for company employees
  4. Skills Education Training Authorities (SETAs)

ABET Centers In South Africa

Find below the ABET centers in South Africa;

Mining Qualifications Authority

Mustadafin Foundation

Free State Department of Education; Download Free State Department of Education Abet centers here

ABET Centers In Gauteng

Find the ABET centers in Gauteng province and their contact information here

Western Cape Government

Siyaloba Training Academy

Project Literacy

Sizanani ABET Career Solutions

MTech Training Consultants

M TECH TRAINING CONSULTANTS has a mission to provide the highest quality,effective, practical education and training to all learners at a cost effective fee structure, in a conductive atmosphere. We also aim to achieve Standards and Qualifications registered on the NQF.

Umalusi Accredited Programmes
 ABET Level 1-4
 Economic Management
 Life Orientation
 Human and Social Sciences
 Mathematical Sciences
 Technology
 Arts and Culture

Operation Upgrade

Operation Upgrade, the oldest nongovernmental literacy organisation in South Africa, battles the problems of poverty, malnutrition, and HIV/AIDS through literacy development.  Operation Upgrade’s growing network of trained community facilitators works with the poorest and most marginalized of people in South African society. Operation Upgrade’s mission is to assist social change and development in South Africa through the support and provision of adult literacy and adult basic education and training. We work mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the home of the Zulu people, although we will train literacy educators in other provinces.  In KwaZulu-Natal adult illiteracy is high and HIV and AIDS are prevalent.

The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy was awarded to Operation Upgrade of South Africa, for the “KwaNibela Project”, and continues the Organisation’s 40-year history of commitment and change.

Umalusi Accredited Providers

List of registered private FET Colleges

St Francis Adult Education Centre

St Francis has been a night school for adults for thirty years. Over that time some 70000 adult learners have been able to access low cost education and skills training programmes.

Night school for adults and day school for matriculants. St Francis is currently a Day, Night and Weekend School, servicing about 4000 learners annually and having well over 100 educators. It generally operates from 08:00 to 21:00 daily. Academic course levels range from Literacy Level 1 to Matriculation (Grade 12).

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Novalis Ubuntu

The Novalis Ubuntu Institute in Cape Town, South Africa is a non-profit organization committed to acknowledging, honouring and nurturing the unique gifts, talents and inner resources of each individual.
Our Holistic Adult Education Programme combines Steiner education principles with Ubuntu, the universal spiritual values embraced in African philosophy.

Media Works

Media Works is an adult education and training provider with the drive and energy to tackle illiteracy in South Africa and in the rest of the world. They offer a number of delivery methods including computer-assisted, face-to-face and combination of the two, which has enabled thousands of learners to have access to learning at any time and place that suits them. Browse the website to find out about the best ABET training solution for your company.

Agriseta (Agricultural sector education training authority)
ABET is an extensive programme to assist employees in the agricultural environment to improve levels of literacy and numeracy, so that they may enter further learning programmes such as learnerships.

FASSET (Seta for Finance, Accounting, Management, Consulting and other financial services)
Within the Fasset sector education levels are generally high and only 3% of employees require ABET. However this still equates to a sizeable number of people who can benefit from ABET training. Fasset’s Management Board stands behind Fasset in identifying ABET as a sector skills priority. Fasset actively encourages the implementation of ABET within the workplace with Fasset funding ABET programmes countrywide for employees who have registered with Fasset. An externally appointed service provider delivers the training.

MERSETA (Manufacturing, Engineering and related services)
Many workers in the manufacturing, engineering and related services sector lack the required basic education to enable them to access further learning and development. Workplace basic education and training is thus imperative to increase the development of skills in the manufacturing, engineering and related services sectors. The MERSETA has since its establishment implemented large scale Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) projects aimed employees in companies in the manufacturing, engineering and related services sectors. To find out more follow these links: Skills Development Incentives » Projects » ABET.

SASSETA (Seta for safety and security)
Following requests from stakeholders to increase the number of learners interested in joining the ABET programme, SASSETA Management would like to invite all its stakeholders for funding opportunity which is being offered to companies registered with the Safety and Security SETA. Companies interested in utilizing this opportunity by offering ABET Programmes to their employees can contact Anna Setsetse at SASSETA on Tel: 011 347 0200

What is an ABET qualification?

The NQF is a register of qualifications. The GETC: ABET Level 4 is an adult qualification that is registered at Level 1 of the NQF. It is comparable to Grade 9 or the old Standard 7. A person who has successfully passed all the GETC: ABET Level 4 subjects is similar to a person who has passed Grade 9 at school.

What is the purpose of Abet In South Africa?

Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) is available to adults who want to finish their basic education.

Why are abets important in South Africa?

ABET stands for Adult Basic Education and Training and is aimed at providing uneducated South Africans with the skills necessary to enhance their quality of life. ABET adds value courses that will further improve a learners’ ability to function in a working environment can also be provided.