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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATIONThe purpose of the Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) General Education and trainingCertifi cate (GETC) is to equip learners with basic literacy, numeracy as well as life-skills and trainingleading to general education and training certifi cated paths. Learners who go through thisprogramme and achieve the ABET level 4, NQF level 1 qualifi cation are recognised for their abilityto demonstrate skills in basic literacy, numeracy and general education and training certifi catedcareer paths.The qualifi cation also enables learners to further their studies within the NQF level 2 and above.Through the electives component of the programme learners are able to demonstrate vocationalskills through which they are able to engage in life skills activities, small business development,health and environmental issues.Through recognition of prior learning adult learners are encouraged to access basic educationwith an understanding that they already have knowledge and experience.Rationale for the qualifi cation:The ABET GETC is a fi rst qualifi cation for learners who have no qualifi cation at NQF level 1. Thisqualifi cation introduces learners to a culture of learning and provides them with a foundationfor acquiring the knowledge and skills needed for social and economic development, justiceand equity. It is also key for learners to access further and higher education and training andemployment opportunities.The qualifi cation also forms the basis for further development and has been designed to articulatedirectly to learning programmes and qualifi cations in learnerships at NQF level 1 and higher.LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNINGN/ARECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?NQUALIFICATION RULES• This combination of unit standards for the GETC is not intended to be prescriptive, it ismerely illustrative of how a GETC can be constructed from existing unit standards. Providerscan come up with other combinations depending on the purpose of the particular GETC.Providers however must take into account SAQA regulations on the requrements forregistering a qualifi cation as well as the GETC policy document which provide for a GETCwith a minimum of 120 credits as follows:1. FundamentalA minimum of 39 credits:• 23 credits from learning area of communication studies and language.• 16 credits from the learning area of mathematics or mathematics literacy.2. CoreA minimum of 54 credits.3. ElectiveA minimum of 27 credits from any of the 12 organising fi elds:• Agriculture.• Ancillary Health• Environmental management.• Food and fi bre processing.• Small, medium and micro enterprises.• Tourism.51
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES• The learner who achieves an ABET qualifi cation will be expected to:• Have basic literacy and communication skills• Be able to continue to the cultural, social and economic development of their communitythrough basic knowledge of outcomes such as to:• Demonstrate a critical understanding of diversity, change and development in societies.• Identify and discuss different types of business and their legal implications and their rolewithin the South African economy.• Apply knowledge, techniques and skills to create and be critically involved in arts andculture and the promotion thereof.• Have knowledge of the progressive development of technological knowledge and skillsand be able to design technological solutions to problems.• Be able to make informed judgements about critical ethical issues which will directly orindirectly affect the learner and helping in the understanding of the value of preserving ourenvironment and natural resources.ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIAThe exit level outcomes are equivalent to the unit standards for this qualifi cation. Assessment criteriaare detailed in each of the unit standards and therefore the SGB did not produce additionalassessment criteria for the exit level outcomes.INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITYN/AARTICULATION OPTIONSN/AMODERATION OPTIONSN/ACRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORSN/ANOTESThis qualifi cation will be replaced by qualifi cation 64309, which is “General Education and TrainingCertifi cate: Adult Basic Education and Training”, Level 1, 120 credits, as soon as 64309 is registered.52
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