SayPro Online Occupational Certificate: Adult Literacy Teacher 101709

SAQA ID: Operate a Windows System NQF Level 04 Credits 06

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as an Adult Literacy Teacher.
An Adult Literacy Teacher plans, organises and implements a well-structured programme or a series of learning events; facilitates a learning programme; designs, produces and/or adapts learning materials and additional learning resources (LTSM); produces, implements and evaluates assessment instruments, and profiles learners. The ALT performs all these activities for adult learners at Level 1. The Adult Literacy Teacher may work as an assistant to the Adult Education Teacher.
A qualified learner will be able to:
Profile adult learners.
Plan, structure, implement and evaluate a learning programme for adult learners.
Plan, implement and evaluate assessment for adult learners.

Rationale:
The Sector intended to replace historical qualifications with this single occupational qualification: The existing National Certificate: Adult Education and Training (AET) Practice (Level 4) was designed to enhance access to qualifications for practitioners within the AET field mainly in Non Government Organisations and rural areas. These practitioners would be able to facilitate a learning area/s at AET Levels 1 and 2, using prescribed materials and methodology.

The National Higher Certificate: AET Practice (Level 5) was intended to train learners to facilitate a learning programmer at AET Levels 1-4 and to work under supervision of a more senior practitioner. And the National Diploma: AET Practice (Level 5) was intended to train learners to facilitate learning areas at AET Levels 1-4, depending on choice of electives. It was envisaged that this AET Practitioner would be able to mediate those specialisations to adult learners embarking on the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC): Adult Education and Training (ID 71751).

There are many adult learners in adult education centres throughout the country that are assisted by a significant number of adult education support personnel who have no qualification. This Occupational Certificate will fill that gap. In addition, people accessing Continuing Education and Training facilities (which include AET centres now functioning as community learning centres as well as the proposed pilot Community Education and Training Colleges) include adults who have not attended school and/or have not completed their formal schooling as well as out of school youth (15 – 24 years old) who are not in employment, education or training (NEET). Learners acquiring this occupational qualification will also be able to facilitate programmes for the NEET group of learners.

This qualification gives learners generic skills to profile adult (at AET Level 1) and NEET learners, structure, implement and evaluate learning programmes and plan, implement and evaluate assessments for adult and NEET learners. Learners acquiring this qualification will be able to use these skills in a variety of contexts like adult education centres, prisons, private companies etc.

Typical learners will include those who are currently working in adult education centres or those who have completed a Level 4 qualifications or Grade 12 at school.

Benefits to the learner include a nationally recognised qualification that will improve current knowledge skills and competencies of adult education support personnel. Benefits to the country mean that the many adult learners at adult education centres will have better qualified personnel to enhance their educational experience. Benefits to the economy include the fact that better skilled and more competent adults would increase the level of service delivery in all the contexts they are currently employed in. In addition, those who are unemployed to access employment opportunities.