ADULT EDUCATION
‘Forgotten’ local colleges in dire straits, says union
Adult basic education union warns of dire working conditions at community colleges
The South African Adult Basic Education and Training Educators Union has detailed the dire working conditions of its members at community colleges, which are threatening the sustainability of the sector. In a presentation to Parliament’s higher education and training portfolio committee on Wednesday, the union said there was a lack of resources at adult education centres and the low budgets allocated to community colleges had left many centres operating without basics such as toilet paper, stationery or working machinery. This had led to a demoralised teaching staff and subsequently a high failure rate. The white paper for post-school education and training provided for the establishment of community education and training colleges that targeted postschool youth and adults looking to further their education, improve their skills or progress to opportunities in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges and university education. These colleges are meant to ca...
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