Working on Fire upskilling participants write exams
Firefighting is a demanding job, but this does not stop the Working on Fire (WoF) participants from pursuing other dreams and further improving themselves through education.
Currently, more than 140 WoF participants across the country are writing their Adult Education and Training (AET) examinations, previously known as Adult Basic Education and Training (Abet). Facilitated by Siyaphambili Training Solutions, 142 participants have been juggling work and studies since July last year.
The AET project is part of WoF's skills development programme aimed at increasing participants' chances of permanent employment when they leave WoF.
WoF's training and development manager, Chusa Matsha, says AET aims to enable participants to further their studies by upskilling those who hadn't finished school.
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AET practitioner, David Dulwana, said participants were screened to determine the NQF level they should be placed into. Level 1 to 3 participants write internal examinations while level 4 participants do external examinations produced by the Independent Examination Board (IEB), which works in cooperation with Umalusi, a government agency that oversees Grade 12 examinations. "Level 4 learners get certificates from Umalusi after finishing level 4 maths and English," said Dulwana. "These are recognised nationally and learners can register at any technical school for a course of their choice."