1. During 2008, the national Department of Education initiated the development of learning and teaching support materials (LTSM) for ABET Level 2, focussing on the following learning areas: Language, Literacy and Communication; Mathematics; Economic and Management Sciences; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences and Ancillary Health Care.
2. While the latter four learning areas have been integrated and combined into one book, titled Active Living Integrated Studies for ABET Level 2, the first two books were titled Active English for ABET Level 2 and Knowing Numbers for ABET Level 2 Numeracy. Furthermore, unit standards for ABET Level 4 have recently been revised and registered with the South African Qualifications Authority.
3. The purpose of this curriculum minute is to provide CLCs with information about the orientation workshops that will be held by the Western Cape Education Department for all adult education and training teachers of ABET Levels 2 and 4 in the Western Cape.
4. The orientation workshops will be run by curriculum planners, curriculum advisers and other learning area specialists in the Western Cape.
5. Kindly note dates and venues of the workshops in the schedules below:

Schedule 1: Dates and venues for ABET Level 2 LTSM orientation workshops

DateEducation DistrictVenue
06 / 11 / 09All AET curriculum advisersWest Coast District Office, Paarl
12 -13 /11/09Eden & Central KarooKlein Karoo Vaardigheid Skool, Oudtshoorn
16 -17/11/ 09Cape Winelands & OverbergBrandvlei Correctional Services, Worcester
19-20/11/09West CoastSteynville Hostel, Piketberg
23 -24/11/09Metro East & Metro NorthCTLI, Kuils River
26 -27/11/09Metro Central & Metro SouthCape Town Teachers' Centre, Claremont

Schedule 2: Dates and venues for ABET Level 4 revised unit standards and site-based assessment tasks orientation workshops

DateEducation DistrictVenue
13 -15/01/10All AET curriculum advisers &
district learning area specialists
West Coast District Office, Paarl
18 -20/01/10West CoastSteynville Hostel, Piketberg
18 -20/01/10Eden & Central KarooKlein Karoo Vaardigheid Skool, Oudtshoorn
18 -20/01/10Cape Winelands & OverbergBrandvlei Correctional Services, Worcester
26 -28/01/10Metro Central & Metro SouthCape Town Teachers' Centre, Claremont
26 -28/01/10Metro East & Metro NorthCTLI, Kuils River
6. All centre managers are kindly requested to bring the contents of this minute to the attention of all teachers of ABET Levels 2 and 4. Teachers should register for the relevant workshop on the attached reply forms (Annexures A & B). All completed forms must then be faxed or e-mailed to the district's AET curriculum adviser by 4 November 2009.
7. AET Curriculum Advisers are further requested to submit consolidated confirmation of workshop registration by educators to Ms N. Moyi for ABET Level 2 or to Mr V. Nohashe for ABET level 4 by 6 November 2009.


SIGNED: SM NAICKER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2009:10:27

Annexure A  (size: 32 KB)
Annexure B  (size: 32 KB)