To regulate adult education and training; to provide for the establishment, governance and funding of public adult learning centres; to provide for the registration of private adult learning centres; to provide for quality assurance and quality promotion in adult basic education and training; to provide for transitional arrangements; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Latest Developments:

The Adult Basic Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000) has been amended by Government Gazette 33805, dated 26 November 2010 – Notice 1116; Amendment to Schedule on Qualifications at Level 1 on the National Qualifications Framework.

The Act has been updated by:

Notice No. 1173 in Government Gazette No. 32793 dated 11 December 2009;

Notice No. 1769 of 2007 – National Norms and Standards for Funding Adult learning Centres – in Government Gazette No. 30576 dated 14 December 2007; and

an Amendment thereto, Notice 413 of 2010 in Government Gazette No. 33215 dated 24 May 2010.

This Act has been amended by the Education Laws Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 31 of 2007), as published in Government Gazette No. 30637 dated 31 December 2007;

The Act has been amended by the addition of the "Regulations relating to the Minimum Requirements of an Agreement between the Head of Department and School Governing Body for the Reasonable use of the School Facilities by a Public Centre, in terms of Section 4(5) of the ABET Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000)" as published in Notice No. 21 in Government Gazette No. 25904 dated 9 January 2004;

The Adult Basic Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000) as published in Government Gazette No. 21881 dated 13 December 2000, has been added to the site and the following Amendment Act has been applied :

Education Laws Amendment Act No. 50 of 2002, as published in Government Gazette 24113 dated 18 November 2002.