Abstract
The imbalances of the South African education system before 1994 resulted in many rural women predominantly without education and training. The lack of primary education and skills has beckoned many women to ill-treatment, rejection, vulnerability, abuse, hunger, diseases, poverty, and unemployment. For women to thrive socially and economically, education is crucial. So Adult and Community Education and Training (ACET) for the underprivileged rural women are essential for development and empowerment today. The overarching aim of ACET is to empower rural women with knowledge and livelihood skills to tackle their socio-economic problems. The study, therefore, aimed to explore the significance of ACET on the socio-economic lives of women, especially those in rural areas. The researchers conducted qualitative interviews with 35 women who were purposively selected for the study and deemed information-rich. The study's findings indicated a lack of skills training programs to empower women and a lack of access to ACET programs. Therefore, the paper recommends that ACET programs be structured to meet the learning needs of women.
Highlights
Conditions of the past political era during apartheid before South Africa became a democratic state in 1994 were the cause of many South African citizens, women, without primary education [22]
The failure of ABET is the result of the adoption of Adult and Community Education and Training [9, 10] in the country today
This study investigated women's liberation in underdeveloped communities through Adult and Community Education and Training in the Mthatha area
Summary
Conditions of the past political era during apartheid before South Africa became a democratic state in 1994 were the cause of many South African citizens, women, without primary education [22]. Through the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the South African government aims to empower millions of its citizens in rural areas with livelihood skills to combat poverty. It has established Adult and Community Education and Training (ACET) [9] nationally. The researchers contend that successful women provide for their family's survival needs in the country's complex commercial system Training in skills is a state-of-the-art gizmo to help rural women fight ostracism, joblessness, and poverty.
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