AVBOB STEP 12 educational support programme for Grade 12 learners

AVBOB has just launched an educational support programme called AVBOB STEP 12, which is intended to get learners ready for their Grade 12 language examinations. AVBOB STEP 12 comprises FREE Examination Preparation Guides for Grade 12 teachers and learners.

The AVBOB STEP 12 programme is aimed specifically at the language subjects in the Grade 12 syllabus. The programme was developed to assist Grade 12 learners to excel in both their home language and first additional language, since these are compulsory subjects and should be passed with a minimum of 40%.

“With STEP 12, AVBOB introduces a new channel to deliver on our commitment to supporting education in South Africa, alongside our ongoing investments in literacy programmes, schools’ infrastructure, container libraries and the support of poetic arts,” says Carl van der Riet, AVBOB’s CEO.

The AVBOB STEP 12 programme will be available in all eleven (11) official languages, with three (3) Examination Preparation Guides per language subject, resulting in a total of thirty-three (33) study guides.

“We hope that the AVBOB STEP 12 programme will serve as a blueprint for teacher and learner assistance and that other segments of the private sector will come on board and design similar programmes for other Grade 12 subjects, such as Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Business Studies,” adds Van der Riet.

The study guides are designed to improve learners’ achievement in the three (3) papers in each language subject, i.e. Language in Context, Literature and Creative Writing. Successfully writing these papers plays a critical role not only in passing matric well but also in preparing our learners for further studies, while imparting critical skills such as effective communication in the workplace and social settings and developing critical thinking skills. Subject specialists with vast experience in the education sector serve as advisors for the AVBOB STEP 12 programme.

Department of Basic Education support

The structure and contents of the Examination Preparation Guides are based on the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) prescribed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE). 

Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga welcomed the initiative and emphasised the DBE’s shared goal to continually improve learner performance – an effort that is strengthened by close collaborations, such as these, between the education sector and different stakeholders.

Motshekga encouraged all Grade 12 language teachers and educators of matric learners to embrace the AVBOB STEP 12 Examination Preparation Guides. The Department reviewed the AVBOB STEP 12 material and supports the initiative as a valuable additional resource to learner development.

Although, the AVBOB STEP 12 Examination Preparation Guides are aimed at Grade 12 learners in order to assist them in completing their final school year, the benefits can extend to Grade 11 learners who also stand to benefit from exposure to the direction outlined in the Grade 12 syllabus. In both design and content, the AVBOB STEP 12 Examination Preparation Guides are based on needs communicated by teachers in consultation.

AVBOB, as part of its corporate social investment, has identified education as a critical sector and, in response, has developed its flagship programmes around literacy and education to assist government in enhancing quality learning and teaching in schools. AVBOB and the DBE have a long-standing, collaborative partnership in the sector and are striving to make a lasting impact on the education landscape.

How to access the AVBOB STEP 12 programme and Examination Preparation Guides

The AVBOB STEP 12 guides can be downloaded for FREE at www.avbobstep12.co.za from 14 June 2023. The AVBOB STEP 12 Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AVBOBSTEP12) provides a rendezvous for Grade 12 teachers.