In South Africa, Deaf persons have always been marginalised within the education system and within society. South African Sign Language (SASL) is in the process of officially being declared the 12th official language of South Africa, pending Constitutional adjustments. With transformation being a significant part of our societal structures, the government has taken stock of our diverse population and made necessary changes in the education system’s language policy. The alignment took place with the announcement of SASL officially becoming incorporated as an official home language, allowing students in high schools to elect it as one of their subject choices.

In an effort to address industry- or sector-specific Sign Language training needs, Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) presents the South African Sign Language Training Programme with the objective of customising in-house training options geared towards addressing a specific organisation’s needs and to upskill and develop staff accordingly. The training programme is broken up into three individual modules – Orientation, Level 1 and Level 2. These can be taken as individual courses or as a full programme. 

Having presented this training programme across the country, in collaboration with the Development Institute for the Deaf and the Blind, to over 350 delegates in all the major centres in South Africa, Enterprises UP is a leader in presenting SASL training programmes in the country.