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7. EDUCATION
Programme name
Programme code
Closing date
Min. points
Minimum entry requirements
Entry term
Course duration
Access route
Notes
PRIVATE COLLEGES
DEGREE STUDY
Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
MC-C-SFT
NSC Deg with 50% in English Home Language OR 55% in English First Additional Language
1
4 yrs
Upon completion of this qualification, Applicant can apply for Bachelor
of Education Honours OR any Postgraduate Diploma programme. For further information or RPL requirements consult institution.
Matric Exemption
NC(V) Deg
Higher Certificate OR equivalent 120-credit NQF 5 qualification OR 360-credit NQF 6 Diploma OR Ordinary Level and Advanced Level school-leaving Certificate
Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching
EM-D-FPT
30 Oct
NSC Deg with Engl HL/FAL 3 and four 20 credit subjects 4 excluding LO and Maths 3/Maths Lit 4
1
4 yrs
Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching
EM-D-IPT
25
Senior Cert with degree endorsement with Engl 1st/2nd lang 'E' HG/'E' SG
NC(V) 4 with minimum of 50% in three fundamental subjects, including English; and minimum 60% in four vocational subjects
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
PGCE (p/t)
VC-D-PGC
21 Feb 2025
An approved Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification, as stipulated in the Minimum Requirements forTeacher Education Qualifications (MRTEQ) (DHET, 2015), but consideration may be given to holders of a 360 credit Diploma in appropriate and scarce fields as identified by DHET. The access qualification must include sufficient disciplinary learning in appropriate academic fields, to enable the development of teaching specialisation in the Senior Phase and Further Education andTraining band of schooling
1
2 yrs
VC-W-PGC
* NOTE 1: On successful completion of the programme, the student will receive a Berea College of Technology Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). In cases where students do not have the requisite level of disciplinary content knowledge leading to a teaching specialisation, he/she would be required to take additional disciplinary subject content knowledge courses concurrently with the PGCE (Further Education and Training Teaching)programme. Theadditionalcourse/swillbeoverandabovethoserequiredcreditsfortheawardofthequalification. Thequalificationwillonlybeawardedoncethesecreditshavebeenobtained.
MC – MANCOSA: C-CAPE TOWN • EM – STADIO: D-DURBAN • VC – THE BUSINESS SCHOOL AT VARSITY COLLEGE: D-DURBAN NORTH / W-WESTVILLE
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