Program Overview

Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching

Qualification Details

• Qualification Stream: English and Life Orientation
• Qualification Code: 90148 - ENL
• NQF Level: 7
• Total Credits: 132
• APS/AS: 50

Admission Requirements

• It is important to note that teachers who are already professionally qualified to teach may not enroll in this qualification.
• Students are advised to consult with the relevant Education Department districts or Provincial Education Departments regarding the process for upgrading to additional REQV levels.
• Outstanding admission requirements may not be offered for non-degree purposes (NDP).
• Those who do not meet all the admission requirements should consider applying for a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree if they are not already professionally qualified.

Rules and Regulations

• Maximum Duration: The maximum time allowed to complete the PGCE qualification is three years.
• Students who wish to complete this qualification over more than one year must register for the Teaching Methodology in the same year as the Teaching Practice.
• UNISA reserves the right to cancel PGCE modules registered beyond the prescribed limits.

Purpose Statement

This qualification serves as a professional 'capping' qualification for educators in schools. It aims to:

• Develop an integrated understanding of appropriate disciplinary, pedagogical, practical, and situational knowledge.
• Cultivate practical teaching and learning techniques applicable in a diverse range of South African schools, alongside theoretical understandings of educational practices and policies.
• Encourage self-reflexivity and personal growth among prospective teachers.
• Foster commitment to the ideals of the teaching profession and an understanding of teaching as a vocation.
• Promote the qualities and competencies necessary for organizing learning in diverse educational contexts.

Mode of Presentation

This qualification will utilize both online and distance learning methodologies.

Module Selection Guidelines

• Applicants may only register if they have received a placement offer from UNISA and have accepted it online.
• The following details outline the framework for module registration:
  • Co-requisites: If a module is a co-requisite for another, both must be registered simultaneously.
  • Pre-requisites: If a module is a pre-requisite for another, the former must be completed prior to registering for the latter.
• Students may not exceed the maximum allowed credits/modules per academic year or semester, with a maximum of:
  • 60 credits per semester
  • 120 credits per academic year

Curriculum Structure

The qualification consists of the following modules:

Group A: Compulsory Modules

• AED3701 - Assessment in Education
  • Pre-requisite: TPF3703 or TPN3703 or TPS3703 (not for PGCE)
• CMG3701 - Classroom Management
• CUS3701 - Curriculum Studies
• ESC3701 - Educational Studies in Context
• INC3701 - Inclusive Education
• PED3701 - Psychology of Education
• SDENG3J - FET Subject Didactics English
  • Pre-requisites: ENG1501, ENG1502, ENG2601, ENG2602 & ENG2603
• TMS3722 - Teaching Life Orientation in the Senior Phase
• TPS3705 - Teaching Practice for Senior Phase
  • Co-requisite: TMS3703, TMS3733, TMS3728, TMS3708, TMS3716, TMS3720, TMS3731, TMS3722, TMS3726
• TPS3706 - Teaching Practice Further Education and Training
  • Co-requisites: TMS3707, TMS3723, TMS3704, SDC4701, TMS3709, TMS3719, TMS3715, SDENG3J, TMS3705, TMS3710, TMS3701, TMS3713, TMS3714, SDH4701, TMS3706, TMS3718, TMS3721, TMS3725, TMS3724, TMS3729, TMS3730, TMS3734, TMS3711

Group B: Language of Communicative Competence

• Choose ONE module from the following (Must NOT be the same as Home or First Additional Language):
  • AFK1505 - Afrikaans for Beginners
  • NDE1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - isiNdebele
  • NSO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Sepedi
  • SNL1507 - Basic Sign Language
  • SSO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Sesotho
  • SWA1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - SiSwati
  • TSO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Xitsonga
  • TSW1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Setswana
  • VEN1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Tshivenda
  • XHO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - isiXhosa
  • ZUL1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - isiZulu