Program Overview

Programme: PGCE in Further Education and Training Teaching

The PGCE in Further Education and Training Teaching is a professional education programme that consists of a university-based learning (UBL) component and a school-based learning (SBL) component. The UBL component is presented in the format of classroom-based learning, during which students construct a practice theory of and for education. The SBL component involves students being placed in two partnership schools with different compositions, where they engage in education practice while being supported and assessed by qualified mentor teachers and university lecturers.

Programme Information

The programme is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies to teach in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase. The choices in compiling the package have to be approved by the package coordinator before registration.

Admission Requirements

General Admission Regulations

All applications must be accompanied by the following documents:

• Certified full academic transcripts from undergraduate to current level
• Certified copy of ID or passport
• A research concept note (not applicable to honours or coursework master's degrees) All applicants with international qualifications must submit the following documents:
• A SAQA evaluation of the completed qualification or a comprehensive Foreign Qualification Report
• TOEFL or IELTS or Pearson Test of English or Oxford Test of English test results (if applicable)
• Certified copy of passport All postgraduate applications are subject to departmental admissions processes.

Minimum Admissions Requirements

• Relevant bachelor's degree
• Relevant approved diploma with:
  • At least one module relevant to a school subject, passed at third-year diploma/bachelor's level
  • Two modules relevant to two school subjects, passed at third-year diploma/bachelor's level

Additional Requirements

For Further Education and Training Phase Teaching, an appropriate major subject at least at completed second-year level at NQF level 7 is required. For complex subjects, the appropriate co-subject(s) must be completed to at least level 6.

Other Programme-Specific Information

Elective Modules

Students can choose one of the following subject methodologies:

• Accounting
• Afrikaans
• African languages
• Business studies
• Computer application technology
• Consumer studies
• Economics
• English
• Geography
• History
• Hospitality studies
• Information technology
• Life orientation
• Life sciences
• Mathematical literacy
• Mathematics
• Physical science
• Tourism
• Visual arts
• Music
• Dramatic arts
• Dance studies

Class Attendance

Class attendance is compulsory for all student teachers for the full duration of the training period specified by SAQA.

Examinations and Pass Requirements

PPF 300 and PRO 310 are assessed through continuous and integrated assessment conducted on beginner teacher competence-based criteria. A final-year student who has failed a maximum of three semester modules or their equivalent with a final mark of at least 40% in each may be admitted by the Dean to a Chancellor's examination in these modules during January of the following year.

Pass with Distinction

The PGCE will be awarded with distinction to a student who obtained 75% in each of the Professional development (PPF 300), Facilitating learning (FCL 300), and the specialisation module(s), as well as an average of 75% in all the other modules.

Fundamental Modules

• FOE 301: Foundations of education 301
• GPE 301: Global and social perspectives in education 301

Core Modules

• CCI 100: Conversational Competence: Sepedi 100
• CCW 100: Conversational Competence: Setswana 100
• CCZ 100: Conversational Competence: IsiZulu 100
• FCL 301: Facilitating learning 301
• ICT 310: Information and communication technology 310
• JLD 302: Learning support education 302
• LNT 301: Learning theories and assessment in teaching 301
• PEL 310: Professional ethics and law in teaching 310
• PPF 301: Professional development 301
• PRO 310: Teaching Practice 310
• PRO 320: Teaching Practice 320

Elective Modules

• JNM 300: Research Project 300
• VAF 310: Methodology of Afrikaans 310
• VAT 310: Methodology of African languages 310
• VBT 310: Methodology of Business studies 310
• VDU 310: Methodology of Dramatic Arts 310
• VEK 310: Methodology of Economics 310
• VES 310: Methodology of English 310
• VGG 310: Methodology of Geography 310
• VGS 310: Methodology of History 310
• VHT 310: Methodology of Consumer Studies 310
• VLW 310: Methodology of Life sciences 310
• VMU 310: Methodology of Music 310
• VRK 310: Methodology of Accounting 310
• VTO 310: Methodology of Tourism 310
• VVK 310: Methodology of Visual arts 310

Minimum Credits

The minimum credits required for the programme is 148.