Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and FET Teaching at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Education for Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (PGCE (SP&FET)) programme is to provide initial preparation for teachers who specialise in the senior phase of the general education and training band and further education and training band. These two phases encompass the secondary or high school curriculum. It aims to build focused knowledge, skills and values required for teacher professional practice, and to lay the basis for continuing professional development through lifelong learning. Offering type listed: Mowbray - Fulltime; MOWBRAY - PART-TIME.

Faculty: Faculty of Education | Department: Teacher Professional Development | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Subjects listed on the programme page include Education Leadership & Management; Education Studies; ICT Skills; Lang of Conversational Comp (locc): Isixhosa; Language of Learning & Teaching (lolt); Professional Studies.

Career pathways

Articulation with other qualifications and programmes Qualified students will meet the minimum requirements for SACE registration for employment in public and private schools. Qualified students will also be able to further their studies in the following ways: Horizontal articulation is possible to a NQF level 7 Advanced Diploma in Education. Vertical articulation is possible to a NQF Level 8 B Ed Honours degree, or Postgraduate Diploma in Education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Qualifications required for admission Prerequisite: An appropriate 360 or 480 credit Bachelor’s degree or equivalent National Diploma with two approved school subjects, an FET subject at third year and another, a Senior Phase subject, at second year university level. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PGCE (SP & FET teaching) 1. One teaching specialisation (FET subject), which is offered as an FET curriculum studies subject, must be included in the prerequisite qualification. A second subject, which is offered as an SP curriculum studies subject, must also be included in the prerequisite qualification 2. Language and computer proficiency will be tested before entry to the qualification, but, additional support will be provided to improve proficiency.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate diploma applications for 2027 close on 30 September 2026 for both national and international applicants; applications open on Monday, 11 May 2026.

The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/postgraduate/apply

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