Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Foundation Phase Teaching at Cornerstone Institute (RF) NPC

Programme overview

The PGCE in Foundation Phase Teaching is a 124-credit fully online programme (NQF 7) for graduates wishing to qualify as Foundation Phase educators. Recommended completion is two years part-time, with a four-year maximum.

Faculty: Education | Department: School of Education | Duration: Minimum 1 year full-time; recommended 2 years part-time; maximum 4 years part-time | Study mode: distance | Intake: January and July | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree (or an approved diploma of minimum 360 credits at NQF level 6) completed before the academic year, with a prior degree that provides appropriate subject knowledge for teaching the relevant phase; conversational competency in an official African language. Language didactics modules require 30 credits of the language at NQF 5; Mathematics didactics requires Mathematics or Statistics content; Life Skills didactics requires Psychology plus Sociology or Philosophy.

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

Semester 1 2027 intake: classes commence 15 February 2027. A July intake registers for semester 2 (July to November).

Applications and registration for the 2027 academic year (Semester 1 intake) open on 15 October 2026 and close on 31 January 2027; late registrations 1 - 7 February 2027. The application fee is R150 for all new students.

Financial aid applications for new students registering for the July intake close at the end of June; for the January intake at the end of January.

Apply through the official page: https://unisis.cornerstone.ac.za/apply/

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