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Advanced Diploma in Adult and Community Education and Training Teaching at Durban University of Technology

Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Programme overview

An NQF level 7, 128-credit advanced diploma offered at Indumiso Campus in Pietermaritzburg that professionally qualifies holders of degrees or diplomas relevant to adult, post-school or community education as adult and community educators or lecturers. It allows specialisation in a vocational field or subject within adult and community education and training.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Design  |  Department: Adult and Community Education Unit  |  Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

Compulsory modules: History and Theories of Adult and Community Education, Academic Skills, Adult, Community and Post School Education in South Africa: Policy and Practice, and Curriculum, Instructional Design and Assessment in ACET. Students then choose electives such as teaching methodologies for communication and language, mathematics and mathematical literacy, ICT, life orientation, natural sciences, early childhood development, economic and management sciences or community education, and a practicum portfolio.

Career pathways

Adult and community educator or lecturer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree or a 360-credit diploma at NQF level 6 in a field relevant to adult, post-school or community education, or advanced standing through RPL equivalent to those requirements. Meeting the requirements does not guarantee a place; only a limited number are accepted and final selection is based on an interview and/or a selection task.

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.

Duration: 1 Year

Apply through the official page: https://onlineapps.dut.ac.za/

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