Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching at Nelson Mandela University

Programme overview

The Advanced Diploma (TVT), being a professional vocational teaching qualification at NQF level 7 seeks to develop competent TVET college lecturers. This programme is offered to graduates and/or diplomats already in possession of an appropriate and relevant prior qualification, e.g. a bachelor’s degree.

Faculty: Education | Duration: 1 years | Study mode: part-time | Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

The published curriculum is an NQF Level 7 qualification of 120 credits.

Career pathways

Career fields listed on the page: Teacher.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS The minimum admission requirement is an appropriate 360-credit, NQF Level 6 undergraduate diploma or bachelor degree, which includes sufficient disciplinary (subject content) learning in cognate (i.e., similar, related), appropriate academic fields to enable lecturing a technical or vocational subject or field as taught in institutions offering TVET programmes. The disciplinary knowledge (or a substantial part thereof) must have been studied at the exit level of the entry qualification. On entry to the programme, students will be assessed (using benchmark tests) on their ability to demonstrate adequate proficiency in academic literacies (LOLT, conversational proficiency in an official African language, numeracy skills and basic ICT skills). If the student lacks proficiency in these literacies stated here, she/he will have to enrol for additional modules to develop these literacies. It should be noted that credits from these modules may not form part of the 120 credits for this qualification.

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.

Applications for the 2027 academic year opened on 13 April 2026. Applications for MBChB, Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing Extended, BPharm and Bachelor of Radiography (Diagnostic) close on 30 June 2026.

Early applications for 2027 (excluding MBChB, Nursing, BPharm and BRad) close on 03 August 2026; late applications close on 30 September 2026.

International student applications for 2027 (excluding MBChB, BPharm and BRad) close on 30 September 2026. The application fee for international students is R500 per year; online applications by South African applicants carry no application fee.

Student accommodation applications for 2027 close on 30 September 2026.

2026 down-payments before registration: R10 600 full-time (R6 200 part-time) for degrees, postgraduate diplomas, advanced diplomas, Masters and Doctorates; R7 500 full-time (R5 200 part-time) for diplomas and certificates; enrolment fee R1 770. International students pay 100% upfront.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.mandela.ac.za

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