Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The Advanced Certificate in Foundation Phase Teaching (HU048, NQF level 6, SAQA ID 98936) is an in-service qualification for practising teachers of the Foundation Phase. It totals 120 NQF credits.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: School of Education | Duration: One year minimum | Intake: Offered in response to demand from education departments | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Compulsory courses: Beginning Knowledge FP, English Classroom Proficiency, English 1st Additional Language FP, Language & Literacy FP, Learning in the Foundation Phase, Number & Algebra FP, Space Measurement & Data Handling FP, Teachers as Readers & Writers, Teaching in the Foundation Phase, and Introduction to ICT for Teachers (teachers without ICT competence take an extra 12 level-5 credits).
Advanced Certificate in Foundation Phase Teaching (rules for the Advanced Certificates in Teaching): applicants need a professional BEd degree, or an Advanced Diploma in Education (or a PGCE or Higher Diploma Postgraduate), or a three-year Diploma in Education, or a three-year Teachers' Diploma, or a National Professional Diploma in Education (NPDE, level 5), AND at least three years of approved teaching experience. Admission is on the recommendation and at the discretion of the Head of Department. Candidates must pass each course in the curriculum; the certificate is awarded with distinction at an overall average of 75% with at least 65% in each course.
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.
The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.
Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za
Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Arts & Humanities
University of Cape Town, South Africa
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