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Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Mathematics and English First Additional Language Teaching at University of South Africa

University of South Africa, South Africa

Programme overview

The Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Mathematics and English First Additional Language Teaching is a vocational orientated qualification. The knowledge gained emphasises the general principles and their application in Mathematics and English Education. The qualification provides teacher education learners with a sound knowledge base for teaching Mathematics and English (FAL) in Intermediate Phase. (NQF level 6, 120 credits, qualification code 90177.)

Faculty: College of Education  |  Duration: Maximum time to complete: 3 years  |  Study mode: distance  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 50. Minimum APS 50. An accredited Bachelor of Education degree or an accredited Postgraduate Certificate in Education (or a former Higher Diploma in Education Postgraduate), or a minimum three-year Diploma in Education NQF Level 6, or a minimum three-year Teacher's Diploma NQF Level 6, or a National Professional Diploma in Education NQF Level 5. Applicants who would like to apply for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL) must be at least 23 years old; have completed Diploma at an NQF level 6; and have at least five years of relevant teaching/ work-based experience in Mathematics and English or related subject fields, as well as evidence of basic research skills. For more information on RPL criteria visit: http://www.unisa.ac.za/rpl NOTE: No foreign Diploma in Education will be accepted for admission.

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.

Offers are made for a specific registration period, for example semester 1; applicants must register for the semester for which they were granted admission or re-apply in the next application period.

The non-refundable online application fee is R160. International applicants with foreign qualifications may apply without a SAQA evaluation certificate but must submit it by 15 December 2027 if accepted for 2027.

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