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Diploma in Adult and Community Education and Training (General Education and Training Certificate for Adults) at University of South Africa

University of South Africa, South Africa

Programme overview

The purpose of the Diploma in Adult and Community Education and Training as an initial qualification which provides students with the knowledge, cognitive and conceptual tools, and practical techniques for application as educators or lecturers in education and training sites and workplace and community contexts where Adult Community Education and Training programmes are in operation or being initiated. (NQF level 6, 360 credits, qualification code 90189 - GET.)

Faculty: College of Education  |  Duration: Maximum time to complete: 8 years  |  Study mode: distance  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 18. Minimum APS 18. A National Senior Certificate (NSC) (Diploma endorsement) with at least 40% in the language of teaching and learning, or a Level 4 National Certificate (Vocational), endorsed with admission to diploma study, or A Senior Certificate (SC) with at least a E symbol in HG or D symbol in SG in the language of teaching and learning, or A National Senior Certificate for Adults (NASCA) (Diploma endorsement) with at least a 50% in the language of teaching and learning, or an approved and recognised appropriate vocational, professional and academic qualifications and part qualifications at Level 5 (such as the Higher Certificate ABET/ACET) or Level 6 may be presented for consideration for admission. Applicants who would like to apply for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL) must be at least 23 years old; have completed at least Grade 10; and have at least five years' relevant teaching experience in the study field in which they would like to apply for admission to a qualification. For more information on RPL criteria visit: www.unisa.ac.za/rpl

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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