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Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (Sport Science) at University of South Africa

University of South Africa, South Africa

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Senior Phase and FET Teaching) with a Sport Science stream is a professional capping qualification for educators in schools, registered at NQF level 7 with 132 credits. It develops disciplinary, pedagogical, practical and situational knowledge for teaching in the Senior Phase and Further Education and Training bands.

Faculty: College of Education  |  Study mode: distance  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Covers educational theory, phase and subject specialisation, practice and policy in a diverse range of South African schools, with the Sport Science stream as the teaching specialisation. Modules include work-integrated learning components completed in a school workplace and formally assessed.

Career pathways

Qualified teacher in Senior Phase and FET (Grades 7-12) schools in the specialisation subject(s).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum Academic score (AS) 50. An appropriate accredited Bachelor's degree (360 or 480 credits) with Human Movement Science or Sport Science completed up to third year level, AND Psychology (General) completed up to second year level Or Equivalent National Diploma in Sport and Exercise Technology or Diploma in Sport and Exercise Technology (360 or 480 credits) from an accredited institution with Human Movement Science or Sport Science completed up to third year level, AND Psychology (General) completed up to second year level. Students who do not meet all the above requirements should rather consider applying for a Bachelor of Education degree. Please note from 2026 the National N Diploma is not acceptable for admission to a PGCE.

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.

Applications for honours degrees and postgraduate diplomas for 2027 are open from 17 August to 9 October 2026.

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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