Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (Agriculture and Life Sciences) at University of South Africa

Programme overview

Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (Agriculture and Life Sciences) is a 132-credit NQF level 7 professional capping qualification for educators (code 90148 - AGR) offered through Unisa's College of Education, with Agriculture and Life Sciences as the subject specialisation. It develops disciplinary, pedagogical, practical and situational knowledge for teaching in diverse South African schools.

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

What you will study

The qualification integrates educational theory, phase and subject specialisation, practice and policy, and includes work-integrated learning modules completed in a school workplace and formally assessed.

Career pathways

Qualifies graduates to enter the teaching profession in the Senior Phase and Further Education and Training band.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum Academic score (AS) 50. An appropriate accredited Bachelor's degree (360 or 480 credits) with Agriculture or Animal Husbandry/Studies or Crop Management/Plant Studies completed up to third year level, AND Chemistry or Physics or Biology, Physical Geography , Environmental Science or Botany with Zoology completed up to second year level. Or Equivalent National Diploma in Agriculture or Diploma in Agriculture (360 credits) from an accredited institution with Agriculture or Animal Husbandry/Studies or Crop Management/Plant Studies completed up to third year level, AND Chemistry or Physics or Biology, Physical Geography , Environmental Science or Botany with Zoology 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.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Apply-for-admission

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