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Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning Care and Support at University of South Africa

University of South Africa, South Africa

Programme overview

The purpose of this qualification is to deepen teachers' knowledge in psychosocial/mental health wellbeing, and ultimately provide them with the necessary skills to implement Care and Support for Teaching Learning (CSTL) in teaching and learning environments. Learners' theoretical understanding is deepened and strengthened by interrogating, appreciating, and contextualising the body of knowledge, observing human rights and taking African philosophies/Indigenous knowledge systems into consideration. (NQF level 8, 120 credits, qualification code 90110.)

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

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Entry requirements

Minimum Academic score (AS) 60. An appropriate and recognised four-year Bachelor of Education Degree, or a three years general Bachelor's degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (or a former equivalent), or a four-year professional teaching qualification(s) as well as a 120 credits NQF Level 7 Advanced Diploma in a cognate specialisation. 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 relevant teaching/ work based experience in Teaching Learning Care and Support or related subject fields, as well as evidence of basic research skills. Psychology up to second level is recommended. For more information on RPL criteria http://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.

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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